Twelve residents, seven businesses and one nonprofit affected by the June 19 fire at 613 E Adams St. in downtown
Springfield received checks today from the INB Benefit for the Businesses
Affected by the Adams Family Fire fund.
To date, the community has raised a little more than $18,000 to support those people and entities impacted by the fire. A five-person volunteer committee read through applications to provide $15,750 in this first round of disbursement.
Donations are still being accepted through July 26, to be distributed in a second round of funding in early August. Donations can be made at any INB branch or drive-thru, or via an online portal that deposits into the INB account set up by Downtown Springfield Inc. at https://www.gofundme.com/f/online-inb-collection-for-adams-street-fire.
Those impacted who already applied
do not need to submit a second application for additional funding.
The businesses and nonprofit that
were given monetary support of various amounts in the first round, totaling
$9,750, include:
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Cafe Moxo
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Vegas Line LLC (property owners of 613 E. Adams St.)
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Electric Quill
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Cats' Pyjamas Cafe
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Daisy Jane’s
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The Wakery
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Itty Bitty Fashion Trunk
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Diamond in the Rough Outreach Inc.
The 12 residents who applied for funding received a $500 stipend each.
In
addition, DSI, Conn’s Hospitality and the Kidzeum are partnering with Diamond
in the Rough Outreach to replenish the school supplies the nonprofit had
collected that were ruined by water and smoke. Diamond in the Rough Outreach
was collecting these items for children at Compass 4 Kids and St. Patrick's
Catholic School.
Beginning Tuesday, July 16, people may help replace
these items by donating bookbags, notebooks, pens, pencils, crayons, small
staplers and glue. School supplies can be dropped off at Kidzeum and all Conn's Hospitality
Group properties including Obed & Isaac's, 7th St. Cidery, the Inn at 835,
Wm. Van's Café and Trish & Mary's.
