Millcreek-West Unity Foundation

Founded in 1994, the Millcreek-West Unity Foundation exists to enhance the quality of life for all citizens of West Unity, now and for generations to come, by building community endowment, addressing needs through grant making, and serving as a leader, catalyst, and resource for charitable giving.

Millcreek-West Unity Foundation Officers and Trustees. Front Row from Left:  Carol Heer, Patsy Miller, and Bonnie Stuckey.  Back Row from Left:  Bart Westfall, Scott Maneval, Chris Richer, Jim Wyse, and Harold Carder.  Missing from photo is Denise Dean, Kathy Detwiler, Lewis Hilkert, Abbie Smith, and Kathy Stipe.

Officers

  • Patsy Miller, President
  • Scott Maneval, Vice President
  • Abbie Smith, Secretary
  • Kathy Stipe, Treasurer

Trustees

  • Harold Carder
  • Denise Dean
  • Lewis Hilkert
  • Scott Maneval
  • Patsy Miller
  • Chris Richer
  • Abbie Smith
  • Kathy Stipe
  • Bart Westfall
  • Jim Wyse

Members

  • Peg Bernath
  • Janice Cox
  • Barb Crisenbery
  • Kathy Detwiler
  • Carol Heer
  • Andrew Heisey
  • Paul Heisey
  • James Hutchinson
  • Jason King
  • Charles Klinger

Members

  • Del Kuney
  • Denise Leu
  • Ted Maneval
  • Steve Nofziger
  • Connie Richer
  • Lance Schaffner
  • Bob Short
  • Bonnie Stuckey

The Millcreek-West Unity Foundation currently has the following Named Funds.

MWUF Community Funds

Charles W. Cotter Family Fund
This fund honors our family and our altruistic spirit.

Charles W. Cotter was born on a farm near West Unity on August 19, 1913. He graduated from West Unity High School in 1931. He began farming with his father Carl, who hauled milk to the Pet Milk Company in Bryan. He also rented a farm for himself.

Farming was his career, his passion. It was his joy, his hobby and his first love. He was a good steward of the land, a hard worker and a good manager. As a young farmer he joined Farm Bureau. He remained a member for the rest of his life. During the years, Charles was a member of every farm organization in the county; he was a chairman of several.

Charles’s ancestors came to Williams County in the 1800’s. His great grandfather fought in the Civil War. Charles died in January 1999.

Mildred B. Cotter was born on a farm near Waldron, Michigan, on September 7, 1915. She graduated from Waldron High School in 1932. She attended Ypsilanti State Normal College, (now EMU) 1932-33. She taught in one-room country schools, also attending summer school from 1933-1939. Mildred married Charles W. Cotter, a farmer near West Unity on May 20, 1939. Together, they had two children: Jack B. of Oxford, who worked with Shell Chemical, then Dupont, and is now retired; and Jill A. Blocker of Patterson, Georgia, who had a career in civil service as a paralegal with Judge Advocate General of Army, and is now retired. In 1956, Mildred returned to teaching, completing one year at Elmira School, followed by nineteen years in the Millcreek-West Unity Schools (18 years at Alvordton). During these years, she attended summer school at Defiance College, graduating in 1964.

Ted W. and Pat A. Maneval Fund
Ted W. Maneval was born on a farm near West Unity, Ohio on October 11, 1938, and started his life-long career as a farmer at an early age. After graduating from West Unity High School in 1956, where he played baseball and basketball, he served his country by enlisting in the Army Reserves and was on active and reserve duty for years. Later in his career, he decided to run for the Hilltop High School Board of Education and contributed to his community in that capacity for twelve years.

Pat A. Miller was also born on a farm near West Unity, Ohio on January 31, 1939, and was in the first graduating class from Hilltop High School in 1957.  After high school, she worked for several West Unity doctors and in 1988, she attended Northwest State Community College to become a Licensed Practical Nurse. Upon receiving her diploma, she accepted a position at the Bryan Medical Group where she worked for twelve years.

