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| Foundation E-Update
April, 2010 |
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Kelley Ezell Receives the 2010 Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change
Kelley Ezell received the 2010 Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change at the Foundation's Annual Meeting this March. Kelley has served as the Executive Director of the Upstate Family Resource Center since it was established in 2007. The Center
Kelley R. Ezell with her award and Mary L. Thomas at the Foundation's Annual Meeting, March 23, 2010. | is a non-profit organization that enriches the Boiling Springs and Chesnee communities by implementing education and assistance programs that empower individuals to build and maintain healthy, productive families.
Whether it is providing support to teenage moms or helping families through difficult situations, it is Kelley's heart and love for others that has made her so effective. The significant difference she is making in the lives of families in the Boiling Springs area has made her the worthy recipient of the 2010 Mary L. Thomas Award for Civic Leadership and Community Change.
Click here to watch a brief video highlighting Kelley's award.
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2010 Annual Meeting
The Spartanburg County Foundation held its Annual Meeting on March 23, 2010 at the Spartanburg Marriott. An overview of 2009 was given at the meeting, which highlighted the extraordinary generosity of Foundation donors.
During 2009 alone....
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Foundation fundholders gave 1,200 grants totaling over $6 million dollars
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More than 2,700 contributions were made to the Foundation totaling over $7 million
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38 new charitable funds were established in 2009 to support a variety of causes
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The Foundation experienced a 25.3 % return last year with an average 10% investment return over the last 20 years.
John Dargan addresses the attendees of the 2010 Annual Meeting.  |
A brief video was also shown at the event to illustrate the powerful difference that is made on our community through your gifts to The Spartanburg County Foundation. Click here to view the Imagine video.
Click here to proceed to the Foundation's Facebook page to see pictures from the event.
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Spartanburg Agencies Receive $240,000 through the Clemson Compassion Project
A grants ceremony was held in March to award $240,000 in grants to thirteen organizations serving the Spartanburg community. These grants are part of The Clemson Compassion Project, which is a collaboration between The Spartanburg County Foundation and Clemson University's Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life. This partnership seeks to strengthen the capacity of faith and community-based organizations to improve local conditions through a combination of training, technical support and grant-making. Since 2004, The Spartanburg County Foundation has leveraged its grant dollars with funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services' Capital Compassion Fund to award more than $1,250,000 in grants and technical assistance through this project.
Click here for a list of 2010 Compassion Grantees.
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 2010 Foundations on the Hill
The Spartanburg County Foundation, The Sisters of Charity Foundation and The Springs Close Foundation were among 214 foundations and grantmaking organizations who attended Foundations on the Hill last month, which was sponsored by the Council on Foundations and the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers. Mary Thomas, The Spartanburg County Foundation's Executive Vice President, joined with other South Carolina attendees who met with staff for Congressmen Clyburn and Wilson, and Senators Demint and Graham. They were also able to meet face-to-face with Congressman Inglis and Congressman Spratt. The purpose of this annual event is to build stronger relationships with members of Congress and to garner their support around policy issues that impact philanthropy.
To read more about Foundations on the Hill outcomes, please click here. Pictured above is Brooke Bailey, Director of Communications and Public Policy with the Sisters of Charity Foundation; Mary Thomas, Executive Vice President with The Spartanburg County Foundation; Congressman Bob Inglis (SC-4th District); Angie McCrae, President with The Springs Close Foundation; and Gene Cochran, President with The Duke Foundation. |
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The City of Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, The Spartanburg County Foundation and the Mt. Moriah Foundation present:
The 2010 Neighborhood Conference
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Healthy People, Healthy Living, Healthy Neighborhoods
C.C. Woodson Community Center
210 Bomar Avenue
To see more information about this exciting conference, please click here. |
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Mary L. Thomas Featured on ETV's Big Picture Program
On February 25, 2010, Mary L. Thomas, Executive Vice President of The Spartanburg County Foundation, was featured in ETV's The Big Picture. To view this segment of The Big Picture, click here. |
 The Spartanburg Community Indicators Project Has Just Released New Information on the State of Spartanburg's Economy
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