The City of Lisbon and City of Mount Vernon received a total of $10,000 each from Channel Seeds. Mount Vernon Community Development Group director Joe Jennison presented the checks at the Mount Vernon and Lisbon city council meetings in early January.
Jennison explained the $20,000 donation from Channel Seed was part of the video project that Channel had made that featured stories from Mount Vernon and Lisbon residents from their memories and the impact the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho had in the communities. The $10,000 checks for each community are to be used to help with tree replanting efforts.
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group president Rich Herrmann (right) hands a $10,000 check to Mount Vernon mayor Tom Wieseler at a recent city council meeting. The check was from Channel Seed for tree replanting efforts in the city of Mount Vernon.