Ted and Pat were married in 1959 and are the parents of two sons, Todd and Scott, who followed in their parents’ footsteps by graduating from Hilltop High School. Scott and his son, Tim, continue to work the family farm while Ted and Pat devote their time to public service.

Clark McLaughlin Community Fund
Clark McLaughlin was born near West Unity and attended Hilltop High School. He served 3 years and 9 months in the Army during World War II. For over two years he was stationed in India.

Clark married Dorothy McCloe, of Waldron, Michigan, in 1941. Dorothy enjoyed helping people and calling on Church shut-ins. Clark was employed at the Winzeler Stamping Company before moving to Arizona in 1955. There he was employed at Motorola Electronic Division in Scottsdale, Arizona for 26 years, retiring in 1982.

Dorothy and Clark moved back to West Unity in 1993 where his family had lived for generations. In April, 1995, Dorothy passed away. Clark died in April 2014.

Hubert (Pete) and Breva McLaughlin Community Fund
No biography available.
Maynard P. Short Community Fund
Maynard P. Short was born November 24, 1905 to Mary (Klopfenstein) and Samuel B. Short in rural West Unity and he resided in West Unity ninety-nine years before moving to Bryan. He graduated from West Unity High School in 1923, and was a member of the 1923 basketball team that participated at the state tournament. Maynard attended Defiance College for two years and participated in basketball and tennis.

He withdrew from Defiance College in 1925 to join a partnership with his father and brother, Harold, to found the West Unity Woolen Mills. The Woolen Mills operated from 1926 until 1942 when World War II caused it to be closed.

While in operation, the Woolen Mills had customers nationwide. In 1940 one blanket was recognized by “Consumers Review” as a best buy. Products and memorabilia of the Woolen Mills are displayed at the Williams County Historical Society Museum.

Maynard was an exceptional athlete. He was a member of the semi-pro West Unity Speed Demons basketball team. He also participated in numerous tennis tournaments in Northwest Ohio. He loved all sports and was an avid supporter of West Unity and Hilltop High School athletics. Maynard is included in the Williams County Sports Hall of Fame at the Williams County Historical Society Museum.

He was in the U.S. Army from 1942-1945, and served in the European Theater. After the war, Maynard partnered with his brother in the West Unity Ayrshire Farm (Shirecrest Farm) and bred registered Ayrshire cattle. They participated at state, national and international cattle shows and won national and international recognition.

Maynard always supported the West Unity community. He served on the village council in the 1930’s. For the West Unity Community Centennial Homecoming in 1934, he was the chairman of the tennis tournament committee. In his later years, he was a willing mentor for the neighborhood youngsters in both academic and athletic activities. Maynard died on January 3, 2007 at the age of 101 years.

Lois Smith Memorial Community Fund
Lois Clare Smith was born in Springfield Township, Williams County, Ohio on September 14, 1915, the fifth child of John W. Smith and Ida E. (Fisher) Smith. Lois attended country school at the Hickory Grove School and then completed her education at Stryker High School, graduating in 1933.

In August of 1937, Lois purchased a home in West Unity, moving there with her father and mother when they retired from the farm in Springfield Township.

Lois worked for the West Unity Woolen Mill, along with her sister, Cleo Finch, until the mill closed. She then worked for A.A. Poultry Farms, Inc. until she retired in 1982. After retirement, she continued to do janitorial work for A.A. Poultry to supplement her retirement. Lois was a member of the Brady Grange and the Archbold United Church of Christ.

Lois never married, but she spent much of her free time with her sisters and nieces and nephews. She enjoyed traveling, both with her siblings and in later years on chartered bus tours. In her later years, she answered the phone and stayed at the Hollingshead Funeral Home whenever Bill and Mary wanted to get away. Lois died at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier on November 20, 2003. She was buried at Floral Grove Cemetery, West Unity.

