Articles with the Tag: Greater Polson Community Foundation

News from the Greater Polson Community Foundation POLSON — We can’t envision looking down Main Street this summer and not seeing the blooming flower baskets. Flower baskets adorn cities from Whitefish to Hamilton. After the City of Polson had decided to no longer support the Flower Basket pr...

POLSON — The Mission Valley Ice Arena Association (MVIAA) recently announced a major development in the progress of creating a skating rink: the acquisition of a deed that will finally make the ice arena a reality.  The idea of a local ice arena got its start in 2013 when a community survey con...

News and photos from the Greater Polson Community Foundation POLSON — On June 30, the Greater Polson Community Foundation awarded funds grants to 14 local nonprofits as part of its 2022 grant cycle. Directors and team members were on hand from Mission Valley Mariners, Flathead Lake Bio Station, M...

On Polson Skatepark’s Facebook page, a 6-year-old girl in a helmet, kneepads and a pink princess dress, plunges fearlessly into a 12-foot bowl on her skateboard, effortlessly skimming side to side.  It’s a scene that captures the whimsy and finesse of skateboard culture – a sport th...

News from GPCF  POLSON — The Greater Polson Community Foundation 2021 grant cycle is open. The deadline is Friday, April 23. Grant applications will be accepted from non-profit organizations with a 501c(3) status in the greater Polson area. Grants from the Greater Polson Community Foundati...

News from the Greater Polson Community Foundation  POLSON — The Greater Polson Community Foundation has offered grant writing workshops for nonprofits for the past several years and the event will continue in a new way. Due to COVID-19, we will meet via Zoom rather than in person at noon on M...

News from the Greater Polson Community Foundation POLSON ­— “Thank you, thank you, thank you” was the recurring message delivered by Darcie Laud’s third-grade class from Linderman Elementary School as they completed their second year of swimming lessons.   The childre...

News from Cheerful Heart  Marshall and Betty Bjork and Chip Kurzenbaum were honored Sunday evening at a Cheerful Heart volunteer appreciation dinner for giving 17 years of time and care to cancer patients in Lake County. The Cheerful Heart board of directors fed and thanked volunteers on Oct. 13 at...

News from the Greater Polson Community Foundation  POLSON —  Because of the generosity of local donors, a total of $631,535.00 has been awarded to worthy needs and projects in our community from 2009 through mid-2019. The Greater Polson Community Foundation recently distributed $33,70...

News from GPCF POLSON – The stars were perfectly aligned for the Greater Polson Community Foundation’s Passion for Polson annual event on Aug. 1. The setting for the reverse auction was beautiful, weather was perfect and the generosity of those in attendance abounded.   The reverse a...