Fort Scott Area Community Foundation, partnering with the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK), has an opportunity to acquire $120,000 in funding from the Kansas Health Foundation by participating in the Giving Resources to Our World Healthy Kansas Initiative (GROW II). Twelve community foundations in Kansas were selected to participate in the program. The program … Continue reading →
The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation is proud to announce that 2009 grants totaling just over $11,000 were presented at the Chamber Coffee held on October 1 at the River Room. The following nonprofit organizations were awarded grants for their dedication to improving the quality of life in the Fort Scott area: Bourbon County 4-H … Continue reading →
There is definitely a need for a skate park in Fort Scott. The latest Skaters As Scholars event was attended by nearly 70 young skaters, and the issue has been unaddressed since the 1980s. It is estimated that there are over 450 skaters in town, according to Nate Lyons, Fort Scott Skate Park Committee member. … Continue reading →
Dr. John H. Spencer, 61, a member of the Board of Directors of Fort Scott Area Community Foundation, died Saturday, January 3, 2009. John was born in Emporia, Kan., in 1947 to Dr. Harold and Margaret Spencer. He graduated from the College of Emporia in 1970 (of which he is a member of the alumni … Continue reading →
Richard Goldston has a vision for a traveling Fort Scott Little League Football project for area grid-ironers. While many of these young athletes are currently playing football, they must travel across the state line to Nevada to participate. Right now, over 80 youngsters make up three fifth- and sixth-grade teams and two third- and fourth-grade … Continue reading →
Over the summer, the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation helped the Fort Scott Hurricanes swim team acquire new diving blocks, constructed by Fort Scott’s own Twister Trailers. “Our previous diving blocks had been around for years. They did not properly fit to the side of the gutter, were extremely heavy and difficult to maneuver from … Continue reading →
A new way to make things happen in Fort Scott is now in place. In August 2007, the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation was launched. Not competing with any other fundraising efforts, the Fort Scott Community Foundation provides a tax-exempt vehicle for charitable gifts to be made to the groups and governmental agencies of the … Continue reading →