Millcreek-West Unity Foundation Community Fund

Gifts to the unrestricted endowment fund provide the most broad-based support to our community. Unrestricted Funds also provide the most flexibility in grant making. Tomorrow will present our community with new opportunities and challenges. Unrestricted funds position the advisory committee to meet those new challenges and capitalize on those new opportunities. Gifts to the unrestricted endowment fund may be made by anyone in any amount. Donors may establish an unrestricted named fund with a gift of $5,000.

Designated Agency Funds

James A. and Jane A. Hutchinson Fund
James and Jane Hutchinson have designated the German M.E. Church and the Millcreek-West Unity Schools (custodians of the Mary Gares Suter Scholarship) as recipients of the James A. and Jane A. Hutchinson Fund.

James, son of William and Lottie Hutchinson was born September 18, 1942. He attended elementary through ninth grade at the former Kunkle School and graduated from North Central High School in Pioneer, Ohio in 1960. He furthered his education by receiving his Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Defiance College and a Masters in Administration from the University of Toledo. Jim spent 41 years in the field of education serving the Millcreek-West Unity, Montpelier, Williams County, Stryker and Woodmore School Districts and four years as Vice-President of Finance at Northwest State Community College.

During his tenure as Superintendent of the Millcreek-West Unity Schools from 1979-1994 Jim saw a great need for scholarships for Hilltop graduates. In 1994, he spearheaded the formation of the Millcreek-West Unity Area Foundation. Through this foundation, Jim and Jane will continue to support the Mary Gares Suter Scholarship. This scholarship was originally established in 1985 by family and friends in memory of the former Millcreek-West Unity teacher. Mary Gares, the only child of Ed and Myrta Gares, was born near West Unity August 15, 1914. She graduated from West Unity High School, and continued her education at Bowling Green State University. Returning to West Unity, she taught first grade prior to her marriage to G. Richard Suter in 1938. They were the parents of three children, Jack, Jane and Barbara. With all their children attending school, “Mrs. Sutter” returned to the classroom teaching fifth grade and later kindergarten. After twenty seven years of dedicated service, she retired in 1977.

Jane was born September 24, 1941 to G. Richard and Mary Gares Suter. She was born and raised in West Unity and graduated from Hilltop High School in 1959. She went on to attend Ohio Northern University, obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. In 1965 she married Jim and they chose to live on the farm that was purchased from the United States government by Jane’s great great-grandfather, John Gares in 1834. To them were born three children, Matthew, Sarah (Sally) and Mary (Molly). Matt, Sally and Molly were sixth generation to live on the Gares homestead. The Hutchinson siblings are graduates of Hilltop High School and Miami University. Jim and Jane have four grandchildren: Matt and Joy King Hutchinson are the parents of James Thomas and Marie Ann; Madeline Jane and Benjamin Henry are the children of Molly and Curtis Wyrick.

To honor and pay tribute to Jane’s heritage the Hutchinson’s have chosen the German M.E. Church as the other benefactor of their fund. This church was built in 1869 as a result of a small group of German immigrants who felt the need to worship God in the wilderness. They had first met in the humble log cabin of John and Sarah Gares in 1842. Even though the church has not held weekly services for over one hundred years, it continues to be a sanctuary for weddings, funerals and special services and a memorial to the forefathers of Brady Township, Williams County.

Carter Kissel Friends of the Library Fund
No biography available.
Carter Kissel Village Park Fund
No biography available.

Field of Interest Funds

Forest C. and Isabelle M. Wineland Memorial West Unity Fund
Forest Wineland is a descendant of Daniel and Elizabeth Wineland, an early pioneer family that in 1850 moved from Knox County, Ohio, to a farm in the Jefferson Township and whose 12 children included Forest’s father, Samuel.

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Samuel enlisted in the 100th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was involved in several battles in addition to being taken prisoner for six months. After the Civil War he engaged in farming and carpentry. He married Sarah Jane Oberlin on September 17, 1868. At one time he served as Williams County Sheriff and was superintendent of the Bunker Hill Reformed Church. Their first son, Forest, was born January 2, 1881, and they also had a second son, Ray.

