L-R are Abby Helm, Ameren Illinois Community Relations Coordinator, and LWC Board members, Tracey Boyer, Jan Bicknell, Nancy Wrage, Cindy Aussieker, Mary Gleason, Marla Williams, Ellen Dobihal, Barb Sahs, Darla Rohrer, Patti, Becker, and Terri McDowell

Lincoln Woman's Club receives funding for new ADA access ramp for club building
 

[September 24, 2022]    The Lincoln Woman’s Club was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from Ameren Illinois to help pay for the construction of a new access ramp on the north side of the club building.

The ADA compliant ramp will enable the club to better serve its members and the community. It is the first of two large projects to make the building more accessible.

“We are grateful for the partnership with Ameren Illinois. Their generous grant allows us to begin construction immediately, and now our fundraising efforts this year will be able to fund local community projects,” stated Terri McDowell, President of Lincoln Woman’s Club.

The grant funds were made available through the Ameren Cares program, which connects Ameren Illinois with the communities it serves through charitable giving and volunteering. Andrea Parker, Regional Director of Gas Operations for Ameren Illinois, said the key focus of the Ameren Cares program is to partner with nonprofit organizations like the Lincoln Woman's Club to help empower communities and improve the quality of life in Ameren Illinois' service territories.

"At Ameren Illinois, we empower the communities we share by giving back to the places we call home," said Parker. "I can't think of a better way to do this than by making this building more accessible to everyone."

[Marla Williams with photo by Lynn Corely]