(KAIR)--Donations, earmarked for COVID-19 recovery efforts, are being collected in the Atchison community.
That comes as the Atchison Area Community Foundation forms the 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Fund.
According to a release from foundation chairman Jonathan Mize, donations “will be directed to various charities/non profits, for relief and recovery efforts to those Atchison County Community residents who are, or have been, affected by this pandemic/economic crisis.”
The release notes that upon the formation of the fund, the Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust partnered with the effort, making a matching donation up to $25,000.
Donations are being accepted online at atchisonfoundation.org.
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