On July 23rd, the Buchanan County Health Trust presented the approval of a grant request in the amount of $2,700 to the Independence Parks & Rec Department for an AED, portable first-aid station, and spine board to be used at the Independence Swimming Pool.
Recently, the Buchanan County Health Trust granted $3,000 to the Lamont Fire Department & Emergency Services for an AED and portable suction machine.
The Buchanan County Health Trust is a nonprofit organization exclusively for charitable, education, and scientific purposes which benefit or support the medical and health care for persons within Buchanan County, including the making of distributions to the organizations that qualify as exempt organizations. Since its foundation in 1989, the Health Trust has granted over $480,000 to several nonprofit organizations in Buchanan County.
For more information about the Buchanan County Health Trust, including grant application and charitable contributions, contact 319-332-0905 or visit Buchanan County Health Trust on Facebook.
(Back Row L-R): Paul Gudenkauf, Stephanie Berns, Sherri Kavalier, Don Sabin
(Front Row L-R): Judy Ferreter, Ann Kegler, Susie Bevans, Bob Beatty (Director of Independence Parks & Rec), Michelle McBride