MAAC Foundation Receives $1M Donation
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The Multi Agency Academic Cooperative Foundation in Valparaiso has received a $1 million gift from the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation for the construction of a Residential Tactical Training Village. The foundation says the village will provide a real-life training environment for fire and EMS scenario-based situations and street approaches by law enforcement personnel.
The village will consist of a single-story house, a two-story house, a mobile home, and multiple garage, deck, and patio configurations.
“We are pleased to partner with the MAAC and the McMillan Family on this one-of-a kind facility in Northwest Indiana,” said William Hanna, executive director of the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation. “Realistic training scenarios and cross training between first responders is key to improving public safety. The result of the teamwork that will occur in this new training village will save lives.”
The dollar-for-dollar matching funds from the foundation are being matched by a $1 million donation from Stewart and Kathryn McMillan.
“We have made HUGE strides at MAAC over the past five years in providing training facilities for our dedicated first responders,” founder and fire chief Stewart G. McMillan. “I could not be more proud than to have the White Foundation join us in such a significant way. This donation will take us to the next level!”
The training village is the fourth development of the MAAC’s 22-acre campus.