Pictured: l-r: John Summers, Carter Lumber; Matt Hunter, Instructor; Bellmont Construction Trade Students: Rylan Mihm, Lucas Rumple, Gavyn Reichert, Zane Bard, Jacob Heimann, Adam Simon, Simon Gerber, Eli Steiner, Beau David, Keven Loshe, Zavier Harmon, Cole Arnold, Jordan Strickler, Jace Myers, Dane Lenegar, Dave Fleming, Instructor; Craig Coshow, Chamber Executive Director.
Adams County Community Foundation (ACCF) is pleased to announce that the Decatur Chamber of Commerce was recently awarded a grant for ‘Covering the Stage’.
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce recently received permission from the City of Decatur to construct a permanent roof over the stage area on the west side of the Water Department that overlooks the Riverside Center parking area. This stage area is used for bands during the 4th of July and Callithumpian celebrations.
Craig Coshow, Executive Director of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, expressed appreciation to the ACCF for support of the project.
Coshow talked with the Bellmont Building Trades instructor to have them build this covering.
Matt Hunter, Building Trades Instructor at BHS, shared: “It was an awesome job for our trades students. Not only did it provide further learning for my students, improving their skills of what they have learned to this point, but it gave them the opportunity to work “under the gun” in front of a large audience on a daily basis. I am very grateful that you gave us the chance to do that.”
Cathy Stucky, ACCF Board member and grants committee co-chair, added that the ACCF is proud to be able to support this covering, which will provide support for the various family-friendly events.
This ACCF grant was made possible through unrestricted fund sponsored by the Dave & Sandy Collier, Doyle & Sara Lu Collier, Richard & Helen Conrad and Patricia ‘Pat’ Steury Community Enrichment funds.
More about the ACCF: For nonprofit organizations serving Adams County residents, the next grant cycle due date is: Wednesday, July 12, 2023. For college students (who have not earned an awarded through the ACCF in 2023), the next due date will be Wednesday, November 1, 2023 by 4:00 p.m. These applications and details can be down-loaded from the ACCF website at: www.AdamsCountyFoundation.org.
For more information on ACCF grants for nonprofit organizations serving Adams County residents, ACCF scholarships available to local students, or on how you can create a new fund or contribute to an existing fund, please contact the Adams County Community Foundation at 260-724-3939 or email at accf@AdamsCountyFoundation.org.
For donors interested in learning how they can establish a named fund in the ACCF, please call the ACCF for a no-obligation appointment at (260) 724-3939 or email: accf@adamscountyfoundation.org.
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