Grant for Charlie Check-First Program

A $10,000 grant to be used in the Charlie Check-First program was presented on Aug. 4 to Safety Kids, Inc. in Monroeville, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The Charlie Check-First program is conducted in conjunction with the F.B.I.'s Adopt-a-School program in the Pittsburgh School District. It is one of the many new community programs that The Pennsylvania Masonic Foundation for Children sponsors throughout the Commonwealth. Chief of Police George W. Polnar (right), a board member of the foundation, presented a check for the grant to Diane Brown, Director of Safety Kids, Inc. Attending the presentation were members of the F.B.I. in Pittsburgh, numerous dignitaries, and brethren from the Masonic lodges in the area.