Once again, the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation has awarded grants to 12 deserving organizations within our community. Over $21,000 was awarded at the Chamber Coffee on November 10th. FSACF president Blake Hudson and granting committee chair Patty LaRoche distributed checks to the groups. We are grateful for our ability to partner with organizations that … Continue reading →
Who doesn’t remember their first experience with a live performance? Now imagine that experience happening for the first time at age 11. Project ART (Appreciation, Reading, and Theater) began over 25 years ago to ensure that Fort Scott Middle School students had exposure to the arts. The first five years of the program were funded … Continue reading →
The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation is pleased to announce that the following organizations have received a grant as part of our 2015 grant cycle: Lowell Milken Center: Beautifying Downtown – Sparking Interest in History through the Windows of Downtown. Fort Scott/Bourbon County Riverfront Authority: Phase II Riverfront Walking Trail. 2nd Story Festival of Arts … Continue reading →
by Stephanie Witt “You can trust them.” I found myself saying this over and over to one of my students last fall as she was caught in the middle of a difficult custody case. She needed to know, without a doubt, that CASA was in her corner. And despite the track record of adults around … Continue reading →
On November 13, 2014, FSACF awarded grants to the following nonprofit organizations: Bourbon County Inter-Agency Coalition – To assist Network for Families in providing rent and utilities assistance. Bourbon County CASA – To provide new Volunteer Advocate Training. Youth Ministries of Bourbon County (the Key Hole) – To fund Fifth Quarter Parties for High School … Continue reading →
The generosity of the late Carolyn J. Cooper has provided for a scholarship that will be available to Bourbon County high school or college students who want to major or minor in American History at the postsecondary level. “The William F. Lehman American History Scholarship, named in honor of her father, was Cooper’s way of … Continue reading →
The Kansas Association of Community Foundations (KACF) and its member foundations, including the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation, has launched the Keep 5 in Kansas campaign. The Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University found that an estimated $79 billion in estate wealth will be transferred from one generation of Kansans … Continue reading →
At the Chamber Coffee on November 7, in the Landmark Bank lobby (formerly Citizens), FSACF chairperson Carla Farmer awarded representatives of the following 11 charitable organizations funds for the 2013 granting cycle: The Beacon, Inc. to add fresh produce to non-perishable staples. Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters (Bourbon County chapter) to recruit more “Bigs.” Fort … Continue reading →
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of their father’s birth, the children of Pratt Irby made a special contribution to The Friends of Fort Scott National Historic Site for the Symbols of Sacrifice events scheduled in September. As a WWII veteran and avid patriot, the family felt the contribution was certainly fitting for their father. The … Continue reading →
The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation, along with other organizations and individuals, helped to save Fort Scott’s General Transportation Program after its funding fell short. The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation trustees recently approved and budgeted a $2,000 grant for the service. GPT Projected Funding Shortfall Recently, it was announced by the program’s board members … Continue reading →