Greece Trip Winners: Review & Pictures
At our 2023 annual fundraising event "Experience Greece" we raffled off a trip to Athens and Mykonos, Greece. We recently heard from our...
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Olivia Hayse
- Dec 20, 2022
- 3 min
2022: Year In Review
Last week at our annual Christmas party we reflected on the past year. The contributions listed below would not have been possible...
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Theresa A. Hearn
- Feb 5, 2022
- 1 min
Colene Read Named 2021 Generosity Award Recipient
Colene Read, who was nominated by Austin Lee, received the 2021 Elizabeth Kinch Generosity Award. Colene serves as director of Derby...
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Theresa A. Hearn
- Feb 3, 2022
- 1 min
Motivating Students to Work Together
Motivating students to work together to develop their strengths, encourage collaboration, build trust, mitigate conflict and improve...
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Theresa A. Hearn
- Feb 2, 2022
- 2 min
Kinch Honored with Naming of Generosity Award
In 2021, the Derby Community Foundation lost one of the organization’s founding members and the Derby area lost one of its most...
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Theresa A. Hearn
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
Apply for Local Scholarships
Members of the DHS Class of 2022 are encouraged to apply for local scholarships administered by the Derby Community Foundation. Over...
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Sarah Buie
- Dec 8, 2021
- 1 min
Happy Holidays! Thank you for supporting our cause this year!
We're sending you the warmest of wishes for a HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON! We're wishing a happy holidays to you and your loved ones! Thanks to...
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Sarah Buie
- Oct 30, 2021
- 2 min
Join us for our annual Veteran's Day Celebration on November 11th at 2pm! 🇺🇸
The Derby Community Foundation's Annual VETERAN'S DAY CELEBRATION is November 11th at 2pm! Please join us on November 11th at 2 p.m. for...
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Sarah Buie
- Sep 21, 2021
- 1 min
Apply for a Community Enrichment Grant by November 22nd!
The deadline to apply for our Community Enrichment Grants is November 22nd!
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Sarah Buie
- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
Check our our New Website!
Check out our NEW WEBSITE! After months of hard work, we are proud to announce the Derby Community Foundation's new website.
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Sarah Buie
- May 11, 2021
- 1 min
Honor a Loved One with a Veteran's Memorial Brick
Memorial Day is a great day to honor a loved one who served in the U.S. military by purchasing a brick for the Derby Area Veteran's...
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Sarah Buie
- Mar 15, 2021
- 2 min
SAVE THE DATE! Match Day is on March 30th!
Contributions made to any Derby Community Foundation fund will be matched from a pool of $10,000. Endowed funds will be matched $1 for...
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Theresa A. Hearn
- Jan 15, 2021
- 1 min
Office Space Donated
Before COVID turned the world upside down, the Derby Community Foundation began the year settling into office space donated by Keith...
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Theresa A. Hearn
- Jan 14, 2021
- 2 min
Legacy Gift from Jim Coffey
Longtime Derby resident Jim Coffey passed away in April. The local insurance agent was a former member of the DCF Board of Directors...
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Theresa A. Hearn
- Jan 12, 2021
- 1 min
DCF Grant Focus Shift in 2020 – Continues in 2021
In April, when our community began to feel the pandemic’s impact, the DCF Board froze all requests for Community Enrichment Grants in...
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Theresa A. Hearn
- Jan 11, 2021
- 1 min
Scholarships Awarded Despite Pandemic
When Kansas school buildings were closed in March 2020, we had to adjust the scholarship application, selection and awarding processes....
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Theresa A. Hearn
- Dec 15, 2020
- 3 min
Jean Garinger Named 2020 Generosity Award Recipient
Generous is the first word that most people would use to describe Jean Garinger, recipient of the Derby Community Foundation 2020...
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Theresa A. Hearn
- Dec 1, 2020
- 1 min
Many Ways to Donate
Please consider an end-of-year gift to the Derby Community Foundation. Donating to the DCF is easy: online contributions may be made to...
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Theresa A. Hearn
- Mar 2, 2020
- 1 min
LEAP Into Wonderland – Uncorked 2020 Successful
Uncorked 2020: LEAP Into Wonderland was held on LEAP Day, February 29—before we were aware of the pandemic. The annual gala successfully...
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Theresa A. Hearn
- Jan 11, 2019
- 2 min
25th Anniversary Included many "Uncommon Acts of Generosity"
Uncommon acts of generosity broke out in Derby during 2018 as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Derby Community Foundation....
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