The Frances Langford Fund for Martin County at the Martin County Community Foundation awarded 303,620.00 to innovative projects tackling dementia, literacy, infant mental health, toxic algae blooms, job training, and teen recreation at an awards ceremony held last night at the Dolphin Bar and Shrimp House in Jensen Beach, the landmark restaurant formerly owned by the fund’s namesake, actress and singer, Frances Langford.
The Frances Langford Fund for Martin County will award grants totaling $303,620 to seven local nonprofits to fund programs in 2018 and 2019, according to the Martin County Community Foundation.
The largest grant of $100,000 will go to Martin County HUGS, a new joint project of Alzheimer’s Community Care and Council on Aging of Martin County that will seek to make Martin County a dementia friendly community through a broad based public awareness and education campaign that will involve varied sectors, from law enforcement to retail.
Michael Verde, nationally renowned speaker on literature and philosophy presented a program on Transcendental Leadership for prominent local philanthropists and their guests in February as part of the Martin County Community Foundation Speaker Series.
Michael Verde spoke to an intimate group of philanthropists, fundholders, board members, and special invited guests about Transcendent Leadership.
“Today was a perfect example of what we say about Martin County Community Foundation in our literature – it provides philanthropically motivated people to have very special learning experiences in an intimate setting.” – Brian Foss, MCCF Board Members and Fundholder.
Built in 1925 as the then-new subdivision’s sales office, the Golden Gate Center has had a few lives, and now is starting another.
“Through the efforts of many, it has become a model and an inspiration, bringing renewed respect and pride” to Golden Gate and Martin County.
Martin County Community Foundation is pleased to help carry on Ms. Langford’s philanthropic tradition of gifting to and enriching the Martin County.
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Brian Foss, author of Ten Traits That Make Nonprofits Great, spoke about how organizations run out of leadership before they run out of money.
