October 20, 2016 – The Mohican Area Community Fund (MACF) has distributed $36,000 in grants to 20 local community programs and services for the second-half of 2016. Combined with its earlier distribution of $48,100, plus $20,175 in supplemental grants, MACF has given a record $104,275 this year to 33 local charities and other nonprofit organizations which serve the Greater Mohican community.

Of this total, 60.5 percent of agency allocations support health and family service programs, 10.5 percent fund youth sports and recreation, 14.4 percent encourage academic excellence in the Loudonville-Perrysville Exempt Village Schools, 6.8 percent aid youth and scouting services and 7.8 percent promote an appreciation and preservation of local history.

Agencies receiving checks this fall include Appleseed Community Mental Health Center, Ashland County Cancer Association, Catholic Charities Community Services, Community Help Mission, Helping Hand, Loudonville Church Women, Loudonville Stingrays Swim Team, Loudonville Theatre & Arts Committee, Loudonville Youth Inc, Loudonville Youth Football (Pee Wee), Loudonville Youth Soccer Association, L-P Academic Boosters, L-P Music Boosters, L-P Schools/Community Liaisons, Meals on Wheels, Mohican Historical Society, Perrysville Youth Association, Pump House Ministries, Safe Haven, and Salvation Army – Loudonville Service Unit.

The American Red Cross, Ashland Christian Health Center, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts (Loudonville-Perrysville units), Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland, Hospice of North Central Ohio, Friends of Loudonville Public Library, Mohican School in the Out-of-Doors and Wolf Creek Grist Mill had all received their total 2016 allocations in March. This year’s grant to the Perrysville Economic Development Inc. was awarded in January 2016.

“Thanks to our community’s continued generous support, this year’s grant total represents a 48 percent increase over the previous year,” says Brian Hartzell, president of the Mohican Area Community Fund. “Everyone should take heart at this outstanding result.”

The 2017 ACF “Have a Mohican Heart!” campaign is now underway with a goal of $88,000 to fund a record 33 local agencies and other nonprofit organizations. Individuals and businesses who wish to donate to MACF are encouraged to mail their checks to MACF, 131 W. Main St., Loudonville, OH 44842, or give online at www.mohicanacf.org. All gifts are fully tax-deductible and will be acknowledged.