So often our children ask us things we can't answer (or don't want to answer), but yesterday Ann raised a question that, happily, has many answers. "Do you have any heroes?" she said. "Lots!" I responded proudly. We see heroes every day at the Community Foundation, where Kansas Citians are living up to their reputation for generosity in the face of economic challenges.
Take the George K. Baum Family Foundation and the Mutual Fund Store Foundation, for instance, who are working in collaboration with Community Foundation experts and nonprofit organization caseworkers to provide necessary funds to individuals and families in critical need. And consider two of our donors who established a new fund called the MAACLink Access Fund. MAACLink is a shared database used by nearly all emergency assistance providers in the metropolitan area to promote efficiency and reduce duplication of services. Of course, the accolades are still pouring in for Payless ShoeSource, which in December awarded $1 million in gift coupons to more than 600 social service organizations across the country. The gift coupons meant that tens of thousands of children had new shoes for the cold winter season.
Indeed, the Community Foundation is working harder than ever to increase giving in our region so that as many donors as possible can connect with the causes that are most important to them. Whether your gift to the cause you care about is $25, $2,500, $25,000, or $25 million, you are a hero, too!
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