Family members and friends of Donna Althar gather as Director of Compassion Ministries at the Hope Center Lorie Spain, at right, unveils a plaque in her honor. Spain said Althar was one of the founding members of the Community Clothes Closet, which is now branded as the Restored61 Clothing Ministry in the Hope Center. A longtime volunteer at the operation, Althar died in April of 2020. The plaque, outside of the clothing store, reads: “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassion of its members.”
(Journal-Tribune photo by Kayleen Petrovia)