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Fundholder e-Newsletter - February 2024

CF Florida Trip

Community Foundation President/CEO Alicia Dicks, along with Director of Giving Strategies Nick Grimmer, will be visiting Naples, FL in late-March. Their itinerary is as follows:

Luncheon at M Waterfront Grille

Monday, March 25 - 11:30 a.m.

Cocktail Reception at Cabana Bayfront

Monday, March 25 - 3:30 p.m.

To RSVP for one or both of these casual events, please email Nick Grimmer at ngrimmer@foundationhoc.org

Funding Opportunities Catalog

An online directory of nonprofit needs seeking support

Explore our ever-changing list of nonprofit projects, programs, and needs that your fund may choose to support. You can recommend full or partial support for one or more of the opportunities. Below are three sample nonprofit need requests. Click here to view the full catalog, which makes it easy to search and sort the various funding opportunities.

Mercy Flight Central

BabyPods

Funding Needed: $2,500

Mercy Flight Central, Inc. is seeking funding to purchase infant transport receptacles called BabyPods to have available at both locations for its patients.

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The Root Farm

Honey Extractor

Funding Needed: $2,000

The Root Farm is seeking funding to purchase a honey extractor and other accessories to assist in harvesting honey from their beehives.

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Johnson Park Center Bedding & Bath Towels

Funding Needed: $2,500

Johnson Park Center is seeking funding to purchase new bedding and bath towels for the homeless individuals residing in their emergency shelter.

Browse the Full List of Needs Here

Fund Spotlight

Debbie's Kids Memorial Fund was established in 2023 by Kari & Daniel in memory of their mother, Debra Reuben Deronda, who passed away on Mother's Day 2017. This fund honors and remembers her life's work in the Mohawk Valley and in North Carolina as a social worker and child advocate who fought tirelessly to protect and empower children. Proceeds to this fund will benefit youth advocacy and youth mental health services.

Click Here To Learn More

Free "UnCharitable" Screening

Save the date! Exposing the dark side of philanthropy and introducing a radical new way of giving, "UnCharitable" is a documentary film led by Dan Pallotta, whose record-breaking TED Talk on the subject has inspired leading philanthropists and changemakers - and you can see the film for FREE at Munson in March!

Click Here to Reserve Your Spot

National Wear Red Day

Since 2004, the American Heart Association’s signature women's initiative, Go Red for Women, has addressed the awareness and clinical care gaps of women’s greatest health threat, cardiovascular disease (CVD). National Wear Red Day was on February 2 and our team was proud to participate in the cause!

Foundation in the News

ANCA to host virtual events aimed at businesses in transition

Organizations in towns of Webb, Inlet receive $115,000 in grants

Historic signage to be installed at Inlet's Arrowhead Park

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