AAACF Annual Meeting, 4/24/08

The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF) will hold its 2008 Annual Meeting on Thursday, April 24, 5:30-7:00 P.M., at the Four Points Sheraton, 3200 Boardwalk, Ann Arbor. A reception with light refreshments will precede the program that begins at 6:00 P.M. This year’s event is sponsored by the Bank of Ann Arbor and KeyBank.

The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation is dedicated to building endowment to enrich the quality of life in Washtenaw County by providing community leadership, making grants and serving donors. Founded in 1963, AAACF manages $53.2 million in assets on the community’s behalf and made grants totaling $1.7 million in 2007.

Hosts for the 2008 Annual Meeting will be Deborah Beuche, Chair of the Board of Trustees, and Cheryl Elliott, President & CEO. Program participants include Trustee Martha Darling, incoming Trustee Michael Finney, Past Chair Norman Herbert, Immediate Past Chair Bill Kinley, and Treasurer Hugh Morgan. Other Officers and Trustees of the Community Foundation include Dr. D.J. Boehm, Rebecca A. Boylan, Frank Cambria, Jyoti Gupta, Secretary, Gary L. Hahn, Kevin S. McDonald, Vice Chair, Jessa Baker Moss, Youth Council member, John W. Reed, Molly Resnik, M.S.W., David R. Sarns, Sandra L. White, M.P.H., and Roy Wilbanks.

The program titled “Meeting the Challenge of Change” will include a panel discussion of state and regional developments that broadly impact local communities and nonprofit organizations. “Our region and state are facing major economic challenges,” observed Cheryl Elliott, “and the Community Foundation is committed to working with leaders in the public, private and nonprofit sectors in responding to community needs. Our Annual Meeting provides an excellent forum for us to come together and share ideas about the direction of philanthropy and its role in shaping our community today and tomorrow.”

The AAACF Annual Meeting is free and open to the public. Individuals planning to attend are asked to call 734-663-0401 or send an e-mail to amrsvp@aaacf.org.