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Naplate uses tornado relief fund to build gazebo, add chess table at Vittone Park · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Neplate uses Tornado relief fund to build gazebo, add chess table at
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  Vitone Park. Written by Shaw Local News Network. This article is
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  being read by an automated voice, brought to you by Everlett. The
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  Starved Rock Country Community Foundation approved a 2,034.88 grant
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  to Vitone Park, drawing from a relief fund established after a 2017
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  tornado damaged the Community The money will purchase a concrete chess and
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  checker table and help cover costs for a new gazebo with benches
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  on three sides, providing shade near the playground equipment. Jill Nevins, Principal
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  Officer of the Knapplate Village Park Board, applied for the grant through
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  the SRCCF Community Grant Program. The Foundation's board approved the payment from
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  the Ottawa Knapplate Tornado Reef and Recovery Fund, a long-standing account created
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  to address resident and community needs following the tornado. What a great
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  way to conclude years of administering the Tornado Fund and once again
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  turning tragedy into triumph, said Pamela Beckett, SRCCF co founder. The project
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  also received support from the Tenderloin fundraiser, Ruiz Construction, which provided excavation
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  work, and Grundy County Ready Mix, which donated concrete. This marks the
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  final payout from the relief fund after nearly a decade. SRCCF has
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  partnered with Vitone Park on previous projects, including playground equipment in 2024
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  and sensory equipment in 2025. More information about community grant opportunities is
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  available at srccf.org.