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Young Philanthropists Raise $35K at Signature Fundraiser

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· Wednesday, March 9th, 2016

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On March 5, 2016 more than 200 guests came out for the Next Generation North of the Delaware Community Foundation’s (Next Gen North) 6^th Annual Chips for Charity event.

More than $35,000 was raised at this casino-style event that took place at the Delaware Contemporary (formerly the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts) in Wilmington. At the event, guests enjoyed table games like craps and blackjack; great food and drink; a silent auction; prize wheel and more.

Proceeds from the event will benefit local nonprofit organizations across Delaware. Those organizations will be chosen through Next Gen North’s rigorous selection process.

“In addition to enabling us to award grants, running Chips for Charity gives our members an opportunity to learn about fundraising, which is an important part of their work to become effective nonprofit board leaders,” Next Gen North President Kristen Kuipers said.

Special thanks goes to event sponsors Inc. Now^® Agents and Corporations, LLC; DiSabatino Construction; Chatham Financial; Cooch and Taylor; Qwest Credit Enhancement; W.L. GoreDRPR Strategies; Feby’s Fishery; Innovincent; Jonathan & Julie Russ; Lisa Michels Group; Millennium Loan Fund; Tide Winds Motel; The Delaware Contemporary; Caffe Gelato Restaurant and Catering; DMD Business Forms and Printing; Razze Design, LLC; Secretariat Wedding and Event Planning; Shane Monroe Images and Standard Distributing.

Young Kent & Sussex Philanthropists Raise $10,000 to Support Children’s Mental Health Services

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· Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

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The southern chapter of The Next Generation (Next Gen South) of the Delaware Community Foundation raised more than $10,000 at its fourth annual Chowdown for Charity on Feb. 5 at Baywood Greens in Long Neck.

In the friendly culinary competition, Bethany Blues’ Carolina-style pork taco with homemade apple slaw was named “Chowdown Champion 2016,” beating out signature dishes from competitors Catch 54, Baywood Greens, Nage Bistro and Wine Bar, Crooked Hammock, The Brick Hotel on the Circle, The Rookery, Henlopen City Oyster House, and Salt Air.

The funds raised will support grants for local nonprofit organizations providing mental health services for children in Kent and Sussex County. Since inception, Next Gen South has awarded $42,500 in grants, including last year’s awards of $10,000 to La Esperanza and $5,000 to Delaware Guidance Services.

“The DCF is focused on the long-term good of our community, so it’s important to cultivate these emerging philanthropists and nonprofit leaders,” DCF President and CEO Stuart Comstock-Gay said. “Chowdown for Charity is just one of the Next Gen activities that makes me confident that Delaware’s future is in good hands.”

View the event photo album at facebook.com/sugarberryphoto/.

Next Generation Presents $16K to NCCo Nonprofits

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· Monday, January 25th, 2016

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The Next Generation North (Next Gen North) of the Delaware Community Foundation has awarded $16,100 in grants to help fund science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs at four New Castle County nonprofit organizations.

At a ceremony on Thursday at the University & Whist Club, Next Gen awarded 2016 grants to:

Nativity Prep students conducting a gravitropism experiment.

Nativity Preparatory School of Wilmington (Nativity Prep): $2,500 for textbooks

Nativity Prep is a tuition-free Catholic school where middle school boys from low-income families in Wilmington break the cycle of poverty through an education founded and sponsored by the Oblates of St. Francis De Sales. This year, Next Gen North will fund new science text books for the seventh-grade class, providing students with the most up-to-date and accurate information in the ever-changing STEM field.

Barrel of Makers, Inc.: $3,600 for the Makers Series at Delaware libraries

Barrel of Makers connects innovators in the community with “makers-to-be” for teaching, sharing and play in exciting “

Barrel of Makers’ new design of the 3D printed holder they are making in the class for the joystick controllers

makerspaces.” Barrel of Makers offers hands on programs through partnerships with organizations that serve diverse audiences. Next Gen North is providing funds that will be used for tools and materials like 3D printers and computers that can be accessed at Delaware libraries during the Barrel of Makers’ six-part Makers Series program, which runs throughout the year.

