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Pictured are Mike Beck, plant manager at Gallatin MFA Oil, with Deanna Lewis, administrator at Active Aging Multipurpose Center in Gallatin.
Pictured are Mike Beck, plant manager at Gallatin MFA Oil, presenting a check to North Central Missouri Business Facilitation President Mark Baker, who represents Clinton County. Pictured, left to right, are Duane Kohlstaedt, member representing Clinton County; Vickie Corwin, treasurer representing Daviess County; Bob Hughes, consultant; Mike Beck and Mark Baker, Susie Rollheiser, secretary, representing Harrison County; and Stephanie Williams, facilitator.
The MFA Oil Foundation awarded two grants on Oct. 31.
A grant to North Central Missouri Business Facilitation (NCMBF) was to assist with purchasing a new laptop, software, printer, and projector. NCMBF is a nonprofit organization offering business coaching in North Central Missouri. The NCMBF Business facilitator, when invited, meets one-on-one with current and prospective entrepreneurs to help them discuss and understand the needs to operate a successful business and help connect them to the needed resources. This program is targeted to help any person who aspires to create or expand a business in one of the six counties served: Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Grundy or Harrison.
A grant to Daviess County Multi-Purpose Senior Center, Inc., was to assist with purchasing base cabinets, countertops, can rack shelving and paint.
The MFA Oil Foundation provides support to nonprofit organizations that are working to improve communities where MFA Oil has a significant concentration of members and employees. Since it was established in 1998, the MFA Oil Foundation has awarded more than one million dollars in grants.
MFA Oil President and CEO Mark Fenner described the MFA Oil Foundation as “a program that allows our company to give support back to the rural communities that are the foundation of our business. The grants the Foundation awards help support many youth programs and organizations active in addressing and solving community problems and improving the quality of life.