NONPROFIT NEWS
KGIB PRESENTS VOLUNTEER AWARDS Keep Golden Isles Beautiful honored volunteers at its recent Volunteer Recognition Breakfast. With just a staff of two, the educational non-profit depends on volunteer effort, community partners and financial supporters to further their projects and initiatives. Ten awards were presented for 2020: Community Partner of the Year/Non-Profit, Keep Liberty Beautiful and Keep Savannah Beautiful; Community Partner of the Year/ Profit, Teamwork Services;
Outstanding Public Service/ City Government, Brunswick Downtown Development Authority; Outstanding Public Service/County Government, Jack Franklin; Environmental Steward of the Year, Golden Isles FFA; Horizon Award, Marsh’s Edge Green Task Force; Shining Star Award, Gary Vaughan; Hindery Adopt-A-Highway Volunteer of the Year (inaugural), Sharon and Rick Hindery; Hindery Adopt-A-Highway Volunteer of the Year Award: The Bobbitt Foundation; Bootsie Mason Award, Dan Hogan. Each recipient received a custom-made recycled art award handcrafted by Christy and Terry Trowbridge.
CHAMBER FOUNDATION LAUNCHED The Brunswick Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the launch of the Chamber Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. Chamber President and CEO Ralph Staffins III said, “Through the Chamber Foundation we hope to see diversity and inclusion, workforce development, and leadership development grow and strive in the Golden Isles.” All donations to the Foundation are are tax-deductible and will be used to help implement the new Carl Vinson Institute Workforce Development Study in our community. Funds will be used to create scholarships to diversify programming and help ensure leadership development by growing the Leadership Glynn and Youth Leadership Glynn programs. brunswickgoldenisleschamber.com
FROM LEFT: (front row) Edith Blash, Linda Mincey, Dr. Ella Green, Sharon Hindery, Rick Hindery, Jennifer Krouse, Marcia MacGuire, Lisa Choeun, Dr. Karen Bell, Theresa Rapolla, Willa Lewis, Willie Cato, Lea King-Badyna; (middle row) Clement Cullens, Amy Stalvey, Jack Franklin, Dan Hogan, Rhadora Tuten, Tonya Bell, Pam Morris, Dylan Lukitsch; (back row) Gary Vaughan, Mathew Hill (Not pictured: Carliss Bates)
TORRAS FOUNDATION ESTABLISHES CCGA SCHOLARSHIP The Torras Foundation recently made its 2nd annual distribution to 29 local charities totaling nearly $55,000. Among this year’s beneficiaries were front-line workers at the Southeast Georgia Health System, Downtown Brunswick restaurants, and organizations that protect and serve in our community. In addition, the Foundation worked with the College of Coastal Georgia to establish and fund the Robert and Susan Torras scholarship program to provide annual scholarships to qualifying local students attending CCGA. The first scholarships will be awarded in Fall 2021. CCGA President Dr. Michelle Johnston commented, “We are so grateful for the generosity, in many, many ways, of Bob and Susan Torras. As Bob shared with me on multiple occasions, his motivation was always the desire to make a difference in students’ lives. The continued support of the Torras Foundation has sustained that spirit and advanced the College’s focus on student success.” Follow The Torras Foundation on Facebook for more information.
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