Idaho Community Foundation Hires Communication Director
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Nov. 25, 2009 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Communication Director Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (208) 342-3535 Idaho Community Foundation hires communication director BOISE – The Idaho Community Foundation (ICF) has hired Jennifer Oxley as its communication director, ICF President Bob Hoover announced. The position is needed to accommodate growth at ICF, Hoover said. ICF has more than 400 funds created by donors and granted $6.5 million to non profit organizations across Idaho last year, up from $5.1 million in 2007-08. It hopes to grow its membership by 500 people over the next five years. Oxley and Hoover previously worked together for three years at The College of Idaho in Caldwell. Prior to her position with The C of I, Oxley was the public information officer for retired State Superintendent of Public Instruction Marilyn Howard. She has also worked for local public involvement firm RBCI and the Idaho Transportation Department. Oxley started her Boise career as a reporter at the Idaho Statesman and also worked for the Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah) and Idaho State Journal (Pocatello). “Jennifer’s experience as a communication director working with Idaho’s non profits and state agencies, in addition to her media background, will be an asset to ICF,” Hoover said. The Idaho Community Foundation gathers funds from individual donors, groups and foundations across the state. It grows the funds through investments to meet donors’ charitable objectives, and grants and distributes funds for a broad variety of worthwhile and critical projects statewide. More information about ICF is at www.idcomfdn.org. ### Dec. 2, 2009 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Communication Director Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (208) 342-3535 Idaho Community Foundation hosts lunch for grant recipients CALDWELL – The Idaho Community Foundation (ICF) will recognize 20 nonprofit organizations in Canyon County that have received more than $40,000 in grants from ICF this year. The luncheon event is Thursday, Dec. 3 at noon at Western Idaho Training Company, Inc. (WITCO), 3919 E Ustick Rd, in Caldwell. “Thanks to our more than 900 Idaho Community Foundation members, we have been able to provide grants to deserving agencies in Canyon County to enrich the lives of people in this community and others around the state,” President Bob Hoover said. Grant recipients include: • WITCO, Inc., which received a $3,000 grant to develop a personalized career planning curriculum to assist individuals with disabilities who have lost jobs or cannot find employment. M.C. Niland, president of WITCO, said referrals to WITCO are at their highest level in 35 years due to the difficult economy. “The economic downturn has had a particularly negative effect on adults with disabilities,” Niland said. “This is not a reflection of their performance as employees, but rather speaks to difficulties in multi-tasking and cross training.” • Hands of Hope Northwest, Inc., which received a $2,000 grant to purchase wheelchairs, walkers and other durable medical equipment to loan to low- income people, especially hospital patients who aren’t allowed to return home until they have the proper equipment. “We strive to keep up with the ever increasing volume of requests that we are receiving,” Elizabeth Murtland, executive director of Hands of Hope Northwest, said. “At any given time there are more than 400 items out on loan to those in need in the surrounding communities.” • The Mentoring Network, Inc., which received $1,500 to sponsor school-based mentoring matches for elementary and middle school students in Parma, Homedale and Nampa. The Mentoring Network provides training and support to adults to become mentors to students who need positive role models, positive relationships with adults, and extra support and affirmation. “Mentors can help students understand their potential, believe their strengths and self-worth, and validate them as individuals as they spend time together in a variety of activities,” Donna Shines, executive director of The Mentoring Network, said. The Idaho Community Foundation works with nonprofit organizations throughout the state to enrich the lives of Idahoans by gathering funds from individual donors, groups and foundations across the state, growing the funds through investments to meet donors’ charitable objectives, and granting funds for a broad variety of worthwhile and critical projects statewide. More information about ICF is at www.idcomfdn.org. ### Dec. 7, 2009 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Communication Director Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (208) 342-3535 Idaho Community Foundation hosts lunch for grant recipients EMMETT – The Idaho Community Foundation (ICF) will recognize 15 nonprofit organizations in Gem County that have received more than $64,000 in grants from ICF this year. The luncheon event is Wednesday, Dec. 9 at noon at the Gem