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CFO 2010 Annual Report Available Online

Monday, December 13th, 2010

The Community Foundation’s 2010 annual report highlighting “The Power of Planned Giving” is now posted online. This year’s report includes a special section featuring the CFO’s 42 affiliate foundations and a report on the first year of the Rural Schools Partnership.

It also includes a summary of the CFO’s record scholarship activity, the Youth Empowerment Project, the major 2010 grant awards, the Arts in Action project over the past year and the 231 new funds established in FY10.

If you’d like a hard copy of the report, please send an e-mail to Louise Knauer or call (417) 864-6199.

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New CFO Video Airs on Ozarks Public Television

Friday, September 24th, 2010

Tom Prater’s Message from CFO from CF Ozarks on Vimeo.

The CFO’s 2009-10 Board Chairman, Dr. Tom Prater, of Springfield, taped a short video about planned giving that will be airing on Ozarks Public Television throughout the year.

The video is part of the collaboration between the CFO and Springfield public radio and TV stations KSMU and OPT on the  ”Making a Difference Where You Live” series.

We appreciate Dr. Prater’s commitment to the CFO through his year as Chairman and now continuing as a member of the Board of Directors.

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Carolyn A. Penner Charitable Fund Established for Ozarks Family YMCA

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

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Carolyn Penner announced at the Ozarks Family YMCA Christmas luncheon held in December that she has established the Carolyn A. Penner Charitable Fund. This designated endowment fund will support the Ozarks Family YMCA, which has branches located in Seymour, Mountain Grove, Cabool, and Willow Springs. The Carolyn A. Penner Charitable Fund will provide a steady source of income for years to come for the YMCA which serves many families in the area. Carolyn and her family hope that others will be inspired to add to the fund to support the good work of the Ozarks Family YMCA.

Caption:  The Penner family celebrates the establishment of the Carolyn A. Penner Fund at the YMCA Christmas luncheon.

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