Elementor #1688

For Release 8:00 a.m. 5/22/23 DBLO Association Receives Grant from the Bicknell Legacy Foundation Weir, KS—5/22/23—DBLO Association (Dream Big Little One) was recently awarded a grant from the Bicknell Legacy Foundation. The primary purpose of the Bicknell Legacy Foundation is to support tax-exempt organizations doing outstanding work in the categories of mental health and substance abuse, adolescent youth, and oppressed and marginalized populations. DBLO Association is grateful to the Bicknell Legacy Foundation for their generous contribution to its mission. DBLO Association is a 501c3 Non-profit corporation whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children in need by providing clean, new or reusable beds and bedding to children in the local area. You can learn more about DBLO Association on their Website (http://www.donatebeds.com) or ask to join their Facebook Group at “Dream Big Little One Association” on Facebook, to learn how you might help in their mission. For more information, press only:Mrs. Tess Watson, President/Founder of DBLO Association417-439-3087dblokids@gmail.comWebsite: http://www.donatebeds.com

Elementor #1677

For Release 8:00 a.m. 7/6/23 DBLO Association Receives Grant from Fortner Charitable Foundation Trust Weir, KS—7/6/23—DBLO Association (Dream Big Little One) was recently awarded a grant from the Fortner Charitable Foundation Trust, managed by SMB Trust Services. The primary purpose of the Fortner Charitable Foundation Trust is to support charitable organizations who benefit the abused and neglected children of Jasper and Barton Counties in Missouri. DBLO Association is a 501c3 Non-profit corporation whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children in need by providing clean, new, or reusable beds and bedding to children in the local area. You can learn more about DBLO Association on their Website (http://www.donatebeds.com) or ask to join their Facebook Group at “Dream Big Little One Association” on Facebook, to learn how you might help in their mission.For more information, press only: Mrs. Tess Watson, President/Founder of DBLO Association417-439-3087dblokids@gmail.comWebsite: http://www.donatebeds.com

Elementor #1666

For Release 8:00 a.m. 8/30/23 DBLO Association Receives Approval for the General Funds Grant 2023 from Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas Weir, KS—8/30/2023—DBLO Association (Dream Big Little One) was recently notified that the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas had awarded to them one of grants from the General Funds Grant 2023, in the funding category of Basic Human Needs. The award for the proposed project, “Continuing to Make Dreams Possible for Children in Need”, will assist in providing beds or bedding for adequate sleep for children in Allen, Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford, Labette, Linn, Montgomery, Neosho, and Wilson Counties in Kansas, who qualify for future assistance from DBLO Association. DBLO Association is a 501c3 Non-profit corporation whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children in need by providing clean, new or reusable beds and bedding to children in the local area. You can learn more about DBLO Association on their Website (http://www.donatebeds.com) or ask to join their Facebook Group at “Dream Big Little One Association” on Facebook, to learn how you might help in their mission. The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas hosts individual charitable funds created by donors who have a passion for giving back to their community. Grants from these funds assist people throughout Southeast Kansas and beyond. Call the Foundation at 620-231-8897 with questions about the Community Foundation or check out their website: http://www.southeastkansas.org For more information, press only:Mrs. Tess Watson, President/Founder of DBLO Association417-439-3087dblokids@gmail.comWebsite: http://www.donatebeds.com

Elementor #1658

For Release 8:00 a.m. 6/15/23 DBLO Association Receives Approval for the Knights of Columbus Endowment Grant 2023 from Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas Weir, KS—6/15/2023—DBLO Association (Dream Big Little One) was recently notified they were awarded the Knights of Columbus Endowment Grant 2023, through the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas.The award for the proposed project, “Healthy Sleep for Crawford County Children”, will assist in providing for children in need of beds or bedding for adequate sleep in Crawford County, Kansas, who qualify for future assistance from DBLO Association.DBLO Association is a 501c3 Non-profit corporation whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children in need by providing clean, new or reusable beds and bedding to children in the local area. You can learn more about DBLO Association on their Website (http://www.donatebeds.com) or ask to join their Facebook Group at “Dream Big Little One Association” on Facebook, to learn how you might help in their mission.The Knights of Columbus has as its charitable purpose:• to provide housing, rent, and utility needs assistance to elderly, handicapped, and low-income families and individuals of Pittsburg, Kansas, and the surrounding area• to provide health and human services to meet the educational, social, physical, spiritual, and psychological needs of such persons• to promote the health, security, happiness, and usefulness of such persons• to improve community services for such persons.The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas hosts individual charitable funds created by donors who have a passion for giving back to their community. Grants from these funds assist people throughout Southeast Kansas and beyond. Call the Foundation at 620-231-8897 with questions about the Community Foundation or check out their website: http://www.southeastkansas.org. For more information, press only:Mrs. Tess Watson, President/Founder of DBLO Association417-439-3087dblokids@gmail.comWebsite: http://www.donatebeds.com

