Nearly $4 million in 2 Percent Distribution Funds Awarded to Local Communities

Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Chief Fred Cantu Jr. and Tribal Public Relations Director Joseph Sowmick both greet an audience of recipients and honored guests at the Tuesday, Nov. 21 Fall 2006 Two Percent Distribution Awards ceremony held at 10 a.m. in the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Operations Seniors' Room. The fall awards totalled $3,918,132.66. The two percent distributions are made semi-annually.

Since these local assessments began in 1994, the Tribe has contributed just over $82 million to the local governments' and schools' economies.

Fall 2006 recipients and amounts are shown below. View a concise version of this information that can be printed.

Watch a video of opening remarks from both Public Relations Director Joseph Sowmick and Tribal Chief Fred Cantu Jr. or the closing remarks here.

Isabella/Gratiot RESD & Special Education
Representated by Dave DeGraff (view acceptance video)

$14,344.66

City of Mt Pleasant
Represented by Airport Manager John Benzinger, Dave Lockwood representing the PEAK Program, Police Captain William Yeagley, and (seen pictured together) City Manager Kathie Grinzinger and Vice-Mayor Keith Spycher (view acceptance video)

$648,300.00

Isabella County
Represented by County Commissioner David Ling and Commission on Aging Director Brenda Upton (view acceptance video)

$1,049,617.94

Chippewa Township
Representative Twp. Supervisor George Grimm (view acceptance video)

$137,656.40

Deerfield Township
Representative Walt Nelson (view acceptance video)

$22,166.67

Denver Township
Township representative John Pedjac (view acceptance video)

$22,166.67

Isabella Township
Village of Rosebush representative, Marlin Clark, stepped up to accept the award for Isabella Township (view acceptance video)

$392,166.67

Nottawa Township
Representative Carol Green (view acceptance video)

$22,166.67

Union Township
Representative James Collin (view acceptance video)

$30,000.00

Wise Township
Representative Daniel McNerney (view acceptance video)

$143,307.10

Village of Rosebush
Representative Marlin Clark (view acceptance video)

$100,000.00

Village of Shepherd
Representative Lee Coughlin (view acceptance video)

$82,265.00

Total Government Assessments:

$2,664,157.78

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Beal City Public Schools
Schools Superintendent Robert Kjolhede (view acceptance video)

$113,524.00

Chippewa Hills Public Schools
Representative John Rudell (view acceptance video)

$51,060.27

Mt Pleasant Public Schools
School Superintendent Gary Allen invited area school principals to offer their feelings of gratitude (included: Mary McGuire Principal Roger Gilbert, West Intermediate Principal Luke Stefanovsky, and Area Technical Center Principal Mike Pung) (view acceptance video)

$877,468.92

Shepherd Public Schools
Marking his third week on the job, Shepherd Schools Superintendent Terry Baker accepts a two percent distribution check for his school system of over $211 thousand (view acceptance video)

$211,921.69

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Total Fall 2006 Allocation to Local Schools:

$1,253,974.88

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Total November 2006 2% Distribution:

$3,918,132.66