The Millcreek-West Unity Foundation recently awarded three $5,000 grants to three local organizations. The first recipient was the Hilltop High School Athletic Department to pay for honor roll scholars in grades 3-12 and all K-2 students to attend school-sponsored home sporting events for free.
In the first quarter of the school year, 362 pupils qualified for the program and will be able to support their classmates in their athletic endeavors.
The second grant of $5,000 went to the Brady Township Fire Department to purchase battery-powered TNT rescue tools. The monies will allow firefighters to replace their hydraulic tools with lighter battery-powered ones, starting with the Jaws of Life.
The last $5,000 grant was given to the Village of West Unity to help build an inclusive playground in Wabash Park, allowing children and families of all physical, mental, and social abilities the opportunity to play together.
Pictured left to right during the check presentation are Hilltop High School Athletic Director Tony Gerig, Millcreek-West Unity Foundation President Patsy Miller, Millcreek-West Unity Foundation Secretary Abbie Smith, Brady Township Fire Department Safety Officer Dean Stuckey, Millcreek-West Unity Foundation Grant Committee Chair Lew Hilkert, and West Unity Mayor Don Leu.