Delaware Children’s Museum (DCM): $5,000 for Junior Engineers programA Junior Engineer at the Delaware Children’s Museum displays a bridge he designed and created.

DCM’s mission is to inspire children to explore, discover and celebrate the power of their potential through interactive experiences that integrate

A Junior Engineer at the Delaware Children’s Museum shows a bridge he designed and created.

science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. The funds from Next Gen North will be used toward supplies for DCM’s Junior Engineers program, which is a series of monthly workshops designed to teach children about various careers in engineering.

Boys & Girls Club of Delaware: $5,000 for Beating Odds Studying Stem (BOSS) program

The Boys & Girls Club of Delaware inspires and enables young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens. Next Gen North’s funds will help continue the great work of the BOSS program, which breaks the barriers that have

Boys and Girls Club students in the BOSS program working hard

prevented youth from lower socioeconomic backgrounds by introducing them to robotics, computer programming, digital animation, 3D printing and more.

The mission of Next Gen North is to develop young professionals into effective nonprofit board leaders. Through its fundraising activities, Next Gen North has awarded more than $325,000 to support organizations addressing community needs. This is the third year that the organization has focused on STEM education programs.

“Next Gen North couldn’t be more pleased and proud of the organizations we selected to support this year. We have a rigorous selection process that not only provides Next Gen members with the hand-on experience philanthropic leaders should have, but also enables us to give back to organizations that clearly make a huge difference in our community” said Next Gen North President Kristen Kuipers.

Next Gen North to Award $16,100 in Grants

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· Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

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WHO: The Next Generation North (Next Gen North) is a philanthropic organization of young professionals in northern Delaware. The organization leverages the resources of the Delaware Community Foundation, but has its own structure, fundraising projects and grantmaking process. Through the charitable fund established in 2004, Next Gen North has awarded more than $325,000 in grants to support organizations addressing underlying social challenges faced by the most vulnerable Delawareans. This year, Next Gen North is focused on STEM education.

WHAT: Next Gen North will award the following grants to local nonprofits in our community at their annual Grants Ceremony cocktail reception:

• Nativity Preparatory School of Wilmington (Nativity Prep): $2,500 for textbooks

• Barrel of Makers, Inc.: $3,600 for the Makers Series at Delaware libraries

• Delaware Children’s Museum (DCM): $5,000 for the Junior Engineers program

• Boys and Girls Club of Delaware: $5,000 for Beating Odds Studying Stem (BOSS) program

WHEN: January 21, 2016, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

WHERE: University and Whist Club, 805 N. Broom St., Wilmington, DE 19806

Young philanthropists award $15K to Kent & Sussex children’s mental health programs

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· Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

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La Esperanza receives a $10,000 grant.

The Next Generation – Southern Delaware (Next Gen South) has awarded $15,000 in grants to organizations serving the mental health needs of youth in Kent and Sussex counties.

At a grants ceremony Thursday, Dec. 10, at the Rookery North in Milford, Next Gen South awarded $5,000 to Delaware Guidance Services for Children and Youth, Inc., and $10,000 to La Esperanza.

Delaware Guidance Services will use its grant to provide individual and group outpatient counseling services to low-income children and families at the first signs of trouble.

La Esperanza will use its grant to provide violence-prevention education in the community through an evidence-based program called Joven Noble, which targets Hispanic boys, 10-17. Its goal is to reduce and prevent community violence, unwanted pregnancies, substance abuse and relationship violence.

Delaware Guidance receives a $5,000 grant.

For more information, contact Shannon Owens, chair of Next Gen South’s grants committee, at 302.856.9568 or Shannon@Sussexattorney.com.

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