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Over $49,000 in Wishes Granted to Area Nonprofits with “Meet Us Halfway” Match!

The Community Foundation for Mason County is in its fourth year of hosting Community Wish Lists, which invite area nonprofits to ask for financial...

Pennies From Heaven Foundation Offers ‘Meet Us Halfway’ Match to Fund Community Wish List Needs

The Community Foundation for Mason County is excited to announce that the Pennies From Heaven Foundation is offering a unique match to gifts that...

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Embracing Make a Will Month: Part Three – Lessons Learned and the Power of a Plan

In the first two parts of this series, I shared my husband’s and my (not-so-painful-after-all) journey to update our will, a task we had been...

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Embracing Make a Will Month: Part Two – Creating a Legacy

National Make-a-Will Month has always felt like a distant reminder to get my affairs in order, but this year it hit a little closer to home. As my...

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Updating Our Will: Part One — A Not-So-Scary Experience

National Make-a-Will Month just finished, and my husband, Bret, and I decided to finally tackle a dust-covered “to-do” list item: updating our will....

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Caritas Food Pantry Addresses Food Insecurity with Foundation Grant

In the spring of 2024, the Caritas Food Pantry in Custer, Michigan received a $5,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Mason County. This...

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Rides to Wellness

The Community Foundation for Mason County is proud to partner with Ludington Mass Transportation Authority (LMTA) and Michigan Transportation...

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Catchafire Connection

Nonprofit staff members across the country wear many hats to fulfill their mission. Through a partnership with the Fremont Area Community Foundation...

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New Water Rescue Devices Come to Ludington Shores

Lake Michigan is the most dangerous of the Great Lakes. In 2023 alone, 41 of 85 Great Lakes drownings occurred in Lake Michigan. Several concerned...

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Gateway to Success Academy Bridges Resource Gap with Youth Advisory Council Grant

The Gateway to Success Academy (G2S) in Scottville, Michigan, held a successful “Community Connect” event thanks to a $1,500 grant from the Mason...

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West Shore Civic Band Enriches Community with Grant-Funded Performances

The West Shore Civic Band, dedicated to providing community enrichment through music, successfully completed its summer season of “Monday Music”...

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Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association Illuminates Ludington with 100th Anniversary Light Show

The Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association (SPLKA) celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse with a...

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