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The Mansfield Rising Plan is evolving

By Maura Teynor   |  February 15, 2024

A group of ten people is heading to the South by Southwest Conference (SXSW) in in Austin, TX in March to bolster the Mansfield Rising Plan. “We have an opportunity through an anonymous donor to send another cohort to SXSW. The goal is to strengthen and enhance the current Mansfield Rising team and plan,” said Richland County Foundation Senior Community Investment Officer Allie Watson. The donor told Watson the results they’ve seen from the Mansfield Rising Plan are the best thing that has happened to downtown Mansfield in a very long time.(Photo: Nan McCartney, Jessica Hiser, Sandy Messner, Orie Rush, Mario Davison and Braxton Daniels.)

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Paying it forward one wish at a time

February 6, 2024

Steven and Christine Myers created the Visual Bucket List Foundation to provide experiences for children who have a visual impairment diagnosis. These opportunities are intended to be a special visual memory to be remembered for the rest of their liv

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