J. Floyd Dixon Memorial Fund accepting grant applications to Benefit Jackson County a 2016 – The Jackson County Times-Journal: Community

Floyd Dixon Memorial Fund accepting grant applications to Benefit Jackson County a 2016 Floyd Dixon Memorial Fund is currently accepting applications for its 2016 grant program.

Each year, the fund awards grants to nonprofit organizations located in Jackson County that focus primarily on education or health issues.

Last yearas recipients included: Easter Seals Central and Southeast Ohio, Inc.; Health Recovery Services, Inc.; Jackson City Schools; Jackson County Board on Aging, Inc.; Jackson County Health Department; Jackson-Vinton Community Action, Inc.; Oak Hill Union Local School District; Oaks United Inc.; Stargazey’s Equine Therapy; Wellston City Schools; and Jackson Area YMCA.

The fund is named for Professor Floyd Dixon, who was raised on a farm in Jackson County near Oak Hill. Dixon’s service to the area schools continued in 1920 with his appointment as superintendent of schools for Jackson County. Dixon worked to pass a tax levy vital to the long-term success of Jackson schools, and was instrumental in creating two new high schools, Bloomfield Township and Scioto Township.

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