Community Foundation of Central Georgia

Macon Mayor Lester Miller, county departments and many community support organizations are announcing the Brookdale Warming Center will open Wednesday at noon to provide families in need and people who are homeless a warm and safe place to stay. The Center will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the cold months, and people will be provided three meals a day and eventually other support services.

We’re joining Macon+Bibb County and others Monday at 11:00 am to help announce a new and immediate effort to help families in need and those experiencing homelessness during the cold weather months. You can watch by going to the Macon-Bibb County Facebook page, and you can help by letting others know to watch!

Wishing you a happy and healthy 2021! Whatever this year has in store, we look forward to continuing to work together to help philanthropy thrive across Central Georgia.

Our Coffee County affiliate hosted their annual grant awards luncheon earlier this month where they presented three Coffee County nonprofits with a total of $10,000 in grant funding. Congratulations to Boys and Girls Club of Coffee County Region, Cord of Three Counseling Services, Inc. and Coffee County Food Bank. We look forward to seeing your great work in action.

In the last two years we've had the pleasure to host tables in Macon and Milledgeville. We are excited to announce that we have open registration for every county to host a table in Central Georgia. You have a topic you would like to discuss? Go to www.onthetablemilledgeville.com to register to host tables specific to Milledgeville-Baldwin County.... Go to www.onthetablecentralga.com to register to host tables for the Central Georgia Region or for Houston, Bleckley, Butts, Coffee, Crawford, Dodge, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Spalding, Taylor, Twiggs, Upson, and Wilkinson counties. Go to www.onthetablemacon.com to register to host tables specific to Macon-Bibb County. The deadline to register your table is November 4. Sign up today! #Onthetablemacon #onthetablemilly #onthetablecentralga

Last year on October 30, thousands gathered to have conversations in various tables where many were able to build on great ideas that impacted our community. This year we will continue the tradition. We are excited to announce that you can now register to host a table today virtually. From November 16-20, We will be opening our virtual platform for many to host their tables. You will be able to host a public or private table. Join us and register your table today. For more... information, visit onthetablemacon.com #onthetablemacon #onthetablemilly #onthetablecentralga #yourvoicematters

Coffee Alliance for the Arts has partnered with Missoula Children's Theatre - the nation's largest touring children's theatre since 1980 to bring exposure to theatre and the arts to children who otherwise may not have the opportunity. Our Coffee County affiliate is proud to have provided grant funding for the program, and we invite you to read more about it and how it has shaped the lives of hundreds of kids here in our community by giving them the opportunity to express themselves, learn and have fun doing it. https://cfcga.org/blog/lets-go-on-with-the-show/

We are proud of the work that the Community Foundation of Coffee County is doing around Economic Development in Douglas, GA. Join this webinar to learn how three Georgia Tech interns created a Community and Economic Development profile for Douglas this summer and how this economic development work can be translated to similar sized communities in Georgia.

For the last two years, On The Table has been a safe space where we all have had an opportunity to converse about different topics impacting our community. We are excited to announce that the conversation continues. This year, join us for the virtual edition of On The Table, November 16-20, 2020. More information is coming soon. To stay up to date, visit our website: www.onthetablemacon.com

From all of us at CFCG, we wish you and yours a happy and healthy holiday season.

The Clifton Trust was established under the will of Edward S. Whitehead, Jr. in memory of his uncle and aunt, Truman W. Clifton and Matthylde Wilson Clifton. Mr. Whitehead was a frugal man and after inheriting money from his aunt and uncle, he decided to honor their memory by establishing the Trust. The purpose of the Trust was to establish a scholarship program for the benefit of worthy students of good character in Middle Georgia, principally Bibb County. We would like to congratulate Whitney Willis, Nupoor Patel, Mya Coon, Edna Rutland, Alaina Graham, Samantha Willing, Payton Sapp Daniel, Alexis Jackson, Jordan Pitts, Jada Salaam, Anjali Patel, and Muhammad Shafiq as this year’s recipients of the Clifton Whitehead Scholarship!