In 1915 Forest married Belle Swaney and they lived on the homestead while Forest’s parents moved to West Unity and became members of the Presbyterian Church. Although Forest was a progressive farmer he preferred to describe himself as a pitchfork-shovel and hoe farmer. Spring work began on the Wineland farm when the sugarbush was opened and the gallons of golden maple syrup were processed and sold. During the summer months he raised corn, wheat, soybeans, and tomatoes. Forest was a sportsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing and he and his wife made many trips to Indiana and northern Michigan. After 26 years of marriage, his wife died in 1941.

On February 6, 1943, Forest married Isabelle Croninger, the eldest daughter of David and Clara (Burkholder) Croninger, who was born on December 20, 1898. When two years old, Isabelle contracted polio leaving her crippled in one foot. Unable to compete at play with her classmates, she excelled as a student. After graduation from high school she enrolled at Tri-State University at Angola, Indiana, and graduated from their department of Business Education in 1920. She accepted a position in Fort Wayne but due to illness was forced to return to her parents’ home. When able to resume work, she was employed at the West Unity Post Office until resigning to accept a position with the West Unity Banking Company. Isabelle was active in the West Unity Presbyterian Church and Brady Grange.

Forest and Isabelle lived on the Wineland homestead until Forest retired from farming and they moved to her home in West unity. They continued to manage the farm and in 1965 the Williams County Historical Society presented them with a Centennial Certificate award recognizing the fact that the farm had been in the Wineland family since 1854.

For the last 24 years the Wineland’s spent the winter months in Port Richey, Florida, where Forest enjoyed fishing, shuffleboard and playing euchre with his friends. Forest died at the age of 95 on December 9, 1976, and Isabelle died August 8, 1987.

The Winelands left no descendants and it was because of their belief in the future of farming and education that they have generously contributed a part of their estate to be administered through the Bryan Area Foundation to not only perpetuate their memory but at the same time benefit deserving students and worthy projects in the community of West Unity and Williams County.

Scholarship Funds

Linda Belcher Memorial Family Scholarship Fund
Mick and Linda Belcher were lifelong educators who spent most of their adult lives in West Unity, Ohio. Mick graduated from Hilltop High School in 1966 and obtained his bachelor’s degree in education from Adrian College in 1970. Mick thereafter received his master’s degree in education from the University of Dayton and his Administration Certificate from the University of Toledo. Linda graduated from Stryker High School in 1966. She attended Goshen College and Bowling Green State University and received her master’s degree in education from the University of Toledo. Mick and Linda met during their junior year of high school and were married in 1967 at the age of nineteen. Shortly after college, Mick enlisted in the National Guard where he was stationed in Fort Ord, California and Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Mick and Linda settled in West Unity in 1972. Mick started his career as a health and physical education teacher at Hilltop High School where he eventually served as high school principal for eighteen years. Linda was fond of children and teaching was her calling. Linda worked at Bryan City Schools for over thirty years where she taught art, music, kindergarten (transition), first grade, and reading. Linda was beloved by her students and always went the extra mile to guide and support them.

Mick and Linda raised their three children, Erik Belcher of Napoleon, Ohio, Kristin Parker of Glencoe, Illinois, and Brooke Belcher of Evanston, Illinois, in West Unity. All three kids graduated from Hilltop High School where they participated in numerous sporting activities. Erik and Brooke both held school point records for basketball and Kristin and Brooke were members of the state championship volleyball team.

With guidance and support from their parents, Erik, Kristin, and Brooke all received doctorate degrees. Erik graduated from Adrian College and received his Doctorate degree in education from the University of Findlay. Kristin graduated from The Ohio State University and received her juris doctorate from Northwestern University School of Law. Brooke graduated from Bowling Green State University and received her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine.

