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Paula Trentman earns Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership & Management

Way to go Paula Trentman! Paula Trentman, Program Manager at the Lenawee Community Foundation, has earned the Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from Michigan State University’s Department of Community Sustainability.  Formerly the program was called Community, Agriculture, Recreation, and Resource Studies (CARRS) and the Society of Nonprofit

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Lenawee College Access Network helps with a College Scholarship

Looking for a College Scholarship? Have you tried the Lenawee College Access Network? If there was a way to earn a million dollars more over your lifetime, would you consider it?  Do you know that education after high school can nearly double your earnings compared to a high school diploma? 

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Martin Luther King Day, A day on. Not a day off!

“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve.” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Day is January, 19th 2015.  It is the day to honor MLK, a man, a mission, a clear vision on what needed to be done to create change. This is a day of reflection.

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Act Now to Take Advantage of the IRA Rollover

Take Advantage of the IRA Rollover, a provision that allows for Tax-free Charitable Transfers from IRAs Congress has enacted H.R. 5771, which enables individuals to transfer voluntary or mandatory distributions from a traditional or Roth I.R.A. directly to charity.  Transfers must be made by December 31, 2014 to receive tax

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