Republic Community Foundation

Republic Community Foundation sponsors mass daffodil planting

December 2022 — The Republic Community Foundation will beautify Owen Park with a mass planting of 1,000 daffodil bulbs to bloom in spring 2023 to commemorate the spirit of philanthropy across the region.

The daffodil project is a joint effort between the Republic Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, celebrating its 50^th anniversary in 2023 by providing 50,000 daffodil bulbs, which are being planted in more than 40 communities this fall.

The daffodils were planted at Owen Park with support from the City of Republic Parks and Recreation Team and Tristen’s Hope Foundation on Monday, Nov. 28. The CFO provided assistance for the planting, site preparation and related efforts with a $1,000 grant made possible by the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation administered by the CFO in partnership with Commerce Trust.

Daffodils were selected for this anniversary project because they naturally spread and multiply over time as a symbol of the impact philanthropy and planned giving have on communities that support the CFO’s 53-member network of affiliate foundations.

“We would not be the region’s leading public charitable foundation today without the strong partnerships we have formed through our affiliate network,” CFO President Brian Fogle said. “We are so pleased to join with our affiliates in commemorating 50 years of philanthropy with these vibrant displays of growth and renewal for years to come.”