The Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund has awarded grants to three programs for 2022. Clermont County Senior Services, Ohio’s Appalachian Country and Hubbard Fri
Reading Pals is a volunteer opportunity for children at Hermantown and Proctor schools to connect with positive adult role models and spend time reading together.
/ United Way of the Big Bend President/CEO Berneice Cox
At the start of the pandemic, many Tallahassee non-profits feared their donations and future were in jeopardy. But the area s largest not-for-profit funder reports a totally different picture quickly emerged.
That organization is the United Way of the Big Bend, where Berneice Cox has been the president and CEO since late 2019. She said a COVID response there was quick in coming. Whenever we had our first cases, we started a COVID-19 relief fund and quickly were able to raise money for that while we were simultaneously running our campaign. We were able to get $240,000 into the community. And the agencies have told me this and I m sharing it; it was the most simple application for funding we ve ever had, basically a one-page application.