GGCF AWARDS FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS

The Greater Glendive Community Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of its latest grants. The $5000 given out in grants this year is credited to the generous community members responding to Wes and Deb Toepke’s challenge grant of $4000, and surpassing their goal to reach $25,000 by $10,100.

The Montana Community Foundation, which manages Glendive and 43 other community foundations and 550 charitable funds, offers annual incentives grants for community foundations to distribute if fundraising goals of certain levels are met. Glendive qualified for $5000 in incentive grants to give out to community projects. The money given by community members continues to grow in an endowment to leave a legacy that will continue to give back the interest to community projects.

From those that applied, the grant committee awarded $2000 to Glendive Legion baseball for grandstand cover and improvements, $1250 to Dawson County Arts Unlimited for roof repairs and creative arts for youth, $750 to Eastern Montana Community Concert Association for youth outreach so visiting musicians will present concerts and educational programs for students as well as the evening concert. Special Olympics equestrian program received $500 and Dawson Community College Little Buc's mentoring program received $500.

The Greater Glendive Community Foundation held a reception to honor donors and give out the grants at the Charley Montana Bed & Breakfast September 14 with special thanks to the Maxwells for opening their home. The board provided the refreshments.

Foundation President Kathy McLane said, “These monetary grants are matched by the planning, efforts and labor of the organizations who submitted them. It looks the kids of Glendive are the big winners here.”