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News from Fox and Trove
Community Purse is honored to be featured in this video by Fox and Trove which shares how they will be using their recent grant awarded by our members! Check out the video to learn more: https://foxandtrove.com/pages/free-kindness-education-for-lake-county Fox and...
The Surprising Benefits of a “Mock Move”
By Carolyn B. Dun Early in my marriage, my husband and I moved with our young family four times: from Chicago to St. Louis, St. Louis to Orlando, Orlando to Dallas, and Dallas to Chicago. The moves were always work-related and it was exciting to find a new house and...
Fundraising as Ministry
By Carolyn B. Dun, Community Purse Founder “Fundraising is first and foremost a form of ministry… Fundraising is as spiritual as giving a sermon, entering a time of prayer, visiting the sick, or feeding the hungry.” Henri J. M. Nouwen, A Spirituality of...
Community Purse adds to LM philanthropic giving
By Kevin Brown, Interim Managing Editor - Lake Mills Leader When Laura Pennington, co-owner of Bartel’s Landing, relocated to Lake Mills from the Chicago, Ill., area, she brought with her her Christian passion for a unique community giving program called...
Community Purse Makes Donation to Camp Hope
We at Community Purse are thrilled to be able to support some of the wonderful non-profits in our area. Camp Hope is one of those organizations, and our recent donation to this group will make a substantial difference. "In our eleven-year history, we have never...
Community Purse Awards $14,150 to the Beacon Place Community Center in Waukegan
Community Purse was recently featured in the Chicago Tribune with an article that highlights our donation to Beacon Place. "It's all about generosity and loving our neighbors," said Carolyn Dun, Founder of Community Purse. "We want to be good stewards and giving back...