As this pandemic continues to impact our lives, we have found that we are stronger together. The Lamar Gives 365 leadership team is holding their membership drive close-out event virtually this year. Lamar Gives 365 is a program of the Barnesville-Lamar Community Foundation designed to bring people together to improve the community. Each person gives $365 per yearjust one dollar a dayto make the community a better place.

The Rotary Club of Downtown Macon is a civic organization composed of more than 120 men and women who believe passionately in Rotary’s motto of service above self. Information about the club and its members is available at http://www.downtownmaconrotary.org/ In 2016, the club endowed this scholarship fund at the Community Foundation of Central Georgia to assist eligible first generation students of Bibb County with the cost of attending college, university or accredited technical college in Georgia. We would like to congratulate Sophie Densiar, Merit Huggins, Terrah Greene, Donnell Lossa, Jonathan Diaz, De’Omini Daniely, and Reylene Kates as this year’s Rotary Club of Downtown Macon Scholarship!

The Major David Carter Scholarship was created to provide a college scholarship to a JROTC cadet who is a graduating senior from Central High School in Macon, Georgia. In order to instill military skills competition among other ROTC units, Major Carter initiated the first competition of Drill Teams in Georgia, and founded the Southeastern Drill Meet, hosting the very first competition on the Lanier Drill Field. Macon, Georgia, became well known by its Golden Boots winning sev...en first place National titles in precision drill. Central ROTC also had top rifle marksmanship teams, winning State championships numerous times and winning one National championship. He retired with the rank of Major following a storied career of 21 years of active Federal service and another 22 years continued service as a retired Officer, Teacher, and Mentor as the Central High School Senior Army Instructor. We would like to congratulate Timothy Nwako and Jonica Hill as this year’s recipients of the Major David Carter Scholarship!

The Hancock Family realizes that the Middle Georgia community will thrive and grow if more of the talented students in future generations decide to continue their education and build their careers in this community. This scholarship fund is designed to encourage these students to take advantage of the exceptional institutions of higher education in the Middle Georgia to further their education and to, hopefully, decide to remain in the Middle Georgia area as they begin their careers. We would like to to congratulate Dayana Shuler, Nupoor Patel, Zaria Freeman, and Jordan Cervantes as this year’s recipients of the Hancock Scholarship Fund!

This scholarship was created in memory of French Baron Cason and Thomas H. Cason to provide a college scholarship to a deserving Upson-Lee High School Senior who demonstrates academic achievement. We would like to congratulate Kolleen King, Chelsey Graham, Jacquarius Raglin, and Alexandra Norris as this year’s recipients of the French Baron Cason & Thomas H. Cason Scholarship!

Mr. Riehl graduated from the University of Louisville with an MS degree in organic chemistry. He spent his professional career in a laboratory environment and derived pleasure and satisfaction experiencing science’s ability to solve a variety of problems. Mr. and Mrs. Riehl are keen supporters of higher education. They believe higher education not only benefits individuals who receive it, but it also enriches the community since some college graduates remain in, and contribute to their community. We would like to congratulate Arleni Arvizu-Garcia, Allison White, Hannah Giles, and Morgan Lawson as this year’s recipients of the Riehl Science Scholarship!

This fund is a direct result of the lifetimes of hard work and sacrifice by David Leon Presley and Love Lankford Presley. Productive and fruitful endeavors have been highly valued by the Presley and Lankford families. An objective of this Scholarship Fund is to foster sustainable commitment to an education that will lead to productive and fruitful endeavors for an individual student. This fund was created to invest in students who are serious about preparing themselves for a life of hard work. We would like to congratulate Laila Pettigrew, Kelsi Schell, Destiny Keiu, and Sha’Kecia Mitchell as this year’s recipients of the David Leon & Love Lankford Presley Scholarship!