Doing Good During the Pandemic

Doing Good During the Pandemic

By Carolyn Dun Do you wonder where discarded items often go? Landfill. A newer nonprofit in Illinois has a unique proposition that redistributes goods from donors to the nonprofits that need them. GiveNKind offers a way to collect and warehouse gently used individual...
Community Purse to Use Donations

Community Purse to Use Donations

Becky Weber | March 18, 2020 Community Purse Jefferson County Chapter received the February “Round Up” grant from Lake Mills Market. “I am thrilled we have the funds available to support all 17 of our (member-nominated) charities,” said Laura Pennington, Chapter...
The Generous Poor

The Generous Poor

By Deb Webber Community Purse Board Member  I remember tears coming to my eyes when I read a story about a “poor” family who had been moved to sacrificial generosity when they heard about a needy family in their church. Their pastor had appealed for a...
News from Fox and Trove

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...