The Cancer Council of Ellis County announce last week it has received a $1,000 grant from the Midwest Energy Community Fund. The funds will be used to purchase an “Event Kit” that the organization has been in need of for some time. Items in the kit will include a dome tent with sidewalls, stakes and weight bags, table cover, two folding tables, and two feather flags. The “Event Kit” will be used at outdoor events throughout Ellis County and will help bring awareness of the organization.

“We are very excited to be a recipient of these funds,” Paula Flesher, executive director of the CCEC said. “Items that can seem so small and insignificant to some will help us so much with the many events we host like our 5K and Survivor’s Day. It will also be a great avenue to get our new logo out.”

In early 2014 the Cancer Council of Ellis County decided to update its logo. The organization has grown and evolved over the last 29 years and it was time for a change. However the refreshed logo still reflects who the CCEC is and still holds true to the history of the group. The new logo still retains core elements including the torch, a symbol of hope. The group’s secretary Jordan Seirer, a media specialist at Nex-Tech, designed the new logo.

The mission of the CCEC is to provide services to individuals and families affected by cancer and to provide education about cancer to the general public. They do this through financial services, sunscreen education, nutritional supplements and more.

The Midwest Energy Community Fund was created in 2005, and provides funds to activities that focus on youth, arts, education, libraries, community events and similar projects. The Community Fund Committees determine who receives the awards from $50 to $1,000.