Posted on February 8, 2013 on QCONLINE.com press release submitted by Carol Slaughter
The Quad Cities Community Foundation is pleased to announce the 2013 recipients of the Iowa/Illinois Regional Auto Show Scholarships:
This weekend's Iowa Illinois Regional Auto Show isn't just about showing off the newest cars, it's also helping out local college bound kids. Organizers with the Auto Show work with the Quad Cities Community Foundation to offer scholarships. Eligible recipients must have a parent working in the local auto industry.
Read MorePosted on Feb. 4. 2013 via the Carl Sandburg College website
The Carl Sandburg College Literacy Coalition has been awarded a $12,000 2012 Core Mission Grant by the Quad Cities Community Foundation, located in Bettendorf, Iowa.
Read MoreWe are so excited that Teens for Tomorrow (T4T) had its first radio interview yesterday with Sean Patrick for the Morning in the Cities program on Rewind 93.9 WYEC! T4T is a youth philanthropy group with 35 members from area high schools.
Read MoreEfforts to manage and showcase Quad-City natural areas received a boost Wednesday with the announcement of a $25,000 grant from the Community Foundation to the Q-C Wild Places program.
Read MoreSupporters of fifteen nonprofit organizations contributed over $1 million to help those nonprofits succeed in the 2012 Endowment Challenge issued by the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
Read MorePlease take a moment to read this nice story about how youth at The Place2b provided a service to a family in need.
Read MoreTeen Philanthropy Group Invites Grant Applications from QCA Nonprofits
Thirty-five students from 10 Quad City area high schools will grant $10,000 to charitable organizations serving Rock Island and Scott counties. Grant applications should be submitted online by March 1, 2013.
Read MoreGUEST BLOG by Kelly Thompson (Iowa AmeriCorps intern at the Community Foundation and Chair of QC Shelter and Transitional Housing Council)
Read MoreRyan Bobst has been named the Director of the Quad Cities Career Connections, a partnership between Black Hawk College, Eastern Iowa Community College, Western Illinois University, Quad Cities Community Foundation and United Way of the Quad City Area.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation and Orion Community School District are pleased to announce the newly created Wendell H. Moore "Dream Big" Scholarships. Orion High School principal, Nathan DeBaillie, announced the scholarship fund during an all-school assembly on Wednesday – the first day of classes for Orion students.
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