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Authorize the County's contribution of $250 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 5 to benefit the Joy Graham Bowling Program, a program that provides special needs students with life building skills and activities
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Supervisor Thomson requests that the Board of Supervisors authorize the County's contribution of $250 from the General Fund contribution allocated to District 5 to benefit the Joy Graham Bowling Program, a program that provides special needs students with life building skills and activities.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Justification:
This year marks the 26th year of the Joy Graham Bowling Event. Joy Graham started this event years ago for the purpose of involving students with special needs in an activity that they would not normally be able to attend due to their various physical and intellectual challenges. The students were from school districts in Northern Solano County.
This year in 2020, the Joy Graham Bowling Program is expecting over 275 middle school and high school-aged participants from Fairfield-Suisun, Travis, Vacaville, and Travis School Districts. This event is special not only to the students, but also for the opportunity it gives them to bowl, with the aid of bumpers, wheelchair ramps, and/or lighter weight balls if needed. Bowling is a great recreational activity that can potentially be continued with family and friends. This is a wonderful community outing for the students to build their life skills. These include socializing with peers, practicing communication skills, and money skills. Students have a chance to visit with old friend and teachers as well as socialize and build new friendships with other members of the special needs community.
Guidelines for Grant Funding Requests:
During the 2019/20 budget hearings, the Board appropriated $25,000, $5,000 to each supervis...
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