The Wellmark Foundation

BLUES CARE GIVING CONTRIBUTIONS

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1331 GRAND AVENUE STATION 4W526 - DES MOINES - IA 50309 • 2023

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF AMERICA

NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA TO SUPPORT TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE.

1421 WALKER STREET - DES MOINES - IA 50316 • 2023

CAPITAL AREA COUNSELING SERVICES INC

BGCCA IS REQUESTING FUNDS FOR A MULTI-PURPOSE FLOOR AND EQUIPMENT IN THE CLUB GYM. THE EQUIPMENT INCLUDES: A CURTAIN TO SPLIT THE GYM INTO TWO SMALLER GYMS ALLOWING MORE TO SAFELY PARTICIPATE; A MULTI-PURPOSE SCOREBOARD FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES (BASKETBALL, SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL AND WRESTLING); TWO VOLLEYBALL NET SYSTEMS; TWO BASKETBALL HOOPS; "ROCK" CLIMBING PANELS; AND LOCKING WALL-MATS FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY.

110 S REE STREET - PIERRE - SD 57501 • 2023

CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS

THE PROPOSED TRAIL INCLUDES A NEW 1,000 FOOT OF TWELVE-FOOT-WIDE TRAIL FROM 7TH STREET SE TO 9TH STREET SE. IT CONNECTS AN EXISTING TRAIL AT 7TH STREET SE TO A FULLY FUNDED TRAIL FROM 9TH STREET TO THE CEDAR RIVER. THIS TRAIL SEGMENT IS THE FINAL LINK BETWEEN CEDAR LAKE AND THE CEDAR RIVER CROSSING THROUGH THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN CEDAR RAPIDS. THIS TRAIL IS PART OF THE CEDAR VALLEY NATURE TRAIL, A COMPONENT OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RAIL-TRAIL AND AMERICAN DISCOVERY TRAIL SYSTEM. THIS TRAIL IS A LARGE COMPONENT OF THE ONGOING DOWNTOWN FLOOD RECOVERY EFFORT FROM THE 2008 AND 2016 FLOODS.

500 15TH AVE SW - CEDAR RAPIDS - IA 52404 • 2023

CITY OF LOGAN

THE PROJECT, WHICH WE'RE NAMING SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL & RECREATIONAL TRAILS-PHASE 01, IS THE INITIAL PHASE OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR LOGAN'S FIRST-EVER CITY-WIDE TRAIL SYSTEM. THIS PHASE OF IMPLEMENTATION INTENDS TO ADDRESS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY CONCERN REGARDING PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT IN LOGAN, WHICH IS THE LACK OF CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE MAJORITY OF LOGAN RESIDENTS AND THE LOGAN-MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (LO-MA CSD), WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF TOWN. PHASE 01 WILL ALSO BEGIN PAVING THE WAY TO ENGAGE IN MORE ACTIVE LIVING IN LOGAN FOR ALL AGE GROUPS. THE PLAN FOR THIS PHASE OF FINAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION INCLUDES ESTABLISHING A 10' WIDE CONCRETE TRAIL FROM MAINSTREAM LOGAN TO LO-MA CSD WHILE ALSO PROVIDING A SAFE CROSSING ON HEAVILY-TRAFFICKED HWY 127, WHICH CURRENTLY SERVES AS A MAJOR DIVIDER BETWEEN THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF LOGAN.

108 W 4TH ST - LOGAN - IA 51546 • 2023

CITY OF MALVERN

THIS PROJECT IS A DUAL-PURPOSE TRAIL, THAT WILL SERVE AS A SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL AND A COMMUNITY TRAIL CONNECTOR BACK TO THE WABASH TRACE NATURE TRAIL. AN 8-FOOT-WIDE TRAIL WILL BE PAVED FROM W. 9TH STREET WHERE A NEW LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND CHILDCARE CENTER ARE CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED. THE TRAIL WILL CROSS THE MAIN STREET HIGHWAY AT A SAFER POINT THAN STUDENTS CURRENTLY CROSS AND WILL FUNNEL KIDS UP TO MARION AVE, A WIDE TREE LINED STREET WITH A MORE APPROPRIATE SPEED LIMIT AND A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BRIDGE OVER BNSF RAILROAD WITH AN ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING.

