Needed: Gifts For Teen Assistance Program

December 13, 2014: TC Ticker

The Salvation Army – Traverse City is in particular need of gifts for teens this holiday season for its Christmas Assistance program. Some good gift ideas include $25 gift cards for Visa, Mastercard, Old Navy, The Gap, or Aeropostale. Gift cards to local book stores, movie theatres or for food are also appreciated. Gifts may be dropped off at The Salvation Army Community Center at 1239 Barlow. Permalink

Hagerty Names Its Nonprofit Partner

What a great example .... December 12, 2014: TC Ticker

TART Trails has been selected as Hagerty's 2015 Nonprofit Partner, the company announced at an annual celebration last night. TART will receive a financial gift of $25,000 as well as employee service and pro bono consulting to boost the organization's capacity. "TART shares in our commitment to economic development," says McKeel Hagerty, president and CEO. “We share a common vision to provide healthy, accessible trail systems to benefit residents in the Grand Traverse region with a concentration on driving infrastructure that will help our increasingly linked communities grow. Our employees anticipate being able to work side-by-side with the organization’s leadership in 2015 to leverage additional resources and, together, positively impact our community.” TART participated in a competitive review process for the partnership. It is the second year of Hagerty's Annual Nonprofit Partner program. The selection of its nonprofit partner culminates a year of giving by Hagerty, which has generated more than 10,000 hours of service to communities in which the company operates. Year-end giving included the adoption of 97 elementary-aged students in the Traverse City Area Public Schools for Christmas. Hagerty also held donation drives for various nonprofits at its Traverse City headquarters and at its offices in Denver, Canada and the United Kingdom. Permalink

Reminders to give

 

Remember to remind your prospects and donors of different ways of giving other than cash which they may be able to use to support your organization.  This reminder appeared in the Grand Traverse Pavilions Neighborhood News: Week 12/14 - 12/20/2014.

Rotary Awards $585k To Area Groups : News : The Ticker

Rotary Charities of Traverse City has announced the recipients of its
fall grant cycle – including $50,000 awards to ArtCenter Traverse City
in support of its merger with Crooked Tree Arts Council, the Traverse
City Film Festival toward projection equipment for the Bijou, Inland
Seas Education Association for program support, Habitat for Humanity for
capacity building and Stoneshouse (Dann's House) for programming.

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Leelanau Christian Neighbors in the running for $20K grant - Grand Traverse Insider

Photo courtesy Scott Walker.  Leelanau Christian Neighbors has been named a contestant in a National Food Pantry Holiday Makeover and needs public votes. The organization runs food pantries in Suttons Bay andNorthport; a Baby Pantry; Blessings in a Backpack, which provides foodfor at-risk schoolchildren over the weekends; and the Neighborhood Assistance Ministry for families with financial emergencies.

The contest is sponsored by the Walmart Foundation. Shown (from left) are:Blessings in a Backpack volunteers Cindy Daniel, Marcie Lindo, Jennifer Loud and Moonyeen Fitch.

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Leelanau Christian Neighbors in the running for $20K grant - Grand Traverse Insider - Morning Star Publishing

Talent of local students helps support Habitat project, mission - Grand Traverse Insider

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Student-built stud-walls that were pre-constructed at the Career-Tech Center construction trades program indoor construction bay weredelivered to the Habitat for Humanity Depot Development property on
Tuesday, Dec. 2. 

TRAVERSE CITY – Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District Career-Tech Center students have been engaged in a community buildingproject with the Habitat for Humanity Depot Development property in
Traverse City for the past several weeks.

On Tuesday, Dec. 2,students and community volunteers will engaged in another phase of the construction process with the delivery and installation of student-built stud-walls that were pre-constructed at the Career-Tech Center (CTC)construction trades program indoor construction bay.

“In the days ahead, the Depot neighborhood in Traverse City will witness continuedprogress through the skill and talent of our youth which is nurtured byprofessional instructors and partnering business mentors at the TBACareer-Tech Center,” said CTC construction trades instructor Tom Sensabaugh.


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