On February 21, 2013, the board of trustees of the Community Foundation of Grundy County welcomed four new board members: Nancy Bjelland Lorraine Davidson Dave Ferguson Shantel Leasure Two are replacing past board members Sheriff Terry Marketti and Russelle Holsinger, and two are part of our expansion from a board of 11 to 13. Please […]
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Representative Pam Roth and the Grundy Partnership for Children invite the public to a “Summer Activity Expo” on Saturday, March 16th, at the VFW in Morris. Organizations from the area who offer summer activities, camps, and programs for children ages birth to 18 will have displays to answer your questions, as well as accept registrations
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Back by popular demand: Mental Health First Aid Training! April 22, 23, 24 at Morris Fire Station 2, 2300 Ashton Road, Morris. 8 am to noon 12 hours CEUs for CNE, IAODAPCA, LCSW, LMFT, LCPC, AND CPDU $25 includes book and materials RSVP SOON to [email protected] or 630-646-5154 Click the link below for an informational flyer
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Fire science to nurture January 16, 2013 by Christina Chapman The second Pete Muffler Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Morris Community High School senior Jake Ruettiger. Ruettiger was given his $1,000 scholarship last week through the Community Foundation of Grundy County, which facilitates the scholarship program. He is currently attending Spoon River College
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2013 grant budget increases to $20,000 by Devan Gagliardo — Community Foundation of Grundy County Once again a new year is upon us. The new year is typically a time when we reflect on the past year and make plans for the new year. As individuals, we look at our successes and failures with
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Due April 1, 2013 Open to all HS students who are residents of Grundy County with plans to study fire science. Please see criteria below for details: Muffler Scholarship-criteria 2013 Muffler Scholarship Application Instructions 2013 Muffler Scholarship Fillable Application 2013 or: Muffler Scholarship Application 2013
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CFGC’s board of trustees approved the 2013 budget at the December meeting, including a budget of $20,000 for unrestricted grantmaking. This is a 400% increase from the $5,000 2012 grants budget. We promised in our annual appeal that we would dedicate 50% of our year-end fundraising to an increased grantmaking budget, and we are thrilled
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CFGC joins the entire Grundy County community in mourning the death of Sheriff Terry Marketti, a CFGC trustee since 2010. His passion for Grundy County and common sense style was a great asset to our organization! Obituary for Sheriff Terry M. Marketti Age 56, of Gardner, IL, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, December 14, 2012 at
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Wish List project seeks to help area organizations by Devan Gagliardo — Program Director for Community Foundation of Grundy County As I write this, Santa is making his list and checking it twice. He’s finding out who is naughty and who is nice. While Santa has been making his list, we at the Community Foundation
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