Community Foundation of the Lowcountry
Jasper Community Fund Awarded Matching Grant
October 1, 2009 -- The Jasper Community Fund has been created at the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry to support current and future community needs and opportunities in this rapidly growing region.
"The recent and continuing development of the Jasper County area is quite phenomenal," said Denise Spencer, President and CEO of the Community Foundation. "We have all experienced the impact of this in the form of changing demographics with expanding needs. It is the goal of the newly-created Jasper Community Fund to help meet those needs."
To encourage the growth and sustainability of the fund, the Board of Trustees of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry recently voted to award a matching grant to the Jasper Community Fund in the amount of $30,000. When matched successfully, it will provide an additional $60,000 to the fund.
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