HARRISBURG (WSIL) -- Businesses in Saline County received funding Friday from the "
The event, featuring music and performances, was live streamed on Facebook to raise money for small businesses impacted by the pandemic.
In total $24,000 was raised for local businesses.
The money will be used to help those businesses pay expenses to make it through this time of uncertainty.
Alex Watkins, the Economic Development Coordinator for Harrisburg, says there has been a real need in the community for a helping hand.
"This has been a passion project of mine. I own a small business, but I'm not benefiting from this. But I have seen the impact it has left in our community, with some of our small businesses closed for 3 months really makes an impact on their standing in the community," said Watkins.
The money was distributed to 22 different small businesses.
