1. Fanwood Community Foundation “For the love of Fanwood”

2. Fanwood Train Station

3. Building today for a better Fanwood tomorrow 10 Years and $100,000 10 Years and $100,000

4. Mission Statement The Fanwood Community Foundation gives members of the community a philanthropic opportunity to perpetuate their love of Fanwood by:  Providing philanthropic leadership  Identifying opportunities to enhance the quality of life  Working cooperatively with other local non-profits  Supporting the efforts of Scouts in achieving their personal goals

6. “I'm not doing my philanthropic work, out of any kind of guilt, or any need to create good public relations. I'm doing it because I can afford to do it, and I believe in it.” -- George Soros

7. 600 Community Foundations collectively manage in excess of $30 Billion of philanthropic capital

8. Fanwood Community Foundation Grant Recipients

9. 1999 The Fanwood Millennium Clock Committee received the first grant of $100.

10. 2001 2001 TV 35

11. Friends of the Fanwood Memorial Library 2001

12. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” --Margaret Mead

13. Fanwood Pocket Park Committee 2001

14. Carriage House Park

15. 2002 Sadly, the Center closed in 2004 due to lack of funding. The Center for Women and Families

16. Resolve Counseling Center 2005

17. Fanwood Youth Organization 2005

18. 2007

19. "The point is not to pay back kindness but to pass it on." -- Julia Alvarez

21. 2007 Heart For Humanity

22. Donald De Nitzio Fund (Food Bank) 2007

24. "A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.” --Mohammed

25. Fanwood Volunteer Fire Co. 2007

26. 2008 YMCA Capital Campaign Buy a Brick - $1000

28. 2008 FANWOODCERTCOMMUNITYEMERGENCYRESPONSETEAM

29. More than $5000 in grants awarded! We have only just begun …

31. “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” -- Winston Churchill

33. THANK YOU for making a difference!