100 W 5TH STREET - MALVERN - IA 51551 • 2023

CITY OF MARSHALLTOWN

THE WATER PLAZA IS A UNIQUE INTERACTIVE WATER FEATURE AND GATHERING PLACE, DEVELOPED FROM AN EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THAT SEEKS TO SERVE OUR CULTURALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE AN ASSET FOR ALL AGES AND DEMOGRAPHICS. A PLAZA IS THE PHYSICAL SETTING OF AN ACCESSIBLE, PEDESTRIAN-FOCUSED SPACE THAT FOSTERS SOCIAL CONNECTIONS. POPULATING A PLAZA WITH ART ACTIVATIONS, CULTURAL EVENTS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOY AND PLAY IS KEY TO ITS SUCCESS. THE WATER PLAZA IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE LINN CREEK DISTRICT, WHICH IS HOME TO MEGA-10 PARK, THE MARSHALLTOWN SOFTBALL COMPLEX, THE LINN CREEK TRAIL, MARSHALLTOWN FAMILY AQUATIC CENTER, SKATE PARK, THE FUTURE TRAILHEAD FOR THE IOWA RIVER'S EDGE TRAIL (34 MILES FROM MARSHALLTOWN TO STEAMBOAT ROCK), AND THE MARSHALLTOWN YMCA. THIS RECREATIONAL HUB IS A UNIQUE ASSET IN MARSHALLTOWN SERVING A DESTINATION FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE.

24 N CENTER ST - MARSHALLTOWN - IA 50158 • 2023

CITY OF NEWTON

THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT FOUR NEW, STAND ALONE PICKLEBALL COURTS AT AURORA PARK IN NEWTON, IOWA. NEWTON IS HOME TO AN AVID GROUP OF PICKLE-BALLERS, WHO ENJOY PLAYING THE SPORT DAILY. CURRENT PICKLEBALL AMENITIES ARE PROVIDED USING TWO RE-PURPOSED TENNIS COURTS IN AURORA PARK. THE CURRENT COURTS ARE DUAL USE PICKLEBALL AND TENNIS COURTS. THIS PROJECT WILL CONSTRUCT THE CITY'S FIRST STAND-ALONE PICKLEBALL COURTS IN THE PARK SYSTEM. THE NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS WILL PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR USERS AND ENHANCE THE PLAYER EXPERIENCE WITH COURT LIGHTING AND FENCING. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL INCREASE COURT CAPACITY FOR PICKLEBALL AND TENNIS PLAYERS ALIKE.

101 W 4TH STREET S - NEWTON - IA 50208 • 2023

CITY OF PEOSTA

KELLY OAKS PARK ENCOMPASSES 17 ACRES OF THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF PEOSTA WITH A DISC GOLF COURSE BEING THE CURRENT PRIMARY FEATURE OF THIS MOSTLY UNDEVELOPED PARKLAND. THE CITY INTENDS TO EXPAND THE PARK'S AMENITIES TO CREATE A PROMINENT PUBLIC SPACE, OR CENTRAL PARK WHERE ALL RESIDENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT AND BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE NEXT STEP IN THIS PROCESS IS ADDING A 3,000 FOOT SHARED-USE, PAVED ADA ACCESSIBLE TRAIL PATH WITH LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL THAT WILL LOOP AROUND THE ENTIRE PARK AND CONNECT TO NEARBY SIDEWALKS. MANY STREETS IN PEOSTA DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS, HAVE MINIMAL STREET LIGHTING AT NIGHT, AND THERE ARE NO EXISTING TRAILS. THE PARK'S SHARED-USE PATH IS KEY TO IMPROVING THE AMOUNT OF WALKING, BIKING, AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES RESIDENTS AND VISITORS CAN SAFELY ENGAGE IN.

PO BOX 65 - PEOSTA - IA 52068 • 2023

FIVE ISLAND TRAIL CORPORATION

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY, PUBLIC SCHOOL, HOSPITAL, COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS, THE FIVE ISLAND TRAIL CORPORATION WILL DEVELOP A NEW 10' WIDE CONCRETE TRAIL, JUST UNDER ONE-HALF MILE IN LENGTH, LINKING THE EMMETSBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL TO THE IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE EMMETSBURG CAMPUS. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A SAFE, OFF-STREET ROUTE FOR STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS TO WALK, RUN, BIKE, SKATE AND/OR TRAVEL BETWEEN THE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, HOSPITAL, AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS WHERE THE WELLNESS CENTER/POOL, SOON-TO-BE OUTDOOR FITNESS COURT, AND PUBLIC LIBRARY ARE LOCATED.

505 WALLACE STREET - EMMETSBURGE - IA 50536 • 2023