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Arts and Recreation Foundation reports $1.8 million grant to city; new director outlines priorities
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The Arts and Recreation Foundation of Overland Park presented its annual report, saying it granted about $1.8 million to the city last year and outlined capital and program priorities under new director Sonia McClellan.
The Arts and Recreation Foundation of Overland Park presented its annual report to the Community Development Committee, marking the nonprofit’s 30th anniversary and outlining grant dollars, ongoing capital commitments and near-term projects.
Sonia McClellan, the foundation’s new director, said she started April 1 and described it as a ‘‘tremendous honor’’ to follow the foundation’s longtime leader, Vicki Lilly. McClellan said the foundation supports three primary areas: the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, the Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead and the city’s public art program.
The foundation reported it granted about $1,800,000 to the City of Overland Park last year, funding program…
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