Linda Belcher passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 7, 2022, at age 74. Linda was a ray of sunshine and everyone who knew her loved her. She welcomed everyone with her beautiful smile, kind heart, and giving nature. She was a loving mother, not only to her children but also to their friends and to her many current and former students. She was known to spend late nights typing science fair papers for anyone who needed help, give her students rides home from school, and to dole out delicious treats. Linda always offered words of encouragement and support and she was a fixture at her children’s high school and college sporting events. Linda deeply valued education and encouraged anyone who would listen to get a post-secondary degree. Linda was the most loving grandmother to all eight of her grandchildren and they adored her. This scholarship pays tribute to Linda, the value she put on higher education, and the legacy of love and light that she left behind.

Gale N. Brillhart Memorial Scholarship Fund
Gale Nelson Brillhart was born in 1914 in Henry County. His parents were Nora and Vernon Brillhart. Gale was a graduate of West Hope High School in Henry County. He attended Trade School in Chicago and became an aviation machinist in the U.S. Navy while serving in WWII.  After the war he returned to Ohio and worked as a machinist for the Aro Corporation for 32 years, retiring in 1979. Gale also farmed and was an elder and member of the First U.S.A. Presbyterian Church of West Unity for 43 years.

Gale married Doris M. Bailey and they had 5 children: Peggy, David, Beth, Jonathan, and Ralph. Doris passed away in 1988. In 1990 Gale married Pauline McFarland.  Gale passed away in July of 2002. Gale’s family established this fund in his honor.

Ethel Kellogg Scholarship Fund
Ethel Kellogg was born near Montpelier and was the daughter of Will and Hattie (Friend) Mehrling. She taught school for 50 years, first in Oregon and the last 27 years in West Unity, Ohio where she organized the Commercial Department in the high school.

In 1971 M. Doyle Stoner established this fund in memory of his high school teacher, Ethel Kellogg with the hope that in some small way it may help students to obtain the inspiration that he received from Mrs. Kellogg and encourage them at some time in their futures to help someone else. Ethel Kellogg died at age 87.

Carter Kissel Victor Mygant Scholarship Fund
No biography available.
Paul and Hilda Koch Scholarship Fund
The Paul and Hilda Koch Scholarship Fund honors Paul’s parents George and Eva Koch.

George and Eva Koch were the superintendent and matron of the former Williams County Home, which is presently the site of Hillside Country Living.

George succeeded his father Frank Koch in this position. Under the guidance of the Koch family, the residents of this facility raised their own crops, livestock and poultry. This venture was successful and allowed this entity to be nearly self-sustaining under their direction.

George and Eva (Beaverson) were married September 12, 1923. They were the parents of five children: Arlene, Anne, Darrell, Paul and Frank.

Although George and Eva were unable to graduate from high school, due mostly to the economics of the depressed era, they believed in education. They were patrons of the Huntington College Foundation, Huntington, Indiana. Their intent was to help needy students further their schooling.

George was a very well-read and self-educated individual. He enjoyed reading Shakespeare and philosophy. He had a tremendous interest in history and even in his nineties could remember dates of historical events that amazed his family.

Eva was an encourager and nurturer. She was a very mild mannered and gracious lady. She knew how to show love and compassion. She brought comfort to those who needed it. Eva died January 13, 1983. George died December 9, 1996. They were an exemplary couple. They are worthy of honor. Their Christian values have endured and continue to nourish those who knew them.

Clark E. and Dorothy M. McLaughlin Scholarship Fund
Clark McLaughlin was born near West Unity and attended Hilltop High School. He served 3 years and 9 months in the Army during World War II. For over two years he was stationed in India.

Clark married Dorothy McCloe, of Waldron, Michigan, in 1941. Dorothy enjoyed helping people and calling on Church shut-ins. Clark was employed at the Winzeler Stamping Company before moving to Arizona in 1955. There he was employed at Motorola Electronic Division in Scottsdale, Arizona for 26 years, retiring in 1982.

Dorothy and Clark moved back to West Unity in 1993 where his family had lived for generations. In April, 1995, Dorothy passed away. Clark died in April 2014.

