Your Lenawee Community Foundation is connecting people, causes
It says a lot about a community, when you have a community foundation. When Fred Goff created the Cleveland Foundation back in 1914, he could not have imagined there would be more than a thousand foundations today.
Much has changed in our world since 1914, but the core of Goff’s simple but revolutionary idea remains: A community foundation is about serving the community needs and charitable goals in a defined geographical area. It is about connecting compassionate and giving people with the causes they care about today and for always. The truth is, whether a foundation has a billion dollars in assets or $25 million in assets, the thread is still the same.
The heart of a community foundation is about the people who grow up in a community or make their life in a community and want to give back — and that is what your Lenawee Community Foundation is all about.
Partnership. Prosperity. Helping people in need. Celebrating success. Strengthening our neighborhoods, our schools, our families and our future. Keeping our fingers on the pulse of what is happening across our communities. Meeting needs Lenawee County’s way. That is the beauty of your community foundation and each of us can be a part of it.
As the new president and CEO of your Lenawee Community Foundation, I am grateful. I am grateful for the countless caring individuals who have worked in partnership for the last 25 years to build Lenawee’s community foundation. I am grateful for the generous people across Lenawee County who care deeply about each other, our communities and our future. Lastly, I am grateful to join such a strong and trusted local organization founded by and for the Lenawee community.
The board of directors and the staff of your Lenawee Community Foundation are hosting an Open House and Welcome Reception on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The come-and-go event will be from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Lenawee Community Foundation office at 1440 W. Maumee St. in Adrian. You are invited to welcome the new staff and learn more about how your community foundation is working to build a brighter, stronger tomorrow for Lenawee County.
Your Lenawee Community Foundation is hard at work connecting people who care with causes that matter. Together we can grow Lenawee’s health, happiness and hope for now … and forever.
Bronna Kahle is the new president and CEO of the Lenawee Community Foundation. She assists individuals, corporations and organizations in fulfilling their charitable goals for our community. She can be reached at 517-263-4696 or via email at bronna@lenaweecf.com.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: Your Lenawee Community Foundation is connecting people and causes
