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(11/18/06) Six philanthropists honored at library - The Topeka Association of Fundraising Professionals: Topeka Chapter on Philanthropy honored six people Friday in the Marvin Auditorium at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th. |
(10/16/06) College Prep Academy -- Challenger - The fact is that there are a lot of children who could achieve great things in life if they could acquire a college education. But life circumstances prevent that for many. |
(10/12/06) Group works to send kids to college - Seated around a library table after school Tuesday at Lowman Hill Elementary School, four students were brimming with dreams. Some day, they hope to be lawyers, fashion designers, veterinarians, teachers, principals, doctors, foster parents and ice skaters. |
(09/30/06) Citizenship -- On our own - "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." |
(09/27/06) Speaker: Citizens expect too much - When it comes to advancing the public good, people need to stop acting like consumers and start behaving like citizens, a speaker said Tuesday night at a symposium at the Kansas Expocentre. "Community Engagement: Imagine and Act for the Public Good" was the title of the second annual... |
(09/24/06) The Public Good -- It can happen - In the din created by this fall's elections, stand for a moment and listen. There's another voice out there, a quieter one, and it is also calling for change. |
(09/06/06) Boss Hawg's raises $7,500 - Boss Hawg's raises $7,500 The Capital-Journal Every August 19th, all the sales from Boss Hawg's Barbeque and Catering and Pigskin's Sports Bar are donated to the Topeka Community Foundation to endow scholarships for local students to attend area colleges. |
(07/24/06) Ruth Atchison Gift -- Paying back - So far we haven't found any Topekans sitting on the wealth of Bill Gates or Warren Buffett, but we have benefitted from the generous spirit of some relatively well-to-do people. |
(07/20/06) KTWU given $1.3 million - KTWU-TV, the Mulvane Art Museum and the Topeka Community Foundation received $2.2 million in gifts Wednesday thanks to the generosity of Ruth Atchison. KTWU received a check for $1.3 million... |
(07/12/06) Memorial to honor four in mariachi group - Memorial to honor four in mariachi group By Tim Hrenchir The Capital-Journal On the 25th anniversary of their deaths, an 18-foot bronze memorial will be unveiled Monday in Topeka honoring four members of an all-female Topeka mariachi group who were killed… |
(03/03/06) Fund encourages women to give - "American women have been the power tools of American democracy and the American economy since 1643." Those words from Claire Gaudiani, author of "The Greater Good -- How Philan.. |
(02/28/06) TOPEKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION -- More giving - The evidence of the generosity of Topeka area residents, businesses and organizations keeps rolling in. In 2005, not only did we give generously to hurricane and flood relief. |
(11/17/05) Group weighs arts campaign - Topeka could start a United Way-type annual campaign to fund its arts organizations without diminishing the fundraising efforts of the actual United Way of Greater Topeka, a speaker said "We… |
(10/17/05) Flood relief - A relief fund has been established by the Topeka Community Foundation for victims of the Oct. 2 flooding in Jefferson County. Those who would like to make a contribution may send it to Jefferson County Flood Relief Fund, in.. |
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