Marion-East Cedar Rapids Rotary Club Awarded Grant from Witwer Trust

The Linn County Board of Supervisors has awarded $80,000 in grants from the Linn County Board of Supervisors Witwer Trust Fund to 19 nonprofit organizations whose work benefits Linn County residents, including $1,000 to the Marion-East Cedar Rapids Rotary Club for Shoes for Kids. The recipients were selected through an annual competitive grant process that began in November. The Board of Supervisors received more than $500,000 in grant requests with $80,000 in available funds. 

The Witwer Trust was established by Weaver Witwer, a prominent Cedar Rapids grocer and landowner who died in 1979. Mr. Witwer owned and operated a food processing plant, a number of local farms, and what became known as the Me Too grocery stores. 

The Witwer Trust grant cycle begins Nov. 1 of each year. For more information about the Witwer Trust grant program, visit LinnCountyIowa.gov/Witwer.  

Thanks to the Marion Sun for this story.