Grant Application Deadline.
All applications due by noon.
Call Liz or Dawn with questions at
765.662.0065
Gilead Ministries
Celebration Golf Scramble
1:30pm at Arbor Trace Golf Club
765-664-3734
gileadministries.com
Thurs, August 28
Family Service Society's Circle of Friends Luncheon
Call Kelly Turner at 765.662.9971 for more information.
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thesaurus? - Steven Wright
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Lt. Governor Skillman Awards Gas
City
$360,000 for Historic
Preservation Project
City Presented a Community Focus
Fund Grant
"Our state cannot be divided into the have and
the have-nots. That's why Monday was an important day for
Indiana's small towns and rural communities. Gas City and 25 other
communities will share more than $11 million to help with
infrastructure improvements, downtown revitalization, libraries and
fire services. I awarded Gas City $360,000 to make renovations to the
Thompson-Ray House for leadership training and meeting space for
civic organizations."
- Becky Skillman, Lt. Governor of Indiana,
as
stated in a press release last week
It's exciting to know
that a leadership training center will be built in Gas City, but the
$360,000 received for renovations is just a start. Some
matching money is needed to meet the requirements of the grant
awarded and to complete the project as well. If you're
interested in helping donate to this project, contact the Community
Foundation. We have a fund specifically dedicated to this project!
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Help Gilead Help Cancer Patients
Gilead Ministries is having its annual Celebration
Scramble on Friday, August 14, 2009 at Arbor Trace Golf Club. There
will be a 1:30 shotgun start and proceeds help Gilead help cancer
patients. Below are the specifics, sign up today!
Early Bird Sign up - $45 Player / $180 team
After August 2, 2009 - $50 Player / $200 Team
Team / Hole Sponsor Special - $250
Celebration Hole Sponsors - $100
Cancer Patients Play Free
Call Gilead office at 765.664.3734 for details.
Early Bird Entry Must be received by August 1, 2009
Register Online at www.gileadministries.com
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Westminster
Presbyterian Preschool
Celebrates 40 Years of Ministry
Westminster Presbyterian Preschool is the longest running preschool
in Grant County. This fall the preschool will begin its 40th year of
ministry to young children. The preschool was founded on September 7,
1970 by Mrs. Sadye Bradley after the Christian Education Committee of
Westminster Presbyterian Church made a recommendation to open a
preschool. During the first year, 55 children were enrolled filling two
classes of four and five year olds and one class of three year olds.
The following January, 15 "scholarship kids" were added to
the enrollment consisting of children of families who could not
afford to attend preschool. As the years continued the preschool
grew as it continued to provide quality, developmentally appropriate
Christian education for young children. The Young's Library was later
opened at the preschool with a collection that has grown to include
3300 selections that represent the best of children's classical,
contemporary, and sacred literature as well as movies, audio books,
computer games, and books on parenting, child development and
Christian living.
As the preschool begins its 40th year, many exciting
additions to the program are being offered to meet the needs of
families today. Just as kindergarten has made the shift to full day,
the preschool now offers, along with a half day program, a full day
option from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Continuing in its mission to
make a Christian preschool experience possible to all families,
Westminster Presbyterian Preschool still provides scholarships to
families who demonstrate need, and now accepts CCDF vouchers. As a
participant in the Adult and Child Food Program, nutritious
snacks and lunch are provided as a part of the program. The
preschool offers classes for children starting at age one through
pre-Kindergarten and which adhere to NAEYC guidelines including low
student to teacher ratios.
The preschool is located at 1100 Jeffras Avenue in Marion,
two blocks northwest of Marion General Hospital. There will be an Ice
Cream Social Open House from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 6th.
Like what you've just learned about Westminster
Preschool? Check out their Open House and/or make a donation to their
fund held here at the Community Foundation.
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Five
Reasons Why You May Not Own Life Insurance
Let's look at the "top
five" reasons people give for not owning life insurance.
Savvy Senior
Grandfamilies:
Resources for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
You definitely have plenty of company on this issue.
Across the U.S., more than 2.4 million grandparents are raising their
grandchildren, as the parents struggle with a variety of serious
problems such as drug or alcohol addiction, financial hardship,
mental illness, prison time, domestic violence, divorce and more.
Washington Hotline
Healthcare
Reform on Hold Until Fall
Following approval of the America's Affordable Health
Choices Act of 2009 by the House Ways and Means Committee, Speaker
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) planned to vote on the healthcare bill by the end
of July. The House healthcare bill is funded by a surtax of up to
5.4% on incomes over $1,000,000.
Finances
CIT Offers Carrot, Wields Stick
CIT group, one of the nation's largest lenders to small and
medium-sized businesses, sweetened its offer regarding debt buybacks
on Friday. CIT has offered to purchase notes from lenders at roughly
$850 per $1,000 outstanding on each note. While offering this
"carrot" CIT simultaneously announced that if the buyback
is unsuccessful it will have no choice but to file for bankruptcy
protection.
Treasurys Fall as Stocks Rebound
Treasurys fell for the second straight day
on Friday extending big increases in yields. Many analysts view the
declines as a result of investor confidence in stocks as the Dow
continues to rebound from massive losses.
Fixed Rate Mortgages Edge Higher
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM)
averaged 5.20 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending
July 23, 2009, up from last week when it averaged 5.14 percent.
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Building a Tradition of
Giving,
Dawn Brown
Community Foundation of Grant County
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