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The 2021 Spirit of Columbus Award
Roshelle Pate, aka The "Food Soldier," accepts the 2021 Spirit of Columbus Award on behalf of the work she and thousands of volunteers in the Food Soldier network and beyond are doing to help others!
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See what we've been up to by checking out our latest edition of NEXUS, the Foundation's newsletter!
See what we've been up to by checking out our latest edition of NEXUS, the Foundation's newsletter!
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Support Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio's Better Together, The Playhouse Project!
Support Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio's Better Together to provide Directions for Youth & Families summer camp kids the opportunity to participate in The Playhouse Project.
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Help Harper's Corner create a community where all kids feel acceptance and belonging in our schools by supporting its Better Together, Read…
Help Harper's Corner create a community where all kids feel acceptance and belonging in our schools by supporting its Better Together, Read to Lead!
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Roshelle Pate, aka The "Food Soldier," accepts the 2021 Spirit of Columbus Award on behalf of the work she and thousands of volunteers in th…
The Columbus Foundation announced Roshelle Pate, also known as the “Food Soldier,” as the 2021 recipient of The Spirit of Columbus Award, who accepted on behalf of the work she and thousands of volunteers in the Food Soldier network and beyond are doing to help others.
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Learn how, together, we can create more access and opportunity for all kids through sport and play.
Learn how, together, we can create more access and opportunity for all kids through sport and play. Read more at http://cbusfdn.org/stateofplay.
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A new report released by the Sports & Society Program at the Aspen Institute shows a divide based upon race and income in youth sports.
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Recently, we spoke with Patricia Mullins, a founding board member of the Isabelle Ridgway Foundation, about the life and legacy of Mrs. Ridg…
Recently, we spoke with Patricia Mullins, a founding board member of the Isabelle Ridgway Foundation, about the life and legacy of Mrs. Ridgway, who established the Isabelle Ridgway Care Center for elderly Black residents of Columbus in 1912, and whose tireless efforts and dedication to her community live on through her namesake foundation today.
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On March 19, 1964, Ohioan Jerrie Mock stepped into her single-engine Cessna, “Spirit of Columbus” at Port Columbus International Airport, an…
On March 19, 1964, Ohioan Jerrie Mock stepped into her single-engine Cessna, “Spirit of Columbus” at Port Columbus International Airport, and into history as the first woman to fly solo around the world. More than just the name of a plane that made history, The Spirit of Columbus is what distinguishes and inspires us today.
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Your support for this Better Together campaign will help kids build courage, gain confidence, and overcome challenges through bike riding.
Your support for this Better Together campaign will help kids build courage, gain confidence, and overcome challenges through bike riding.
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In response to continued challenges in central Ohio during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Columbus Foundation announced $1.5 million in grants t…
In response to continued unemployment and economic challenges in central Ohio during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Columbus Foundation announced $1.5 million in grants to IMPACT Community Action (IMPACT) and Mid-Ohio Food Collective—organizations addressing eviction, foreclosure, and hunger in the community.
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Marchelle E. Moore and Matthew A. Scantland appointed as newest Governing Committee members, and Nancy Kramer elected to serve one-year term…
The Foundation welcomes Marchelle E. Moore, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for Encova Mutual Insurance Group, and Matthew A. Scantland, Principal at Twofold Ventures and co-founder and former CEO of CoverMyMeds, as the newest members to serve on the Foundation's Governing Committee; and celebrates Nancy Kramer, a member of the Committee since 2014, who was elected to serve a one-year term as Chairperson.
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