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Fundraising Information & Updates
Community supported events, grants & programs
that help Prescott Creeks accomplish its mission
Granite Creek Watershed - Water Quality Improvement & Monitoring Program
a proposal to the
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
was funded in March of 2006.
At the end of 2004, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave Granite Creek and Watson Lake a failing grade for water quality. Rather than viewing this declaration as a desperate problem, Prescott Creeks views it as an opportunity to work with the State and Federal Government to make needed improvements. Early in the year, the Prescott Creeks Board of Directors established a Water Quality Monitoring Committee to direct water quality monitoring of our nine creeks, and to coordinate improvement efforts. Funding for this grant proposal will:
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Redesign and reconstruction of a storm water runoff basin to function properly,
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Stencil storm drains with a message to educate the public about storm drain function,
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Develop Best Management Practices for Small Farm/Ranch owners in the watershed, present them with an educational brochure, as well as project and funding ideas,
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Monitor metals and bacteria to assess water quality improvements from these projects.
Read the Executive Summary of the grant proposal.
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Community-Building
through Technological Connections
a proposal to the
was funded during June of 2005.
This project will support Prescott Creeks’ mission by increasing the organization’s capacity to educate and serve the community of Prescott, visitors and local officials about our community-based efforts. Acquisition of new technology hardware will enable Prescott Creeks to improve our programs and services that focus on providing community members with hands-on, meaningful interaction with the creeks. In addition to streamlining planning and coordination for these community-building events, the technological tools from project will be used to present hands-on project results on the Prescott Creeks website (www.PrescottCreeks.org). Special thanks go out to the selection committee that approved the proposal. Read the proposal.
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Volunteerism & Membership Continue the Flow
a proposal to the
was funded in May of 2005.
This project will build on Prescott Creeks’ foundation of providing community members meaningful interactions with the land by creating a plan to assess volunteer and member interests, recruit and retain volunteers and members, and to engage them in educational and personally rewarding hands-on projects that benefit not only the many creeks of Prescott, but the larger natural and human communities of the Upper Granite Creek Watershed. Special thanks go out to the selection committee that approved the proposal. Read the proposal.
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Upper Granite Creek Watershed Monitoring
-Survey, Water, GIS-
a proposal to the
received partial ($2,900) funding in May of 2004.
This project will continue the important work of monitoring the Upper Granite Creek Watershed by supplying Prescott Creeks with tools and resources to engage watershed residents (volunteers, general citizens, land managers, educators, etc.) in a variety of hands-on activities that will lead to broader personal and general knowledge about their watershed, a characterization of that watershed’s condition, and essential information for restoration and/or enhancement of the Upper Granite Creek Watershed. Partial funding will only allow for purchase of a computer for the developing Prescott Creeks geographic information system. Read the proposal. |
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Watson Woods Riparian Preserve Project Funded!
In
early February, the Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission voted
unanimously to fund Prescott Creeks’ Watson
Woods Riparian Preserve Restoration Feasibility proposal.
To find out more about this
project, read the proposal executive
summary, or read the article
from the Daily Courier
For more information about the Arizona Water Protection
Fund, visit their website.
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Capacity
Building
Grant Funding Awarded
Prescott Creeks received $7,000 from The Arizona Community
Foundation's Capacity Building grant application process in December
of 2002. This funding will be used to strengthen Prescott Creeks’s
ability to educate and serve the community of Prescott, local visitors
and officials about our community-based efforts to protect Central
Arizona’s riparian (streamside) ecosystems. The Foundation
grant will assist Prescott Creeks to purchase computer equipment
and software to create new print materials and to redesign our newsletter.
Read our new, redesigned newsletter
email Prescott Creeks
to request a brochure
Thank you for your support ACF!
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| 9th Annual Beer
Tasting & Raffle
On Friday November 22nd, approximately 150 creek-supporters
from all over Prescott and Central Arizona descended on
the Smoki Museum for the express purposes of tasting over
60 different types of beer and supporting the local non-profit
organization Prescott Creeks Preservation Association.
