Mercy Foundation manager thanks Myrtle Creek for $24,000 fundraiser boost for prevention programs

Marianne Pearson, violence prevention program manager for Mercy Foundation, told the Myrtle Creek City Council on Oct. 6 that the nonprofit’s recent "Challenge of the Heroes" fundraiser raised about $24,000 in roughly 2.5 hours and that the proceeds are being funneled back into community prevention work. "We raised through this event, about $24,000 in about 2.5 hours," Pearson said, adding that roughly 1,800 people attended from South County.