County Historical Society, 501 E First Street, in Emmett. “Thanks to our more than 900 Idaho Community Foundation members, we have been able to provide grants to deserving agencies in Gem County to enrich the lives of people in this community and others around the state,” President Bob Hoover said. Grant recipients include: • Project Starfish, Inc., which received $2,500 to provide scholarship grants through the Youth Action Council (YAC) to young people in Gem County who want to attend educational, athletic, cultural or community camps or functions. YAC, which is comprised of junior high and high school students, review scholarship applications and decide on awards. “This grant will provide a chance for students to attend a camp or activity they otherwise wouldn’t able to afford,” said Project Starfish treasurer Greg Himes. “Also, letting YAC members decide to whom to award scholarships gives the youth of Gem County the opportunity to grow in the experience and see how their community invests in them.” • Emmett Public Library, which received $2,600 to update the children’s area. The grant will allow the library to update the space to be more family friendly and diversify its children’s programming by offering an additional program and expanding curriculum. The children’s area has not been updated since the library was built in 1972. It will now feature educational displays, new computers and areas for families to gather. “Our family area of the library is overdue for a facelift,” said Alyce Kelley, library director. “These enhancements will make our children’s area not just a place to ‘get’ things, but also a place to ‘be.’ We want our library to be a place where families like to linger.” • Black Canyon High School, which received $1,580 to buy school uniform shirts for students enrolling at Black Canyon High School. An ICF friend who has a fund at ICF was so impressed by Black Canyon’s project that she donated an additional $500 for a total of $2,080. Black Canyon is an alternative high school and at least 79 percent of its students come from low-income families. The school adopted a uniform dress code to improve student behavior, promote school identity and provide a safer school environment. “With the uniforms we hope that students will concentrate on academics as well as social skills because of the lack of visual distractions,” said Stephen Joyner, administrator at the school. “Uniforms will give the students a sense of pride and belonging to Black Canyon High School and the community.” The Idaho Community Foundation works with nonprofit organizations throughout the state to enrich the lives of Idahoans by gathering funds from individual donors, groups and foundations across the state, growing the funds through investments to meet donors’ charitable objectives, and granting funds for a broad variety of worthwhile and critical projects statewide. More information about ICF is at www.idcomfdn.org. ### Dec. 9, 2009 Contact: Jennifer Oxley Communication Director Idaho Community Foundation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (208) 342-3535 Idaho Community Foundation hosts event for grant recipients KETCHUM – The Idaho Community Foundation (ICF) will recognize 10 nonprofit and educational organizations in the Blaine County area that have received more than $23,000 in grants from ICF this year. The event is Friday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. at Wood River Community YMCA, 101 Saddle Road, Ketchum. “Thanks to our more than 900 Idaho Community Foundation members, we have been able to provide grants to deserving agencies in Blaine County to enrich the lives of people in this community and others around the state,” President Bob Hoover said. Grant recipients include: • Blaine County Hunger Coalition, Inc., which received $3,375 to help feed the growing number of hungry individuals and families in Blaine County. The Hunger Coalition is the only food bank in the area and provides food three times a week to about 200 families in Carey, Bellevue, Hailey and Ketchum. Jeanne Liston, executive director of the Hunger Coalition, said requests for assistance in 2008 were triple those in 2007. To date, the Hunger Coalition had has provided over 130,000 meals in 2009. “We are very proud of our programs because they are a long-term investment in the health of those served, especially children,” Liston said. “Our goal is to break the cycle of poverty and ensure that our clients’ children do not experience the same need they suffered and help these children grow into healthy and productive members of our community.” • Blaine County Recreation District (BCRD), which received $5,000 to increase the Aquatic Center’s ability to serve people with physical disabilities by improving accessibility and equipment. The Aquatic Center has made many improvements to its facility in recent years and is a popular with children and adults, but Jim Keating, executive director of BCRD said they’d like to continue to improve their services by purchasing an aquatic lift to assist physically disabled people with getting to and from the pool as well as in and out of it.