Forest C. and Isabelle M. Wineland Memorial Scholarship Fund
Forest Wineland is a descendant of Daniel and Elizabeth Wineland, an early pioneer family that in 1850 moved from Knox County, Ohio, to a farm in the Jefferson Township and whose 12 children included Forest’s father, Samuel. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Samuel enlisted in the 100th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was involved in several battles in addition to being taken prisoner for six months. After the Civil War he engaged in farming and carpentry. He married Sarah Jane Oberlin on September 17, 1868. At one time he served as Williams County Sheriff and was superintendent of the Bunker Hill Reformed Church. Their first son, Forest, was born January 2, 1881, and they also had a second son, Ray. In 1915 Forest married Belle Swaney and they lived on the homestead while Forest’s parents moved to West Unity and became members of the Presbyterian Church. Although Forest was a progressive farmer he preferred to describe himself as a pitchfork-shovel and hoe farmer. Spring work began on the Wineland farm when the sugarbush was opened and the gallons of golden maple syrup were processed and sold. During the summer months he raised corn, wheat, soybeans, and tomatoes. Forest was a sportsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing and he and his wife made many trips to Indiana and northern Michigan. After 26 years of marriage, his wife died in 1941. On February 6, 1943, Forest married Isabelle Croninger, the eldest daughter of David and Clara (Burkholder) Croninger, who was born on December 20, 1898. When two years old, Isabelle contracted polio leaving her crippled in one foot. Unable to compete at play with her classmates, she excelled as a student. After graduation from high school she enrolled at Tri-State University at Angola, Indiana, and graduated from their department of Business Education in 1920. She accepted a position in Fort Wayne but due to illness was forced to return to her parents’ home. When able to resume work, she was employed at the West Unity Post Office until resigning to accept a position with the West Unity Banking Company. Isabelle was active in the West Unity Presbyterian Church and Brady Grange. Forest and Isabelle lived on the Wineland homestead until Forest retired from farming and they moved to her home in West unity. They continued to manage the farm and in 1965 the Williams County Historical Society presented them with a Centennial Certificate award recognizing the fact that the farm had been in the Wineland family since 1854. For the last 24 years the Wineland’s spent the winter months in Port Richey, Florida, where Forest enjoyed fishing, shuffleboard and playing euchre with his friends. Forest died at the age of 95 on December 9, 1976, and Isabelle died August 8, 1987. The Winelands left no descendants and it was because of their belief in the future of farming and education that they have generously contributed a part of their estate to be administered through the Bryan Area Foundation to not only perpetuate their memory but at the same time benefit deserving students and worthy projects in the community of West Unity and Williams County.

Millcreek-West Unity Grants Given

2023 – 2024

Brady Township Fire Department ($6,000)

The Brady Township Fire Department received a $6,000 grant from the Millcreek-West Unity Foundation to purchase additional battery-powered tools, MARCS mobile and portable radios, and a hose roller. All this equipment will help make the fire department and its firefighters more proficient at doing their jobs and keeping the community safer.

Pictured during the check presentation are left to right Millcreek-West Unity Foundation President Patsy Miller, Brady Township Fire Department Chief Randy Borton, and Millcreek-West Unity Foundation Vice-President Scott Maneval.

Village of West Unity ($4,000)

The Millcreek-West Unity Foundation gave the Village of West Unity a $4,000 grant to build a 6’x12′ gazebo at East End Park and purchase a few picnic tables to go under it. Ever since the Village installed a swing set a couple of years ago, there has been an increase in children playing in the park and a request was made to provide shelter for them. The project will be completed once all the funds are raised for it. Pictured left to right during the check presentation are West Unity Mayor Donavan Leu and Millcreek West Unity Foundation Trustees Abbie Smith and Kathy Stipe.

