County commissioners award Fisher grants to 6 organizations
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WIIMINGTON The Clinton County Board of Commissioners has named six organizations as recipients for 2021 Fischer Trust Fund grants totaling $24,000:
• Clinton County Homeless Shelter $2,500
• Clinton County Youth Council $2,500
• Friends of Juvenile Court Bacon & Bits 4-H Club $2,000
• Harvest of Gold $3,000
• Kids & Company $3,000
• Children Services $11,000
There were more applicants in 2021 than previous years. Selecting grant recipients from an outstanding and varied group of applicants is always a challenging task, and the fund simply does not have enough money to favor all of the fine proposals submitted for consideration.
Known in the community as the pianist who accompanied silent movies at The Murphy Theatre from the time it opened until the advent of “talkies”, Charles “Charlie” F. Fischer, left most of his estate in trust to the children of Clinton Count