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09/27/2008: "Breakfast of Champions Awards $700,000!!"

Friday (9-26-08) morning, 7:30 a.m., in the Mullis Center: the San Juan Island Community Foundation awards grants at its annual “Breakfast of Champions” ceremony.

Financial awards at a breakfast presentation Friday morning to local non-profits, public institutions and, for the first time, scholarships, exceeded over $700,000.00

Foundation Chair Charles Anderson said: “We are extremely grateful to the growing number donors who have made this possible and allowed us to more than quadruple our grant awards over the last two years!”

The morning’s program celebrated and recognized all Foundation grant recipients over the past year and include some words from the perspective of our Island non-profits. Chef Tom French, of the Experience Food Project - who is bringing such excitement to our school’s cafeterias - was the keynote speaker

For more information on the Community Foundation, please contact Susan Matthews at 378-1001 or visit the office at The Technology Center, Mullis Street, Friday Harbor, WA.