The Jacksonville Kiwanis Club made a donation over the weekend to a project that could benefit families faced with spina bifida surgery.
The donation of $3-thousand was made during the Illinois-Eastern Iowa Kiwanis District Convention.
The money will go to support the development of a fetal surgery training model.
Kiwanis International is trying to raise $100-thousand for the project.
Jacksonville Kiwanis president Phil Langdon says the local club is proud to support a project that gives future surgeons the training they need, and gives families more hope for the future.