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Poarch Creeks Donate $150K To Hospital, Mennonite Group, Others
June 21, 2013
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians Tribal Council presented checks Thursday totaling $150,000 to four organizations, as part of its planned giving campaign. These contributions will fund local healthcare and community services. The tribe’s contributions will help to balance funding cuts in organizations as varied as the D.W. McMillan Hospital, Mennonite Disaster Relief, Volunteers of America, and the Hannah Grace Foundation.
“One of the most important things we can do is give back to the community,” said Tribal Chairman Buford L. Rolin. “It is important that we help these organizations, they do so much for so many by helping those in need and improving the lives of people in the community and our State.”
The Tribe’s donations include:
- $50,000 to the Mennonite Disaster Relief
- $50,000 to the Volunteers of America
- $25,000 to the D.W. McMillan Hospital
- $25,000 to the Hannah Grace Foundation
“Most all rural hospitals in Alabama are currently experiencing significant financial challenges. This gift from PCI will enable us to replace our mammography equipment with a new ’state of the art’ digital mammography machine,” said Chris Griffin, D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital administrator.
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2 Responses to “Poarch Creeks Donate $150K To Hospital, Mennonite Group, Others”
I think this is the reason the Poarch Creek Indians do so well at all they do. In my opinon this is a form of paying tithes and when you pay a portion of your income to the good of the community it comes back sevenfold. What is the most amazing part of their giving is that it doesn’t matter which state, or denomination it’s all the same.
My wife and I belong to Burnsville Mennonite on HWY 4. Mennonite Disaster relief does a lot of good during tough times. So thank you very much to the Poarch Creek.