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Ages Community presents $6,724.89 from haunted-trail proceeds to Galesburg Nature Center
Summary
Darla Crechee, founder of Ages Community, presented a $6,724.89 check from the "Walk of the Dead" and reported total contributions of $53,166.77 over nine years; funds support free and low-cost nature programs and accessibility improvements at the Nature Center.
Darla Crechee, founder and board member of Ages Community, told the council she and volunteers presented the city with a check for $6,724.89 from the group's 2025 "Walk of the Dead" haunted trail. She said the event ran eight nights, drew about 1,100 attendees in 2025 and has, over nine years, generated $53,166.77 in payments to the city plus $3,000 in donated fishing-derby prizes.
Crechee described how proceeds have funded no-cost and low-cost nature programs — including Saturday nature programs, a nature preschool and improved handicapped accessibility via a paved trail and a nearby waterline — and invited residents to volunteer at upcoming trail cleanups the first two weekends in May. The council thanked Crechee and volunteers for their contribution and community service.
The donation was presented during the public-comment portion of the March 2 meeting and was accepted by the council for use in nature-center programming.
