LOCK HAVEN — On Jan. 13, Pennsylvania Skill Charitable Giving donated $5,000 to the Michael Brookens, Todd Mellott and Michael Gardner Memorial Fund, an endowed fund with the Clinton County Community Foundation.
Created in 2017, by Jim Akeley, Kelli Gardner and Cheryl Seddon, the intention of this fund is to honor three men who were not only close friends, but also good stewards in their community.
Michael Brookens passed away in November 2014, Todd Mellott passed away in November 2015 and Michael Gardner passed away in November 2016. Annually, the proceeds from this fund now benefit the Lock Haven YMCA swim program; the Central Mountain High School band program; and the Annie Halenbake Ross Library.
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If you would like to support this memorial fund, please forward your donation, with “The Michael Brookens, Todd Mellott, and Michael Gardner Memorial Fund” listed in the memo section of the check, to The Clinton County Community Foundation, PO Box 652, Lock Haven, PA 17745.
For more information about the Clinton County Community Foundation, please see their website at https://clintoncountyfoundation.org.
Since 2018, the Charitable Giving foundation has donated over $3,000,000 to nonprofits. PA Skill Charitable Giving is made up of the hundreds of skill game operators from across the state. Pennsylvania Skill is powered by Pace-O-Matic and built by Miele Manufacturing.
Pennsylvania Skill Charitable Giving is committed to supporting causes that improve communities and quality of life for the commonwealth residents.
PA Skill Charitable Giving does not make charitable donations to for profit organizations. Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) or non-profit. Recipients are a community organization in Pennsylvania. If your organization is in need of a monetary donation and would like to be considered, visit Charitable Giving to download the Donation Request Form.
This article was originally published by the Lock Haven Express on Feb. 1, 2023