FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CARBONDALE –The City of Carbondale is pleased to announce the Carbondale Warming Center will be awarded $10,000 from the Carbondale branch of Church Women United.
On Tuesday, February 9, at 10:30 a.m., Church Women United members will present a $10,000 check to the Warming Center's Executive Director, Carmalita Cahill.
Members of the media are invited to join us for the check presentation to celebrate this community partnership.
A member from Church Women United, Carmalita Cahill, and the Warming Center volunteer who applied for the grant will be available for interview.
The Carbondale Warming Center has served 312 individuals for 8,628 nights and has helped 48 guests find permanent housing.
For more information, contact Public Relations Officer Roni LeForge at 618-559-1939.
“Carbondale prides itself on providing its visitors, students, businesses and residents with a unique mix of edge and ease. It’s a cultural town, yet free of pretense, embracing the great outdoors as readily as urban sophistication. Here, we are open to new ideas, experiences and cultures, so you are encouraged to both express yourself and be yourself, in all ways. That’s Carbondale…All Ways Open… for family, fun, business, new ideas and a bright tomorrow.”
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