September is National Preparedness Month, recognized each year to promote family and community disaster planning. As our nation continues to respond to COVID-19, and we have experienced how quickly our “normal life” can get turned upside down, there is no better time to start planning and preparing this month.

The Three Rivers Area Community Foundation has been serving the local Three Rivers community for more than 45 years through educational scholarships, competitive grant making, and supporting special projects and events. Like others, continuing normal operations during 2020, in the midst of a global health pandemic, was going to be a challenge. The focus wasn’t about the foundation but instead, “how can we help?”