 

 

2022 – 2023

Hilltop High School ($2,500)

The Millcreek-West Unity Foundation awarded a $2,500 check to Hilltop High School to help purchase new weight room equipment for the new building. The monies will be used to replace older equipment and create better use of space in the new weight room. Pictured left to right is Patsy Miller, President of the Millcreek-West Unity Foundation, presenting the check to Tony Gerig, Athletic Director of Hilltop High School.

Lincoln Park Inclusive Playground ($2,500)

The Millcreek-West Unity Foundation awarded a $2,500 check to the Lincoln Park Inclusive Playground being built at the former Lincoln Elementary School site in Bryan, Ohio. With the goal to break ground fall of 2023 and complete the spring of 2024, the park will provide children and families of all physical, mental, and social abilities with an environment where they can learn, play, and grow together. Pictured left to right are Bryan Parks and Recreation Board Member Paula Kline; Millcreek-West Unity Foundation President Patsy Miller; and the City of Bryan, Director of Parks and Recreation Ben Dominique, participating in the check presentation.

Phase one-Rings Cemetery improvements-$8,000

An $8,000 grant was awarded to Brady Township from the Millcreek-West Unity Foundation for phase one of Rings Cemetery improvements. Community members formed a group, “Respect the Past,” and will use the monies to clean and repair tombstones in a non-active graveyard, home to many veterans. Funds will pay for supplies and labor to set footers, restore markers, and purchase plaques to honor these heroes.

Pictured during the check presentation are left to right Brady Township Trustees Jim Eisel and Willie Grime, Millcreek-West Unity Foundation Board Member Lew Hilkert, Rings Cemetery Coordinator Marilyn Royal, and Brady Township Trustee Tim Nofziger.

 

2021 – 2022

Hilltop High School ($4,000)

The Millcreek-West Unity Foundation awarded an additional $4,000 grant to Hilltop High School for their pole vault pads project.

Village of West Unity splash pad and new playground equipment ($20,000)

The Millcreek-West Unity Foundation awarded a $20,000 grant to the Village of West Unity for a splash pad and new playground equipment in Memorial Park.

Hilltop Community Little League ($6,000)

The Hilltop Community Little League received a $6,000 grant to replace the dugout on Field 4 in the West Unity Memorial Park.

Williams County Sheriff's Department ($4,600)

The Millcreek-West Unity Foundation awarded the Williams County Sheriff’s Department $4,600 for training equipment and forensic supplies.

Brady Township Fire Department ($5,000)

The Millcreek-West Unity Foundation awarded the Brady Township Fire Department $5,000 for rescue tools.

2020 – 2021

Hilltop Community Little League ($5,000)

A grant of $5,000 was awarded to the Hilltop Community Little League to purchase field maintenance equipment.

Hilltop High School ($5,000)

A grant of $5,000 was awarded to Hilltop High School to purchase new vault pads.

Village of West Unity ($5,426)

The Village of West Unity was awarded a grant of $5,426 for a park swing at the East End Park.

Williams County Sheriff’s ($1,350)

A grant of $1,350 was awarded to the Williams County Sheriff’s office to purchase body armor.

2019 – 2020

Millcreek Township ($2,350)

A grant of $2,350 was awarded to Millcreek Township for the Aldvordton Community Park. This donation will be used to purchase new aluminum bleachers for the park’s ball diamond.

Brady Township Fire Department ($3,500)

The Brady Township Fire Department was awarded a grant of $3,500 for the purchase of a battery powered Positive Pressure Fan used to ventilate a building during a fire.

2018 – 2019

Brady Township Fire Department ($4,000)

A grant of $4,000 was awarded to the Brady Township Fire Department for the purchase of a thermal imaging camera for the Rescue 92 truck and upgrade pagers and other equipment as needed.

Hilltop Community Little League ($2,500)

A grant of $2,500 was awarded to the Hilltop Community Little League to renovate the dugouts on Diamond 2 at Memorial Park in West Unity.

Hilltop Community Little League ($4,500)

A grant of $4,500 was awarded to the Hilltop Community Little League to purchase a new scoreboard for Diamond 2 and update the existing scoreboards at the other diamonds.