Members of the Springfield Craft Beer Collective present a $10,000 donation Jan. 27 to Ozarks Food Harvest. Nine breweries raised the money at the first Harvest Beer Festival in November at Moon Town Crossing. Officials say the donation will supply 40,000 meals at the food bank.
SBJ photo by Jessica Rosa
IN THE HALL
During the Jan. 26 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 2020 Enshrinement Ceremony, Dr. Bernard Griesemer receives a plaque for his career in sports medicine from hall director Jerald Andrews, left. Among the professional athletes inducted were Derrick Johnson, Terry Pendleton and Brad Ziegler.
SBJ photo by Jessica Rosa
IN THE HALL
Killian Construction owner Bill Killian accepts the John Q. Hammons Founder’s Award on Jan. 26, during the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 2020 Enshrinement Ceremony. Killian’s company has been a sponsor for 25 years, during which time the event’s raised over $7 million.
Photo provided by Community Foundation of the Ozarks
RURAL VITALITY
Community Foundation of the Ozarks issued over $209,000 in rural vitality grants Jan. 27. Pictured are representatives of the 13 nonprofits to receive funds, including Citizens Against Domestic Violence, Diaper Bank of the Ozarks, Foster Adopt Connect and Gift of Hope. Officials say the grants, funded by an anonymous donor, support health, education and economic self-sufficiency in rural areas.