The Grant County Community Foundation announced record participation and funding for this year’s Grant County Gives campaign during the Chamber Coffee at the Grant County Senior Center.
Grant County Gives will run Nov. 1-7, with 39 local nonprofit organizations participating. A total of 58 local organizations have contributed to the campaign’s matching fund, which currently stands at $57,539.
The Patterson Family Foundation has provided an additional $50,000, bringing the total matching fund to $107,539. The funds will be distributed proportionally among participating nonprofits based on the money each organization raises.
This year also marks the 15th anniversary of Grant County Gives. To celebrate, the Community Foundation will hold an open house Nov. 5. Anyone who donates at least $1 that day will be entered into a drawing for the opportunity to select a participating nonprofit to receive a $1,500 donation from the foundation.
A celebration coffee will be held Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. at Bear Creek to recognize participating organizations and distribute the campaign proceeds.
The Community Foundation also recognized a $464,560.14 legacy gift from the late Alice Fry, a longtime Grant County community member and cooperative extension service agent.
Fry served as an extension agent for 40 years and was involved in 4-H, community activities and her faith. She was named Citizen of the Year in 2010 and received a Random Acts of Kindness award in 2019.
Six local organizations each received $57,812.13 from the initial gift, followed by an additional $5,143.60 from the sale of stock. The organizations were the 4-H Extension Council, Loaves and Fishes, Women of Purpose, Ulysses Animal Shelter, Grant County Senior Center, and Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital Volunteers.
The Grant County Scholarship Foundation received an additional $86,825.76.
The money was placed into endowed funds, meaning the principal remains invested while the organizations can receive funding generated from the funds in future years.
Additional funds from Fry’s estate, including certificates of deposit maturing next year, are expected to provide further support.
The Community Foundation also announced that it awarded more than $575,000 in grants during the previous year.
Sept. 23: Golden Plains Credit Union blackout T-shirt sale.
Sept. 25: Tiger blackout game.
Sept. 29: Fairy Tale Fair at the Civic Center, hosted by the Grant County Library, 6:30-8 p.m.
Oct. 1: Grant County Health Department drive-through flu clinic at the fire department, 7 a.m.-2 p.m.
Oct. 2: Grace Lutheran Church, 205 E Patterson Ave, is having our annual Free Family Fun Night on Friday, October 2nd from 6-8PM. We will have games, a bouncy house, food, and drinks.
Oct. 3: All-Fest, featuring vendors on Main Street, a concert, beer garden, Pioneer safety event, pingpong ball drop, Tiger Egg Hunt, and car show.
Oct. 6 - Nov. 3: American Legion bingo at 7 p.m. as part of Grant County Gives.
Oct. 30: Trick-or-Treat Trail, 4-6 p.m.
Nov. 1-7: Grant County Gives week.
Nov. 5: Grant County Community Foundation 15th anniversary open house.
Nov. 7: Community Health Fair, with free testing.
Nov. 12: Grant County Gives celebration coffee at Bear Creek, 10 a.m.
Jan. 30: Grant County Community Foundation’s second annual gala.
The next Chamber Coffee will be hosted by Quilts of Valor at the Grant County Senior Center.
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