2022 HOMETOWN HEROES MAGAZINE

Page 46 2022 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS May / June 2022 I n April, Eaton Corporation’s Lincoln Manufacturing Plant hosted its annual grant award ceremony giving away $110,000 to local not for profit organizations in the community. The awards were presented by plant manager David Clarkson and staff member Michelle Evers. Evers is a member of the grant selection committee and began the day thanking all those who had come to witness and participate in the ceremony. She spoke about Eaton Corporation on the whole saying that the company, across its many locations gives out grant funds to not for profits within their communities annually. This year, the corporation would be giving away more than $9,000,000. In Lincoln, the plant would be giving out $110,000 to seven local organizations. Evers introduced Clarkson and turned the event over to him. He began by thanking those in attendance for coming, then moved quickly to thanking the selection committee who had worked hard not only to choose this year’s recipients but also to secure the money that would be given out. He thanked the recipients noting the value that they add to our local community through their work, and said he was proud that the company could support those efforts. $110,000 in funding to local not for profits Eaton’s Lincoln plant presents Continue 8