Emmett Till Interpretive Center Museum Director Benjamin Saulsberry, left, and ETIC Executive Director Patrick Weems display an oversized check representing funds awarded to the Emmett Till Memorial Commission through a federal COVID-19 relief program. (Photo special to The Sun-Sentinel)
HERNANDO — The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi recently distributed federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds to nonprofits and food pantries in the area.
The entities had to apply for the money, proving a loss of funds due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
