ESCANABA — At a recent meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Edward J. Sackerson Charitable Foundation elected to award $347,570.50 among these organizations:

Holy Name Catholic School; St. Joseph/St. Patrick Church; Elks Major Projects; Wells Lions Club-Sight & Blind Fund; Bark River Lions-Sight & Blind Fund; St. Vincent de Paul; Salvation Army; St. Vincent de Paul Gladstone; Community Action Agency Walk for Warmth; Community Action Agency — Foster Grandparents; Community Action Agency — RSVP — Reading Buddies; Delta County Department of Health and Human Services — Gifts for needy kids and the elderly; Youth Empowering Services; OSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group — Liferides; Bay Cliff Health Camp; Bonifas Fine Art Center; Escanaba High School boys tennis; Bark River High School wrestling; Escanaba youth wrestling; EHS wrestling; Delta County Cancer Alliance; City of Escanaba Band – Music Outreach Program; Youth Assistance Program; Toys for Tots; Special Olympics Delta County; Delta Animal Shelter; Friends of Escanaba Public Library; Friends of Gladstone Public Library; Lakestate Industries; Welcome Newborns; Pregnancy Services Delta County; Tri-County Safe Harbor; WNMU TV PBS; Upper Peninsula Honor Flight; Delta County RICC – RespectAbility Program; Daniel J. Kobasic Fdn — police vests/uniforms; Ember Trak K9; Escanaba Area Junior Hockey Association – In the Sticks Jamboree; Eskymo Hockey Blue Line Club — TC Showcase; and Escanaba Township Fire Department — Jaws of Life.

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

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