Charity for Change has been awarded a $15,000 grant to support its efforts to provide fundamental character education and community engagement programs to local students by the Spring Run Charitable Foundation, made up of residents of Spring Run at the Brooks in Bonita Springs.
This year, the Spring Run Foundation raised $198,000 to distribute to 10 health and children’s charities in Lee and Collier counties from a Home Tour, Cash Raffle, Golf Outing, Silent and Live Auctions, and the generous cash donations by Spring Run residents.
“Charity for Change is inspiring children to live compassionately, give through charity and be contributing members of our community through afterschool, summer school, preschool and in-school programs,” said Karen Conley, founder and CEO of Charity for Change. “The donations we receive will help us provide an evidence-based, interactive math and literacy curriculum that weaves in 19 character traits including respect, integrity, cooperation and tolerance, values that children need now, more than ever.”
When the Spring Run Foundation learned about Charity for Change earlier this year, Foundation President Jack Chadwick said he asked the board to make an immediate donation, which the foundation added to with the grant for a total donation to Charity for Change this year of $20,000.
“When we started 11 years ago, we were very involved with different charity organizations,” Chadwick said. “Through the years, we’ve started to realize that charities involved with the young people were so important in Southwest Florida.”
About Charity for Change
Founded in 2008, Charity for Change brings children together to see past their differences and work together for others in need. Through character education and community engagement, the organization serves children through its afterschool, summer school, preschool, and in-school programs. The goal of Charity for Change is to cultivate confident, compassionate children who become successful learners, contribute to their communities, and participate in society as ethical, employable, fulfilled and self-reliant citizens. For more information about Charity for Change, please visit www.charityforchange.org or call 239-592-6787.
About Spring Run Charitable Foundation
In its 11th year, the tax-exempt foundation is supported by residents of Spring Run at the Brooks, Bonita Springs. Our mission is to sponsor, promote and support local charities that directly impact the health, well-being and quality-of-life of the children, residents and veterans of Lee and Collier Counties. “Keeping it Local” is how we ensure our grants ($958,000 since inception) stay in the community we live in.
