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1547 South Wolf Road ~ Hillside, IL 60162773.315.9720 ph [email protected]
www.themonroefoundation.org
Dear Friend of the Monroe Foundation:
We just celebrated 20 years of advocating for community and economic change through connecting over 100emerging, African-American led nonprofits to grant, contribution and community banking and lendingopportunities totaling over $ 1 million!
….and, we installed new leadership who will help us sustained a renewed commitment for the next 20 years, welcoming Pastor Leonardo D. Gilbert, of the Greater Chicago Food Depository, Paul A. Labonne of PNC Bank, Manny Jimenez of Marquette Bank, and A ctivist Athena W illiams to our Board of Directors and Advisory Boards o n November 20, 2010. Will You Support our new leadership andrenewed commitment?
In 2010, we have successfully facilitated and advocated funding for project that expand access to financialservices, lending, youth programming, healthy food choices, and voter restoration for groups that include:Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD); The Black Star Project, The Englewood Food Network ;Greater Roseland/West Pullman Food Network; We stside Ministers Coalition (WM C); GenesisHousing Development Corpor ation; Nobel Neighbors; Partners In Commu nity Building, Inc.(PICB) and Kids Off The Block (KOB).
Kids Off The Block, Executive Director, Dianne Latiker, says:“Kids Off The Block's relati onship w ith t he Monroe Foundation has been a great strat egic move by our Board of Di rectors, as it a ligns with our mission to end Youth Violence, gives youth posit ive choices and much needed resources. We have been a par tner for five years, and have been given the oppor tunit y to sit down w ith funders, tell our story and r eceive much needed fundin g to continue our vision. The M onroe Foundation ha s opened doors for sma ll or ganizat ions such as our s, and given us
a chance to have our voices heard by corpora tions and foundati ons that w ere normal ly off limits. W e ar e grateful to be a par tner and hope to continue for year s to come.”
Help Us Continue Our Work in 2011. Please consider making a tax deductible contribution by December 31, 2010to the Monroe Foundation in any of the following contribution levels on the attached Year-End ContributionForm. Our goal is to raise $ 5,000 in unrestricted sup port for o ur P.A.C.T. Project that brings banks and foundations together to d iscuss funding eme rging projects in the African-Americancomm unity, and prepare groups to apply for their funding.
We hope we can count on your support.
Sincerely,
Rev. Leonardo D. Gilbert, Chair Otis Chandler Monroe, III, CEO & Founder
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1547 South Wolf Road ~ Hillside, IL 60162773.315.9720 ph [email protected]
www.themonroefoundation.org
20 th Anniversar y Year-End Contr ibution Form
/ We Are Please to Make the Following Contr ibut ion Year End 20TH Anniversary Contr ibut
to the Monroe Foundation
Name: _____________________________________________________________________ Company/ Organizat ion (if applicable):_________________________________________ Email: ____________________________Phone:___________________________________
Suggested Contribution Levels:
$____25 $____50 $_____100 $_____250 $_____500 $_______Other
Please Make Your Contribution Payable To:
The Monroe Foundation547 South Wolf Road
Hillside, IL 60162
Contr ibutions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Contr ibutors will r eceive aeceipt of acknowledgement.