Elementor #1650

For Release 8:00 a.m. 3/6/23 DBLO Association Receives Walmart Community Grant from Facility #72 in Pittsburg, Kansas Weir, KS—3/6/23—DBLO Association (Dream Big Little One) was recently notified that the Pittsburg, Kansas, Walmart Facility #72 has approved them for a Walmart Community Grant. The Walmart Community Grant will support the mission of DBLO Association, to improve the quality of life for children in need by providing clean, new or reusable beds and bedding to children in the local area.You can learn more about DBLO Association on their Website (http://www.donatebeds.com) or ask to join their Facebook Group at “Dream Big Little One Association” on Facebook, to learn how you might help in their mission.The Walmart Community Foundation Grant gives DBLO Association an opportunity to become a small part of a long history of Walmart’s commitment to giving back to the communities where they operate. Mrs. Helen Walton, wife of Walmart Founder, Sam Walton, used to say, “It’s not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.” By contributing to DBLO Association’s mission, the Walmart Community Foundation Grant will help us “scatter” the blessings of age-appropriate sleep to more children in the surrounding area. For more information, press only:Mrs. Tess Watson, President/Founder of DBLO Association417-439-3087dblokids@gmail.comWebsite: http://www.donatebeds.com

Elementor #1631

For Release 8:00 a.m. 3/10/23 DBLO Association Receives Walmart Community Grant from Facility #2891 in Independence, Kansas Weir, KS—3/10/23—DBLO Association (Dream Big Little One) was recently notified that the Independence, Kansas, Walmart Facility #2891 has approved them for a Walmart Community Grant. The Walmart Community Grant will support the mission of DBLO Association, to improve the quality of life for children in need by providing clean, new or reusable beds and bedding to children in the local area. You can learn more about DBLO Association on their Website (http://www.donatebeds.com) or ask to join their Facebook Group at “Dream Big Little One Association” on Facebook, to learn how you might help in their mission. The Walmart Community Foundation Grant gives DBLO Association an opportunity to become a small part of a long history of Walmart’s commitment to giving back to the communities where they operate. Mrs. Helen Walton, wife of Walmart Founder, Sam Walton, used to say, “It’s not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.” By contributing to DBLO Association’s mission, the Walmart Community Foundation Grant will help us “scatter” the blessings of age-appropriate sleep to more children in the surrounding area. For more information, press only:Mrs. Tess Watson, President/Founder of DBLO Association417-439-3087dblokids@gmail.comWebsite: http://www.donatebeds.com

Elementor #1623

For Release 8:00 a.m. 3/6/23 DBLO Association Receives Walmart Community Grant from Facility #5791 in Pittsburg, Kansas Weir, KS—3/6/23—DBLO Association (Dream Big Little One) was recently notified that the Pittsburg, Kansas, Walmart Facility #5791 has approved them for a Walmart Community Grant. The Walmart Community Grant will support the mission of DBLO Association, to improve the quality of life for children in need by providing clean, new or reusable beds and bedding to children in the local area. You can learn more about DBLO Association on their Website (http://www.donatebeds.com) or ask to join their Facebook Group at “Dream Big Little One Association” on Facebook, to learn how you might help in their mission. The Walmart Community Foundation Grant gives DBLO Association an opportunity to become a small part of a long history of Walmart’s commitment to giving back to the communities where they operate. Mrs. Helen Walton, wife of Walmart Founder, Sam Walton, used to say “It’s not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.” By contributing to DBLO Association’s mission, the Walmart Community Foundation Grant will help us “scatter” the blessings of age-appropriate sleep to more children in the surrounding area. For more information, press only:Mrs. Tess Watson, President/Founder of DBLO Association417-439-3087dblokids@gmail.comWebsite: http://www.donatebeds.com

