Empty Bowls serving up tasty fundraiser in Greene County | Observer-Reporter Artbeat Gallery owner Linda Winegar is deciding which big bowl to donate to the Empty Bowls Greene County silent auction April 19 at the Greene County Fairgrounds. From left, Becca Shindlar, Katelyn Hunsicker and professor Andrew Heisel inspect some of the bowls made by students and faculty for the Empty Bowls Greene County luncheon April 19 at the Greene County Fairgrounds.

There they are, millions of them packed into small, thin straws, surrounded by the cloud of nitrogen oxide in the belly of a large tank housed in the new Cryos International sperm bank.

Among its five locations, Shepherd’s Hope provided care to 21,000 uninsured and underinsured people in 2014, with the help of 25 full-time and part-time staff and 1,800 volunteers.

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Annual Greek Week returns to UNC Charlotte campus The A-frames, displayed at Belk Tower, shared information about the Greek Week theme, philanthropy and events.

Also, during the week of April 6-12 ,local restaurants donated 10% of all Greek Week purchases to the Wounded Warrior Project.

The week will close out with NPHC Set It Off Saturday on April 11 at 7 p.m. Airband is open to the public.

The following night, April 19,the NPHC Step Show will be hosted in Halton Arena at 7 p.m.

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Sigma Chi now a chartered fraternity at UNC Charlotte

After being on campus for just over two years, the Sigma Chi Fraternity at UNC Charlotte has gained its charter.

Sigma Chi was founded in 1855, and has since initiated over 300,000 members. Sigma Chi’s mission is to develop undergraduate men into well-rounded people, while developing their character in the areas of Friendship, Justice and Learning.

The 36 men at UNC Charlotte’s chapter, led by President Tyler Rochelle seem to be doing just that.

“We’re learning the ropes” Rochelle said.

For a new chapter, recruitment can be a long process. Those are the kind of men we look for during recruitment.”

With a new charter, Rochelle is optimistic about the future of Sigma Chi. “We’ve done a few small events on campus, but in the fall we’re excited to participate in our national philanthropy, Derby Days” Rochelle mentioned.

Derby Days is an online competition between Sigma Chi chapters. Since the competition was started in 1995, Sigma Chi chapters have raised over 400 million dollars in the fight against cancer.

“A few sororities have already showed interest in participating in the fall” Rochelle said.

The Derby Days competition typically only involves women’s organizations from the PanHellenic Association. Fraternities and sororities on campus have done events similar to Derby Days, including Lambda Chi Alpha’s Watermelon Bust, Chi Omega’s Chi Olympics, and Delta Sigma Theta’s Five Programmatic Thrusts.

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Grey/Bruce Community Foundation announces funding

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Reception honors donations to Skelly Elementary by Millers – News – Butler County Times Gazette – El Dorado, KS Students, staff and community members recognized the generosity of Dick and Dorothy Miller during a reception at Skelly Elementary School Friday afternoon during the Jump Rope Club.”We’re here to honor and thank Mr. Miller for what they have done,” said Darrell Whitney, with the El Dorado Community Foundation.A few years ago Skelly kindergarten teacher Mary Martha Good had the idea for a jump rope program after school.”As most things go, in the beginning there is not much funding,” Whitney said.That first year, she found used jump ropes and cheap jump ropes to fill the need for the students. Miller said she would help,” Whitney said.”Her (Good’s) explanation was it is helping a lot of kids and they get their exercise,” Dorothy said.The Millers donated enough to fund the entire program through a one-time gift and also made a donation to the impact fund, which is an unrestricted grant through the El Dorado Community Foundation.”We could not do it without you, Mr. While Dick is no longer able to volunteer at the school due to health reason, Dorothy continues to volunteer one to two hours a day.Anyone who wants to help entities in need can make a donation to the El Dorado Community Foundation.”We hope to grow that fund so there will be money there for programs like this and people can make requests for funding,” Whitney said.Page 2 of 2 – People also can set up a fund in memory of a family member and direct its use. Box 936, El Dorado, KS 67042 or donate through the Central Kansas Community Foundation and note it is for El Dorado. mainImageContainerInnerHTML_sm += ”+mainImageData_credit+”; mainImageContainerInnerHTML_sm += ”+htmlencode(mainImageData_caption)+”; $(‘#art-main-image-credit-container_sm’).css(‘width’,smimgwidth).css(‘padding’,’3px ‘+(mainImageData_leftPadding – 3)+’px 0 0’); $(‘#art-main-image-caption-container_sm’).css(‘width’,sm_img.width).css(‘padding’,’5px 0 0 ‘+(mainImageData_leftPadding + 3)+’px’); $(‘#art-main-image-caption-container’).css(‘width’,img.width).css(‘padding’,’5px 0 0 ‘+mainImageData_leftPadding+’px’);

