Friends of the Carpenter receives grant money for services

Fruit Valley — Friends of the Carpenter received a $15,000 grant from the Ray Hickey Foundation, which will be used to support services at the Friendship Center in line with the organization’s mission as a nonprofit, faith-based day facility which provides safety, structure and purpose for vulnerable members of our community. “The Ray Hickey Foundation proactively assesses our community’s needs, in order to positively impact organizations addressing those needs,” Linda Rae Hickey, trustee with the foundation, said in a release.