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A Message from the President and CEO
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Greetings!
This year, we not only usher in a new year, but we also usher in a new decade!
So much has happened over the last ten years. The world around us has certainly changed – some for the better, some not. So what do you want for the next ten years? We all answer that question the same: We want peace and prosperity for all our family, friends and neighbors. And that answer has been the same since the beginning of time.
A few weeks ago I was in the bank and the young man behind the counter asked me: what’s your New Year’s resolution? Being initially amused, I gave him the standard answer – blah blah blah. And then, with earnest spontaneity, I said: I’d like to be more patient. We’re always in such a hurry (and I’m as guilty as anyone). Never taking enough time to listen better, understand more and react less. Exercising the same respect I’d like in return is always a good thing.
While I’m not sure that more patience will actually change the world, it will surely make it a better place to exist in.
Wishing all of you a Happy and healthy new decade!
And may you be blessed with virtue of patience.
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GLCF Celebrates Giving
(Lowell Sun, 12/30/19)
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GLCF Receives a Barr Foundation Grant for Lowell Cultural Economy Plan
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ABOVE: At a recent kick-off meeting, Cultural Economy Steering Plan Committee members gathered at City Hall. From l to r: Vladimir Saldana, Northern Regional Director, Lawrence Office, Office of US Representative Lori Trahan & Advisory Board Member, Theodore Edson Parker Foundation; Celeste Bernardo, Superintendent, Lowell National Historical Park; Sara Khun Leng, Constituent Services Director, Office of US Representative Lori Trahan & COOL Board Member; Gordon Halm, Founder & Executive Director, The African Community Center of Lowell; Jay Linnehan, President and CEO, GLCF; Howard Amidon, Vice President for Philanthropy, GLCF; Allison Lamey, Executive Director, The Lowell Plan; Eileen Donoghue, Lowell City Manager; Barbara Gilbert, Senior Campus Planner, UMass Lowell; and Patrick Cook, Public Affairs Director, Middlesex Community College & COOL Board Co-chair
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The Greater Lowell Community Foundation (GLCF) has been awarded a $125,000 grant from the Barr Foundation to develop a Cultural Economy Plan for Lowell.
The grant supports the development of a Cultural Economy Plan for Lowell. Broadly inclusive and forward-looking, the planning process will engage the arts and cultural organizations, practitioners, and diverse residents to work together for a more vibrant arts and cultural community and creative economy.
In partnership with the City, the Lowell Plan, and many other key institutions, GLCF
looks forward to working with the arts and culture community to create a robust plan that offers benefits for the broad range of organizations, projects and practitioners. “We are truly grateful to the Barr Foundation for recognizing the value of Lowell’s wealth of arts and culture that make this such an exciting place to live and visit,” said GLCF President & CEO Jay Linnehan.
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GLCF Elects New Member to Board of Directors
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At the Greater Lowell Community Foundation December Board Meeting, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the election of Ryan J. Swartz, an attorney at McLane Middleton and Vice Chair of its Trusts and Estates Department, to the Board.
Ryan J. Swartz, of Reading, Mass., advises individuals and families regarding various estate planning matters, including estate, gift, income and generation skipping transfer tax strategies. He advises fiduciaries in conservatorship, probate and trust administration matters. Ryan also counsels individuals and business owners regarding business succession planning and various asset protection techniques.
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Pictured, from left, GLCF President and CEO Jay Linnehan, new GLCF Board Member Ryan J. Swartz with GLCF Board Chair Chet Szablak.
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To support this fund, donate
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GLCF Announces Cambodian Journalism Dream Scholarship Fund
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As a new year begins, the Greater Lowell Community Foundation is honored to announce the establishment of the Cambodian Journalism Dream Scholarship Fund. This new scholarship provides funds for an individual of Cambodian descent who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in journalism or communication.
Soben Pin, co-founder and publisher of the KhmerPost USA, established the Cambodian Journalism Dream Scholarship Fund through the Greater Lowell Community Foundation. Pin was born in Vietnam’s TraVinh Province during the years of turmoil that followed the fall of South Vietnam. With her own family disrupted by the consequences of the war, Soben along with her father, one sister, one brother came to the United States in 2000. After several years in California, the family moved to Philadelphia where Soben Pin excelled in high school receiving a scholarship to and then graduating from Penn State. While in college, she embraced Khmer culture.
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2020 LHS Honors Night Scholarship Application
now open
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GLCF and Lowell High School is excited to announce this year’s Honors Night Scholarship season is officially open to eligible seniors. Deadline to apply is
February 7
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Custom MMIC:
Women in Engineering Scholarship
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Custom MMIC's
Women In Engineering scholarship, in partnership with GLCF, provides substantial support to a graduating high school senior from Groton-Dunstable High School, Westford Academy, or Chelmsford High School. The application is now open until March 15.
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What is a
Donor Advised Fund
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Donor advised funds (DAFs) allow donors to take an active role in philanthropy. The donor makes a donation or series of donations to the Foundation and establishes terms for how the funds will be distributed. The monies may be distributed to designated charities or at the donor’s recommendation. To learn more about starting your own DAF, call our office at 978-970-1600.
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Maxine Farkas:
The Latin Dictionary Series – Evolution
January 10 – April 10
Reception:
March 12 at 5 p.m. at GLCF
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Maxine Farkas
is a mixed media artist, community organizer and independent curator who was trained as a historical geographer. She has been exhibiting work in a number of different media since 1994 and through the years her work has been shown in England, France, Japan and in numerous venues around the United States.
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Featured Video: GLCF Year-in-Review
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