A Healthy, Hefty Gift

Jim Harriger, executive director of Springfield Victory Mission, speaks July 24 to the crowd gathered at St. John’s Clinic-Fremont for the health system’s presentation of a $75,000 gift to the mission. The money, raised by St. John’s employers and member doctors, will provide 5,000 Ozarks children with backpacks, school supplies, books and clothing. Supplies will be distributed to 3,000 Springfield-area children Aug. 14 at Central Assembly of God, 1301 Boonville Ave., for its back-to-school event.