MCCF 2021 Great Groundhog Give-A-Way Recap
ZANESVILLE, OH – The Muskingum County Community Foundation held its 2021 Great Groundhog Giveaway yesterday on Facebook Live.
Due to COVID-19 the Community Foundation was unable to hold the usual Groundhog Auction as a live event. CEO Brian Wagner was pleased, however, with the success of the virtual event.
“It was nice to be able to do it virtually. We were able to have Sheriff Matt Lutz and Lisa Karling our President of Council be here to do the drawing. And being able to use the technology of Facebook Live and some other media platforms was great to be able to get that word out. It was not the event we wanted to have but under the circumstances it went as smooth as we possibly could. We were pleased with the number of people that tuned in and joined us,” Wagner said.
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Library Holding Family Reading Activity; Scholarship Help
The activity is a Facebook Live event. The book is perfect for children ages four to nine.
“Wednesday at two pm we will be having a Facebook live event featuring this book, The Weeping Wombat, written by Tracy Hecht, illustrated by Josie Yee. We are partnering with the publisher Fable film Press. This is part of a series called the nocturnals. It’s a really cute series featuring some animal friends and focuses on social and emotional learning for kids.”, Assistant librarian Jennifer Heston told WHIZ.
The library system is also running a program for helping high school students apply for college. The program is in conjunction with the Muskingum County Community Foundation.
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MCCF Giving Away Textbook Scholarship
MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio-The Muskingum County Community Foundation is giving away its 14th annual Oliver Flanagan award.
The award is a $250 scholarship given to a graduate from any Muskingum County high school. It will cover textbooks for a semester of classes.
“It is a scholarship that is awarded to college students. You have to be at least a sophomore in college, or higher. It is a textbook scholarship, it’s basically a reimbursement scholarship. You have to prove that you did purchase textbooks for a semester or a school year in order to receive the award.”, MCCF advisor Christy Rahrig told WHIZ.
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MCCF Holding Virtual Groundhog Day
ZANESVILLE, Ohio-The Muskingum County Community Foundation is holding a virtual Groundhog Day celebration this year.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made in person events impossible to hold responsibly. Chief Executive Officer Brian Wagner tells us how it’ll be different this year.
“We thought this would be a great way to get the community together, celebrate Groundhogs Day, and have a little bit of fun. We of course are gonna be raising money for the Spring Grant competition that we’ll be having, as we normally do. The non-profits in the area are still being affected by COVID, we need to do our best to assist them as best we can and we’re gonna continue to do that through our Spring Grant competition.”, Wagner told WHIZ.