The Refresh Manning Trust was able to increase their 2018 grant awards, thanks in large part to a very generous $10,000 donation of stock. This allowed Refresh Manning to use the $5,350 to fully support four grant requests and partially fund another. The Manning Public Library received $215 for the purchase of four new headsets for use with their public computers. The Manning Child Care Center is working to fund the replacement of pea gravel on their playground with safe surface, rubberized tiles. The trust has awarded $300 to help with those fundraising efforts. The Manning Rec Center has seen extensive use of their volleyball equipment, and much of it is in need of replacement. They have received $1,000 to go toward the purchase of new nets and poles. The ice machine at the Hausbarn Konferenz Centre is now around 20 years old and failing, but will be replaced with a generous $1,837 grant. And the newly built Trestle Park shelter house is scheduled to open in spring of 2019, and will be able to house around 160 people. The large kitchen will be equipped with a variety of appliances, and a $2,000 award will help them with the purchases of a refrigerator/freezer and microwave. Previous grant recipients include the Historic Preservation Commission, the IKM-Manning Community School District and the Manning youth wrestling team. All donations to the Refresh Manning Trust are eligible for up to a 25 percent credit on state taxes. For more information, contact the Main Street Manning Office at 712-655-6246.
