Catherine Meckes
PARIS, Mo. — An opportunity to establish a charitable endowment fund for Monroe County and receive a $15,000 matching gift was announced Thursday by community leaders at the Monroe County Courthouse. The Monroe County Endowment Fund, held at the Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri, will serve as a permanent source of…
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QUINCY — More than $376,000 was distributed on Wednesday to 58 local nonprofit organizations that benefit from an endowment fund at the Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri. The nonprofits were celebrated and recognized during an open house hosted at the Community Foundation. These year-end grants bring the Community Foundation’s 2022 grant-making…
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The Community Foundation of the Quincy Area serving West-Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri is celebrating its 25th anniversary on Thursday with a celebration at the Quincy Country Club. Community Foundation CEO Catherine Meckes talks about the important work the foundation does to help charities and other non-profits. Harvey’s Furniture sponsors Muddy River News This Week.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A new service vehicle will help Harvest Outreach fulfill its mission in Northeast Missouri. Harvest Outreach will display the new vehicle at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 1006 Lyon Street. The vehicle, a 2012 Chevy pickup truck, replaces a 1993 Ford pickup truck. Harvest Outreach utilizes a truck daily for its…
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