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Willow Springs Community Foundation meets Cooper Campaign goal

admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:41:00 +0000

The Willow Springs Community Foundation is pleased to announce that they met their goal of raising $26,000 as part of the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks. This money will matched dollar-for-dollar through the Cooper Campaign. Representatives from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks were on hand to present a check for the matching funds on Friday, July 17, 2009. The local match was made possible thanks to the generosity of Steve and Ginny Norman.

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, from left: Lou Wehmer, Gary Funk, Phill Knott, Joe Schneider and Sheila Burtchett.

Hickory County Community Improvement Foundation meets Cooper Campaign goal

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:38:35 +0000

The Hickory County Community Improvement Foundation has successfully completed the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks. The Cooper Campaign is a matching grant program offered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks that provides matching funds for local community grant making. In order to meet the challenge, the Hickory County Foundation raised $10,000. The Cooper Challenge provided a dollar for dollar match to funds raised locally for a total of $20,000 for the Hickory County Community Improvement Foundation.

Pictured above: (left to right) Walter Darling, Pam Jackson, Alisa Carter from the Hickory County Community Improvement Foundation accept a check from Winter Skelton representing matching funds for the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks.

The Hickory County Community Improvement Foundation received its matching check today from CFO representative Winter Skelton. 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. See more photos and news from the Cooper Campaign here.

Community Foundation of the Hermann Area meets Cooper Campaign goal

admin — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:16:08 +0000

The Community Foundation of the Hermann Area has successfully completed the Harry Cooper Challenge. The Harry Cooper Challenge is a matching grant program offered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks (Springfield, MO) that provides matching funds for local community grant making. In order to meet the challenge, the Community Foundation of the Hermann Area has raised over $27,300. The Cooper Challenge provided a dollar for dollar match to funds raised locally.

The Community Foundation of the Hermann Area received its matching check today from CFO representative Julie Leeth. The permanent endowment of $54,600 will generate ongoing revenue from which grants that benefit the Hermann Area can be made.

Pictured above: Community Foundation of the Hermann Area Board Members receive matching check for Cooper Challenge. (l.to r.) Fred Brandenburg, Steve Mueller, Julie Leeth (from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks), Chris Neale, Jim Holland, Debbie Weingarth, Muriel Brison, and Glenn Warnebold. Not pictured Dr. Carl Pierce and Gerald Engemann.

Monett Area Community Foundation reaches Cooper goal

admin — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:07:48 +0000

Congratulations to the Monett Area Community Foundation for their successful completion of the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks. They raised $20,000 that will be matched dollar-for-dollar through the Cooper Campaign.

Pictured above: Leaders from the Monett Area Community Foundation accept a check representing the matching funds for their Cooper Campaign efforts.

Cooper Campaign generates $2.2 million across the Ozarks

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:35:14 +0000

Congratulations to the 37 CFO affiliate community foundations that participated in the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks. The effort has been a huge success for philanthropy in the Ozarks, generating $2.2 million in charitable resources for our communities. The Cooper Campaign will directly 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 slideshow below features check presentations for most of the participating foundations. We’ve still got a few check presentations to left, so keep checking back. For individual photos and more news about the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks, click here.

(To see a larger version of the slideshow, click on the box in the lower right corner of the embedded version below.)

A complete list of participating affiliate foundations is below.

The 37 affiliate community foundation participating in the Cooper Campaign were:

Aurora Area
Benton County
Bolivar Area
Bourbon
Cassville
Community Foundation of Southwest Missouri
Crawford County
DACO
Dallas County
Dent County
Douglas County
El Dorado Springs
Eldon
Finley River
Hermann Area
Hickory County
Houston
Jacks Fork
Lockwood
Marshfield Area
Monett Area
Mountain Grove Area
Mount Vernon Area
Newberg
Nixa
Oregon County
Ozark County
Republic
Ste. Genevieve County
Greater Seymour Area
Stockton
Table Rock Lake
Taney County
Truman Lake
West Plains
Willard
Willow Springs

Table Rock Lake Community Foundation reaches Cooper goal

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:39:36 +0000

Congratulations to the Table Rock Lake Community Foundation on the successful completion of the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks. They raised $33,500 that will be matched dollar-for-dollar through the Cooper Campaign.

Pictured above: left to right, John Johnson, Connie Johnson (president), John Coonrod, Nita Jane Ayres, Richard Dean and Melissa Ortman (not pictured: Jim Riddle and Lisa Rau) with a check representing the matching funds presented at the April 27 board meeting.

Oregon County meets Cooper Campaign goal

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:39:32 +0000

Congratulations to the Oregon County Community Foundation and the Alton School Foundation. Together, they raised $29,692 that will be matched as part of the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks.

Pictured, left to right: Joe Crider, Wendell Williams, Paula Miller, Gayle AraSmith, Lisa Shaw, Brenda Ledgerwood, Wylma Heiskill, Myrtle Little, Amy Wright, Sharon Alexander, Carol Silvey, and Randall Combs.

El Dorado Springs Community Foundation completes Cooper Challenge

admin — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:35:37 +0000

Congratulations to the El Dorado Springs Community Foundation on their successful completion of the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks. They raised $33,500 that will be matched through the Cooper Campaign.

Pictured, left to right: Gary Funk, CFO president, presents a check representing the matching grant to Kay Forest, Pat Rabe, Bill Rabe, Jennie Barritt, and Jack Reynolds.

See photos from other affiliates who have completed the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks.

Community Foundation of Southwest Missouri, Inc. completes Cooper Campaign

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:37:13 +0000

Congratulations to the Community Foundation of Southwest Missouri, Inc. (CFSWMO) for meeting their fundraising goal for the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks. The Community Foundation of the Ozarks matched $35,900 for the Cooper Campaign, and they were also able to leverage a secondary match from local sources to raise more toward the effort.

Pictured: Bill Putnam (left), CFSWMO executive director, and Lori Smith (right), CFSWMO board of directors chairman, accept a check representing the matching funds from Brian Fogle, CFO vice president.

Jacks Fork Community Foundation completes Cooper Campaign

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:23:54 +0000

Congratulations to the Jacks Fork Community Foundation on the successful completion of the Harry Cooper Supply Company Campaign for the Ozarks. They raised $33,550 that will be matched through the Cooper Campaign.

Pictured: (left to right) Carol Silvey, CFO senior associate for advancement, presents a check representing $33,550 in matching funds to Charles Cantrell, Jacks Fork Community Foundation president, and Betty Hockman, Jacks Fork Community Foundation board member.