Year after year, the Adams Rescue Mission had raised 100% of its operating budget through its famous thrift store, recycling program, fundraising events and a robust annual appeal. With a powerful commitment to people in need, the Rescue Mission provides a strong web of services from housing to job training. And if any of those
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We are celebrating the extraordinary life of a beloved member of the Gettysburg community Pat Crowner. She was named Betty Jo when she was born on November 23, 1940 to Hazel Elizabeth (Tucker) and Thomas Joseph “Joe” Flamm in Springfield, Illinois. She was not fond of her given name and as a young girl changed
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(Gettysburg, PA: 6/19/2024) — The Adams County Community Foundation has announced $100,000 in grants to local nonprofits through its Adams County Grants program. Adams County Grants are made possible by donors who contribute to The Fund for Adams County, the Community Foundation’s growing, permanent endowment for the needs of the community. Community Foundation CEO Ralph
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Selby Family Memorial Fund Awards $93,880 in Grants for Littlestown through the Adams County Community Foundation Fund for Littlestown (Littlestown, PA: 06/04/2024) — The late Dick Selby created The Bernard, Mary, and Richard Selby Family Memorial Fund as a permanent charitable endowment to honor his parents, Mary and Bernard, and the family’s commitment to their
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Earlier this year, a dear friend of mine died suddenly. She was one of the most generous people I knew. Generous of heart and humor, and generous of monetary gifts to the nonprofits and community she loved. In her late 60’s, after she retired as a scientific lab technician, she launched a second career as
(Gettysburg, PA: 05/01/2024) – The Adams County Community Foundation today announced $200,000 in new scholarship awards to students in Adams County and South-Central Pennsylvania. The amount awarded brings the total amount of scholarships granted by the Community Foundation since its founding to more than $1.8 million. Awards range from $500 to $30,000 each and go
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The Adams County Community Foundation Board of Directors and Scholarship Committee is excited to invite our scholarship donors, scholarship award winners and their guests to the Adams County Scholarship Awards Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Wyndham Gettysburg, 95 Presidential Circle, Gettysburg, PA. We’ll be joined by Environmental Engineer and
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I’ve been thinking a lot about Randy Smith, whom we lost to cancer this January. I knew Randy as a professional advisor who took a holistic and compassionate view of financial planning, one who included talk of philanthropy in his sessions with clients. Whenever I met a donor referred to the Community Foundation by Randy,
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Join the Adams County Community Foundation on Tuesday morning, March 5 at 8 AM for our 2024 Investment Briefing at Adams County Historical Society’s Battlefield Overlook Event Center, 625 Biglerville Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325. Members of our Investment Committee will share details on our endowment investment objectives and strategy. The briefing, led by volunteer Investment
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