Strimbu Memorial Fund awards grants

Staff report

BROOKFIELD

The Strimbu Memorial Fund announced at its yearly distribution committee meeting that it awarded nearly $175,000 in grants to area organizations and individuals in 2014, board president Paul O’Brien said in a news release.

Since its inception in 1990, the Strimbu Memorial Fund has provided millions of dollars in donations and scholarships, as well as supported local economic development and many charitable organizations.

Grants awarded include those to The American Red Cross of Mercer County, Beatitude House, Buhl Park, Community Library of the Shenango Valley, Buhl Recreation Center, Joshua’s Haven, Penn-Northwest Development Corp., Prince of Peace Center, The Salvation Army, United Way of Mercer County, Waterfire Sharon, Community Food Warehouse, e’Center @ LindenPointe, Meals on Wheels Shenango Valley, The Hope Center for Arts and Technology, Trumbull County Fund for Our Economic Future, Shenango Valley Memorial Animal Shelter, West Hill Ministries and individuals in need.

The Strimbu Memorial Fund was created to perpetuate the work of the late Nick Strimbu Jr., who had a passion for leading individuals and economic-development agencies in order to attract, assist and retain the industrial base of the Shenango Valley.

More information about the Strimbu Memorial Fund is available at www.strimbumemorialfund.com.