Grand Prix Foundation of Long Beach shifts fundraising strategy from glamour to glitz From left, President of the Grand Prix of Long Beach Rick DuRee, Gala Co-Chair Lisa Viets, and six-time Grand Prix winner Al Unser Jr.

LONG BEACH >> Tuxedoes, evening gowns and all the glamour that goes with a black-tie event may not be the best way for some charities to raise money.

That’s a conclusion the Grand Prix Foundation of Long Beach’s leaders have reached, and one of the main reasons foundation President Rick DuRee said the nonprofit has canceled its annual Grand Prix Charity Ball and is altering its fundraising strategy by trading the formal affair for what he anticipates will be a more casual Monte Carlo Night event.

Long Beach Grand Prix organizers first announced the change in plans, which also includes a one-year-hiatus for its Grand Charity Golf Tournament, in February.

“Over the period of 20-some years, the whole concept of a black-tie event, I wouldn’t say it’s diminished, but it doesn’t have the same allure,” he said.

Its planned replacement, he ventured, may be a chance to attract supporters who would not have otherwise bothered with a black-tie event.

“Hopefully, we’ll have an infusion of people who haven’t been to the fundraising events before,” DuRee said.

That calculates to a net of $55,000, and although that amount may seem good, DuRee said there’s more to consider.

The issue is that during the 2014 gala, the foundation auctioned off an opportunity to participate in the Long Beach Grand Prix Pro/Celebrity Race for about $50,000. His rough estimate of the total costs planned for the Foundation’s Monte Carlo Night is $20,000.

DuRee said the foundation may continue to auction off a chance to drive in the Pro/Celebrity Race, but at some other occasion than Monte Carlo night.

If the foundation can get its costs down, perhaps so can potential supporters.

Last year’s gala tickets cost $150 for a single entry. What may work best for different organizations depends greatly upon a given nonprofits’ target audience.

In the Grand Prix Foundation’s case, part of the group’s bet is that a casual event with a gaming theme will draw more race fans than a ball, especially if they would have to change clothes between events.

“People aren’t as anxious to leave the track and go home,” DuRee said.

The foundation’s Monte Carlo Night is scheduled to take place Friday evening, the first day of Grand Prix weekend, at Renaissance Hotel Long Beach.

Past beneficiaries of the Grand Prix Foundation include Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach, Children’s Hospital of Orange County and Operation Jump Start, which is a youth mentoring organization in Long Beach, according to the foundation and its tax filings.

The foundation also has its own Robert E.

Nonprofit workshops offered in April – Estes Park Trail-GazetteNonprofit workshops offered in April

The Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center is pleased to present two informative workshops in April to assist nonprofits in securing funding for their organizations.

Planned Giving: Is it on YOUR Radar, will be held on Fri., April 17 from 11:30 a.m. Registration is necessary however, so please visit www.estesvalleylibrary.org and select the calendar tab then proceed to the date and workshop title to register.

This workshop provides a hands-on introduction to the Foundation Directory Online, the Foundation Center’s premiere searchable database that provides information on more than 110,000 grantmakers and more than 3 million grant records as well as the Colorado Grants Guide, Colorado’s leading online tool for grant funding research.