Elementor #1192

For Release 8:00 a.m. December 13, 2022 DBLO Association Receives Walmart Community Grant from Weir, KS— December 13, 2022—DBLO Association (Dream Big Little One) was recently notified that the Pittsburg, Kansas, Walmart Facility #5791 has approved them for a Walmart Community Grant.  The Walmart Community Grant will support the mission of DBLO Association, to improve the quality of life for children in need by providing clean, new or reusable beds and bedding to children in the local area.  DBLO Association is a 501c3 Non-profit corporation whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children in need by providing clean, new or reusable beds and bedding to children in the local area.  You can learn more about DBLO Association on their Website (http://www.donatebeds.com) or ask to join their Facebook Group at “Dream Big Little One Association” on Facebook, to learn how you might help in their mission. The Walmart Community Foundation Grant gives DBLO Association an opportunity to become a small part of a long history of Walmart’s commitment to giving back to the communities where they operate.  Mrs. Helen Walton, wife of Walmart Founder, Sam Walton, used to say “It’s not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.” By contributing to DBLO Association’s mission, the Walmart Community Foundation Grant will help us “scatter” the blessings of age-appropriate sleep to more children in the surrounding area. For more information, press only: Mrs. Tess Watson, President/Founder of DBLO Association 417-439-3087 dblokids@gmail.com Website:  http://www.donatebeds.com Walmart Logo

Elementor #1189

For Release 8:00 a.m. December 13, 2022 DBLO Association Receives Approval for the Girard Area Community Foundation Grant 2022 through the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas Weir, KS— December 13, 2022—DBLO Association (Dream Big Little One) was recently notified that the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas had awarded to them a Girard Area Community Foundation Grant for 2022. The Girard Area Community Foundation is a philanthropic foundation through which anyone may use the Foundation to give back to the community.  Individuals, families, businesses, and organizations may create charitable funds or contribute to the Girard AREA Community Foundation, which helps meet the challenges of changing times in that community. The award for the proposed project, “Impacting Sleep for Children in the Girard, Kansas, and McCune, Kansas, Areas”, will assist in providing beds or bedding for adequate sleep specifically for children in the Girard, Brazilton, Hepler, Beulah, Walnut. and McCune, Kansas, and their surrounding rural areas who qualify for future assistance from DBLO Association. DBLO Association is a 501c3 Non-profit corporation whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children in need by providing clean, new or reusable beds and bedding to children in the local area.  You can learn more about DBLO Association on their Website (http://www.donatebeds.com) or ask to join their Facebook Group at “Dream Big Little One Association” on Facebook, to learn how you might help in their mission. The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas hosts individual charitable funds created by donors who have a passion for giving back to their community.  Grants from these funds assist people throughout Southeast Kansas and beyond.  Call the Foundation at 620-231-8897 with questions about the Community Foundation or check out their website:  http://www.southeastkansas.org For more information, press only: Mrs. Tess Watson, President/Founder of DBLO Association 417-439-3087 dblokids@gmail.com Website:  http://www.donatebeds.com Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas logo:

Elementor #1191

For Release 8:00 a.m. December 13, 2022 DBLO Association Receives Grant from Pritchett Trust Weir, KS— 9/9/2022—DBLO Association (Dream Big Little One) was recently notified that they were awarded a grant from The Pritchett Trust, and wishes to thank The Pritchett Trust for this award.  The award will be used to purchase platform bed frames, mattresses and pillows for Crawford County, Kansas, children in-need, who are referred to DBLO Association for services by trusted agencies in the region. DBLO Association is a 501c3 Non-profit corporation whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children in need by providing clean, new or reusable beds and bedding to children in the local area.  You can learn more about DBLO Association on their Website (http://www.donatebeds.com) or ask to join their Facebook Group at “Dream Big Little One Association” on Facebook, to learn how you might help in their mission. The Pritchett Trust was established by William B and Athlyn C. Pritchett, and is managed by BMO Harris Bank, N.A.  The mission of the Trust is “to improve the quality of life in Crawford County and Southeast Kansas by supporting initiatives that serve these populations.” For more information, press only: Mrs. Tess Watson, President/Founder of DBLO Association 417-439-3087 dblokids@gmail.com Website:  http://www.donatebeds.com