September 6, 2001 NEWS RELEASE

R. C. BAKER FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTES TO PRESCHOOL FUND

The CSF of BGM is pleased to announce that a $5000 grant was received from the R. C. Baker Foundation of Orange, Calif. The R.C. Baker Foundation gave a grant 10 years ago to help CSF get started, which was used for letterhead and other supplies needed by CSF.

The R. C. Baker Foundation feels it is most comforting that the seed money has now grown into a mature program, and that CSF goal of having students strive to attain a higher education has materialized.

The contribution from R. C. Baker Foundation has been applied towards the $100,000 endowment fund the Foundation would like to raise over the next three years to permanently support scholarships for the preschool children.

The Foundation is grateful to the R. C. Baker Foundation for their donation. CSF would like to reach their goal of raising an endowment fund of $100,000 over the next three years. To accomplish this goal we need everyone’s assistance to get this endowment fund established.

Anyone wishing to make a contribution to the preschool scholarship fund or any of the other endowment funds within the Foundation can contact Ruth Wagner, Board of Trustee representative for the Kiwanis, or any other board member. You can also write to Box 469, Brooklyn, IA 52211.

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