For the ninth year in a row Alfie and C.C. Ware of the
Liquor Barn, and Alliance Beverage Distributing Company
have sponsored this event. Unlike many fund-raising events,
this one benefits a different non-profit each year.
In addition to the beer tasting, the event featured a
raffle with items ranging from beer signs to creek-related
merchandise to several airplane flights around the Upper
Granite Creek Watershed (The Prescott Basin). As the guests
sipped
their beer, they also had the opportunity to learn more
about creeks and why they are important to Prescott, the
local wildlife and the community in general.
Prescott Creeks has a long and rich history in the Prescott
community. They manage Watson Woods Riparian Preserve
(in partnership with the City of Prescott) and their Prescott
CreekWatch Network provides opportunities for neighborhood
groups to preserve, restore and celebrate their nearby
creeks. Just this year the organization partnered with
the Open Space Alliance and the Trails and Open Space
Division of the City to start monitoring the health of
the Upper Granite Creek Watershed.
Thank you to all the beer-drinkers in Prescott!!
Special thanks go out to all who helped produce the event,
especially C.C., Alfie & Jon!
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River Network Funding Awarded!!
The River Network Watershed Assistance Grants program
will award Prescott Creeks, the Open Space Alliance & the City
of Prescott Trails & Open Space Division $13,000 for the Watershed
Monitoring Project! Funding should be available by January 1,
2003 and the project will continue for one year. |
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The Arizona Community
Foundation
Prescott Creeks's organizational profile is now visible
on The Arizona Community Foundation's unique electronic showcase.
This tool helps grant seekers (like Prescott Creeks) communicate
their organizations' stories and describe funding needs in detail
to a widespread audience of donors. A common electronic grant application
makes responding to requests for proposals a simpler, more effective
process for everyone.
View
Prescott Creeks's profile at the ACF website
Find out more about the
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CHARLIE
SCARDINO INITIATES FUNDRAISING PROGRAM
Charlie Scardino and his wife Maureen are,
and have been, members of many local non-profit groups focusing
on the arts, culture, conservation and public service. In addition,
Charlie has actively participated in fundraising for such groups
as Big Brothers and Big Sisters and the Smoki Museum.
Charlie recently developed a program, in conjunction with Prudential
Foothills Real Estate, to couple his new real estate career
with increased fundraising for the many organizations he supports.
Very simply put, Charlie will make a donation, at the closing
of a real estate transaction, to any organization on his list. His
clients get to select the organization of their choice.
So far, his list includes Prescott Creeks Preservation Association,
Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity, the YMCA, Tsunami
on the Square, the Smoki Museum New Horizons, the Highlands Center
for Natural History and Yavapai Exceptional Industries.
Charlie has spent a lifetime working with people and organizations,
and he stands by his motto: “Integrity Counts.”
Charlie is very excited about community participation in
this program. Email
Charlie, or he can be reached at 928-778-3400 ext. 233,
if you'd like to participate.
Please let him know you read about his program here and
let him know that you support Prescott Creeks Preservation
Association.
Thanks, Charlie!
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Charlie Scardino, P.E.
Realtor
"Integrity Matters" |
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| Second Annual
Prescott Creeks Wine-Tasting & Auction |
Hotel St. Michael, June 23rd, 2000, 6:30pm-10:30pm
A sell-out crowd of 112 guests gathered at the Hotel St. Michael
for the Second Annual Prescott Creeks Wine Tasting & Auction.
The citizens of Prescott to joined together in a display of support
for the creeks of Prescott. Prescott Creeks Preservation Association
members and others interested in Prescott's creeks had the chance
meet the Prescott Creeks Board of Directors and each other, while
enjoying exceptional food and drink from the Southwest and California.
Educational materials were available during the reception and
a short presentation by the President recounted Prescott Creeks's
mission, the importance of our riparian areas, and Prescott Creeks's
recent accomplishments.
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