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| Letter From The President | | |
Alvertha Penny
The Community Foundation is gearing up for a busy summer.
We are just off the heels of our Annual Meeting, and are preparing for our Board and Staff Retreat in June. Dr. Andre Perry from the Institute for Quality and Equity in Education at Loyola University in New Orleans was the featured speaker at the Annual Meeting. He spoke on the topic of "Raising Successful Boys and Young Men," which is in line with our M.O.R.E. Initiative.
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(L to R: Champ Meyercord, CFSA Board; Dr. Doug Littles, CFSA Board; Alvertha Penny, CFSA President/CEO; Dr. Andre Perry, guest speaker; Dr. Bert Eichold, CFSA Board Chairman; and Irving Silver, Esq., CFSA Honorary Member)
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During the past few months, we have hosted our first Town Hall meeting for the M.O.R.E. initiative, and kicked off Project Sankofa. We have also awarded a new grant with the Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy to start a new residency program. It is exciting to see the difference your gifts to the Community Endowment Fund make in improving the lives of those in our communities.
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| BOYS INTERRUPTED | | |
On February 14, 2013, the Foundation hosted its first M.O.R.E. Town hall meeting at the Crescent Theatre located in Mobile.
Moderated by Loren Harris, Senior Partner of Frontline Solutions, the panel presentation drew more than 50 people from Mobile and Baldwin counties, and featured scenes from the award-winning documentary, The Interrupters.
Panelists included Mayor Sam Jones, Judge Edmond Naman, Dr. James "Tres" Stefurak, and Aimee Risser, Executive Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters South Alabama.
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| Pathways to Prosperity Update | | |
As a part of the Pathways to Prosperity initiative, the Foundation hosted a 6-week Literacy Learning Community. The Learning Community provided participants with information regarding adult and child literacy needs in South Alabama, barriers to becoming literate, and best practices in dual literacy approaches.
Approximately 15 organizations participated in the 6-week effort addressing literacy needs of both parents and children in lower income families in South Alabama.
Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded in June 2013 to support the design, implementation and evaluation of dual-generational pilot programs.
The Learning Community program is part of the Foundation's "Pathways to Prosperity" initiative which is made possible by a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
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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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| 2013 Annual Meeting Award Winners | |  William Kaufman Award
Lisa Darnley Cooper was recognized as the outstanding individual with the William Kaufman award, named for the founder of the Community Foundation of South Alabama. Ms. Cooper is an attorney at Hand Arendall in Mobile and has been an active volunteer and board member for numerous organizations including the South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Project, Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Alabama, and United Cerebral Palsy. The award also came with a $1,000 grant, which Cooper gave to the South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Project. Spark Award  The Foundation's Spark award for an outstanding young organization was presented to The FUSE Project and accepted by Executive Director, Grant Zarzour along with a $1,000 grant to further its work in the community. The FUSE Project, based in Mobile, was formed to invest in initiatives for the promotion of health, fitness,education and social responsibility for children. The Project has funded projects for several area organizations through its WOW special events. |
| Welcome New Board Members | | |
The Community Foundation of South Alabama welcomes three new members to the Board of Directors:
 Mark E. Hieronymus is one of the founding partners of Wilkins Miller Hieronymus. He has more than twenty-five years of experience in public accounting and is a second-generation partner of our previous firm, Hieronymus, Gaillard & Jones. Mr. Hieronymus's work experience includes many areas of accounting and income taxation. A few areas of his special concentration include tax planning for closely held businesses, including corporations and partnerships, individuals, estates and trusts. He has worked with clients in many industries, including, but not limited to, retail, wholesale, construction, and real estate development. The professional activities and memberships for Mr. Hieronymus include the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Mobile Chapter of ASCPAs.  LaShaunda G. Holly currently serves as the Communications Coordinator at Boise, Inc. in Jackson, Alabama. Previously she served as the Executive Director of the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce for seven years. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications with a concentration in Radio/Television, and a minor in Political Science. Ms. Holly has a certification in Community & Economic Development from Auburn University and holds a certification in Nonprofit Management from the University of Georgia. Her community involvement includes being a member of St. Union Missionary Baptist Church, a 2005 graduate of Leadership Clarke County, and the Clarke County Development Foundation, Board of Directors.
 Jennifer G. Jenkins is the owner of JJPR, LLC, where she oversees all public relations and marketing activities and supervises accounts in a variety of fields including healthcare, tourism, communications, technology, finance and business-to-business. Her brand experience includes BP America, ThyssenKrupp USA, ExxonMobil, and BellSouth. She is on the Board of Directors of the Southern Public Relations Federation and the Public Relations Council of Alabama. In 2010 she was named the Professional Achievement Award winner for the state of Alabama by PRCA and then went on to be named the Professional Achievement Award winner for a four-state region by SPRF. She is the past president of the Junior League of Mobile.
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| COMMUNITY FOCUS | | |
Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy
The Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy recently received a $65,000 grant from the Community Foundation to begin a Pharmacy Residency Program that will focus on increasing access to quality healthcare for uninsured patients.
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Dr. Derrick Bradley
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Ozanam Pharmacy partnered with Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy to build the program. Dr. Derrick Bradley, an Xavier University graduate and an Albert Schwitzer Fellow, was selected as a resident at Ozanam Pharmacy. Dr. Bradley will work closely with the Medication Therapy Program, conduct research projects and help supervise senior pharmacy interns.
"The Residency Program expands Ozanam Pharmacy's capacity of dispensing medication to uninsured low income individuals to a new level. As a result of the funding from the Community Foundation, we will be able to expand our basic health screening and provide more coordinated healthcare with the patient's physician," stated Shearie Archer, Executive Director of Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy.
The program is in line with the goal of the Foundation to support programs that help remove systemic barriers to quality healthcare by promoting community-led prevention efforts and improving the healthcare infrastructure.
The Residency Program will begin on July 1, 2013.
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M.O.R.E. Introduces Project Sankofa
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On April 29, The Foundation held the initial convening for Project Sankofa. Project Sankofa is a twelve month sub-project of the M.O.R.E Initiative that seeks to increase the number of African American males engaged in mentoring at-risk young men in Mobile County.
During the first convening, close to 20 groups of faith-based and civic organizations active in low-income African American communities came together for training and resources enabling them to encourage established young men to mentor youth in their communities. The first training was held on May 2, and included discussions on issues such as the school to prison pipeline, community organizing and advocacy, and providing opportunities for hands-on civic engagement among mentors. The M.O.R.E. initiative, Males Overcoming and Reaching Excellence, is a 3-year program focused on building strong community support for programs that address the holistic needs of young adolescent males in Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke and Escambia counties.
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