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New Isle Casino coming soon! 2015 REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY SCOTT COUNTY REGIONAL AUTHORITY law provides that only “non-profit” organizations can apply for a gambling license. In Scott County, two organizations were formed and hold the license for the casinos including the Scott County Regional Authority (SCRA). The mission of the SCRA is to serve the needs of the residents of Scott County, Iowa, through the distribution of gaming funds received from the Isle of Capri Casino-Bettendorf. The SCRA provides funding through a grant process. The funds are generated from gaming receipts received through the Isle of Capri Casino-Bettendorf. Funds are awarded twice per calendar year. Applications with guidelines and procedures are available online at www.ScottCountyRegionalAuthority.com. The current cycle grant applications are made available March 1 and September 1, being due April 1 and October 1, respectively. Grants are read by 3 panels; government, education and non-profit. Panel members read and score each grant which is then averaged with the scores from other panel members. The entire panel then meets to discuss, review and determine awards. 2015 SCRA Allocation Panel 2015 board of directors EDUCATION PANEL GOVERNMENT PANEL NON-PROFIT PANEL Heather Brummel – President BOARD MEMBERS BOARD MEMBERS Barry Anderson – Vice President BOARD MEMBERS John Nagle - Treasurer Keven O’Hara – Chair Sheri Curran – Chair Mary Kellenberger – Secretary Tracy Schuster-Matlock – Chair Stan Kabat – Vice Chair Anne Kuehl – Vice Chair Shirleen Martin – Vice Chair Barry Anderson Heather Brummel Sheri Curran Marcy Mendenhall Mary Kellenberger John Nagle Stan Kabat Anne Kuehl COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS Shirleen Martin Ann Kappeler Craig Cooper Deb Brownson Marcy Mendenhall Mary Mahoney Mary Cribbs-Teague Marc Carlson Kevin O’Hara Terri Ping Carolyn Judge Ray Cassady Tracy Schuster-Matlock ChrisThompson Darrell Hess RETIRING BOARD MEMBER: WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Tim Perkins Tim Perkins is a Dubuque, Iowa native that has lived in the since 1995. For the past two years, Tim has been the Chief Lending Officer at Ascentra Credit Union, headquartered in Bettendorf, Iowa. Prior to Ascentra, he served as a Senior Vice President, Senior Lending Officer for Walcott Trust and Savings Bank. Tim has been in the financial industry for over 20 years working for various sized financial institutions. Tim received his bachelor’s degree in public administration from the University of Northern Iowa. His community involvement includes current board member and past president of the Iowa Quad Cities Rotary Club, advisory board member for the Bet- tendorf YMCA, member of the Bettendorf Community School District’s Finance Committee and current treasurer for the Bettendorf Community School District, board member for Hilltop Campus Village an Iowa Main Street program, and Bettendorf Soccer Association volunteer coach. Tim lives in Bettendorf with his wife and three daughters.

Marcy Mendenhall Scott J. VanDeWoestyne Scott J. VanDeWoestyne is a native of the Quad Cities. Scott’s professional experience 2010-2015 – Board Member has been diverse, including positions in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. 2004-2009 – Community Member A prior law enforcement officer, private investigator, world-wide instructor, and numerous executive leadership roles within the non-profit community has allowed Scott the opportunity to lead, collaborate, and educate across many sectors. Scott received his Master of Public Administration degree from Drake University in Retiring Community Member: 2007, providing him with executive, public policy, and resource management expertise. Deb Brownson (2010-2015) Scott also has been on the board of Arrowhead Youth & Family Services since 2013, and currently serves as the Vice-President. Scott lives in Davenport with his husband Matthew. Family Museum Foundation GRANTS FOR 2015 (by city) – monster piano Bettendorf...... $1,080,086 Blue Grass...... $7,933 Buffalo...... $4,753 Davenport...... $1,509,003 Durant...... $6,042 East Moline...... $7,000 Eldridge...... $97,750 Long Grove...... $21,350 Maysville...... $2,623 McCausland...... $14,000 Moline...... $118,000 Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities Princeton...... $38,942 – classroom sets of Holocaust Series Riverdale...... $5,568 books for Scott County schools Rock Island...... $113,775 Walcott...... $28,000 Total...... $3,054,825 TOTALS FOR 24 YEARS (by city) City of Riverdale Bennett...... $276,424 Bettendorf...... $19,527,412 – Automatic External Defibrillator Blue Grass...... $464,045 (AED) replacement Buffalo...... $437,425 Coal Valley...... $288,111 Davenport...... $39,441,955 