Nearly $30,000 in recent grants will help propel the renovation of Red Ribbon Hall in Eaton Rapids.
Red Ribbon Hall is a widely recognized community center in downtown Eaton Rapids that’s in need of some functional renovations, including electrical updates.
“We’re very close to finishing Red Ribbon Hall,” says Kim Byerly with the City of Eaton Rapids.
The first grant, an $18,600 Department of Homeland Security grant, will specifically allow the Red Ribbon Hall to serve as a care center in the event of an emergency.
The second grant, a $10,000 grant from the Jeffris Heartland Fund will help fund the historic preservation of the building.
“This will make sure that we do this in a historically correct way,” Byerly says about the renovations.
Several months ago, the city received an $11,089 grant from the Michigan Interfaith Trust Fund for the renovations.
Source: Kim Byerly, City of Eaton Rapids
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All Photographs © Dave Trumpie
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