Salin Bank is proud to announce a $20,000 contribution to the Columbus, Indiana-based Heritage Fund for “A Cause in Common.” The multi-million dollar Commons project will be the flagship of the downtown area and is designed to include retail, dining and conference space. The Salin Bank donation will be paid over a two year period. The first installment was presented this week to the Heritage Fund—the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County.

Northland AEG announced today that the Hartford Wolf Pack Community Foundation is partnering with Trinity College to launch a "Ryan Gordon/Hartford Wolf Pack Community Foundation Learn to Play Hockey Program".

The program will be conducted at Trinity College's Koeppel Community Sports Center and is open to children aged 4-16 who are residents of the City of Hartford.

The stated mission of the Hartford Wolf Pack Community Foundation is to help fund charitable and non-profit endeavors that offer support to inner-city youth, amateur sport, and promote the health, education and well being of Connecticut's children.

Assistance League Chesapeake received a $1,000 grant for its emergency kits program from the Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County.

Bess Langbein, executive director of the foundation, and several members of the grantmaking committee of the foundation's board presented the check and learned more about the program during a kit packing session in March.

The emergency kits program, run by Assistance League in cooperation with Partners In Care Inc., distributes emergency supplies to homebound individuals in the county.

Chamber member The Volunteer Center @ RSVP is offering free assistance to individuals and families applying for Food Stamps and Unemployment Benefits. They have a number of well-trained volunteers who are offering this service at CANI (Community Action of Northeast Indiana), Community Harvest Food Bank and the Volunteer Center office on Lake Ave.

Provided by a grant from the Paul Clark Endowment Fund-Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne.

Twelve grants totaling $103,725 have been awarded to local nonprofit agencies and groups for such projects as government reorganization, arts scholarships and the Special Olympics.

The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County recently announced the awards for its third competitive grant cycle of 2009.

Grants are awarded in five areas of interest: arts and culture, human services, economic development, education and community betterment.