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Helen Purcell Home receives Grant from Straker Foundation
MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio- The Helen Purcell home was awarded and presented a check today from the J.W. and M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation.
The $41,955 grant will go towards the renovation of the Straker Suite at the Helen Purcell home. The renovations will include a community room, chapel, offices and an additional dining option. in hopes to enhance the lives of the residents living there.
“We think it’s going to be good for the folks that are living here now and the folks that are going to be living here for years to come. We are very thankful for the Straker Foundation,” Helen Purcell Executive Director Vince Durant said. “This room that we’re standing in was the living room for Bill and Mary Hellen Straker for several years and it was our privilege to be able to work with them while they were here. We’re thankful for their generosity to us and the community.”
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Eastside Community Ministries Awarded Grant for new Clothing Garage
MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio- Eastside Community Ministries was one of thirty organizations to receive a grant through the Straker Charitable Foundation.
The $50,000 grant award will go towards its new clothing garage project. The new building will allow the community to stop by, shop and drop off donations.
“We currently have a free clothing bank and anyone that has ever dropped off donations or visited our clothing bank knows that we’re really short on space. This is a project we wanted to do for a while now,” Executive Director Jamie Trout said.