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Legacy Regional Community Foundation dedicates new sign
Winfield, KS
10/10/2023 11:32 AM

Legacy Regional Community Foundation dedicates new sign 

Cowley County, KS, October 6, 2023: Legacy Regional Community Foundation recently celebrated the culmination of a project years in the making.  Dedicated Legacy volunteers took on the project of creating new signage and landscaping for the downtown Winfield offices.  Legacy Champions with community members gathered September 28 for a red ribbon cutting and sign dedication led by the Winfield and Arkansas City Area Chambers of Commerce. 

Materials and labor for the new sign addition were gifted by Madison and Devon Metzinger/Daniels Ready Mix (and their crew!), Alex and Laura Gottlob/Gottlob Lawn & Landscaping (and their crew!), Dwayne Smith/CDS Machinery & Powder Coating, Dexter FFA, and Zach Stoy. 

Legacy, A Regional Community Foundation (LEGACY) is a 501(c)3 non-profit philanthropic organization incorporated in September 1996 by volunteers on September 25, 1996. In LEGACY’s first year of operation Founder contributions of $2,750 established a permanent endowment for charitable purposes.  In 1999, Pamela Moore was named the first Executive Director of LEGACY working with many area groups to address community issues.  LEGACY’s leadership impacted cooperative efforts such as spearheading the entrepreneurship work group that became Vision 20/20, work with the health and mental health initiatives and in sustainability and strategy for area non-profits. The signature program developed by LEGACY, “Tiny Teeth” focusing on children’s oral health, spread nationwide. Additionally, Legacy Foundation was instrumental in the start-up of the Community Health Center located in Winfield and Angels in the Attic located in Arkansas City. Moore retired in June 2016 after Yazmin Wood was engaged as the new Executive Director. During the global pandemic Legacy Foundation served as an important resource, especially by providing extensive support, assistance and project management to the community through area nonprofit organizations, including access to CARES funding distributed by Cowley County government. 

Most recently Legacy Foundation spearheaded the “Closer Look at Cowley Kids” Data Walk and is continuing the work through the ACT (Addressing Challenges Together) Initiative.   Legacy is also serving as a Grant Coordinator for RISE Cowley's Kansas Blue Cross Blue Shield Pathways Grant. 

Visit www.legacyregionalfoundation.org for more information or contact Legacy at 620-221-7224 or admin@legacyregionalfoundation.org with questions. 

 
Reference
Yazmin Wood
620.221.7224
 
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