Grant Deadlines
March 2012
Charles Webb-Ed Croft Endowment (for special needs)
April 2nd
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Walk for Water
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Saturday, March 24th
9:00am
Downtown Cannon Park!
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Webinar: Women, Philanthropy and the Future of Wealth
Arabella Insights Tuesday, March 27, 2012 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET | |
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The Ruby Pendergrass Cornwell Endowment
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Ruby Cornwell
1902-2005
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As an African American women living in the 1960's, Ruby experienced untold prejudice and injustice, and like many, she was determined to do something about it. Her 1963 arrest for protesting the segregated dining room at the Fort Sumter Hotel was just one instance of Ms. Cornwell making personal sacrifices to fight inequality during her more than 100 year life.
As a life long lover and patron of the arts, Ruby loved to sing. She performed in operas and benefit concerts, and was instrumental in the creation of the Spoleto Festival USA, the African-American Arts Festival and also served on the board of the Gibbes Museum of Art.
The Ruby Pendergrass Cornwell Endowment which was established by the LINKS of Charleston, and substantially increased by a bequest in Ruby's will, helps foster, improve, and sustain arts in the Charleston Area.
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April is Eat Local Month
|  Lowcountry Local First is in search of volunteers to help with the first annual Eat Local Month. Three events will be held to celebrate local food in the Lowcountry. Lowcountry Local First is an alliance committed to educating and encouraging the public to invest in their local economy with their dollars, their voices, their votes and their hearts. All volunteers will enjoy the festivities, for free, before and after their volunteer shift. Volunteer training will be held prior to the event.
For more information regarding the event and how to volunteer please visit Lowcountry Local First online.
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April is Eat Local Month
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Lowcountry Local First is in search of volunteers to help with the first annual Eat Local Month. Three events will be held to celebrate local food in the Lowcountry. Lowcountry Local First is an alliance committed to educating and encouraging the public to invest in their local economy with their dollars, their voices, their votes and their hearts. All volunteers will enjoy the festivities, for free, before and after their volunteer shift. Volunteer training will be held prior to the event.
For more information regarding the event and how to volunteer please visit Lowcountry Local First online.
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Providing Postsecondary Opportunities for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
|  Author, and South Carolina native, Donald Bailey shares his family's influences on how and why not one, but five of South Carolina's top institutions of higher learning came to provide postsecondary opportunities for young adults with intellectual disabilities in his new book, LIFE - Learning Is For Everyone.
Donald and his family's inspiring true story will be available for purchase, through Amazon.com, in April 2012. All proceeds from sales of the book will go to scholarships for students.
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Community Day at The Gibbes Museum of Art
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On Saturday, February 25th, families in attendance at the "Artistic Expression" themed Community Day enjoyed hands-on art activities, face painting and the exhibitions on view. The 850 in attendance were able to enjoy special performances by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Quintet and the Charleston Argentine Tango Society Community Days, sponsored by Roper St. Francis Healthcare, are held quarterly to offer visitors the opportunity to experience the Gibbes' dynamic programming free of charge.
 
For more information regarding Community Days, and all other museum events, please visit the Gibbes Museum of Art online. The next Community Day will be on Saturday, April 21 from 10am - 1pm and the theme will be the Art of Healing.
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