A tradition was started in 2016 by the Grow Greene County board of directors to surprise deserving agencies in Greene County with a Give Back Award during the holiday season. This year on the heels of another successful year at Wild Rose Jefferson, the Grow Greene County Board gave out six Give Back Awards on Nov. 19.
Rather than surprise the organizations at their place of business as in years past, the Grow Greene County Board invited six agencies to Journey Financial’s new meeting room to receive an award. None of the agencies knew the amount of the award they would be receiving.
The Action Resource Center food pantry, New Opportunities, Inc/Greene County Family Development Center, congregate meals, and Adopt-a-Family each received checks for $6,000. Checks were also given to Greene County Community School District for $4,000 and Paton-Churdan School District for $2,000 to be utilized within the At-Risk program and the Rocket Pack program at Paton-Churdan.
As the presentations were wrapping up a surprise presentation was made to the ARC food pantry of an additional $5,000. The strain of increased food costs and the lapse in SNAP benefits this fall have put additional strain on the food pantry. Grow Greene County board members voted to provide an additional Give Back Award to the food pantry this year to help restock the shelves.
In the spirit of giving, the Grow Greene County board of directors selected these organizations as they reach citizen in need across Greene County.
