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Donald Max Olson was very passionate about automobiles and especially working on them. He owned a repair shop named “Olson’s Automotive Inc.” for 40+ years in Mazon, Illinois. That shop serviced nearly everything you could imagine, including cars, trucks, farm equipment, and even had its very own machine shop. The garage housed a certified AC […]

If you are a behavioral/mental health professional in the Grundy County region and have one or more presentations/workshops available, please complete this form so we can share it with schools, nonprofits, social service agencies, and more.  Once we have a sizable list, we will share it with others for them to “shop.”  The Community Foundation

January 19, 2023 Exercise more, eat healthier, read a book a month … do these sound like New Year’s resolutions you have made? I often wonder how many resolutions are made and how many are kept. Personally, I fail to keep my resolutions because they are lofty goals or I honestly just get bored. While

UPDATED: THIS APPLICATION PERIOD IS CLOSED New program with fast turnaround time – please share with Morris students entering 4th-8th grade this fall! Click here for details!

Seneca Food Pantry receives $10,000 grant from Peg Davis Seneca Civic Fund Program will distribute non-food items to assist struggling families By Shaw Local News Network May 11, 2022 The Seneca Community Food Pantry is a recipient of a $10,000 grant from the Peg Davis Seneca Civic Fund for the establishment of a second fund

If social media is any indication, there was a collective “Awwww” on December 31st when the world learned of the death of celebrity Betty White. What is fantastic since then is the (equally global) idea to give to a local animal rescue/shelter program on January 17th, which would have been Betty’s 100th birthday. Two things:

After the Diamond tornado, and especially in response to the Coal City tornado, the Grundy County Community Organizations Active in Disaster (GC-COAD), formalized and, as a result, was ready to respond within minutes of the first reports of the Morris Lithium Battery Incident. COADs (or VOADs – Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster) are year-round networks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2021 TO RESIDENTS EVACUATED DUE TO MORRIS BATTERY FIRE Kendall/Grundy Community Action has been able to access grant funds to assist residents evacuated due to last week’s lithium battery fire on the east side of Morris. Each household evacuated due to the fire is invited to apply for a grant.