Note: This guest post about Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Four States (RMHC) was written by Emily Gibson, RMHC Senior Executive Assistant for the April 2022 issue of Circle Conversations, the newsletter of the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund. Because of space constraints, we had to publish a slightly shortened version of the post in Circle Conversations, but … Continue reading →
Seventeen Crawford County nonprofit organizations recently received good news: The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) has selected its Future Fund Giving Circle grant awards for 2021. A total of five Crawford County communities received grant funding in the amount of $16,630. The Future Fund Giving Circle is a philanthropic group composed of Crawford County … Continue reading →
The women of the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund have been hard at work over the last several weeks preparing for a recent tour of the Irene Ransom Bradley School of Nursing at Pittsburg State University and drafting the first edition of a new quarterly newsletter called Circle Conversations. The first edition of Circle … Continue reading →
Each spring the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund (WHF) giving circles meet to review grant requests to fund projects to “improve the health and well-being of women by supporting education, increasing awareness and sharing quality of life opportunities to benefit all women.” As CFSEK celebrates our 20th year of “benefiting the common good and … Continue reading →
A unique year brings a unique celebration. Normally around this time of year we hold our annual Grant Celebration, a one-night event to recognize all the good works being done in Southeast Kansas by non-profit organizations, schools, churches, and government entities that received CFSEK grants during the year. This year, we’ve replaced our normal in-person … Continue reading →