The Board of Directors of the Henry County Helping Hand recently announced that the charity received a bequest of over $400,000 from the estate of Mr. Kirkham Kirk P. Ford. Ford passed away May 12, and after his estate was probated, Helping Hand received $435,729.01. Ford was an Ohio native and World War II Army veteran who retired to Henry County along with his wife Jean Gardis Ford in 1973. He worked much of his life with the B.F. Goodrich Chemical Company, and was a member of the Mensa organization. The Board of Directors met in late April to authorize distribution of funds from the estate. Money from the Ford Estate will be kept separate from the funds raised each fall through the Helping Hand Radio Auction. According to Helping Hand President Fred McLean, We did not want to diminish Mr. Fords generous gift by co-mingling it with regular Helping Hand Radio Auction monies. Also, we did not want to do anything to jeopardize the continued success of the auction. The board voted to distribute the Ford bequest via application process, allowing applicans to apply for special projects that could make a long term impact on Henry County residents. Applications for large capital improvements and/or equipment purchases will receive preference for a portion of the funds. The Board is going to require applicants to report how the use the money applied for, McLean said. If you ask for funding and dont use the money for the requested purpose, this could affect the Boards decision on future applications of Helping Hand Radio Auction monies. Applications are being mailed to all groups and organizations that received funding from this years radio auction. Additional applications may be picked up at the offices of McLean and McLean, 206 W. Washington St., Paris. All applications must be returned by June 23 to Helping Hand, Inc., P.O. Box 22, Paris, or to the offices of McLean and McLean.
Posted on: Sat, 17 May 2014 20:12:42 +0000
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