Group formed after Oregon District tragedy to present first grant

DAYTON — LovelighT Circle is planning to surprise a local non-profit with a check for $1,000 this weekend.

LovelighT was formed in August following the mass shooting in Dayton’s Oregon District, by friends and family of Logan Turner, one of the nine innocent victims killed.

Its mission is to create a community of people who will proactively put love and light into the world.

The group raises funds for nonprofit organizations around the country that are dedicated to similar missions.

LovelighT’s Executive Director Betsy Westhafer says they’re keeping the name of the first grant recipient a secret until the presentation is made. Logan Turner’s parents, Mike and Kathy Turner, will be in town to personally present the oversized check.

Westhafer added that LovelighT received an anonymous donation of $4,000 this week from someone not connected to Logan.

Westhafer said she’s “blown away by the people in this LovelighT community.”

The money will allow the group to give out multiple grants to deserving non profits with missions similar to its own, Westhafer said.

For more information about LovelighT Circle you can join the public group and help spread the love and the light.