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Many Thanks!
Annual Dinner
Presenting Sponsor
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New Community Grants Program Underway | | | The Foundation's new Community Grants Program kicked off in October with sixty-seven non-profit organizations submitting requests for operational and project grants totaling more than $500,000. The Foundation held three information sessions during the summer to help our non-profit partners understand the new process, and nearly 150 non-profit representatives attended the sessions. Our Grant Review Committee, chaired by Dotty Doub, and comprised of Board and community leaders, is now busy reviewing proposals and will announce grant awards in late January. Click here for more information about all of our grant programs. |
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New Grants Process
Gets Rave Reviews
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"I must say it was a smooth transition and a simplified process." - Coleen West,
Howard County Arts Council.
Everything was simpler but focused. The questions regarding board contributions and ED's succession plan were extremely appropriate. I know a lot of effort went into the new process. Well done! -
Hector J. Garcia, Jr. FIRN, Inc.
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Leave a Legacy |
Have you included a gift to The Columbia Foundation in your will? Legacy giving is a great way to give back, without any up front costs. Visit our website for more information about becoming a member of our Legacy Society, and for sample bequest language. Or, contact Beverley Francis-Gibson at 410.730.7840 or bfrancis@columbiafoundation.org |
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Journey Girls Make Awards
to Local Women
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Honorees included (left to right) Valerie Bowers-Lash, Jean Toomer, Arlene Sheff
and Helen Buss Mitchell. The women were presented individually designed awards to recognize each honoree's special attributes
and accomplishments.
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Delegates to Journey 11, a week-long summer camp for middle school girls supported by The Women's Giving Circle of Howard County (WGC), a fund of The Columbia Foundation, recently honored four local professional and civic leaders and philanthropists at an awards reception Sept. 11. For more information, visit www.womensgivingcircle.org.
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Kudos!
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Foundation Board member and Immediate Past Chair, Mary Ann Scully, President & CEO of Howard Bank, has been selected by the Boy Scouts of America National Pike District to receive their Good Scout Award. Mary Ann will be honored on Friday, November 4th during the Annual National Pike Good Scout Award Breakfast at Turf Valley. The presentation of the Good Scout Award is an annual event that recognizes a leader in the Howard County community for their good works for the greater good of our community. 
Foundation Board member and Treasurer, Mike Croxson, President of CareOne Services, Inc. and Chief Operating Officer of Ascend One Corp., has been elected to the the Board of Directors of Better Business Bureau Greater Maryland.
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Columbia Center
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CCTA After
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"CCTA was thrilled to receive the first grant from Amy Moran's Memorial Treasure Chest Fund," said Melissa Woodring Rosenberg,
Executive Director of the Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts. Amy's parents, Matt and Becky, established the donor advised fund at The Columbia Foundation as a way to honor their daughter's love of the arts. At the Foundation's recommendation, they chatted with Melissa over the phone about the After School Programs at CCTA. Then Matt attended one of their AIDA performances in July. Shortly after that they made their decision to give CCTA the first grant in memory of their daughter. " What an honor!" said Rosenberg. |
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We've Moved | |
Please be sure to note our new address
in your files.
10630 Little Patuxent Parkway
Century Plaza, Suite 315
Columbia, MD 21044
Phone and fax numbers remain the same.
Phone: 410-730-7840
Fax: 410-997-6021
www.columbiafoundation.org
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Do you give to United Way? | |
Don't forget you can designate your
United Way contribution to
The Columbia Foundation.
It is a great way to insure that your gift benefits non-profit organizations
here in Howard County.
Our designation number is 7180.
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Dear Friends of The Columbia Foundation,
It was a busy summer for The Columbia
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TCF staff, left to right, April Wainwright, Beverley Francis-Gibson, Priscilla Reaver and Debbie Daskaloff welcomed guests to the Foundation's Open House
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Foundation, filled with new places and new faces. We settled into our new offices at Century Plaza in early August and were pleased so many of you stopped by our Open House on September 9th. We also welcomed Debbie Daskaloff, our new development officer, and April Wainwright, our new office administrator to our staff. We are very excited
about these changes and the opportunities they bring us to better
serve the community.
I would like to thank all who attended our Annual Dinner on October 26th, and I would especially like to extend our sincere appreciation to M&T Bank, our presenting sponsor. At the dinner our guests enjoyed an interactive display from the archives of the Howard County Historical Society, our featured grantee for the evening. We were delighted to present our first ever Columbia Foundation Leadership Council Award, in addition to our annual Casey and Pebble Willis Award.
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Howard County
Historical Society Display
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We also distributed our 2010 Annual Report, Gratitude, which was the theme throughout the evening. Click here to access the full report on our website.
Now that the dinner is over,
I can hardly believe the traditional Season of Giving is almost here. Of course, at The Columbia Foundation we like to think it is always the season of giving. We GIVE thanks year round for our generous donors who GIVE to support the work of the Foundation and establish funds so The Foundation can GIVE grants to support our community's non-profits and the individuals they serve.
We hope you will continue to include The Columbia Foundation in your year-end giving plans. Be sure to watch for our annual appeal in your mailbox or go to www.columbiafoundation.org anytime to make a donation online. Thank you again for your support of The Columbia Foundation and all those we serve.
As always, give me a call at 410-730-7840 or send me an email at bfrancis@columbiafoundation.org with your comments or questions.
Sincerely,
Beverley Francis-Gibson
President and CEO
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First Leadership Council Award
Presented at Annual Dinner
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The first Columbia Foundation Leadership Council Philanthropic Award was presented at the Annual Dinner before a crowd of more than 260 Foundation friends and supporters. The Leadership Council, comprised of former chairs of The Columbia Foundation Board of Trustees and former long-standing CEO, Barbara K. Lawson, established the award this year to recognize a next-generation person (25-45) who serves as a member of a non-profit board in Howard County and has exemplified leadership and commitment to the organization and the community.
