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Volunteers from Rock Hill Church and Ballard Center board member Michelle Chronister spread rubber mulch at one of the Ballard Center s playgrounds in the summer of 2020.
At the beginning of the pandemic, Ballard Center Executive Director Becky Price was bracing for a 150% increase in people needing help and a 50% decrease in donors. But nine months into the pandemic, the nonprofit leader said no donor decrease has occurred. She’s had a “front row seat” to the community’s generosity, she said and especially so in her own North Lawrence community.
“People are stepping up to the plate. It is shocking and amazing to me,” she said.