RECEIVED GRANT–Dave & Joyce’s Country Kitchen was a recipient of a $15,000 Accelerate Grant, sponsored by Dieterich Bank. Pictured at the check presentation are: Dieterich Bank employees Kristy Baldwin, Jen Langrehr and Karla Mueth, County Kitchen owner Kim Brothers, and bank employees Bre Fahey and Angie Davis.
GRANT RECIPIENT–Sling N’ Scoops was a recipient of a $15,000 Accelerate Grant, sponsored by Dieterich Bank. Pictured at the check presentation are: Dieterich Bank employees Kristy Baldwin and Jen Langrehr, Sling N’ Scoops owners Kyle and Katie Winkleman, and bank employees Bre Fahey, Karla Mueth and Angie Davis.
Last week, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) awarded Sling N’ Scoops and Dave & Joyce’s Country Kitchen, both of Red Bud, each a grant of $15,000 through its Community First® Accelerate Grants for Small Business program. FHLBank Chicago offers grants of up to $30,000 to eligible small businesses to advance economic opportunity in the communities it serves.
These grant funds will be used to help these businesses with some needed equipment upgrades and some other exciting improvements.
For more on the grants, please see this week’s print edition.