Jackson EMC Foundation awards $78k; Hall Co. groups getting 4 of the grants

JEFFERSON - The Jackson EMC Foundation Board of Directors awarded a total of $81,941 in grants during their October meeting, including $78,441 to organizations serving area residents.

*$14,941 to the Infant Car Seat Safety Program, a service of the Gwinnett Hospital System, to purchase 192 approved, rear-facing car safety seats for infants born in system facilities whose parents cannot afford to purchase them.

*$10,000 to the St. Vincent de Paul Society