Dixon...... $1,074,399 Donahue...... $320,191 Durant...... $621,268 Community Action of Eastern Iowa East Moline...... $171,839 – hemoglobin testing device to Eldridge...... $3,700,279 LeClaire...... $836,306 prevent preschool iron anemia Long Grove...... $361,531 Maysville...... $311,200 McCausland...... $333,798 Milan...... $2,500 Moline...... $2,758,214 New Liberty...... $377,068 Princeton...... $375,611 Riverdale...... $96,968 Rock Island...... $2,799,944 River Bend Transit Stockton...... $5,615 – public transit vehicle for Walcott...... $449,398 Walnut Grove...... $3,000 Iowa Quad Cities/Iowa City route Total...... $75,034,501 2015 SCOTT COUNTY REGIONAL AUTHORITY GRANTS All Saints Catholic School...... $4,802 John F. Kennedy Catholic School...... $13,000 American Legion Post 9128 - Veterans of Foreign Wars...... $15,000 Junior Achievement of the Heartland...... $17,779 Assumption High School...... $8,727 Living Lands & Waters...... $3,000 Quad Cities...... $10,000 Long Grove Volunteer Fire Department...... $21,350 Bettendorf Community School District...... $290,617 Lourdes Catholic School...... $14,746 Bettendorf Parks & Recreation...... $100,000 Luther Properties Inc...... $25,000 Bettendorf Public Library Foundation...... $17,500 Maysville, Town of...... $2,623 Bettendorf, City of...... $333,332 McCausland, City of...... $14,000 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley...... $7,500 Mississippi Bend AEA Special Events Committee...... $31,133 Blue Grass, City of...... $7,933 Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency...... $9,789 Boy Scouts of America, Illowa Council...... $25,000 Nahant Marsh Education Center...... $10,000 Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley...... $2,000 New Kingdom Trailriders...... $25,831 Buffalo, City of...... $4,753 North Scott Community School District...... $72,750 Center for Active Seniors (CASI)...... $12,000 Pleasant Valley Community School District...... $143,708 Center for Alcohol & Drug Services, Inc...... $10,859 Princeton Fire & Rescue...... $20,000 Child Abuse Council...... $19,000 Princeton Police Department...... $18,942 Child Protection Response Center...... $12,850 Project Renewal...... $3,856 Christian Care...... $3,640 and Science Center...... $55,000 Churches United of the Quad City Area...... $5,000 Quad Cities CommUniversity, Inc...... $2,000 Community Action of Eastern Iowa...... $3,000 Quad Cities Interfaith...... $2,000 Community Health Care, Inc...... $58,500 Quad Cities Student Hunger Drive...... $5,000 Cornbelt Running Club...... $25,000 Quad City Arts...... $45,000 Davenport Community School District...... $319,429 Quad City Botanical Center Foundation...... $9,935 Davenport East Little League...... $7,000 Quad City Helicopter Emergency Medical Service...... $9,394 Davenport, City of...... $30,000 Quad City Marathon...... $4,000 Dress for Success Quad Cities...... $11,000 Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association...... $25,000 Durant Community School District...... $6,042 River Action Inc...... $8,097 Eastern Iowa Community College District...... $100,000 River Bend Foodbank...... $10,000 Edgerton Women’s Health Center, Inc...... $10,000 ...... $25,645 Eldridge Park Board...... $10,000 Riverdale, City of...... $5,568 Eldridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc...... $15,000 Scott County EMS Association...... $30,000 Family Museum Foundation...... $14,356 Scott County Housing Council...... $100,000 Family Resources, Inc...... $25,000 St. Alphonsus Early Childhood Ed. Center...... $8,507 ...... $18,910 St. Ambrose University...... 51,380 Friendly House...... $18,490 St. Mark’s Preschool...... $3,900 Friends of the Quad Cities...... $18,390 Supplemental Emergency Assistance Program...... $10,000 Friends of Veterans Memorial Park...... $20,000 The Homestead...... $10,000 German American Heritage Center...... $1,685 The Project of the Quad Cities, Inc...... $20,000 Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western ...... $150,000 The Salvation Army of the Quad Cities...... $120,778 Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities...... $40,000 Thomas Merton House, Inc...... $3,400 Hand In Hand...... $14,286 Vera French Community Mental Health Center...... $28,500 Handicapped Development Center...... $39,052 Walcott Police Department...... $18,000 Hilltop Campus Village...... $10,000 Walcott Volunteer Fire Department...... $10,000 Humane Society of Scott County...... $18,995 Western Illinois University Foundation...... $15,000 Humility of Mary Housing, Inc...... $14,000 YWCA of the Quad Cities...... $20,000 Humility of Mary Shelter, Inc...... $14,000 Iowa State University Extension...... $25,356 Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities...... $23,200 2015 Grand Total...... $3,054,825