“Love someone, love Fulton” challenge exceeds goal

Due to the gratefulness and generosity of so many, the Fulton Association for Community Enrichment’s (FACE’s) tribute challenge has been very successful.

FACE, a Geographic Affiliate Fund of the Quad Cities Community Foundation, received a grant last year from the D.S. Flikkema Foundation that would provide $5,000 to bolster FACE’s fund for grantmaking if the community donated at least another $5,000 in honor or in memory of friends, loved ones, events, and more.

To date, almost 40 different tributes of $25 or more have been made. They have included tributes of gratefulness for grandchildren, birthday wishes, remembering loved ones, and honoring community volunteers. The monetary gifts that accompanied the tributes to date total just over $6,400 and were given by 25 different individuals or families.

Including the D.S. Flikkema Foundation match that those gifts made possible, the FACE Community Impact Endowment now has $11,400 more at work to support grants to great community projects and services in the years ahead. All these tributes are on display right now in the Masonic windows in downtown Fulton. If you haven’t taken a look through them, stop down and do so—and it is not too late to add a tribute of your own to the display. Perhaps you’d like to recognize a Fulton High School graduate, a first responder or essential worker you’d like to thank, a wedding day to remember, a vet you’d like to thank, or whatever it is that you are particularly grateful about.

Donations can be mailed to FACE at PO Box 292, Fulton, IL 61252, or by donating online here. If you would like additional information, contact Connie Koehn at (815) 589-2646.