The Community Foundation for Delta County recently gave $5,544.20 from Dr. Mary L. Cretens Fund to the Gladstone Area Schools Public Library. From left are Charlie Becker, foundation board chair; board members Todd Maki, Brian Pahnke and Eric Willour; and Friends of the Gladstone Area Schools Public Library president Peggy Ritcher. (Submitted photo)

GLADSTONE — The Community Foundation for Delta County recently gave $5,544.20 from Dr. Mary L. Cretens Fund to the Gladstone Area Schools Public Library, 300 S. 10th St. in Gladstone.

An avid reader, Cretens was a frequent visitor to the Gladstone Area Schools Public Library. She had a great interest in many subjects and made learning a lifelong quest.

Cretens was an outstanding citizen of Gladstone and much of her philanthropy is directed to her hometown, according to a foundation news release.

To find out how to start a fund to benefit the area now and into the future, contact the community foundation at 906-786-6654 to set up an appointment to come into the office at 2420 First Ave. S., Escanaba. Mandatory IRA contributions are welcomed and a great vehicle to donate or start a fund.  

The Community Foundation for Delta County is a 501 (c)(3) organization certified by National Standards.