Local charities benefit from community festival

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - A few local charities are benefiting from a downtown Terre Haute festival that showcased the community.

The Miracle on 7th Street committee presented a check to four local charities: Saint Benedict’s Church, the Terre Haute Tribune Star Basket Program, the Salvation Army and the 14th and Chestnut Community Center.

Each charity received a check for $1,500 which will be used to help fund more community work from the organizations.

Miracle on 7th Street board member Martha Cross said donating to local charities is very important to the helping the community.

“To make Terre Haute the kind of place that people look to, as people who help other people out, and who look out for all the people: all the people in their community and who have a strong, both physical presence and also a community presence,” said Crossen.

Crossen said the festival was able to donate to 23 nonprofits in the Wabash Valley this year.