CFBS Helps Endow New Fund For Music Projects
As cultural organizations go, the Cape Fear Blues Society has much to be proud of.
But now we're putting a new twist on what it means to be a strong and
self-sustaining advocate of the Wilmington arts establishment.
As of Dec. 30, 2005, the Ann B. Finkelstein Memorial Fund was officially founded
and is now managed in cooperation with the Community Foundation of
Southeastern North Carolina. The fund is jointly held and administered by the Cape
Fear Blues Society, the Finkelstein family, and Mary Vallejos & Gary Sager,
long-time supporters of the CFBS. A combined initial gift of $5000 from all three
partners helped make this new endowment possible.
Currently a donor-advised fund, the Ann B. Finkelstein Memorial Fund puts the CFBS
in a truly benevolent role and proves that successful non-profit organizations can
also be stewards of philanthropy within their own communities. 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 well
emphasized, other musical genres may benefit as well. Even bigger plans are on
the horizon for fund-raising events to further enhance the fund's monetary strength.
For more information on the Southeast Community Foundation, you can visit their
website at:
The Community Foundation of S.E N.C.
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