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Longtime Grace member Lois Fisher died in 2020 and left a financial gift to the church. The gift was to be used by the church Mission Distribution Team, a team Lois was part of for many years. The gift was $84,000, and the team spent time all winter and spring discerning how to share half of it.

After considering Lois’ life and passions, the team gave the money to organizations and missions that matched where Lois’ heart was. They are listed below, and we give thanks for the opportunity to be generous in Lois’ memory.  This summer the team will consider the best way to share the remaining $44,000.

Medical ($10,500)

• WSU Nursing Scholarships – $5,000
• KU Med Sweet Foundation – emergency fund for HIV/AIDS patients – $3,000
• Victory in the Valley – $2,000
• Positive Directions – $500

Children ($9,500)

• Wichita Children’s Theater – $1,000
• Music Theater for Young People -$1,000
• Child Start Reading is Fundamental – $2,000
• Wichita Children’s Home – $1,000
• WSU Children’s Literacy Camp – $1,500
• Sedgwick County Child Advocacy Center – $3,000

Mental Health ($8,000)

• Breakthrough Club – $2,000
• NAMI – $2,000
• Kidzcope – $2,000
• Suspenders for Hope – $2,000

Music ($4,000)

• Laughing Feet Wichita – $1,000
• Music Theater Wichita – $1,000
• Wichita Symphony – $1,000
• Wichita Community Theater – $1,000

Missionaries ($8,000)

• Hurd Family – $4,000
• Katie Rhoads – $4,000

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