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2.11.13 - MAF ANNOUNCES SPRING GRANT DEADLINE
—The Mankato Area Foundation (MAF) has announced their spring grant application deadline as April 1, 2013. MAF is now requiring all applications to be submitted online. The link to submit applications is located at www.mankatoareafoundation.com. MAF awards grants from its Community Fund twice annually for projects in the following categories: Education, Culture, Recreation, Aesthetics, and Civics. Read Full Story
11.23.12 - Kiwanis Holiday Lights Display Delights Onlookers
— Let the record show that the switch for the first Kiwanis Holiday Lights in Sibley Park display was thrown at 6:47 p.m. Friday. The 1 million LED lights strung throughout the park's Great Lawn area elicited a cheer from thousands of onlookers in the 25-degree night. Read Full Story
11.23.12 - Kiwanis Holiday Lights Display Transforms Sibly Park
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MANKATO - Santa doing the honors flipping on the lights around 6:30 Friday night, turning Sibley Park in Mankato into a winter wonderland for the opening ceremonies of the Kiwanis Holiday Lights display. After weeks of setup, and months of planning, volunteers created a one million–light display in the park. The Kiwanis Lights Project is 100 percent volunteer driven and took the work of over 1,000 people. Read Full Story
7.3.12 - Holiday Lights Event Gets Fundraising Boost
MANKATO — In the 90-degree heat midday Monday, Hot 96.7 FM kicked off the big Kiwanis Holiday Lights announcement with “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” which garnered a couple of chuckles from the sweaty pool of media, city officials and business community members gathered at Sibley Park. Read Full Story
6.25.12 - Mankato Area Foundation Announces 2012 Scholarship Recipients
MANKATO, Minn. (June 25, 2012)—The Mankato Area Foundation (MAF) has named the recipients of the Ogden W. and Jane M. Confer Scholarship, the Marlyn R. Heintz Scholarships, the Dustin Lemke Memorial Scholarships, the Jenny Schugel Memorial Scholarships and the Thin Film Technology Scholarships. Read Full Release
12.5.11 – Mankato Area Foundation Announces Fall 2011 Grant Recipients
The Mankato Area Foundation (MAF) has recently awarded over $25,000 in local grants and scholarships to organizations during its recent funding cycle. Semi-annually, MAF distributes grants from the Mankato Area Community Fund and other donor advised and designated funds in response to applications based on five core areas of funding which include education, culture, recreation, aesthetics and civics. Read Full Release
9.28.11 - The Otto Bremer Foundation to Begin Grantmaking in Mankato
Four initial grants totaling up to $1 million seek to build community capacity to support youth
The Otto Bremer Foundation today announced four grants totaling up to $1 million to promote positive youth development in Mankato and strengthen community capacity to support youth. Grant recipients include:
· Mankato Area Foundation, up to $400,000 over three years for an ongoing endowment to
support teen programs and staff support. Read Full Release
9.9.11 - Mankato Area Foundation Announces Fall Grant Deadline and New Application Process
MANKATO, Minn. (September 9, 2011) — The Mankato Area Foundation (MAF) has announced their fall grant application deadline as October 1, 2011. MAF is pleased to announce that with the October 2011 deadline, the Foundation has implemented the Foundant Grant Lifecycle Manager, an online software application designed specifically for granting agencies. The Foundant software was put into practice to facilitate our grantees and to streamline the granting process...Read Full Release
