ESCANABA — At a recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Edward J. Sackerson Charitable Foundation, the trustees elected to award the sum of $279,891 to the following organizations:

Holy Name Catholic School

St. Joseph/St. Patrick Church

Elks Major Projects

Wells Lions Club-Sight & Blind Fund

St. Vincent de Paul Society — Escanaba

St. Vincent de Paul Society — Gladstone

Salvation Army

Northern Lights YMCA Delta County

Delta County Cancer Alliance

Dept. Health Human Services (summer supplies/BTS needy)

Girl Scouts of Delta Bay Area

MI Crossroad Council of Scouts

Bay de Noc Gobblers/Wheelin Sportsman

Delta County Animal Shelter

Escanaba City Band — Community Music Program

City of Escanaba — Escanaba Public Safety Drone Project

Friends of the Escanaba Public Library

Friends of the Gladstone Public Library

Community Foundation Delta County – U.P. State Fair

Youth Empowering Services (YES)

U.P. Honor Flight

Special Olympics Delta County

Escanaba Rotary — Camp Harstad

Youth Assistance Program (YAP)

Lakestate Industries

Delta Cty 4H/MSU Extension — Junior Livestock Program

Mid Delta Beef

Tri-County Safe Harbor

Pregnancy Services Delta County

Bark River Lions — Sight & Blind fund

Pathways — Community events

WNMU TV PBS

Great Lakes Sports & Rec Club — youth programs

Welcome Newborns

Bonifas Fine Art Center

Community Action — Foster Grandparents program

Community Action — Senior Companion program

Escanaba Youth Wrestling

Escanaba Area High School Wrestling

Wildlife Unlimited — Kids in Woods

Escanaba Township Fire Deptpartment — new equipment

U.P. Trappers Association — youth program

Brampton Township — playground project

Edward and Helen Sackerson were lifetime residents of Escanaba, Mich. The foundation is set up for the benefit of residents of Delta County.

Any qualified organization interested in requesting a donation to support a projectect can mail a letter to: First Bank, attn: Sackerson Foundation, PO Box 1245, Escanaba, MI 49829