Lawrence County Community Foundation Awards $26,500 in Grants for Disadvantaged Elderly
The Lawrence County Community Foundation announced the 2022 grant recipients from the Margie Marie Pennington Fund for the Elderly; the awards ranged from $2,500 to $10,000. The Pennington endowment was created to assist organizations with programs impacting elderly in Lawrence County, Indiana, that are disadvantaged or homeless.
Endowments, such as the Margie Marie Pennington Fund, are perpetual. Although Margie Pennington passed away several years ago, her legacy will go on forever in Lawrence County through the grants issued from the endowment.
“If people direct assets to permanent endowments in their wills, then they, too, can have an impact forever,” Hope Flores, CEO of the Community Foundation said, “one that goes on long after they’re gone. The Lawrence County Community Foundation can help you serve your community, whatever your interests are. An endowment fund may benefit a field of interest or specific charities or causes serving Lawrence County.”
“The best part of Margie’s gift is that it will only continue to grow over time”, Flores added. “Although Margie is gone, her gift to the Community Foundation will continue to meet the needs of Lawrence County disadvantaged or homeless elderly forever.”
The 2022 Pennington Grant recipients and projects include:
Hoosier Hills Food Bank, Ruby
Hoosier Uplands, Basic Home Repair for Disadvantaged Elderly
Lawrence Co. Cancer Patient Services, LP-Liquid Protein
Lions Club of Bedford, Elderly Ramp Builds
Shawswick Township Trustee, Lawrence Co. , Giving Elderly Hope in 2022
Southern Indiana Adult Guardianship Services, Breakfast Bash with Long Term Care