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 Eaton’s
Lincoln plant presents $110,000 in funding to local not for profits
By Nila Smith
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[June 07, 2022]
In April, Eaton
Corporation’s Lincoln Manufacturing Plant hosted its annual grant
award ceremony giving away $110,000 to local not for profit
organizations in the community. The awards were presented by plant
manager David Clarkson and staff member Michelle Evers.
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 Evers is a member of the grant selection committee
and began the day thanking all those who had come to witness and
participate in the ceremony. She spoke about Eaton Corporation on
the whole saying that the company, across its many locations gives
out grant funds to not for profits within their communities
annually. This year, the corporation would be giving away more than
$9,000,000. In Lincoln, the plant would be giving out $110,000 to
seven local organizations.
Evers introduced Clarkson and turned the event over to him. He began
by thanking those in attendance for coming, then moved quickly to
thanking the selection committee who had worked hard not only to
choose this year’s recipients but also to secure the money that
would be given out.
He thanked the recipients noting the value that they add to our
local community through their work, and said he was proud that the
company could support those efforts.
The first recipient was Community Action of Central Illinois. CAPCIL
was awarded $60,000 to be used in the agencies senior nutrition and
transportation programs. The check was presented by Evers and
Clarkson and accepted on behalf of CAPCIL by Jolie Lercher, Becky
Remmert and Brianne Titus.
Chester-East Lincoln School received $2,500 to purchase replacement
Chromebooks for students. The award was accepted by Ashley Aper of
CEL.
The Central Illinois Veteran’s Commission was awarded $25,500 that
will be used in a future construction project of the Veteran Tiny
Homes in the city. Accepting the check were CIVC board members Annie
Coers, Marsha Fernandes, Patty Becker and Joe Schaler.
The Lincoln rural Fire Protection District will use their $6,500
award from Eaton to purchase thermal imagining body cameras for the
firefighters. The award was accepted by LRFPD Chief Chris Buse.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church members Jamie Voyles and Kay Bauer accepted
a check for $3,000. The money will be used for the church’s Food for
Thought program that provides school children with food they may
consume over then weekends when they don’t have access to local
school breakfast and lunch programs.
Lincoln Police Officer and School Resource Officer Tim Butterfield
accepted a check for $4,500 for the Lincoln Police Department. The
money will be used to purchase Stop the Bleed kits for Lincoln
police officers.
The final award went to the United Way of Logan County. The $5,000
award will be used to advance the United Ways Dolly Parton
Imagination Library program. The check was accepted by United Way
Administrator Patty Becker and board members Stacy May, Nichole
Folkman, Sheila Nelson and Vicky Wachendorf.
Before gathering everyone together for a group photo, Clarkson
acknowledged that Mayor Tracy Welch was on hand for the awards.
Welch spoke briefly saying that he wanted to acknowledge and thank
all the award recipients as well as Eaton for all the work they do
to make our community better. He said that the money and the work
spoke to the generosity of our community and the desire to serve
those in need.
Welch was invited to join in for the group photo. With award
ceremony completed, it was time for Evers to say thank you before
staff headed back to their various work stations for the rest of
their day.
The selection team at Eaton collects applications for grant funding
each year. To learn more about how to apply for annual funding for
your not-for-profit contact the Eaton offices in Lincoln.
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