Online contributions to any of the more than 300 Community Foundation of Mount Vernon &Knox County’s component funds is nor available through a secure gateway provided by the Network for Good. Donors my use a wide array of popular credit cards or their Paypal account to easily confirm a contribution of as little as…
An important component of the Ariel-Foundation Park master plan is the restoration of the C.A.&C. (Columbus, Akron & Cleveland) Railroad Depot on Columbus Road. Most recently functioning as the Station Break Senior Center, the depot will serve as the Welcome Center for Ariel-Foundation Park at the junction of the Kokosing Gap Trail and the…
The pace of demolition is quickening at the former Pittsburgh Plate Glass plant adjacent to Foundation Park in Mount Vernon. This week the majority of the original manufacturing structure on the site was razed, except for parts of the southern wall and an attached brick structure that will be integrated into the new parkscape. Project manager…
Mount Vernon News staffer Bill Amick ran across this notice from USDA regarding the availability of Animal Care Externships for college students. He thought the program might be of interest to some of the many students currently receiving Community Foundation scholarships, and passed the information on to me. It looks like a fine opportunity and…
It was a musical homecoming of sorts, Saturday night in the Memorial Theater, for Mount Vernon native Vaughn Wiester who once again brought his Famous Jazz orchestra to town for a concert to raise funds for the Community Foundation music scholarship in his honor. The homecoming was accentuated by the stage appearance of this year’s…
Thanks to a new partnership between the Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County and Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland Council, Camp Cornish, a 66-year-old Knox County campground, will re-open beginning in April. The Foundation and Ohio’s Heartland Council finalized a purchase agreement Friday, March 15 that preserves Camp Cornish for Girl Scout use.…
Thanks to a generous bequest from Glen E. Smith, scholarships for graduates of Utica High School will be available for the first time in 2013 through the Harold W. Smith Family Fund. Applications are due March 22, 2013, and may be downloaded on the Grant and Scholarship Applications link of the Community Foundation website. The…
Applications to apply for 2013 traditional high school and college student scholarships, and for 2013 special scholarships, are now available on this website. Please activate the following links for information and easy to complete application forms. Please make careful note of all application deadlines, as late arriving applications will not be considered. Follow the “Grants…
Organizations seeking Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County funding in February 2013 for projects of $3,000 or more are reminded of the December 31, 2012 deadline for submission of grant applications. The Foundation typically considers major capital projects at its first funding meeting each February, and large grant-seekers generally have access to a…
MOUNT VERNON – Prospective donors seeking to create a named charitable endowment fund, or add to an existing fund, with the Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County, have an extended opportunity to qualify for a 50 per cent matching grant from the Ariel Corporation Fund. A $125,000 grant from Karen Buchwald Wright’s Ariel…