Norman Francis presides over his last commencement at Xavier University | Photos | The New Orleans Advocate New Orleans, Louisiana Francis jokes with former NBA basketball champion Earvin “Magic” Johnson, who is now part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and other sports franchises and a string of movie theaters, in Xavier’s Convocation Center in New Orleans, La. Kennedy, Dean of Xaiver’s College of Pharmacy.Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTON–Dancing to the music of the ROCC Band, Troynika Conrad celebrates her graduation with a Bachelor of Science degree after Xavier University of Louisiana’s 88th annual commencement with Xavier student Ashley Mitchell outside Xavier’s Convocation Center in New Orleans, La. Saturday, May 9, 2015.Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTON–Dancing to the music of the ROCC Band, Troynika Conrad, left, celebrates her graduation with a Bachelor of Science degree after Xavier University of Louisiana’s 88th annual commencement with Xavier student Ashley Mitchell outside Xavier’s Convocation Center in New Orleans, La. Saturday, May 9, 2015.Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTON–Michael Moore Jr., left, makes bunny ears as Keria McCowan makes a selfie before Xavier University of Louisiana’s 88th annual commencement in New Orleans, La. Saturday, May 9, 2015.Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTON–Former NBA basketball champion Earvin “Magic” Johnson, who is now part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and other sports franchises and a string of movie theaters, speaks to students in Xavier’s Convocation Center during the 88th annual commencement in New Orleans, La. Attorney General from Feb 2009-April 2015.Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTON–Master of Arts graduate Octavia Fay Brown-Davis Former waves her hand in the air during a religious musical interlude in Xavier’s Convocation Center during the 88th annual commencement in New Orleans, La. Saturday, May 9, 2015.Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTON–Bachelor of Arts graduate Devon Pruitt waves to his family in Xavier’s Convocation Center during the 88th annual commencement in New Orleans, La. Saturday, May 9, 2015.Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTON–Family members try to get the attention of students as the take pictures in Xavier’s Convocation Center during the 88th annual commencement in New Orleans, La. Saturday, May 9, 2015.Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTON–Bachelor of Arts graduate Devon Pruitt, right, takes a picture with a friend during Xavier University’s 88th annual commencement in New Orleans, La. Saturday, May 9, 2015.Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTON–Presiding over his final graduation ceremony, Xavier University President Dr. Francis jokes with Vartan Gregorian, the head of the philanthropic Carnegie Corporation of New York, in Xavier’s Convocation Center in New Orleans, La. Francis is the longest serving president of a university in the nation having held the position in the nation’s only Catholic and historically black university for 47 years and having served the school in other positions for 60 years.Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTON–Blake Clark shakes hands with former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder during Xavier University’s 88th annual commencement in Xavier’s Convocation Center in New Orleans, La. Senator Mary Landrieu, andVartan Gregorian, the head of the philanthropic Carnegie Corporation of New York.Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTON–Students cheer after the last student receives a degree at Xavier University’s 88th annual commencement in Xavier’s Convocation Center in New Orleans, La. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during Xavier University’s 88th annual commencement in Xavier’s Convocation Center in New Orleans, La. Senator Mary Landrieu, left, Vartan Gregorian, the head of the philanthropic Carnegie Corporation of New York, and former NBA champion Earvin “Magic” Johnson, during Xavier’s 88th commencement in Xavier’s Convocation Center in New Orleans, La. Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTON–Presiding over his final graduation ceremony, Xavier University President Dr.

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Story HighlightsThe Gannett Foundation Make A Difference Day Grant program provides a $5,000 grant for a volunteer activities with a local nonprofitWe have two grants to give out a one in the Home News Tribune market, and the other in the Courier News marketThe activities must occur on Make A Difference Day, which this year is Oct. In the subject line of the email, please write aMake A Difference Day project 2015.a Projects for consideration must be submitted by Monday, June 15.

A panel of newspaper employees and community members will review the submissions and pick one community project for the Courier News market and one for the Home News Tribune market.

San Angelo Health Foundation to celebrate 20th year – San Angelo Standard Times San Angelo Health Foundation to celebrate 20th year Show Caption Hide Caption

SAN ANGELO, Texas – Twenty years and $44 million in grants after its founding, the San Angelo Health Foundation has a few things to celebrate.

Anyone who has gone to Esperanza health or dental clinics, or sought help from the domestic violence prosecution unit of the county attorney’s office or the family violence shelter for women and families has in part the San Angelo Health Foundation to thank.

The foundation has issued grants to the San Angelo Safe Kids Coalition, the San Angelo State School Volunteer Services Council, MOSAIC and Sonrisas therapeutic riding programs, the Boys & Girls Club of San Angelo, the House of Faith, Howard College, Angelo State University, the Concho Valley Home for Girls and many other service organizations.

The hundreds of children and families who play and relax by the Concho River downtown every day owe a debt of gratitude for the foundation’s foresight in funding the Kids’ Kingdom playground and many of the amenities and improvements in the city’s heart.

It would be a challenge to find any area of life in San Angelo the foundation has not influenced for the better.

The foundation will mark its 20th anniversary Thursday with a celebration open to everyone from 4- 6 p.m.

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Our Voice: Thanks a million, Ozarks!Our Voice: Thanks a million, Ozarks!

Angela Hammond with Midwest Family Broadcasting holds a sign as part of the May 5 Give Ozarks Day, a fundraiser for more than 150 nonprofits.(Photo: Nathan Papes/News-Leader)

Our community may not agree on everything, but when it comes to helping people in need, we come through.

In just 24 hours, $1,018,962 was raised for some 150 area nonprofits through the inaugural Give Ozarks Day, hosted by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks.

To put that in perspective, St. Louise Knauer, senior vice president for communications and marketing, told the News-Leader on Wednesday that everyone at CFO put some time into Give Ozarks and a core team of about five made it happen.

Knauer said they expected a slow buildup to the event which was intended to introduce more people to online giving and philanthropy and introduce nonprofits to new ways of attracting donors.

When 4-year-old Keris Bembry was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, the Bembry family’s world was turned upside down.

Now, with Keris Kares, the Bembrys want to help other families struggling with pediatric cancer.

And Keris Kares was born.

Keris Kares is under the umbrella of the Coweta Community Foundation, and is working with the Pediatric Brain Tumor Fountain to identify families in need.

“I want nothing more than for Keris to be restored and for her to have her miracle because that is currently what it would take.

For more information about Keris Kares, visit the Keris Kares page on Facebook, email KerisKares@gmail.com or call 770-502-0200. By Sarah Fay Campbell sarah@newnan.com
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Day of Giving

Donations may be made on May 14 at the Community Foundation Serving the Heart of Western Pennsylvania office, 220 South Jefferson St., Kittanning, or online at www.armstronggives.org.

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Queen’s High School pupils perform ”All But One Grow Up” for this year’s Stage Challenge at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin.

(WLFI) Today was a very special day to band members at Lewis Cass High School.

WLFI reported earlier that the Cass County Community Foundation did a dollar- for- dollar match on donations to the Lewis Cass band for up to $20,000 to fund the band’s trip to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

This evening, the foundation not only matched the $20,000, but they presented them tonight with a check for $50,000.

With this contribution, the band has raised more than half of their total trip cost of $150,000.

Don Krug, the band director at Lewis Cass Jr./Sr. High School, expressed how important the community is to helping the band go to New York.

“There has never been a day where we questioned how important we were,” said Krug. “We have community support, we have the faculty here at Lewis Cass, the corporation, the superintendent, Trudie Hedrick, school board members are all helping us out.”

The Lewis Cass High School marching band will be one of 8 bands marching in the parade.