We Landed the Kroc Grant!

Erica Curless’ story about the center here .

The word’s just leaking out that the city of Coeur d’Alene has landed a $25 million Kroc grant for a new community center. Stay tuned. (Photo above is of the late Joan Kroc , whose husband, Ray, built McDonalds hamburgers).

History : You can read about the Kroc grant (if the link to our archives works) here and an editorial I wrote about its significance here .

Family Phil provides a link to San Diego’s Kroc Center here .