Massillon Area Community Civic Trust Awards Grant to Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties

The Massillon Area Community Civic Trust announced its latest round of grants in June, and we're pleased to report that Meals On Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties was on the list.

The trustees decided to award $1,000 to Meals On Wheels to go toward the purchase of one of two new water heaters needed in our administrative building and commissary in Massillon.

The current heaters are still working, but have been in place for nearly 14 years -- well beyond their normal 10-year lifespan. Anticipating the need to replace them, we have begun the process of seeking grants to offset the anticipated cost.

The Civic Trust helps organizations in Massillon and Western Stark County, meaning "they are usually able to purchase something they wouldn't be able to buy with their own budgets," Judy Miller, president of the Trust, told the Massillon Independent. "That is really important to them."

The Massillon Area Community Civic Trust Fund was established in 1982 as an extension of the Stark Community Foundation and provides funding specifically to the Western Stark County community which encompasses the cities of Massillon and Canal Fulton and Bethlehem, Jackson, Lawrence, Perry, Sugar Creek and Tuscarawas townships.

We congratulate our fellow recipients of grants, and are grateful for the generosity and support of the trustees of the Civic Trust.