{"id":261,"date":"2025-05-05T13:15:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T13:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appalachianohio.org\/hocking\/?p=261"},"modified":"2025-05-05T13:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T13:15:33","slug":"donald-r-myers-legacy-fund-announces-2025-grant-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appalachianohio.org\/hocking\/2025\/05\/05\/donald-r-myers-legacy-fund-announces-2025-grant-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund announces 2025 grant recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Funding awarded to efforts nurturing stronger Appalachian Ohio communities<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NELSONVILLE, Ohio<\/strong> \u2013 The Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund to Support Partnership in Appalachian Ohio has awarded nearly $3,000 in grants to organizations advancing quality of life in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are honored to be investing in individuals and organizations who share my father\u2019s commitment to the people and places of Appalachian Ohio,\u201d said Eric Myers, a Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund committee member and Myers\u2019 son. \u201cOur hope is that this funding not only improves lives but uplifts communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2025 grantees are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Groknu Foundation, through a fiscal sponsorship with Hocking Hills Inspire Shelter, to fund a side-gig and small business education class for individuals experiencing homelessness and temporarily housed at the shelter, as well as other financially disadvantaged individuals in Hocking County<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Southeast Healthcare Inc. to purchase calming kits for each elementary classroom in Belmont County\u2019s Union Local Schools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Southern Ohio Soles Inc., which provides underprivileged children in Jackson and Vinton counties with new shoes, to expand its service to Pike County<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/appalachianohio.org\/fund\/donald-r-myers-legacy-fund\/\">Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund<\/a> at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) supports nonprofit and public organizations serving Appalachian Ohio\u2019s 32 counties with projects and activities that improve quality of life, with an emphasis on areas Myers worked so passionately to address: education, regional networking, support for community leaders and fulfillment of basic needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Myers was a stalwart champion for Appalachian Ohio, serving as executive director of the Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Alliance and president of the Eastern Ohio Development Alliance (EODA). During his years of service, Myers advocated for Appalachian Ohio and generated countless financial investments to support the region\u2019s progress in meeting basic needs, including infrastructure development that advanced quality of life and economic growth \u2013 a legacy that continues through the FAO fund that bears his name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding awarded to efforts nurturing stronger Appalachian Ohio communities NELSONVILLE, Ohio \u2013 The Donald R. Myers Legacy Fund to Support Partnership in Appalachian Ohio has awarded nearly $3,000 in grants to organizations advancing quality of life in the region. \u201cWe are honored to be investing in individuals and organizations who share my father\u2019s commitment to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"1037,1038,1039,1040,1041,1042","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"class_list":["post-261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grants"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Donald R. 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