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mate through leadership, communication and education for its members in the greater Fairmont area.<br />
MCYF Awards Grants<br />
The Martin County<br />
Youth Foundation<br />
held its Donor<br />
Recognition and<br />
Awards Presentation<br />
on Monday, November<br />
13, 2017 at the Fairmont Elementary School.<br />
Grants totaling $13,580 were awarded to help fund<br />
eight area organizations/projects during the Fall<br />
2017 Award cycle. As of November 2017, the foundation<br />
has awarded more than $385,000 to assist in<br />
funding over 280 local youth-oriented projects.<br />
The Martin County Youth Foundation was<br />
founded in 2000. The organization is committed to<br />
acquire, manage and distribute funds to enhance<br />
the lives of youth in Martin County, contributing<br />
over $30,000 each year in grants to support youth<br />
related programs and activities in Martin County.<br />
For more information, visit<br />
www.martincountyyouthfoundation.org<br />
Farewell Curt<br />
This fall, the foundation awarded grants in<br />
the following amounts to these local organizations<br />
and projects:<br />
Martin County Historical Society $600<br />
Annual School Visitation Program<br />
Martin County Library $2,000<br />
Code Academy<br />
Martin County Preservation Assoc. $500<br />
Childrens' Theater Workshop<br />
GHEC School (ISD #2536) $2,400<br />
Preschool Tuition<br />
Fairmont Area Schools (ISD #2752) $2,380<br />
Strong Fathers/Strong Families Program<br />
Fairmont Area Kinship $3,100<br />
Scholarships and Staff Training<br />
Fairmont CER (ISD #2752) $1,000<br />
STEAM Adventures Workshop<br />
Fairmont CER (ISD #2752) $1,600<br />
Minecraft Camp<br />
The board and staff of<br />
the Fairmont Area Chamber<br />
of Commerce would<br />
like to thank Curt Foster<br />
for his years of service as<br />
our Director of Finance &<br />
Operations. After nearly<br />
three years at the chamber,<br />
Curt has moved on to pursue new opportunities<br />
in the development of his professional<br />
career.<br />
His kindness and sincerity will be<br />
greatly missed by all of us at the Fairmont Area<br />
Chamber of Commerce. We wish him all the<br />
best in his future endeavors as he begins this<br />
new chapter in his life. Thank you Curt!<br />
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