Pictured, Stephanie Carrigg, grant advisor, Mildred Faulkner Truman Foundation, presents a check to Rich Saxton, Moderator, FBC-O. (Photo credit: Marilyn M. Murray)
The First Baptist Church of Owego (FBC-O) thanks the Mildred Faulkner Truman Foundation, its Advisory Committee and Officers for its recently awarded grant. The Mildred Faulkner Truman Foundation provides grants to organizations that focus on supporting the residents of Tioga County.
The Truman Foundation awarded a special project grant in the amount of $5,959.88 to the FBC-O for the purchase of a new commercial dishwasher to meet the needs of the community. This grant enables the FBC-O to continue its support of community programs and activities with its food preparation and service facilities.
Mildred Faulkner Truman was born in Owego in 1897. She became a director of the Owego National Bank and the Tioga County Historical Society, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Union Church. Her husband, James Truman, practiced law in Owego. Upon her death in 1983, Truman’s estate established a foundation to support non-profit organizations serving Tioga County residents with grants for critical needs, aid for capital projects and seed money for special projects and programs.
As expressed by the Truman Foundation’s mission statement, it is “the Foundation’s intent that through attention to such requests, the grants awarded will address the community’s challenges and make a significant difference.”
The FBC-O is deeply grateful for what the Truman Foundation has done, and is doing, for the community, and for the FBC-O. The FBC-O may now continue to be an effective community resource for group activities at a time of increased community demand.
