CFBS Financial Gift Presented to Ann Finkelstein
Endowment Fund at 2008 Blues Festival Concert
Thanks to Mary Vallejos & Gary Sager, the Finkelstein Family, and the Cape
Fear Blues Society, the Ann Finkelstein Memorial Endowment Fund is $1000
richer today. All three of the fund partners presented checks to Community
Foundation executive director Stephen Dillion on the main stage of the Cape Fear
Blues Festival Concert at Legion Stadium on Saturday July 26, 2008. The CFBS
donated a portion of the 2007 Blues Festival profits to bolster the bottom line of
this important fund, which is focused primarily on community music education for
youth. In addition, meetings between the fund partners have brought about new
concepts for fund-raising to build the necessary base for future grants from the
endowment.
Established in 2005, the Ann B. Finkelstein Memorial Fund is professionally
managed by the Community Foundation of Southeastern North Carolina and is
jointly held by the Cape Fear Blues Society, the Finkelstein family, and Mary
Vallejos & Gary Sager, long-time supporters of the CFBS.
This donor-advised fund proves that successful non-profit organizations can also
be stewards of philanthropy within their own communities, making them strong,
self-sustaining advocates of the arts establishment. Current plans call for future
distribution of funds to music education & workshops, live music events, and
projects supporting youth in music. While blues music will certainly be emphasized,
other musical genres may benefit as well.
For more information on the Community Foundation, you can visit their website at
The Community Foundation of S.E N.C.
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