Foundation awards grant to emergency fuel program

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The Rapha Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to MEOC’s Emergency Fuel Fund for the Elderly. Foundation Executive Director Mark Vanover (center) delivered a check to MEOC’s office on February 16. The grant is earmarked to benefit Wise County and City of Norton residents. The foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving population health and access to education in Southwest Virginia. MEOC’s emergency fuel fund assists older persons who live in Lee, Scott and Wise counties and the City of Norton with heating costs such as payment of an electric bill or oil, gas, coal or wood delivery. Vanover is pictured with MEOC Executive Director Michael Wampler and Emergency Services Director Marsha Craiger.