No More Christmas Ties
Each Christmas, Pat and Glenda Rogers ask their grown children for the same thing - a gift for someone else. It’s a tradition that started out of a desire to help others and get their entire family involved in giving. “And they don't have to buy me a…
Meet Britt, our New Director of Fundholder Experience!
We are excited to announce our team is growing! As we welcome our new Director of Fundholder Experience Britt Hultgren Ramroop (former director of community outreach at Aurora Theatre) we thought it would be fun to do a Q&A with Britt. Enjoy learning more about Britt and her…
Generosity from One Generation to the Next
You never know the impact your giving, large or small, can have on someone else. Take the Cooks for example. Both Dave and his wife Christa grew up knowing what it was like to really need basic necessities for life. And both of them experienced the difference giving…
Helping the Next Generation
Did you know that by age three a child’s brain is 80 percent developed? And that reading, talking, laughing and singing with your child is the most important thing you can do from the time they're born to the time they’re three years old? Those simple things can…
Meet Board Member Cheryl Johnson
Cheryl is one of our newest board members and serves as the brand ambassador of Street Grace. She was the founding CEO of Street Grace and is married to Ernie Johnson, an award-winning sportscaster for Turner Sports and CBS Sports. CFNEG: What's your favorite memory of living in…
Family Philanthropy in Action
For Buzz and Cathy Loew, giving is part of their DNA. They both grew up in giving families as Buzz’s dad was a Presbyterian minister and Cathy’s dad was a devout Catholic. “It was just something instilled in us at a very young age,” Cathy Loew said. Over…
Dick and Deb LoPresti – Living with an Abundance Mentality
In 2007, Dick and Deb LoPresti established their donor advised fund at the Community Foundation. Their desire was to support programs across the community through devoting their time, ideas and resources. “We believe that abundance and scarcity are states of mind and have nothing to do with bank…
Why One Couple Decided to Give Through the Community Foundation
Sometimes it just takes eyes willing to see the need. “I’m amazed at the phone calls we get, through our church, from people who live just down the street from us but need food and healthcare. If you open your eyes and look around, there’s a huge need…
Doing Good Together
When Jonathan and Donna Galucki, who own Playback Now, attended the Community Foundation’s inaugural Good2Give Celebration in 2016, they didn’t know what to expect. They were there as representatives of the Norcross Cooperative Ministry, since Donna was on staff as their Faith Community Nurse. “That was the first…