2017 Gift of Community Reception

During the past fifteen years, the annual New Glarus Gift of Community awards dinner has recognized and honored the many volunteers who do so much to make New Glarus the exciting community it is. For the 2017 Gift of Community, we’re doing something different. This year’s Gift of Community isn’t about AWARDS – it’s about REWARDS!
We want to celebrate all our community’s volunteers, as well as fifteen successful years of Gift of Community award dinners, and the 20th anniversary of our New Glarus Community Foundation Fund. So we’re holding a Gift of Community Reception on Sunday, March 12, 2017, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the New Glarus Hotel Restaurant. This is a free reception and open to the public. There will be free appetizers, door prizes, a cash bar, and a Silent Auction.
All proceeds from the Silent Auction go into our New Glarus Community Foundation Fund, part of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin - www.cfsw.org. Money contributed to the New Glarus Community Foundation – whether from the Silent Auction proceeds or from donations/pledges – go into a permanent endowment, the income from which is used to fund grants.
The New Glarus Community Foundation distributes grants to improve the quality in life in New Glarus. Projects funded by the Foundation have included public health/safety, cultural events, youth activities, historical preservation, and recreation/sports.
The 2017 Gift of Community committee members are Denise Anton Wright, Julie Jennrich, Anthony Edge and Tammy Newberry, with assistance from Suzi Janowiak, Margie Irland and Kaye Gmur. For more information, please visit our website, www.giftofcommunity.com. The Gift of Community committee is a sub-group of New Glarus Vision, Inc.