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| Letter From The President | | |
Alvertha Penny
This is an exciting time of year for us, full of events and activities.
We are seeking nominations for our first philanthropic awards to recognize the meaningful work of our younger community leaders. In addition, two upcoming events build on our three-year Males Overcoming and Reaching Excellence (M.O.R.E) initiative. On February 14, we will host a special town hall meeting at the Crescent Theatre, "Boys Interrupted" (find out more below). Our Annual Meeting on March 21 will feature the esteemed Dr. Freeman Hrabowski. The M.O.R.E. initiative is designed to encourage young men ages 8-18 to stay in school, go to college, enter a vocation, and get involved with the community. Your gifts to the Community Endowment Fund will be used to help build coalitions to address the challenges boys and young men face in achieving their potential, living healthy lives and contributing to the betterment of their communities.
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| BOYS INTERRUPTED | | |
Mobile Mayor Sam Jones will be part of a panel at a unique community foundation event on February 14th, "Boys Interrupted". The event, which takes place at the Crescent Theater in downtown Mobile from 3 to 5 p.m., combines a panel discussion with excerpts from the award-winning documentary "The Interrupters".
Mayor Jones and a panel that includes Judge Edmond Naman and Dr. James Tres Stefurak will discuss how to improve outcomes for boys and young men in Baldwin and Mobile counties. The panel will be moderated by Loren Harris, Partner of Frontline Solutions.
This free event is part of our M.O.R.E initiative. It is open to the community and seating is limited.
For more information, email info@communityendowment.com or call 438-5591.
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| Promoting Philanthropy | | | Mission
The Community Foundation of South Alabama works to enable healthy communities by serving, convening, and multiplying philanthropy through effective leadership. |
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| SAVE THE DATE | | HRABOWSKI HEADLINES ANNUAL MEETING
The Community Foundation of South Alabama's
Annual Meeting will be held on March 21st at 11:30 a.m at Byrne Hall on the campus of Spring Hill College. Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County will be the featured speaker.
Dr. Hrabowski has been featured on 60 Minutes and was named by TIME Magazine as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" in 2012. He will speak on "Raising Successful Boys and Young Men".
The Foundation's first philanthropy awards for an individual and organization will also be presented at the meeting. Tickets are $30 and can be obtained by contacting the Foundation at 438-5591.
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| CALL FOR NOMINEES | |
The Community Foundation of South Alabama is sponsoring its first philanthropy awards to recognize an individual who and organization that has made meaningful contributions to his/her community. The deadline for nominations is February 15.
The William Kaufman Award, named for the founder of the Foundation, will honor an individual between the ages of 21 and 40. The Spark Award will honor a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been in operation for five years or less.
Read more about award criteria and the nomination process.
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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Alabama recently received a $40,000 grant from the Community Foundation of South Alabama to support the organization's Great Expectations Mentoring Initiative. The project focuses on promoting the effectiveness of mentoring in helping to increase positive outcomes among adolescent males.
Big Brothers Big Sisters will form and lead the community's first  mentoring coalition to raise awareness about issues affecting adolescent males in Mobile and Baldwin counties in order to provide successful mentoring relationships.
The organization currently provides one-on-one services to approximately 600 children ages 6-18 in those counties annually.
The grant is part of the Foundation's M.O.R.E initiative. Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Alabama is a non-profit, donor supported free program that is a local chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
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| MENTORING PROCLAMATION | | |
 To honor National Mentoring Month in January, the Mobile City Council issued a proclamation to the founding members of the South Alabama Mentoring Coalition, an initiative funded by the Community Foundation and led by Big Brothers Big Sisters. Pictured from left Sherrin Puckett, Team Focus, Alvertha Penny, Community Foundation, Kate Carver, Dumas Wesley and Aimee Risser, Big Brothers Big Sisters. |
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LEARNING COMMUNITY LAUNCHED
The Community Foundation of South Alabama has launched a 10-week Learning Community program to develop a plan to address the literacy needs of both parents and children in lower income families in South Alabama
 The program is the first step in a project that aims to identify best practices in family literacy. The core members of this Learning Community are agencies interested in developing a dual generational literacy program. Through the program, the Foundation hopes to develop an outline and criteria for intergenerational literacy interventions in South Alabama. Agencies that participate in the Learning Community will gain technical support from the Foundation and will be eligible to apply for funding to establish or partner in a dual generational literacy program. Read more |
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Philanthropy, Charitable Planning, Community Development
The staff at the Community Foundation is available to speak to professional and civic groups on topics related to philanthropy, charitable planning, and community development.
If you need a program speaker call 251-438-5591 |
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