JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — To help Florida’s diverse population make informed choices about their health and nutrition, the Florida Blue Foundation continued its support of the Florida Literacy Coalition for a seventh year by awarding 17 grants of $5,000 each on April 29 at the 31st Annual Florida Literacy Conference in Orlando.

“All adults need a sufficient level of health literacy to understand basic health information, access and navigate the health care system and make appropriate decisions about health,” said Florida Blue Foundation Vice President Susan Towler. Miami-Dade College Hialeah campus
Miami-Dade College InterAmerican campus
Lake Worth West Resident Planning Group
Adult Literacy League, Inc
El Sol-Jupiter’s Neighborhood Resource Center
DeSoto County Education Foundation, Inc.
Flagler County Schools
Broward County Public Schools
Literacy Council of Sarasota
William H. Turner Technical Arts Adult School
ECHO of Brandon
Tallahassee Community College
Parent Academy of St. Lucie
Sarasota Family Young Men’s Christian Association
South Florida State College
Collier County Housing Authority Land, Inc.

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Its no magic trick the groups are participating in Lowcountry Giving Day, and while those who choose to donate May 5 may notice their dollars doubling, its due to several large matching donations from a variety of community groups and private donors.

Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina, which facilitates charitable giving plans for Charleston, Beaufort, Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry and Jasper counties, is responsible for organizing the day.

On May 5 from 12:01 a.m. all dollars donated through the CCF website to a participating Lowcountry Giving Day nonprofit participant will double.

According to the CCF website, last year Lowcountry Giving Day raised more than $4 million for 93 nonprofits across the coastal counties of the state. Two of the nonprofits also found other donors to provide a match for their organization to participate in the day.

The nonprofits participating in Lowcountry Giving Day are:

A Fathers Place

Ayida Wedo Drummers Society

Brookgreen Gardens

Childrens Mentoring Program

Childrens Recovery Center

Cultural Council of Georgetown County

Family Justice Center of Georgetown County

Freedom Readers

Friendship Place, Inc.

Grace Ministries

Habitat for Humanity Georgetown County

Helping Hands of Georgetown Inc.

Hobcaw Barony

Junior Achievement of Coastal SC

Mercy Care Hospice

Miss Rubys Kids

New Directions of Horry County

Palmetto Works Community Development Corporation

Pee Dee Community Project

SEWEE Association

Smith Medical Clinic, Inc.

South Carolina Environmental Law Project

Teach My People

The Mitney Project

The Village Group

Winyah Rivers Foundation

Were definitely excited, we certainly hope to be able to reach our goals, said Wallace Evans, executive director of A Fathers Place, a nonprofit that works with fathers to help them improve their lives and reconnect with their children.

He said the Waccamaw Community Foundation is contributing a $3,500 match on Giving Day, but overall the organizations goals are to raise $10,000.

The money will be put toward expanding its Conway facility. Right now we have a 1,000 square foot building and there is a lot of noise and distractions.

These funds are going to help to support our expansion so we can better serve our community.

Helping Hands is also looking to expand, according to Executive Director John Bush, and hopes to put its donations toward its new Time to Change program.

(It) is an effort to provide a yearlong structured curriculum to support people in poverty to take significant steps toward self-sufficiency. Weve committed ourselves to hiring an employment coordinator to make that happen, and these donations will be used to fund that position, Bush said.

Helping Hands total fundraising goal is $28,000 including a $10,000 match from the Bunnelle Foundation and a $4,000 match from private donor Jody Tamsberg.

Its a lot of money, and its very exciting, he said.

Support students by giving through Give STL Day May 5, and Webster University Trustee Gene Toombs and his wife, Judy, will match the gift.

Webster University is proud to participate in the second-annual Give STL Day, a 24-hour, online giving event on May 5 organized by The Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation to grow philanthropy in the St. Webster University trustee Gene Toombs and his wife, Judy, have generously offered a $10,000 matching gift challenge for Give STL Day donors.

“A gift to Webster University opens doors for our students,” said President Elizabeth (Beth) J. We are also grateful to Webster University trustee Gene Toombs and his wife, Judy, who have agreed to match every dollar given to Webster up to $10,000.”

Webster University is one of the organizations that the community can give to during the day-long charitable event, which begins at midnight on May 5.

How to Give

On Tuesday, May 5, beginning at midnight and continuing for the next 24 hours, donors can visit givestlday.org and use a credit card to donate to any nonprofit that has registered to participate. Donations begin at $10, and there is no limit to the maximum size or number of donations accepted.

For Webster faculty and staff members, a Give STL Day gift to Webster University counts in the annual Faculty & Staff Campaign.

Both Webster University and the St.

Beginning at midnight tonight, Tuesday May 5th, the Community Foundation of the Ozarks kicks off the inaugural Give Ozarks Day of Giving, a 24 hour online only fundraiser to support around 150 non-profit agencies who do good deeds in 46 communities across southern Missouri where CFO affiliate foundations are located. Instead, all donations will be made on-line at www.giveozarks.org Here to help us understand and take part in Tuesdays Give Ozarks 24 hour on-line Day of Giving, is CFO Media Director Matt Lemmon.

“This really started 3 or 4 years ago. How will the Give Ozarks 24 hour Day of Giving work?”

Matt Lemmon: It’s going to be a little more virtual than that. You’ll see the clock start ticking down from 24 hours at that point.”

Mike Smith: “Take us further through this Day of Giving, how do you see it progressing from midnight tonight to midnight tomorrow?”

Matt Lemmon: “We’ve talked to other foundations and groups that have done these days, and the surges come when you might expect them. It’s going to be a really cool event.”

Mike Smith: Matt Lemmon is Media Director for the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, which beginning at midnight tonight, hosts the 1st ever 24 hour Give Ozarks on-line Day of Giving.

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Foundation seeks input on PG&E settlement: San Bruno residents to weigh in on nearly $70M in restitution funds – – San Mateo Daily Journal

The San Bruno Community Foundation will host a series of town hall meetings Monday, May 11, at Capuchino High School, Thursday, March 28, at Belle Air Elementary School and Wednesday, June 3, at the San Bruno Senior Center to solicit suggestions on ways to manage the fund.

“We are excited to hear what the people of San Bruno feel like are the strengths of the community that we can build on, and what are some of the challenges in the community that we can address, so that hopefully we can elevate the quality of life in San Bruno,” she said.

The goal of the outreach campaign is not just to hear the most vocal members of the community, but to consider the opinion of all San Bruno residents, Hatamiya said.

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A final report will be prepared and the information will be used for further community development.

The project is being taken on by the Alberni Valley Community Foundation as an ongoing initiative launched by the Community Foundations of Canada a number of years ago. The organization encourages community foundations in all cities across the country to undertake the Vital Signs survey and prepare final reports.

Responsible for funding the report, the AVCF will use the results to direct the work they do and where funding will be allocated. The Foundation has contracted research facilitator, Maggie Hodge Kwan to bring the report together.

“This survey will take the temperature of the community as a whole,” Hodge Kwan said.

With the help of Community Foundations of Canada, she has steamlined data and customized the survey specific for Port Alberni. “I researched issues with the municipal government and

stayed on top of what Port Alberni has been talking about.”

The survey has been designed to address the elements of arts and culture, belonging and leadership, environment, the gap between rich and poor, getting started in the community, health, housing, learning, safety and work.

For the Alberni Valley Community Foundation, this will be a document they want to share with the community.