Crawford County
Community Fund
For good. For ever.
“Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has”- Margaret Mead
2009 Grant Reception
Jim O'Meara, Crawford County Community Fund Advisory Board Chair, presented the first grant awards August 18, 2009. Refreshments were provided by local food producers.
The Fund awarded five grants totaling $5,000:
- Kickapoo River log jam clean-up project to help promote tourism
- Feasibility study for a community commercial grade kitchen to be used by local food producers to
help get their products to market
- Prairie du Chien food pantry/farmers market program
- Gays Mills food pantry/farmers market program
- Ferryville food pantry/farmers market program
The food pantry/farmers market programs provide $5 coupons to food pantry clients to be used for locally grown fresh produce sold at the farmers markets. We help feed the poor while supporting the local economy at the same time.
What you always wanted to know about the Crawford County Community Fund
-I help you give where you live.
I know our community.
-My advisory board is made up of people like you. People who keep in touch with the needs and concerns of
Crawford County.
I'm concerned about the things you are concerned about.
-Economic development, education for youth and adults, health & human services, access to arts programming, and much
more.
I’ll never give up.
-I’m built on the concept of permanence. I’m an endowment fund that starts small and will I continue to grow. You can give to me knowing that I’ll be working for a better Crawford County. Principal is not spent. A portion of the income earned is granted back to the community. When community needs change, and they will, I’ll be here to respond. I’m here For good. For ever.
I carry a big umbrella.
-Actually, I’m under the umbrella of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin, Inc., a 501 c 3 not-for-profit public charity. The Community Foundation helps me and more than 500 other charitable funds make a difference in the quality of community life, wherever ‘community' might be.
I’m Crawford County’s ‘nest egg’.
-Like your own nest egg, I grow too. Gifts to the Crawford County Community Fund are pooled with other gifts (like a mutual fund) providing higher yield and more diverse investment instruments. With the help of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin and seven investment banks, I enjoy some very attractive investment opportunities.
I accept gifts from everyone.
-Most of my gifts come from working families, kids and small businesses. What they share is a common desire to lift the lives of their fellow citizens and see change in Crawford County. By combining our resources we maximize the impact of modest gifts (see nest egg).
If you have further questions, please contact Sue Conley, Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Executive Director: 26 South Jackson St., Janesville, WI 53548. 608-758-0883 or 800-995-2379. Or send an e-mail correspondence to sueconley@cfsw.org.
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