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The International Mother’s Day Shrine,
Inc. Receives Grant
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The International Mother’s Day Shrine, Inc. received a $504
community outreach grant from the Mollohan Foundation in
January 2006. Located in Grafton, the International Mother’s
Day Shrine strives to preserve, promote and develop through
education the Spirit of Motherhood. To that end, they have
established the Community Education Institute.
The Community Education Institute’s mission is to sponsor
and support programs that provide social, cultural, and
health related activities free of charge to a diverse and
under served community audience. The goals of the Community
Education Institute Committee are to gain increased
financial backing; reach out to a broader audience; sponsor
distinguished presenters; promote specific health issues of
women and children through education; and organize a lecture
series concerning women and children’s issues to be held
during the Mother’s Day Centennial Celebration in 2008.
Funding for the Institute’s first 2006 program will be
covered by the Mollohan Foundation Community Outreach Grant.
The International Mother’s Day Shrine, Inc. will host a
presentation by Hunter Lesser. A native of Elkins, Lesser is
author of Rebels at the Gate, a study “of the Civil War
drama that created West Virginia.” This lecture and book
signing will be part of the Community Education Institute’s
free programs. The event will serve as the opening for the
month-long West Virginia Humanities Council Civil War
Exhibit. It is also a starting event to the City of
Grafton’s 2006 Sesquicentennial Celebration.
For additional information about the International Mother’s
Day Shrine or the Community Education Institute, please
contact Carol Schweiker at 304.265.1589. |
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