Your Story. Our Morgan County. League of Miracles
League of Miracles Offers “Field of Dreams” to Special Needs Individuals & Families Did you know Morgan County has its own “Field of Dreams,” but without Kevin Costner? Behind Madison Township Fire Department on Landersdale Road is the League of Miracles (LOM), a well-maintained baseball field providing fun and hope to special needs individuals and […]
CFMC “101” – Philanthropy Versus Charity
Philanthropy Versus Charity – How We Give Matters Often when we give to charity, we’re giving from our heart. Something or someone has stirred up an emotion within us that makes us happy or sad, and we want to help. That’s a good thing, but we must also think before we give. Why? Because our […]
Your Story. Our Morgan County. Tracks4Vets
Tracks4Vets Helping Veterans to “Drive On. Serve On. and Work On.” Many military veterans have difficulty adjusting to civilian life when they either return from active duty for a while or retire from their branch of service. Gone are the days of a highly disciplined structure/routine where they’re doing most everything as a collective group […]
Your Story. Our Morgan County. – Quality of Life
Quality of Life Morgan County: Easing the Financial Burden for Individuals Fighting Cancer When you’ve been diagnosed with cancer or other chronic, life challenging diseases, the last thing you want to worry about is how you’re going to get to treatment, pay for medication, keep food on the table, insurance coverage, and more. For more […]
CFMC Funds at Work: Brody Pendill Scholarship
Baby Brody Pendill Scholarship – Family Turning Tragedy into Blessings Although a child’s life may be brief on earth, they can still have a long-term impact that helps people, especially other children, become healthy and productive adults. Just ask BJ Pendill and his wife, Kristina. They continue to honor the memory of their son, Brody, […]
Tracks4Vets and Indiana VFW Working Together to Help More Veterans
New Partnership Will Provide More Opportunities to Fund Tracked Utility Carriers for Disabled Veterans TRAFALGAR, Indiana, January 10, 2019 –– Tracks4Vets, a 501(c)3, has entered into a partnership with the VFW of Indiana. “This partnership is ideal for the VFW to reach our veterans in a new and relevant way,” said Tracks4Vets Director of Veteran […]
CFMC Brief: What is a Community Foundation?
What Is a Community Foundation and Why Should You Care? Have you ever dropped your hard-earned money into a bucket during the holidays or helped a door-to-door solicitor raise funds for a project or made an online donation to the work of an organization that “tugs at your heart strings”? Did that donation actually make […]
Your Story. Our Morgan County.
Local Boys & Girls Club Teaching Kids Valuable Life Skills On any given weekday you’ll find around 75 kids, between the ages of five to 18, having fun in a safe environment where they’re also learning valuable skills to help them become healthy and productive adults in the future. Welcome to the Boys & Girls […]
Your Story. Our Morgan County. PacMoore Gives People Second Chances
PacMoore Putting People Before Profits We live in a challenging world where people are struggling daily with poverty, death, family struggles, addiction, abuse, and the list goes on. Regardless if our problems have been self-inflicted or due to a circumstance out of our control, everyone deserves a second chance. At PacMoore, men and women coming out […]
CFMC Impact Grants At Work
Fresh Way Farm Teaching Students How To Grow Food The Community Foundation of Morgan County (CFMC) exists in our community to connect individuals and their families, friends, and neighbors with local nonprofits working on long-term solutions for problems such as poverty, homelessness, substance abuse, etc. When people give, lives can be transformed, and the community […]