The San Juan Island Community Foundation rocks the island…
Posted September 24, 2010 at 9:54 am by Ian Byington
Bill Morrissey shares a laugh with Charlie Anderson of the San Juan Island Community Foundation before Friday’s Breakfast of Champions awards presentation.
This morning the San Juan Island Community Foundation held their Breakfast of Champions breakfast, and it was cool to see the incredible breadth & scope this amazing community organization reaches on our island.
Board chair Charlie Anderson announced that the SJICF has handed out over $1.6 million dollars to community organizations this year so far (and they’re not even done!) The largest chunk goes to the new hospital (the 42,000-square foot Peace Island Medical Center, due to open in 2012), as they added $1.28 million to the $8.7 million already given in that campaign.
The breakfast allowed the SJICF to present about $50K in awards to a couple of dozen recipients (I’ll post the full list a little later), as well as mention they dispersed $110K in scholarships and student support to the local schools. They also allocated nearly $350K to other non-profits around the island.
Good move: Supporting the continuing education of our EMT chief…that’s Jim and Cathy Cole at the Fair last month.
Finally, in an incredible gesture of support to one of our incredible island treasures, they awarded our EMT chief Jim Cole $3K for training and education as he finishes his masters degree…which definitely helps the island.
If you haven’t looked over the Community Foundation’s website (designed by the amazing Anne Francis) to see how you can give and participate (and receive!), take the time to do so today. Charlie mentioned that the Foundation is switching from an annual giving cycle to a quarterly rhythm, so the CF can be even more responsive to needs with the nonprofits and organizations it serves.
I love these guys & love the way they make this a better place to live.
The wall banner gives you the idea: The SJICF reaches out to the broad needs of the island…
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