Community Foundation of the Ozarks

The Aurora Area Community Foundation announced on October 7, 2008 that they met their goal of raising $30,300 for the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks. This money was matched dollar-for-dollar through the Cooper Campaign. Gary Funk, president of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, presented a check for $30,300 for the matching funds at the October meeting of the Aurora Area Community Foundation at the Aurora Community Center.

The Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks is a dollar for dollar challenge grant in partnership with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks that is part of an overall regional effort to enhance community grantmaking endowments, establish administrative/operations endowments, and promote appropriate and best practices by community foundation board of directors. This initiative is made possible through the generosity of the Harry Cooper Supply Company.

The Aurora Area Community Foundation honored donors at a special luncheon on Wednesday, February 27 at Bootleggers Restaurant in Aurora.

At the event, Randy Howard, Aurora Area Community Foundation president, announced that their organization has raised the $25,000 to be matched through the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks. The Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks is a dollar for dollar challenge grant in partnership with the Community Foundation of the Ozarks that is part of an overall regional effort to enhance community grantmaking endowments, establish administrative/operations endowments, and promote appropriate and best practices by community foundation board of directors. This initiative is made possible through the generosity of the Harry Cooper Supply Company.

Pictured above: Julie Leeth (second from right), CFO vice president, presents Randy Howard (left), Aurora Area Community Foundation president, with a check for the $25,000 in matching funds for the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks. Also pictured are Aurora Area Community Foundation board members, Regina Leitle and Jim Ferguson.