The Round Top Festival Institute and the City of Carmine will benefit from grants awarded last week by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA).
The LCRA presented a $25,000 grant to the James Dick Foundation for the Performing Arts to purchase a new public address system for the Festival Concert Hall.
Paired with $26,540 in matching funds from the foundation, the money will help pay for a new controller, touch panel, speakers and other equipment to enhance the sound quality in the hall and create a better experience for visitors.
Another $25,000 grant was given by the LCRA and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative to the City of Carmine to build a new concrete plaza and renovate the flood-damaged pavilion at Muehlbrad-Albers City Park.
The grant, along with $32,800 in matching funds from the Carmine Economic Development Corporation, will help make the park safer and able to accommodate larger groups.
The grants are two of 34 awarded recently through LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program. Applications for the next round of grants will be accepted in July at www.lcra.org/cdpp.
LCRA representatives present a $25,000 grant to the James Dick Foundation for the Performing Arts for a new public address system. The grant is part of LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program. Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are: Kate Ramzinski, LCRA Regional Affairs representative; Tom Oney, LCRA chief people officer and executive vice president of External Affairs; Margaret D. “Meg” Voelter, LCRA Board member; James C. Dick, founder and artistic director; Susan Ashcroft, board of trustees; Margie Lovell, development/grant writer; and Pat Johnson, development associate. Back row, from left: Larry Birkelbach, site maintenance manager; Jeff Hepp, creative director; Lamar Lentz, managing director; Mark Massey, Round Top mayor; Joseph Young, guest conductor; and Stephanie Van Dresar, administrative assistant. (courtesy LCRA)
Representatives from LCRA and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative present a $25,000 grant to the City of Carmine for upgrades to its city park. The grant is part of LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program. Pictured in the front row, from left to right, are: Jane Press, Carmine Economic Development Corporation board member; Vicki LaRue, Carmine EDC board member and grant project coordinator; Byron Balke, Bluebonnet director, District 6; Margaret D. “Meg” Voelter, LCRA Board member; Susan Bathe, Carmine mayor pro tem and Carmine EDC board president; Kristi Wunderlich, Carmine EDC board vice president; and Wade Eilers, Carmine mayor. Back row, from left: Anita Drydale, Carmine City Council member; Ruby McCullough, Carmine EDC board member; Sherry Murphy, Bluebonnet community representative, Giddings area; Luke Sternadel, Fayette County commissioner, Precinct 2; Dan Mueller, Fayette County judge; Richard Thames, Carmine EDC board treasurer; Cassie Austin, executive assistant for Fayette County Judge Dan Mueller; and Russell Jurk, Bluebonnet director, District 4. (courtesy LCRA)
