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Front row (l-r): Pat Hanberry, The Mental Health Association
of Frederick County; Dr. Gregory Powell, Chairman of the Board
of Frederick Mutual Insurance Company; Kevin Filler, President
and CEO of Frederick Mutual Insurance Company; and Angela
Casterlin, Hospice of Frederick County
Back row (l-r:) Kathleen Costlow, Community Foundation
Trustee; Dr. Michael Priester, The Jefferson School; Ron
Cramer, Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County; Pamm Dalton,
United Way of Frederick County; Karlys Kline, The Women’s
Giving Circle of Frederick County; Ken Allread, Advocates for
Homeless Families; Karla Robeson, The Arc of Frederick County;
Nicki Thrash, The National Museum of Civil War Medicine;
Arnold Farlow, The Frederick Rescue Mission; Sara Ryan, The
Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs; and Mark
Grover, Maryland Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch
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Frederick
Mutual Insurance Fund Awards $7,700 in Grants
February 23, 2010: The
Community Foundation of Frederick County’s Frederick Mutual Insurance
Company Donor-Advised Fund recently awarded $7,700 in grants to 15
nonprofit organizations throughout Frederick County.
As a donor-advised fund, founding donor Frederick Mutual Insurance
Company recommends which charitable causes to support, subject to the
approval of the Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Each year,
grants are awarded to area nonprofits working in the fields of human
services, education, and historic research.
Recent grants from The Frederick Mutual Insurance Company
Donor-Advised Fund have been awarded to the following organizations:
Advocates for Homeless Families; The Arc of Frederick County; The
Community Foundation of Frederick County; The Historical Society of
Frederick County; The Frederick Rescue Mission; Habitat for Humanity
of Frederick County; Hospice of Frederick County; The Jefferson
School; Maryland Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch; The Mental Health Association
of Frederick County; The National Museum of Civil War Medicine; The
Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs; The Salvation Army;
United Way of Frederick County; and The Women’s Giving Circle of
Frederick County.
“It gives the directors, management and staff of Frederick Mutual
Insurance Company a great deal of satisfaction to partner with The
Community Foundation of Frederick County by providing the grants to
such worthy nonprofit organizations,” said Kevin Filler, President and
CEO. “The grants that are awarded help those who have needs and that
is a corporate objective of Frederick Mutual.”
The Community Foundation serves as a vehicle for positive and lasting
change in Frederick County by building and fostering relationships
with generous citizens who aspire to support the common good. To learn
more about the Community Foundation, to donate to any of the 600+
funds the Community Foundation holds, or to obtain a copy of the
2008-2009 Annual Report to the Community, visit
www.cffredco.org or call
301-695.7660.
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