The Community Foundation for Crawford County thanked their donors with an Evening of Philanthropy last week at the Aspen Terrace Clubhouse in Galion. Contributors from throughout Crawford County gathered to enjoy food, drinks and socializing.
Presentation of the 2018 Spirit of Philanthropy Award: Brad Starkey, Foundation Chairman, Tim Hicks representing the Timken Foundation, Libby McPeek, and Lisa Workman, Foundation President.
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AmazonSmile has donated over $100 million to charities thanks to customers shopping at smile.amazon.com. To celebrate, AmazonSmile is donating 5% (ten times the usual amount) to The Community Foundation For Crawford County when you shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/34-1465822 through Nov 2. #AmazoSmile #StartWithaSmile
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The Community Foundation for Crawford County held its annual meeting and celebration event last week at the Trillium Event Center in Bucyrus. Opening comments were made by Lisa Workman, President of the Foundation, to a crowd of about 77. Attendees learned about the book, “New Power” and listened to a video of its author, Henry Timms, who also created the international day of philanthropy and kindness known as #GivingTuesday. Workman encouraged the crowd to “take off our letterman jackets and harness the connections of our larger, Crawford County crowd.” She applauded local efforts that have produced an increase in Crawford County’s 20-29 age group population, as well as a 2% increase in the county’s education attainment level.
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The Community Foundation for Crawford County welcomed a new Board member when they met this week: Sarah Wegesin.
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The Community Foundation for Crawford County, the Friends of the Crawford Park District, and United Way of Crawford County recently collaborated on an evening to talk about planned giving.
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The Community Foundation for Crawford County recently awarded over $20,000 in competitive grants to local charitable organizations and schools during their second granting cycle of 2018.
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The Community Foundation for Crawford County and the Crawford Success Center of North Central State College (NCSC) recently collaborated on an evening to celebrate education and student achievement. Opening comments were made by Lisa Workman, President of the Foundation, Dr. Dorey Diab, President of NCSC, and Amanda Sheets, Operations Manager of the Crawford Success Center to a crowd of about 70 who gathered last Thursday evening at the Crawford Success Center. Attendees learned that the educational attainment level in Crawford County has increased by 2% in the last three years, and that many scholarships that are available are no longer just for graduating high school seniors.
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The Community Foundation for Crawford County recently awarded over $227,500 in competitive grants to local charitable organizations and schools.
Community grants went to the following:
• Acres of Adventure, Inc. - $10,000 towards a Crawford County water quality learning area
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio - $5,000 towards overnight stays for Crawford County families with ill children
• American Red Cross of North Central Ohio - $5,100 to support home fire relief and disaster victims in Crawford County
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The Community Foundation for Crawford County surprised the local chapter of The Salvation Army with a $500 check during Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Week last week.
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The Community Foundation for Crawford County announces the arrival of a new scholarship opportunity for local students. A new scholarship fund has been established at the Foundation by the Friends of the Crawford Park District in memory of Dr. Laurie Anne Rhodebeck, The Dr. Laurie Anne Rhodebeck Memorial Scholarship Fund.
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