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Chirp Program provides musical instruments to students
About a year ago, Bridgeport physician Mike Hess started the Child Instrument Recycle Program (Chirp) to make used musical instruments available to promising music students who can’t afford to buy new or used instruments on their own.
He’ll be collecting donations April 27 at Meadowbrook Mall.
Job Squad establishes new endowment fund
Job Squad,
Inc., a private, nonprofit community rehabilitation program located in Bridgeport, has created a new endowment fund to help support the organization’s mission to provide employment
opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
Donations still needed for Patriot Memorial Flag Fund
The Marion County Patriot Memorial Flag Committee continues to
seek donations to erect and maintain a 30-by-50-foot American flag overlooking
I-79 in Fairmont.
“We need to reach out and acquire more funds for the
everlasting flag endowment and pole construction,” said C. Rick Hardman,
designer of the project sponsored by Marion County Chapter 163 of the Korean
War Veterans Association. “We need more donors to complete our goal for the
continuous replacement of the flag, which will fly atop a 125-foot flagpole at
East Marion County Park.”
YCF approved for national accreditation
The National Standards Board of the Council on Foundations, after a thorough review process, has certified YCF for national accreditation.
This distinction places YCF among the most
respected philanthropic organizations in the nation while demonstrating our
work for — and our commitment to — the citizens of North Central West
Virginia.
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Your Community Foundation provides scholarship opportunities for local students.
Empty Bowls establishes endowment fund to support hunger relief programs
Empty Bowls Monongalia has established a new endowment fund with Your Community
Foundation (YCF) to support local hunger relief projects in Monongalia County and
to raise public awareness of food security and related issues.
YCF requests applicants for 2013 scholarships in Marion County
YCF is requesting applicants for scholarships to be awarded to students from Marion County and elsewhere in the region.
YCF requests applicants for 2013 scholarships in Monongalia and Preston counties
YCF is requesting applicants for scholarships to be awarded to students from Monongalia and
Preston counties and elsewhere in the region.
YCF requests applicants for 2013 scholarships in Harrison and Doddridge counties
YCF is requesting applicants for scholarships to be awarded to students from Harrison and Doddridge counties and elsewhere in the region.
YCF welcomes five new board members
Your Community Foundation (YCF) is pleased to welcome five new members to its Board of Directors, effective January 1.