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When Betsy Reed Schultz learned that her son, Capt.
Joseph Schultz, had been killed in Afghanistan, she founded the Captain Joseph House Foundation to provide a break for Gold Star military families, the Peninsula Daily News reports.
"I could not have done this without all the people who've supported me and the Joseph House Foundation," Schultz said.
"I am honored to be a part of this."
Schultz, who lives in Port Angeles, Wash., was one of six people to receive plaques last night at the Clallam County Community Service Awards.
Among them: Don Zanon, who retired as director of Peninsula Behavioral Health in 2006; Steph Ellyas and Lyn Fiveash, who operate the Veterans Clothing Closet at the Clallam County Veterans Center; and Carol Labbe, who retired from the Sequim School District and directed her energies toward helping other children.
Taylor is a longtime volunteer with the Peninsula Trails Coalition, which supports and advocates for the major trail systems on the Olympic Peninsula.
He does everything from trail maintenance to organizing work parties to answering questions from the public online and via social media.
"There's no one who's done more for the Olympic Discovery Trail and the Olympic Adventure Trail than Gordon Taylor," Peninsula Trails Coalition President Jeff Bohman
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A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
"These prestigious awards celebrate the efforts of Pennsylvania high school students to register their eligible classmates to vote and to hopefully launch them on a lifelong habit of voting,"...more
When New Jersey resident Samantha Pearlman Mazuz lost her mother in a car accident when she was 19, she didn't think much of what would happen to her for the rest of her life. "I didn't know what...more
Foundation: Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Gates Foundation
"For too long, a lack of money has forced organizations fighting for women's rights into a defensive posture while the enemies of progress play offense," writes Melinda French Gates in a New York...more
New York state's school boards are getting a boost from voters: The state's teachers' union says 97% of school budgets passed in Tuesday's vote, with 84% of union-endorsed candidates elected to...more
It's time for the world to " harness the power of entrepreneurship and innovation" to solve some of the world's biggest problems, according to a declaration adopted at the World Investment Forum in...more
The Syrian refugee crisis is expected to worsen over the next four years as more than 19 million peoplemore than a fifth of the country's population flee their homes, the New York Times...more
Sweden is credited with having the lowest smoking rate in Europe, and a new documentary looks at how the country went about making that happen. How Sweden Quit Smoking, by Polish filmmaker Tomasz...more
Foundation: Logan Healthcare Foundation
If you're looking for a way to give back to your community, West Virginia may have just the training you're looking for. The Pallottine Foundation of Huntington, in partnership with the Logan...more
The Peace Corps has been operating in Nepal since its founding 62 years ago, but the country's civil war in the mid-'80s forced the agency to lay off most of its workers, the New York Times...more
Ukraine's economy has been in freefall since the fall of the Soviet Union, and the country is now looking to Germany for help. The country is holding its first-ever Ukraine Recovery Conference in...more
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Role Philanthropy Plays in Impact Investing
CEO of the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Nonprofit Finance Fund and impact investment book author, Antony Bugg-Levine, explains the role of how philanthropy serves as a catalyst in impact investments.
