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Following is a list
of some of our press releases. Click on the title to read
the story.
The Warren County Foundation is requesting proposals
for its first Program Initiative Grants. For the first time
since the Foundation was created five years ago, the organization
has set aside funds for a specific area of community concern
and is inviting interested Warren County non-profits to apply.
Having chosen to focus these initial grants
toward the needs of children, this initiative has been titled
"Children First," and the program calls for two
$5,000 grants to be awarded this spring.
The RFP states: "The primary goal of this
program is to enable two Warren County organizations to implement
programs that will be of benefit to area children. It is understood
that children also benefit from programs that benefit families.
Therefore, programs that focus on families will also be considered.
The Warren County Foundation recognizes that there are many
worthwhile programs and activities that do not come to fruition
for lack of money. It is the foundation's hope that, by providing
these grants, two such worthwhile projects may be implemented."
To receive a project application form and instructions,
interested organizations may contact the Warren County Foundation
at 118 East Main Street, Lebanon, OH, 45036; telephone (513)
934-1001;
fax (513) 934-3001.
The Warren County Foundation is a community foundation that
provides a means for charitable persons, companies and organizations
to benefit the county by matching financial gifts to community
needs. A 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation, WCF offers an
array of donor-advised funds, endowment funds, scholarship
funds, field of interest funds and unrestricted endowment
funds for the benefit of Warren County's non-profit organizations.
For more information on establishing a fund,
making a contribution to any WCF fund, or for information
on how to apply for a grant to your non-profit organization,
please contact the Warren County Foundation at 118 East Main
Street, Lebanon, OH 45036. (513) 934-1001
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RELEASE: February 28, 2002
The Trustees of the Warren County Foundation
have awarded a grant of $2,000.00 to New Housing Opportunities,
Inc., to assist with the creation of "Three-Quarter-Way
Houses" for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts.
The grant will be used in establishing a revolving
fund of $25,000, from which NHO will draw money in order to
lease and furnish a suitable property that will be sublet,
initially, to a group of single men. As the house establishes
itself and begins to sustain itself financially, money from
the revolving fund will used to establish a second house,
and so on.
"The Grants Committee of the Warren County
Foundation was particularly struck by the need for such facilities
in Warren County and the creative programmatic and funding
approaches offered through this program," stated WCF
President and CEO Robert J. Elias.
The Warren County Foundation is a community
foundation that provides a means for charitable persons, companies
and organizations to benefit the county by matching financial
gifts to community needs. A 501c3 not-for-profit corporation,
WCF offers an array of donor-advised funds, endowment funds,
scholarship funds, field of interest funds and unrestricted
endowment funds for the benefit of Warren County's non-profit
organizations.
For more information on making a contribution
to any WCF fund, or for information on how to apply for a
grant to your non-profit organization, please contact the
Warren County Foundation at 118 East Main Street, Lebanon,
OH 45036. (513) 934-1001
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The Susan K. Bartalo High School Art Scholarship
Fund has been established at the Warren County Foundation,
according to Robert J. Elias, President and CEO of the Foundation.
Mrs. Bartalo, an art teacher in the Western Reserve Local
School District for seven years, passed away in November,
following a long struggle with cancer.
The scholarship fund was the idea of Mrs. Bartalo's
husband, Stephen D. Bartalo of Centerville, and money to initiate
the fund was contributed by family, friends and students.
"Mr. Bartalo chose to remember his wife
in this very meaningful way, and we at the Warren County Foundation
are very happy to be of assistance," said Mr. Elias.
According to the scholarship guidelines established by Mr.
Bartalo, one scholarship will be awarded each year to a graduating
Springboro High School senior who intends to study art education
or fine arts at a college or university. Mr. and Mrs. Bartalo's
daughter, Lauren, graduated from Springboro High School in
1998.
The Warren County Foundation is a community
foundation that provides a means for charitable persons, companies
and organizations to benefit the county by matching financial
gifts to community needs. A 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation,
WCF offers an array of donor-advised funds, endowment funds,
scholarship funds, field of interest funds and unrestricted
endowment funds for the benefit of Warren County's non-profit
organizations.
For more information on establishing a fund,
making a contribution to any WCF fund, or for information
on how to apply for a grant to your non-profit organization,
please contact the Warren County Foundation at 118 East Main
Street, Lebanon, OH 45036. (513) 934-1001
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RELEASE: December 3, 2001
Twenty-eight children of firefighters from New
York City's Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion Nine, were left
fatherless following the tragic events of September 11, and
the Lebanon Police Department is doing something to make Christmas
just a little better for those kids.
The LPD has established the "New York Police
and Fire Christmas Fund" at the Warren County Foundation
as a means to collect money to be used for gifts for these
children. On Wednesday, December 5, representatives of several
Lebanon city departments are appearing at the Lebanon K-Mart
and WalMart stores to accept donations directly. In addition,
donations to the fund of any size will also be accepted at
the Warren County Foundation through December 11.
Because the Foundation is a charitable organization,
under IRS rules all contributions to the Fund are tax-deductible.
The Warren County Foundation is a community
foundation that provides a means for charitable persons, companies
and organizations to benefit the county by matching financial
gifts to community needs. A 501c3 not-for-profit corporation,
WCF offers an array of donor-advised funds, endowment funds,
scholarship funds, field of interest funds and unrestricted
endowment funds for the benefit of Warren County's non-profit
organizations.
For more information on establishing a fund,
making a contribution to any WCF fund, or for information
on how to apply for a grant to your non-profit organization,
please contact the Warren County Foundation at 118 East Main
Street, Lebanon, OH 45036. (513) 934-1001
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The Trustees of the Warren County Foundation
have awarded a grant of $1,625.00 to the Springboro Area Chamber
of Commerce to assist with the purchase of a floor covering
system for the Springboro High School gymnasium. The grant
was approved at the WCF's November Board of Trustees meeting.
The project is a cooperative effort of the Springboro
Area Chamber of Commerce, Springboro Community Schools and
the City of Springboro and is intended to make it possible
for the high school gym floor to be covered during community
events. Dubbed "Project HUMBUG" (Help Us Make Better
Use of our Gymnasium), the total cost of the floor covering
system is estimated to be $13,125.
"The Trustees of the Warren County Foundation
are pleased to support this project," stated WCF President
and CEO Robert J. Elias. "The Board was particularly
impressed with the cooperative nature of this venture in meeting
a clear need for the entire Springboro community. We are grateful
to our Trustee and Springboro resident Cynthia Garland for
bringing this project to our attention."
The Warren County Foundation is a community
foundation that provides a means for charitable persons, companies
and organizations to benefit the county by matching financial
gifts to community needs. A 501c3 not-for-profit corporation,
WCF offers an array of donor-advised funds, endowment funds,
scholarship funds, field of interest funds and unrestricted
endowment funds for the benefit of Warren County's non-profit
organizations.
For more information on making a contribution
to any WCF fund, or for information on how to apply for a
grant to your non-profit organization, please contact the
Warren County Foundation at 118 East Main Street, Lebanon,
OH 45036. (513) 934-1001.
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