Jan’s Flower and Gift Shop will receive $1,500 from the Vandalia-Butler Foundation’s Small Business Opportunity Fund to provide technology upgrades.

Paula Rohn, who purchased the business in 2007, plans to use the funds to help cover the costs of a new phone system, computer and printer. The shop has been a fixture in the Vandalia-Butler community since 1963.

“Small businesses are an important part of what makes the community special,” said Candice Farst, chair of the Vandalia-Butler Foundation’s grants committee. “We’re pleased to support Jan’s Flower and Gift Shop with these technology upgrades to help the business continue serving the community.”

The Small Business Opportunity Fund was established in 2015 in memory of Ron Gearhart, a longtime school board member, real estate broker and consultant, to offer financial assistance to small businesses in Vandalia and Butler Township. The Vandalia-Butler Foundation makes at least one award annually.

The Vandalia-Butler Foundation and its funds are components of The Dayton Foundation. Leadership for the Vandalia-Butler Foundation rests in our own community, while fiscal oversight of our funds is maintained by The Dayton Foundation, which serves the Dayton/Miami Valley area. This partnership allows for the Vandalia-Butler community to benefit from local leadership and profit from resources pooled with others for investment growth.

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