Date Set for Community Foundation’s
21st Annual Report to the Community

October 22, 2007: The Community Foundation of Frederick County will hold its 21st Annual Report to the Community on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 6-9 p.m., at the Frederick Holiday Inn and Conference Center near the Francis Scott Key Mall. Celebrating 21 years of filling the needs of the Frederick County community through scholarships and grants made possible by caring, generous donors, the theme of the Community Foundation’s 2007 Annual Report, which will be revealed that evening, is appropriately titled, Find a Need and Fill It!

Attendees can mix and mingle beginning at 6:00 p.m. with a cash bar available during that time. Dinner will be served promptly at 6:30 p.m. Program highlights will include a report of the Community Foundation’s progress during the past year and its priorities for the year ahead. The event also honors husband and wife George and Ruth Dredden, sisters Grace and Edna Smith, Jeannine Milyard, and Robert Ward as the 2007 Community Foundation Wertheimer Fellows for Excellence in Volunteerism.

The 21st Annual Report to the Community and the printing of the Annual Report are made possible through the generosity of:

Platinum Sponsors: Joseph D. Byrd Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Cohen, Dr. Robert D. Crouch, The Family Heritage Trust Company, Frederick Magazine, M&T Investment Group, NBC 25 and M. Robert Ritchie, Jr.

Gold Sponsors: Brown Advisory, PNC Bank, Randall Family, LLC/The Frederick News-Post

Silver Sponsors: Frederick County Bank, The D. Hunt and Joan Hendrickson Fund, Marshfield Associates, Miles & Stockbridge, Foundation, Inc., Morgan Stanley, Law Offices of Offutt, Horman & Burdette, P.A., John and Lisa Ratnavale, RSM McGladrey, Inc., Softrac America, Inc., and Woodsboro Bank

Bronze Sponsors: BB&T Bank, Andy and Shurron Carpel, Ellin & Tucker, Chartered, Ethridge, Quinn, McAuliffe, Rowan & Hartinger, First United Trust & Investments, Bess and Frank Gladhill, Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc., Karlys Kline and Tom Lynch, Kline Scott Visco Commercial Real Estate, Inc., Daniel J. Lajewski, Jr., Love & Company, Inc., McLean, Koehler, Sparks & Hammond, The Plamondon Companies, Sandy Spring Bank, Stern & Thornton, PA, Susquehanna Wealth Management, Trust and Private Client Services, Wachovia Bank, N.A., N.E. “Bob” Waltz Plumbing and Heating, Inc., and De Walt Willard

As Frederick County’s premier charitable organization for cultivating grassroots philanthropy, the Community Foundation fills the needs of the community by working with individuals, families, nonprofits, and civic organizations to establish funds that advance a range of worthy causes. To date, the Community Foundation has awarded more than $17 million in grants and scholarships.

Those interested in attending the Community Foundation’s 21st Annual Report to the Community may RSVP by November 1st by calling 301.695.7660 or emailing a.hotovy@cffredco.org.