Weekend Snackpac Program Receives United Way Funding

Pearce presented a check for $6,000 to the Chillicothe First United Methodist Church Weekend Snackpac program on Wednesday, June 22.

Adults left to right: Brenda Stewart, Kim Whitehurst, Ty Fennell, and Patty Audo.

 "We are delighted to present this check," said Ty Fennell, Pearce Community Center Board President. "Pearce is a Heart of Illinois United Way agency, so we were able to apply for funds raised during the Power of the Purse event held earlier this year."

Fennell presented the check to Brenda Stewart, and Kim Whitehurst from First United. "This financial support from the Heart of Illinois United Way through Pearce Community Center is a huge boost to our ability to keep providing weekend Snackpacs to kids in Chillicothe," said Whitehurst. "It's another example of how our local community and charitable organizations have helped make the program successful and allowed it to expand to reach more kids as we begin our fifth year. We are now providing 347 Snackpacs each weekend and covering all classes at South School and the Chillicothe Elementary Center as well as many students at IVC High School and Calvary Baptist School."