{"id":48613,"date":"2025-08-01T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T22:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=48613"},"modified":"2025-07-29T15:48:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:48:31","slug":"st-marys-yes-project-receives-1000-grant-from-defiance-moose-lodge-2094","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/st-marys-yes-project-receives-1000-grant-from-defiance-moose-lodge-2094\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Mary\u2019s YES Project Receives $1,000 Grant from Defiance Moose Lodge #2094"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pictured (left to right) are Audrey Roth, Chaplain of Defiance Moose Lodge #2094, and Renee Kelch, Coordinator of High School Youth Ministry for the YES Project at St. Mary\u2019s Parish.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

St. Mary\u2019s Parish and its YES Project (Youth Empowered to Serve) recently received a generous $1,000 grant from the Defiance Moose Lodge #2094 to support ongoing youth programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The donation, presented through the Defiance Moose Lodge\u2019s donor advised fund held with the Defiance Area Foundation, will help fund service-oriented activities and outreach efforts that engage high school students in the community through faith-based leadership and volunteerism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Mary\u2019s YES Project aims to empower youth to live out their faith through service, leadership, and community involvement. The support from the Moose Lodge underscores the importance of investing in programs that inspire the next generation to give back and lead with purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Defiance Moose Lodge #2094 continues to be a vital contributor to local initiatives, and its partnership with the Defiance Area Foundation allows for targeted and impactful community support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

St. Mary\u2019s Parish and its YES Project (Youth Empowered to Serve) recently received a generous $1,000 grant from the Defiance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":48615,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2230,6,13406],"tags":[26468,21783,22246,26465,26466,26467],"class_list":["post-48613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-community","category-community","category-not-for-profit","tag-audrey-roth","tag-defiance-moose-lodge-2094","tag-renee-kelch","tag-st-marys-parish","tag-yes-project","tag-youth-empowered-to-serve"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t