Council co-chairs Padraic Kennedy and Mike Davis presented the award to Dorsey's Search resident, Tom Coale, who serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors for Voices for Children. A $1,000 grant was also given to Voices for Children by The Leadership Council in recognition of Tom's dedication and commitment.
Voices for Children Executive Director, Pam Grady said "Even with all of the responsibilities of his position as an Associate Attorney at Goodell, DeVries, Leech and Dann in Baltimore, and his membership on the Dorsey's Search Village Board, Tom has made his work with Voices for Children a priority. His enthusiasm and "outside the box" thinking has re-energized our Board of Directors. Tom's dedication to our organization in helping the most vulnerable children in our community is remarkable. His genuine spirit, hard work, and determination to excel in all things he does inspires others to do their best. Tom is an exceptional leader, and extremely worthy of this award."
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| Casey and Pebble Willis Making A Difference Award Presented to Linwood Center | | |
Since 2001, The Columbia Foundation had the honor of hosting the presentation of The Casey Willis Making a Difference Award. Casey's husband Dr. Eugene "Pebble" Willis and her family established the award in memory of Casey and her community activism. Following Dr. Willis' death in August of 2009, the family renamed the award for both of them. The $2,500 cash award honors their many interests and contributions and goes to a Howard County nonprofit organization that has made a difference in the lives of people here in Howard County.
This year, Bob Willis, son of the late Dr. and Mrs. Willis, and his siblings presented the award to 
The Linwood Center. Bill Moss, Executive Director and Kim Manning, Community Outreach Director of the Linwood Center, accepted the award.
The Linwood Center provides residential programs, a special education school and supported employment to meet the needs of young people and adults living with autism and related developmental disabilities.
For individuals who have autism, living independently and maintaining employment can be challenging. The unemployment rate among individuals with a disability is over 80%. To address this issue, in November 2010, Linwood opened Linwood Center Boutique in Historic Ellicott City. This upscale retail store sells gently-used items donated by people in the community. And, 20 of Linwood's clients are able to gain meaningful employment experience at the shop. Working at the boutique provides them the opportunity to learn employment skills in a supported environment.
Linwood has a partnership with Howard County Public Schools to provide work study opportunities for students with autism who are close to leaving the school system. "This is the kind of program my father wanted to recognize when he started the award. And it certainly is one my mother would have embraced," said Bob. |
 | | Twentyfivefortyfive, a fund of The Columbia Foundation aimed at inspiring a new and different way to engage in philanthropy, has had a terrific year. They have held donor events, a community forum, networking gatherings, developed opportunities to engage families in giving, volunteered as a group, and given grants to local organizations.
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Twentyfivefortyfive members,
(left to right) Joshua Feldmark,
Lara Weathersbee, Meg Moon,
Ian Kennedy, and Ilana Bittner
collect school supplies for Howard County children |
"Twentyfivefortyfive is making great strides in thinking differently about the way we as a community approach philanthropy. We've have had a number of "firsts" this year including our first grants, our first community conversation, and our first board retreat. We have lots of creative minds at work, are inviting many more to join us, and are excited about the direction we are heading as we continue to engage the community in a different kind of giving."- Joshua Feldmark & Candace Dodson Reed - Co-Chairs. Learn more about twentyfivefortyfive. |
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Amy Moran's Memorial Treasure Chest Fund
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Amy Juanxiu Moran
December 25, 2010 |
Matthew Moran and Rebecca Lai,
parents of Amy Juanxiu Moran,
recently established "Amy Moran's Memorial Treasure Chest Fund" at The Columbia Foundation.
While a third grade student at Julia Brown Montessori School in Columbia, Amy was killed in a car accident on March 7, 2011, five days after her ninth birthday. Amy was a very creative young girl with many different artistic interests and talents.
To memorialize their daughter zest for life, her parents turned to The Columbia Foundation. They established "Amy Moran's Memorial Treasure Chest Fund," a donor advised fund so named because Amy loved to have a few birthday and Christmas presents hidden so she could have a "treasure hunt" for them. "Much as Amy would have loved to do, we hope other children will be able to discover new talents and pursue their artistic dreams," said Mr. Moran and Ms. Lai. |
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WGC Circle Team Raises $33,000
For Women and Girls in Iron Girl Triathlon
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The Women's Giving Circle's Circle Team raised over $33,000 in 2011 Iron Girl Triathlon pledges to support programs for women and girls in Howard County. The 75-member team joined 2,200 other women and girls in the bicycling-running-swimming event at Centennial Park, the largest of the nation's 14 Iron Girl triathlons.
Participants ranged in age from 15-67 and included Columbia Foundation Board member and Board liaison to the WGC, Barb Van Winkle. "This was my 1st year on the WGC Circle Team (my 5th Iron Girl triathlon), and
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Columbia Foundation Board member
and WGC Circle Team member, Barb Van Winkle, crossing the finish line
at the Iron Girl Triathlon
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part of this dynamic group! The other women were very supportive and there was a true sense of camaraderie as we trained for the event and raised money for a great cause! " said Van Winkle.
"It was terrific to see the bright sea of pink Circle Team trisuits during the event as well as the weeks before while training," she added.
The Circle Team was founded in 2006 to support WGC's philanthropic efforts, to model a healthy active lifestyle and to empower women and girls. WGC is The Columbia Foundation's largest donor advised fund. For more information, visit www.womensgivingcircle.org.
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