The Villages Old Time Radio Drama Club and The Villages Old Time Radio Players donated $1,000 to Corrections Foundation, Inc. an organization that accepts donations for the The Sumter Correctional Institution on behalf of the Florida Department of Corrections.
The donation goes to The Sumter Correctional Institution in Bushnell for the purpose of helping replace an aging and leaking roof of the 52-year-old chapel building.
Charlie Horrell of the Village of Pinellas, a long-time volunteer with the prison ministry at the Sumter facility, accepted the donation on behalf of Senior Chaplain John N. Hope for the Chapel in the Sumter Corrections Institution in Bushnell.
Representing The Villages Old Time Radio Drama Club and Players were Ed Williams (Village of Virginia Trace), Joan Teets (Village of Sanibel), and Vince Maury (Village of Santo Domingo.
“What better way to show the spirit of giving at this time of year than to make it possible for religious services to be conducted in a dry chapel,” Teets said.
Corrections Foundation, Inc. located in Tallahassee, Florida, is established as a 501(c)3 non-profit Corporation as the Direct Support Organization for the Florida Department of Corrections pursuant to Chapter 944-802, Florida Statutes.
The Chapel Building is located at the Sumter Corrections Institution, 9544 CR 476B in Bushell, Florida. The building is over 50 years old and its roof is desperately in need of replacement that will cost $29,500 for which more than $15,000 has been donated.
The Villages Old Time Radio Drama Club meets on the first Thursday each month at Seabreeze Recreation Center.
The Villages Old Time Radio Players is a group of actors from the Old Time Radio Club and various theater groups in The Villages that perform Classic Golden Age of Radio shows as entertainment for other clubs and organizations in and outside The Villages.