The Dana Brown Charitable Trust Grants $10,000 To MERS Goodwill

ST. LOUIS - Nov. 25, 2014 - PRLog -- MERS Goodwill is pleased to announce the acceptance of a $10,000 grant from the Dana Brown Charitable Trust. MERS Goodwill will use the funds to purchase equipment and supplies for the Imagination Learning Center, which provides child day care services to clients participating in MERS Goodwill rehabilitation programs, MERS Goodwill staff, and to families living or working in the downtown St. Louis area. The Center’s mission is to provide children with comprehensive education to facilitate cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and linguistic development.

“We are so grateful for the generous support from the Dana Brown Charitable Trust,” said Lewis C. Chartock, Ph.D., President and CEO of MERS Goodwill. “This grant will enable us to provide our community’s children with tools that foster both education and creativity. We know the importance of providing children from all backgrounds with a positive, caring, and safe learning environment, and this donation will help ensure our cause.”

The Imagination Learning Center is committed to developing a safe and nurturing environment that promotes family involvement and participation. The Center offers day care programs for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers ages 6 weeks to 7 years old. The $10,000 grant will be used to update equipment and supplies at the Imagination Learning Center.

“We offer our best wishes for the Center’s success and look forward to the benefits the Imagination Learning Center will continue to offer the St. Louis community,” said Daniel D. Watt, chairman of the Dana Brown Charitable Trust.

Since its inception in 1995, the Dana Brown Charitable Trust has granted $62 million to St. Louis area organizations.

The Dana Brown Charitable Trust is a private, grant-making foundation established to provide for the health, education, and welfare of underprivileged and economically disadvantaged children in the greater St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. For more information, visit www.danabrowncharitabletrust.org.

For more information on the Imagination Learning Center in St. Louis, visit www.imaginationlearningcenter.com.

About MERS Goodwill

MERS Goodwill is a non-profit agency that provides for the vocational needs of individuals who have barriers to employment through disability or economic disadvantage. Annually serving more than 60,000 individuals, the organization operates in 75 locations serving 74 counties in the bi-state area. Revenues from 42 Goodwill stores assist with funding MERS Goodwill job training and employment services. MERS Goodwill is a proud member of the United Way. For more information about MERS Goodwill or to find a Goodwill donation center near you, call 314-241-3464 or visit www.mersgoodwill.org.