Scholarships available for Morris youth to attend overnight summer camp
New program with fast turnaround time – please share with Morris students entering 4th-8th grade this fall! Click here for details!
Seneca Food Pantry receives $10,000 grant from Peg Davis Seneca Civic Fund
Seneca Food Pantry receives $10,000 grant from Peg Davis Seneca Civic Fund Program will distribute non-food items to assist struggling families By Shaw Local News Network May 11, 2022 The Seneca Community Food Pantry is a recipient of a $10,000 grant from the Peg Davis Seneca Civic Fund for the establishment of a second fund …
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Betty White’s Legacy
If social media is any indication, there was a collective “Awwww” on December 31st when the world learned of the death of celebrity Betty White. What is fantastic since then is the (equally global) idea to give to a local animal rescue/shelter program on January 17th, which would have been Betty’s 100th birthday. Two things: …
Again, COAD is activated for disaster
After the Diamond tornado, and especially in response to the Coal City tornado, the Grundy County Community Organizations Active in Disaster (GC-COAD), formalized and, as a result, was ready to respond within minutes of the first reports of the Morris Lithium Battery Incident. COADs (or VOADs – Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster) are year-round networks …
Disaster Fund open for Morris Battery Fire Incident
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2021 TO RESIDENTS EVACUATED DUE TO MORRIS BATTERY FIRE Kendall/Grundy Community Action has been able to access grant funds to assist residents evacuated due to last week’s lithium battery fire on the east side of Morris. Each household evacuated due to the fire is invited to apply for a grant. …
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Planning for outdoor fundraisers
May 13, 2021 Next in our series Nonprofit Tools for Success, the topic is outdoor fundraisers and how to plan for them. Outdoor fundraisers have a much higher level of planning involved, so be sure to include all of these tips. The first tip is to plan early. Outdoor events often need municipal or …
What’s your family legacy?
March 18, 2021 While thinking about family philanthropy, I typed the word “legacy” into the thesaurus and was surprised that the first words to pop up were “endowment,” “bequest,” “estate,” and “gift.” These are words that I use daily, but I doubt most of you use them when thinking about family and philanthropy. Typing …
March 2021 newsletter – We have some questions for you!
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Question: Can your heirs get by with just 95% of your estate?
February 18, 2021 February starts what I hope is only a six-week crabby season. Is it a coincidence that the groundhog declaring six more weeks of winter also launches tax preparation season? We’re in that time of year when we focus on our finances. Paying off credit cards from Christmas shopping. Getting W-2s …
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