PHOTO: Patterson CEO Shawn Cowart delivers a $10,000 check to Arkadelphia Public Schools Superintendent Nikki Thomas. Also pictured, from left, are Jimmy King, APSD director of support services; Jeanette Turner, APSD director of curriculum and instruction; Jeremy Bell, APSD director of federal programs; and Nicole McGough, Patterson’s vice president of business development.
The Acorn Project made its first grant to Arkadelphia Public Schools on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.
The $10,000 grant will support the school district’s backpack/weekend feeding program.
The Acorn Project — a charitable foundation formed by Patterson Federal Credit Union — was established in August to provide food and other necessities to children in Clark County and surrounding communities.
The grant is expected to feed 175 students each week for 16 weeks. That equates to 2,857 meals.
Tuesday’s grant was made possible by the generosity of local businesses and families who, collectively, contributed $8,695. Patterson supplied the difference.
The following businesses made contributions toward the first grant: Hostess Brands, Edward Jones Investments – David Sims, Clark County Farm Bureau, CCFB Women’s Committee, Ax’Em Timber and Arkadelphia Lions Club. The following individuals donated, as well: Don and Elaine Roe, Keith and Melinda Crews, Richard and BC Stanley, Paul and Kristine Shuffield, Jane Lucas, Jimmy and Kathy King, and Dr. Jeanette Turner.
Anyone interested in donating to The Acorn Project should contact Nicole McGough at Patterson Federal Credit Union.
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