greater lake city community foundation

Foundation meets nursing scholarship fundraising goal

Feb 7, 2024

In early December, the Greater Lake City Community Foundation announced that a matching grant opportunity had been received, seeking to establish a nursing scholarship by matching donations dollar for dollar up to a total of $7,500. In the six weeks since that announcement, the Foundation has...

Additional sponsors sought to help Five for Food meet $50,000 goal

Jan 17, 2024

Five for Food, an initiative of the Greater Lake City Community Foundation for the Lake City Food Shelf, is seeking additional sponsors as it prepares to kick off its tenth year on Feb. 15. The drive will end on March 31. A number of sponsors have stepped forward with contributions from $500 to...

Challenge match announced to grow nursing scholarship endowment

Nov 22, 2023

Two anonymous donors are challenging the community to match their $7,500 contribution to help grow the Greater Lake City Community Foundation’s nursing scholarship endownment. “We are fortunate to live in an area where excellent medical care is so close and convenient. If you have been...

Lake City Area Arts announces five free youth arts workshops

Nov 15, 2023

Lake City Area Arts (LCAA) will offer five free youth arts workshops this fall thanks to a grant from the Greater Lake City Community Foundation (GLCCF). On Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, youth in grades three through 12 can create mash-ups of stuffed animal characters in “...

Foundation donates $2,000 to Fall Fest Halloween committee

Sep 20, 2023

Fall Fest’s Halloween Committee was awarded a $2,000 grant from the Greater Lake City Community Foundation (GLCCF). The money will go toward improving lighting for the Haunted Trail and providing storage containers to keep props and supplies safe and organized, the committee said. From left are...

Greater Lake City Community Foundation grants $2,000 to Peters Memorial Fund

Sep 6, 2023

Heather Banks of the Greater Lake City Community Foundation presented a $2,000 grant to the Peters Memorial Fund, which provides assistance to area children in honor of teacher Tessica Peters and her son, Sawyer. Pictured, from left, are Katie Rawlings, Dena Huettl, Cari Kohrs, Heather Banks, Abby...

Lake City postcard mural coming to pharmacy wall

Aug 9, 2023

Lake City is about to experience a splash of color as the transformation of the Kennedy Drug by Sterling’s south facing exterior wall becomes a colorful, eye-catching and welcoming mural. The Lake City Mural Committee (formerly the LC 150th Celebration Committee) and Destination Lake City (DLC)...

Foundation expands scholarship eligibility to home school students

Jul 12, 2023

The board of directors of the Greater Lake City Community Foundation (GLCCF) has voted to extend the eligibility for many of its scholarships to include homeschooled students living in the ISD 813 area, according to a news release. In a few cases, the scholarship sponsors have limited the...

Five for Food raises a record $45,612 for Lake City Food Shelf

Apr 12, 2023

Five for Food, an initiative of the Greater Lake City Community Foundation for the Lake City Food Shelf, has completed its ninth year with a record $45,612 in total donations. The 2023 donations exceeded the previous record donations of $42,259 last year. Twenty-eight sponsors agreed to donate...

Corrected and Updated: More Fives needed to reach goal

Mar 22, 2023

The flow of contributions to Five for Food needs to pick up if the campaign is going to reach its $50,000 goal. Five for Food uses contributions from sponsors to match donations of $5 or more to the Lake City Food Shelf. With just over a week until the campaign was originally scheduled to end at...