A Central Illinois group that honors the memory of fallen Illinois service members was awarded a grant from Taylorville Memorial Hospital. The Gold Star Mission started in 2017 by current and former military members from Illinois received a $1,000 Community Health Grant for an annual bicycling trek and education scholarships.
The grant supports the Gold Star 500 endurance event, which is a 5-day, 500-mile bicycle trek that raises money to assist with education scholarships for Gold Star family members and associates. Scholarships are named in honor of fallen Illinois Service members, and assist Gold Star families and help others, preserving the fallen service member’s name forever
This year’s Gold Star 500 provided TMH an opportunity to reinforce its commitment to community health through collaboration. Executive Director Raedena Ryan says that she is thrilled to be able to help this service out. The foundation launched its board-directed grant program to assist with funding health-related projects in Christian County.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and for more information on the program, contact Ryan at 707-5271 or email her at ryan.raedena@mhsil.com. To learn about the Gold Star Mission visit www.goldstarmission.org.
