2007 - $16,095 $6,495 - Blue Pride non-endowed funding to ISD 706 for high school league activities $2,900 - Laurentian Arts and Culture Alliance for Lyric Center renovation $2,500 - Friends of the B'nai Abraham Synagogue for museum restoration $2,500 - Roosevelt Elementary School Outdoor Classroom assistance $1,700 - City of Virginia for purchase of pool table at Senior Citizens Center    2006 - $6,975 $3,750 - Blue Pride non-endowed funding to ISD 706 for high school league activities $2,200 - Assistance to purchase a new printer for Generation W, a student-run newspaper $1,025 - Virginia Area Historical Society security system    2005 - $31,400 $10,000 - Tennis for All to go towards enclosed year-round four court tennis facility $6,400 - Blue Pride non-endowed distributed to ISD 706 for High School league activities $5,000 - Land of the Loon Committee to go towards renovation of the Olcott Park fountain $5,000 - Virginia HS Choir robes & stoles $3,900 - Apple Tree Learning Center reading & art materials $600 - Virginia Public Library for books for the â??Dog Days at Your Libraryâ?� reading program $500 - Laurentian Arts & Culture Alliance toward materials for creating a window display area    2004 - $18,319 $10,000 - Iron Range Veterans Memorial Plaza flagpoles and benches $3,700 - Blue Pride non-endowed distributed to ISD 706 for High School league activities. $1,550 - Start up costs for Mesabi Humane Societyâ??s Pet Adoption/Education Program $1,374 - Generation W Student Newspaper computer equipment purchase $945 - Mesabi Family YMCA Accessibility Project $500 - Nationally-recognized motivational speaker for community youth $250 - Mesabi Family YMCA Automatic External Defibrillator project    2003 - $20,413 $7,600 - Pine Mill Court playground equipment project $4,210 - Blue Pride Fund non-endowed disbursment to ISD #706 for high school league activities $3,000 - Minnesota Ballet community event $2,200 - Vision-impaired adaptive computer equipment for the Virginia Public Library $1,753 - City of Virginia Neighborhood Watch Program materials $900 - Heart of Virginia for new flower baskets for Chestnut Street $750 - Senior Leadership Initiative    2002 - $47,950 $15,000 - City Center Park signage $10,000 - Virginia Regional Medical Center Capital Campaign for emergency room improvements $5,500 - Blue Pride Fund non-endowed grant to ISD #706 for high school league activities $5,000 - Virginia Marching Blues for new band uniforms $5,000 - City of Virginia to complete the children's sliding hill $2,825 - Virginia Youth Advisory Council & Iron Range Youth in Action - to purchase new windows for the Ridgewood Shack project $2,500 - Urban Edge, a high school run coffee shop, to add Internet/Email Cafe services $1,500 - Virginia Public Library to support author visits as a part of an adult reading program $625 - Heart of Virginia for bicycle racks at City Center Park and Chestnut Street    2001 - $26,188 $10,000 - City of Virginia for handicap-accessible playground equipment at Southside Park $5,000 - City of Virginia for childrenâ??s sliding hill improvements of lighting and signage $5,000 - University of Minnesota â?? in support of the Laurentian Vision Design Workshop on reuse of mine lands within the City of Virginia $4,000 - Blue Pride Fund, the first designated fund of the Virginia Foundation - to purchase printed materials for fund development $1,238 - Virginia Public Library for an adult reading program $500 - Virginia Rotary Club's Youth Fishing outing program materials $450 - Virginia Teen Center to acquire accounting software and training    2000 - $52,145 $15,695 - Streetscape Design Committee - to purchase park benches and planters for the 300 and 400 block Chestnut Street restoration project $10,000 - Lakes Beautification Water Quality Committee to purchase chemicals for testing the quality of the water in Virginiaâ??s lakes, payable over two years $10,000 - James Madison PTSA - in support of their playground equipment project $3,250 - Heart of Virginia for trim bricks for the Chestnut Streetscape project $3,000 - Virginia Tennis Club - in support of the multipurpose building being constructed at the Pepelnjak Southside Park $2,500 - Skate Jam Inc. committee in support of youth activities at the Virginia skate park $2,200 - Virginia Teen Center - in support of programming activities for the Virginia Teen Center $2,000 - Elder Services Network - in support of their Store to Door program for seniors that cannot shop for themselves $2,000 - Virginia/Mt. Iron/Gilbert Chamber