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Registration open for CSA's
Spring Classes at:
December 6, 2009
1:30 -
4:00 @ CASA's Retirement Open House for Terry Stephenson
CSA's
Christmas Show directed by Dave Rees -- Buy tickets for this
limited seating show at www.buycooltix.com
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Donate Online
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A genius is a talented person who does his homework.
- Thomas Edison
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Foundation Board Member Needs Your Vote in
Dru (Barnes) McCoy,
president-elect of the Foundation board, entered a contest
sponsored by Frito-Lay and the NFL. Dru submitted a photo
of her family (the Barnes Family) and included a 100 word essay
on why she believes her family is the NFL's most fanatical
family. AND, they were selected as one of the eight
finalists!
All finalists were asked to make a video, representative of their
essay, at NFL Films in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. That video
is posted (along with the seven other finalist's videos) on the Frito
Lay website at:
http://callingallfamilies.com
Please log on to this website and vote
for the BARNES FAMILY video!
The first stage of the contest runs from
December 1st through December 15th, 2009. The top
two families receiving the most votes will have a
runoff from December 16th through December 31st, 2009 to
determine the Grand Prize winner.
The Grand Prize winner gets
a 5-day/4-night trip for six to Miami, FL from 2/4/10 through
2/8/10 to attend Super Bowl XLIV. It includes hotel
accommodations, six suite tickets to the Super Bowl, six tickets
to the Super Bowl Saturday Night Party and six tickets to the NFL
Tailgate Party (approximate retail value= $17,300).
You do not have to register
or give any personal information. You just go to the website
and you can vote as many times as you want.
We appreciate any votes you
find time to cast in this really fun FOOTBALL FAN Contest. GO
COLTS!!!!! And, Go Dru...we hope
you win!
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THE
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS SIX GRANTS TOTALING $25,636.89
The Community
Foundation of Grant County, Indiana, Inc. has announced that six
grants totaling $25,636.89 have been awarded in the Foundation's
third grant cycle of their fiscal year.
Grants are awarded quarterly in four fields of interest:
community development, education, health, and human services.
Third quarter discretionary grant and field of interest recipients
include:
- Marion Philharmonic Orchestra received $1,000
from the Thais I. Clark Endowed Fund and the Reba A Crouch
Endowment Fund for concerts for third and sixth grade classes
from Grant County schools.
- Junior Achievement received $4,400 from the
Irving Family Endowment and the Reba A. Crouch Endowment Fund
for financial literacy skills for students at Eastbrook, Marion,
and Mississinewa high schools.
- Gas City Area Chamber of Commerce received $3,500
from the Foundation's Annual Fund for an Interpretive Glass
Heritage Program during Boom Town 1892 Celebration.
- Grant County Rescue Mission received $4,500 from
the Irving Family Endowment for new tables and chairs for their
dining area.
- The Red Barn received $6,918.28 from the Annual
Fund for building supplies and furnishings for the Red Barn.
- St. Martin Community Center received $5,318.61
from the Annual Fund, the Earl B. Gottschalk Memorial Fund, the
Paul and Joan Van Ness Memorial Fund, and the Eugene and Marilyn
Glick Fund to expand the Kid's Café Program to the Boy's and
Girl's Club.
The
Community Foundation of Grant County, Indiana, Inc. is an advocate
for local philanthropy and is dedicated to improving the lives of
people in the Grant County area. An effective steward of the
community's charitable resources since 1984, the Foundation works
with donors to establish charitable funds and supports non-profit
organizations through a variety of grantmaking efforts.
Grant guidelines and applications are available online at
www.comfdn.org . The next deadline for applications is January
29, 2010 prior to Noon.
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Just For You
Gift
Annuity - Giving Through A Gift Annuity
Sara: We had a pretty good year this year. After all
the financial changes last year, we decided it was a good time to be
more careful. So we watched our budget, took a less expensive
vacation and we actually have substantial savings at the end of this
year.
Dear
Savvy Living,
My wife and I are both in our early sixties and recently sat down
with a financial adviser to figure out our needs when we retire. What
we learned is that if we're going to do some of the things we'd like
to do, we're going to need some extra income. So, can you direct us
to some good resources that can help us find some interesting
part-time or full-time work after we retire?
The
Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 extended
and expanded the home buyer credit. The credit is extended from
November 30, 2009 until April 30, 2010. In addition, if a buyer is in
a binding contract by April 30, 2010, he or she may close on the home
by June 30, 2010 and still qualify.
While
U.S. markets were closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday,
major Asian and European markets were scrambling to deal with the
news that Dubai World, a Dubai government funded
investment-corporation, seeks to delay payment on as much as $60
billion in debt for at least six months.
Treasurys
fell this week following release of economic data suggesting that the
U.S. economy is improving. The Labor Department reported jobless
claims dropping to 466,000 last week.
Freddie
Mac reported rates falling to all time lows this week. While the
30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) fell to the lowest level recorded,
the 15-year FRM dropped to a new record low since the prior week.
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
Building a Tradition of Giving,
Dawn Brown, CFRM
Community Development Officer
Community Foundation of Grant County
Feel free to visit
www.comfdn.org/donors.htm for present and past eNewsletters and
articles.
Our website is open 24
hours a day!
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Community Foundation of Grant County is confirmed in
compliance with the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations
by the Council on Foundations.
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