Grants awarded at BCCF’s “Night of Philanthropy”

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The MO Beef Kids Program was awarded $50,000 by the Danny and Jewell Little Grantmaking Fund. MO Beef Kids program, who has been the heartbeat of Barton County since 2017, connects schools and their food service professionals to cattle farmers and ranchers to “beef” up school lunches.


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