The Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County is proud to see one its Youth Philanthropy Initiative charter members, Mount Vernon High School junior Amanda Tier, featured in the United Way “Live United” campaign. Amanda can be seen on the Downtown Mount Vernon banner at the northeast corner of Vine and S. Main Streets.…
Almost like magic a new Rolls-Royce office structure is taking shape before our eyes. A massive crane is lowering prefab modules into place on concrete piers. The Community Foundation’s contribution to this project was its collaboration with the City on Mount Vernon in acquiring the former Certified gas station across Sandusky Street, to offset the…
Picture perfect weather is assisting contractors in completing an estimated $125,000 preservation effort on the historic Knox County Memorial Building. The Community Foundation’s Special Projects Fund is contributing $50,000 to restore and refinish most of the wood trim on the building, including columns, cornices and the porch ceiling. The Memorial Theater was constructed between 1923…
Sod and landscaping now in place, Buchwald center Plaza awaits installation of its pavilion supporting structure and canopy. The Community Foundation is assisting in funding this transforming project in Downtown Mount Vernon.
The Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County was pleased to host yesterday (July 31), together with the Ohio Grantmakers Forum, a conference on youth philanthropy. Thirty youth and community foundation staff members gathered to share ideas on youth-driven grantmaking. Many of the foundations represented are considering establishing such organizations and were inspired to…
The Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County is pleased to announce that a total of $28,000 from the Wilbur Gaunder Engineering Scholarship Fund has been distributed to several Knox County residents. Scholarships include both new and renewing scholarships. The announcement was made by Bruce Hawkins, chairman of the Community Foundation. Scholarships were renewed…
The Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County is pleased to announce that a total of $15,000 in medical scholarships has been distributed to seven Knox County residents from the Lillian C. Hickman Medical Scholarship Fund. The announcement was made by Bruce Hawkins, chairman of the Community Foundation. Corinne Salva is a graduate of…
Scholarship Fund checks totaling $542,350 will be distributed in August by the Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County to new and recent graduates of area high schools, as well as to several non-traditional students, according to Executive Director Sam Barone. Scholarships from four new funds are among those being awarded for the 2012-13…
Selection of 2012-13 Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) members has concluded with the naming of 18 new representatives from Knox County high schools and the home school community, Community Foundation Executive Director Sam Barone has announced. True to the spirit of the initiative, selection of new members was conducted last month by the 11 youth members…
It’s always reassuring to see something positive resulting from tragedy, such as the 2010 fire that destroyed the landmark Downtown Mount Vernon S. S. Kresge Building at the corner of Gambier and South Main Streets. Construction crews today were pouring the curbs that are beginning to delineate the Buchwald Center Plaza and adjacent parking area.…