E-NEWSLETTER
2021
High School Scholarships
DEADLINE!
Scholarship questions?

or call 269.673.8344

We have a great opportunity for someone who likes people, is good with numbers, and wants to make a difference in Allegan County! The Allegan County Community Foundation is looking for an Office Administrator.

For more information CLICK HERE

The Allegan County Community Foundation Grant Distribution Committee has the challenge of reviewing the applications for grant funding. Typically, the TAG Team (the youth advisory council of the ACCF) reviews the TAG applications but with this unusual year, they selected a representative to participate with the Legacy review group. 56 organizations submitted applications for projects that will support Allegan County residents. The committee’s recommendations will be reviewed and approved by the full ACCF Board in a few weeks. What do you think will be the total awarded by the Allegan County Community Foundation TAG and the Legacy grants? Facebook Message us your best guess on our Facebook page. The person with the answer closest to the correct amount will receive a gift card to a local coffee shop!
The youth advisory council of the Foundation, “TAG Team” is currently reviewing scholarship applications. This county-wide scholarship opportunity to graduating seniors is unique because as a youth-designated, youth-driven scholarship program, the TAG members select the recipient. Scholars are chosen based on their academic efforts and community service.
 
TAG Team members meet twice a month during the school year. In addition to awarding scholarships, they recommend TAG grant awards for approval by the ACCF Board of Trustees. The TAG Team works together on community service projects and development of leadership skills.
 
TAG will be seeking new members soon! All Allegan County high school students are eligible to apply. Watch for details. For more information about the TAG Team

We Surpassed our
Peanut Butter Drive Goal!

Our 2021 goal of 5,000 jars of peanut butter was SMASHED by generous donors! The cash donations enabled us to do bulk purchases to maximize your gifts. With our initial purchase of two pallets of peanut butter (one crunchy – one smooth), the donations of jars of peanut butter, and a pallet of peanut butter donated by Feeding America, we have 7610 jars now. 

We expect to use the remaining dollars for another bulk purchase that should take us to more than 10,000 jars!!! What a difference this will make for the pantries and their clients.


Thank you for all of your donations!
Peanut butter jars will be distributed to our 16 county-wide member pantries:
Allegan United Methodist Church, Christ Community Church, Allegan County Food Pantry, Hamilton Christian Reformed Church, Hungry for Christ, Christian Neighbors Plainwell , St. Margaret – St. Vincent DePaul, Martin United Methodist Church, Christian Neighbors Douglas, Ladders of Hope, Love, Inc. Pullman, Hopkins United Methodist Church, Christian Neighbors Wayland, Project Hope, Epiphany Lutheran Church, Community Action House – Holland
up next...
CEREAL DRIVE
THE WHOLE MONTH OF APRIL!
Text CEREAL to 44-321
Donate on-line here: www.alleganfoundation.org
Mail a check to: ACCF, 112 Locust Street, Allegan, MI 49010
Please note cereal in the memo line
Look for drop sites around the county
Jennifer Collins joined the Allegan County Community Foundation July 2018 just in time to participate in packing up and moving to our new downtown location. We discovered that she was an expert at getting the most (especially binders) packed into a box! She was hired as the Marketing and Growth Director to improve the Foundations visibility, our “look” and connections with area organizations. This e-newsletter, the ACCF Spotlight, much of the design work on our website and our social media presence show the results of some of her work at the Foundation. She has elected to expand her impact with another non-profit organization that has a statewide scope, and we know they will also greatly benefit from her talents. Thank you, Jennifer!
THANK YOU NON-PROFIT SPOTLIGHT SPONSOR!
112 Locust Street, Allegan, MI 49010

269.673.8344