The CFSEK Summer 2019 Newsletter is now available! What you’ll find in this issue: An introduction to our new Donor Relations and Community Outreach Coordinator, Joshua McCloud. Updates on recent grants from the Dylan Meier Get Busy Livin’ Foundation, Women’s Giving Circle and Circle of Friends, and Elm Acres Foundation. A list of our 2019 … Continue reading →
Spring has been a busy time at the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK)! Three funds have awarded 22 grants totaling $51,386. Get Busy Livin’ Foundation Grants First up, we have the Get Busy Livin’ Foundation, which awards grants up to $500 to area organizations for projects and activities that support and promote Youth Volunteerism. This spring, the GBL Foundation … Continue reading →
In addition to local grants, the GBL Foundation also supports area high school students by awarding scholarships. This 9th year of the GBL Foundation, 9 scholarships were awarded to the following students: Amanda Becker, SEHS – Pittsburg State University Tejay Cleland, NEHS– Newman University Kreed Curran, GHS – Kansas State University Caroline McKnight, FHS– Abilene … Continue reading →
Relish each moment of life. Get Busy Livin’. The Dylan Meier Get Busy Livin’ Foundation (GBL) was established in 2011 to provide support for individuals and groups that embody the values that Dylan pursued: adventure, fitness, curiosity, generosity and a daily zest for life experiences .The GBL Foundation is determined to break down the boundaries that keep people … Continue reading →
Cathy shared her story of participating in the Our Lady of Lourdes Youth Mission Trip, which received funding through CFSEK from the Get Busy Livin’ Foundation, at our grant celelbration in November. We hope you enjoy reading what she shared as much as we did hearing it that evening. When Janice first mentioned this event to … Continue reading →