{"id":29842,"date":"2026-02-04T15:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=29842"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:03:07","slug":"the-wheat-penny-donates-1000-toward-trec-trail-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/29842-the-wheat-penny-donates-1000-toward-trec-trail-system\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wheat Penny Donates $1,000 Toward TREC Trail System"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>(LEFT TO RIGHT: WHEAT PENNY CO-OWNER MICHAEL BRUMMER; TREC PRESIDENT MO DUST; WHEAT PENNY CO-OWNER RILEY PRUEMER)<\/p>\n<p>Trail Recreation Effingham County (TREC) is grateful to The Wheat Penny for a $1,000 donation in support of the continued growth and maintenance of the TREC Trail system. The donation was made possible through proceeds from the Ham City Fall Fest.<\/p>\n<p>TREC President Mo Dust said, &#8220;Community support like this plays a vital role in helping TREC enhance trail amenities, expand access, and ensure the trails remain a welcoming resource for residents and visitors alike.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>TREC extends its sincere thanks to The Wheat Penny and everyone involved in Ham City Fall Fest for investing in the future of local recreation. For more information about TREC or to learn how to contribute, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.trectrails.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.trectrails.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1770323872160000&amp;usg=AOvVaw18XJX2gRdJiS1JEeYiYqKK\">www.trectrails.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(LEFT TO RIGHT: WHEAT PENNY CO-OWNER MICHAEL BRUMMER; TREC PRESIDENT MO DUST; WHEAT PENNY CO-OWNER RILEY PRUEMER) Trail Recreation Effingham County (TREC) is grateful to The Wheat Penny for a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29843,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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