Mon Valley Alliance Foundation, cfsbank award grants
Courtesy of the Mon Valley Alliance
Displaying the check representing the Charleroi park donation are, from left, Kelly Jo Ellin, Mon Valley Alliance office manager; Mark Alterici, Charleroi Community Park trustee; Sam Miceli, Charleroi Community Park trustee; Deborah Buck, Charleroi Community Park trustee, and Kelly Moore, cfsbank manager.
Courtesy of the Mon Valley Alliance
With the check presented to the Monongahela Area Revitalization Corp. (MARC) are, from left, Kelly Jo Ellin, Mon Valley Alliance office manager; George Eckert and John Cattaneo, both representing MARC.
Courtesy of Mon Valley Alliance
Receiving the grant check from the Brownsville Area Revitalization Corp. include, from left, Kelly Jo Ellin, Mon Valley Alliance office manager; Candy Staggers, Brownsville Area Revitalization Corp., and Renee Zamany, cfsbank.
The Mon Valley Alliance Foundation, in partnership with cfsbank, awarded three $1,000 mini grants to local community organizations.
The MVAF Town-2-Town Mini-Grant program has been supporting local organizations with funding and operational support since 2018.
Town-2-Town Mini Grants were recently awarded to Charleroi Community Park Trustees, Monongahela Area Revitalization Corp. and Brownsville Area Revitalization Corp.
The Charleroi Community Park Trustees recently acquired used playground equipment to recondition and place in the Charleroi Trustees Park at 1 Chamber Plaza. With the grant, replacement parts for the used equipment will be purchased, as will small play equipment and mulch to refresh the surrounding area.
Monongahela Area Revitalization Corp. will use the money to place a new roof on the MARC Monongahela Station Mid Mon Valley Transit bus stop at the intersection of Fourth and West Main streets in Monongahela.
Brownsville Area Revitalization Corp. will use its grant to repair steps at the Flatiron Heritage Center. The orgwanization operates out of the Flatiron building, which also houses the Heritage Center. The Heritage Center tells the story of America through the perspective of Brownsville during the industrial and coal and coke eras.