By Jim Measel
May 10, 2021 | 4:22 PM
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) â The Branch County Community Foundation and the Youth Advisory Council have announced the recipients of the 2021 YAC and Youth Related Grant Cycle.
This year, the Youth Advisory Council was able to fully fund five different projects that applied for a YAC Grant.
The organizations and projects that received funding include the Branch County Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence for their Teen Share program, the Branch ISD CORE team for their CORE in the Community: Playground Edition Project, Childrenâs Museum of Branch County for a new River Rock Climbing Wall, the Coach Eby Youth and Family Center for a new gaming system for Friday Night Alive and Colon Township Friends of the Library for Activity
By Jim Measel
May 7, 2021 10:27 AM
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) â For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the local group Women Who Care of Branch County have scheduled an in person meeting.
They are scheduled to meet outdoors at The Ponds of Coldwater on Wednesday, May 19. The entry will begin at 5:00 p.m. with the meeting at 5:30 p.m.
This will be the first in person meeting for Women Who Care of Branch County since February of 2020.
Money has still been raised through donations even though no meetings have been held for nearly 15 months.
They have given over $251,000 to various community organizations over the last five years.
By Jim Measel
Apr 22, 2021 8:05 AM
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) â The Branch County Community Foundation has partnered with the Sturgis Area Community Foundation and the Three Rivers Area Community Foundation to sponsor a free Tax Seminar for local professional advisors presented by David Bennett from the Community Foundation Research and Training Institute.
The seminar will include information on the Tax Reform Act of 2017, Potential Biden Administration tax changes and charitable giving, qualified charitable distributions and gifts from retirement assets, and legislative updates on the SECURE Act and CARES Act.
The virtual event will take place on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m..
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Feb 28, 2021 1:25 PM
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) â A portion of Downtown Quincy is getting a new look, thanks to a special grant program that was announced in late 2019.
Work for the North East Block redevelopment known as Market 1858 got underway last week. A grant from the Branch County Community Foundation was used for the initial phase of the project which included the acquisition of buildings and a marketing campaign for available business opportunities.
The redevelopment project will consist of three phases consisting of the current courtyard, the alley on North Main Street, and the North East block of downtown Quincy.
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Colon Community Schools has benefited from the Nola and George Cummings Family Foundation Fund, held at Branch County Community Foundation.
Five teachers in the district received funding from the December grant cycle of Cummings Family Foundation, a total of $14,000.
Brendan Hoekstra, band director, submitted a grant application and received some needed items, including a sousaphone and baritone for marching band; 50 new music stands and chairs for 6-12 grade band room; and a new percussion work station.
Musical instruments of that size and expense are typically school property because they are cost-prohibitive for nearly any student to purchase.
“This grant is huge to me,” Hoekstra said.