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Grogran Fund for Youth Information Session on June 23 The Mary B. Grogan Fund for Youth will distribute $1,600 to nonprofits for educational and recreational projects for the youth of Millbury. An information session will be held at the Millbury Public Library.
Grant Program Announcements Grant applications for Jeppson Memorial Fund for Brookfield and Water and Land Stewardship Fund are now being accepted. Deadline is Wednesday, July 15. Beginning in 2009 mini-grants will now also consider requests for organizational restructuring.
Foundation Reports 2008 Results Results for the 2008 fiscal year were reported at the 34th Annual Meeting of Greater Worcester Community Foundation on Tuesday, May 12, 2009.
5th Annual Renaissance Award Announced The 5th annual Renaissance Award was given to Dennis Rice, executive director of Alternatives, a Whitinsville nonprofit serving the disabled.
	Our Commitment. Our Community. The Foundation has released the 2008 annual report. Please call 508-755-0980 or email us to request a copy by mail.
Worcester Tree Initiative Fund We are proud to partner with the Worcester Tree Initiative. For more information please visit their web site http://www.treeworcester.org. If you would like to support this local effort, send your check, made payable to Greater Worcester Community Foundation, 370 Main Street, Suite 650, Worcester MA 01608. Please write "WTI Fund" in the subject line.
Recent Grants Awarded $125,000 has been awarded through the first granting cycle of the GLBT Partnership Fund. Fall 2008 Discretionary and Field of Interest Grants total $803,500 to over 50 Organizations to support programs throughout Worcester County.
	Acorn Newsletter To request a copy of The Acorn 2009 edition by mail, please email us or call 508-755-0980.
DonorCentral DonorCentral is a service for fund holders -- donors, agencies and advisors -- that provides round-the-clock, secure online access to fund information.
GLBT Partnership Advances with County-wide Study Find out more about the GLBT Partnership and read results from the needs assessment.

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Greater Worcester Community Foundation enables you, your family, or business to create a lasting legacy to address the causes and organizations you care about most. We, along with more than 500 other community foundations across the country, share a number of characteristics. We are:

tax-exempt public charities that are geographically focused.
a resource for you to do your good work, forever.
a way to maximize your charitable gift by pooling the investments.
a platform for building community by identifying emerging issues and bringing the people and resources together to address those needs.


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