The Dylan Meier Get Busy Livin’ (GBL) Foundation has been awarding funds for projects aimed at youth volunteerism as part of the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) Grant Program since 2016. To date, fifty grant awards totaling $26,000 have been awarded to Southeast Kansas nonprofits for youth volunteerism projects.
This year, the GBL Foundation awarded $4,000 in grant funds to eight nonprofit organizations across Southeast Kansas. Nonprofits and their youth volunteer projects receiving funding in 2023 include:
Dream Big Little One Association (DBLO) - Making Beds/Changing Lives for Children in Need
Fostering Connections - Crawford Back to School Free, Family, Fun Event
Parsons Recreation Commission - Baseball Scorebox Repair
Riverton Elementary - Playground Improvement
Special Olympics Kansas- SEK Youth Volunteers
USD 250 Pittsburg GBL Club - Special Olympic Bocce Tournament
USD #504 Oswego, KS - Community Service Day
Wildcat Extension Education Foundation - Parsons Kids Garden Club
These projects keep Dylan’s spirit of adventure, fitness, curiosity, generosity, and a daily zest for life experiences alive and thriving. The GBL Foundation “is determined to break down the boundaries that keep people from living life to the fullest, whether those boundaries be social, economic or imaginary.”
In addition to the youth volunteer grant projects, the GBL Foundation shows its dedication to the community and the GBL mission through annual scholarship opportunities to graduating seniors, sponsoring volunteer abroad experiences, recognizing a PHS Dragon and a KPREPS Player of the Year award, and through annual event to honor Dylan’s life and spirit.
CFSEK is pleased to be the host agency for the Get Busy Livin’ Foundation Fund and is proud to assist them in the granting of these awards. CFSEK, along with the Get Busy Livin’ Foundation, would like to congratulate the 2023 grant recipients.
For more information on the GBL Foundation, visit https://southeastkansas.org/nonprofits/our-grants/gbl-youth-volunteerism
If you have an interest in establishing a grantmaking fund, please contact CFSEK at 620-231-8897.