of Commerce - in support of the Chamber Community Leadership Program $1,500 - Virginia Study Club - to purchase ethnic flags for ethnic flag display near Baileyâ??s Lake, across from Rotary Park    1999 - $50,400 $20,000 - Virginia Park & Recreation Department - in support of the Olcott Park playground equipment renovation $15,000 - Heart of Virginia - to support the Chestnut Street Store Renovation Project $3,000 - Virginia High School Entrepreneurship Class - in support of their student run coffee house, The Urban Edge $3,000 - Virginia High School PTSA - for their Student Memorial Project $2,500 - Land of the Loon Ethnic Art & Craft Festival Committee - to purchase handicapped accessible picnic tables & benches for Olcott Park $2,000 - Circling to Seventh Generation Youth Group - to go toward the American Indian mural project $2,000 - Virginia Mt. Iron Area Chamber of Commerce - in support of their Community Leadership Program $1,000 - Britt Area Recreation Committee - in support of their outdoor community recreation project $1,000 - Knights & Ladies of Kaleva - to purchase glassed-in cases for displaying artifacts in Kaleva Hall $500 - Virginia Outdoor Activity Committee - To purchase roofing materials for the Ridgewood skating shack $400 - Mesabi Humane Society - to purchase a television/VCR for use in their educational programs    1998 - $42,150 $37,000 - Heart of Virginia - for the cost of a plan for a Virginia renovation project $1,000 - Range Respite - for their "Care Partner" Training Program $1,000 - Friends of the Greenhouse - to purchase annual seeds and plants $1,000 - Virginia Outdoor Community Activity Committee - to upgrade neighborhood skating rinks $1,000 - Arts on the Iron Range - to go toward the Smithsonian Artrain, Traveling Exhibit project $650 - Land of the Loon Arts and Crafts Committee - to purchase a tent $500 - YMCA - for the new soccer field    1997 - $9,890 $3,000 - "Save the Bandstand" Project - to purchase materials to reconstruct the historical bandstand in Olcott Park $2,500 - The Heart of Virginia - to purchase an office computer and printer $2,000 - Lakes Beautification Committee - for their Rotary Park Plaza Center Project $1,340 - The Virginia Historical Society - to purchase materials to renovate the tourist cabin at the Heritage Museum located in Olcott Park $550 - The Northland Volunteer Council - to publish a Virginia Volunteer "Resource Directory" $500 - Virginia Rotary Club - to purchase equipment for their Virginia Youth Fishing Outing held on Silver Lake    1996 - $5,220 $1,720 - Guardian ad Litem Program - for project expansion $1,500 - Miikana Bimaadiziwin - for start up funds for the Native American Niijii Center located in Virginia $1,000 - Virginia School District #706 - for the Kids Voting Project $1,000 - Virginia Branch of the American Red Cross - to purchase Resuci Anne Mannequins    1995 - $5,750 $2,000 - Heart of Virginia - project to purchase six directional Queen City sign-caps for key directional areas in city $2,000 - Virginia Teen Center - to provide start-up costs for their new center on Chestnut Street in Virginia $1,500 - Virginia Lakes Beautification Committee - for the girlsâ?? Little League "Field of Dreams" at the south shore of Silver Lake $250 - Mesabi Literacy Project - for pedestal board to be used for public outreach    1994 - $5,500 $2,500 - Lake Beautification Committee - for the Rainy Lake Sawmill Gazebo located on the south shoreline of Silver Lake in Virginia $2,400 - Virginia Chamber of Commerce - for their "Beacon of the North" Project $600 - Land of the Loon Ethnic Arts and Crafts Festival Committee - for additional electrical outlets in Olcott Park    1993 - $4,498 $2,000 - Virginia Lakes Beautification Committee - to beautify shorelines on city lakes $2,000 - Virginia Downtown Holiday Decorations Committee - to help purchase lights and decorations for the holiday season $250 - Virginia Chamber Ambassadorsâ?? - Adopt-a-Tree and Light-Up Olcott Park Project. Grant funds were used to purchase lights $248 - Virginia Little League - to help start up first girlsâ?? softball team. Grant went toward purchase of equipment    1992 - $2,900 $2,500 - Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of Virginia - for materials to build picnic tables to be located in Virginia community parks $200 - Virginia Key Club - for materials to paint the clock on main street $200 - Oldtown/Finntown Committee - for an informational sign located near the Virginia Mineview on 2nd Street North   $347,167 Grand Total