Reno County proclaims Community Foundation Week, honoring Hutchinson Community Foundation
Foundation leaders accepted the proclamation as the foundation's resident survey runs its final year with a $50,000 grant pool
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Sign up freeReno County commissioners have proclaimed Nov. 12-18, which began Thursday, Community Foundation Week, honoring Hutchinson Community Foundation and charitable giving from residents, businesses and organizations.
According to the foundation's Facebook post, the proclamation, read by Commission Chairman Ron Hirst at the commission's Tuesday, Nov. 10, meeting, cited three roles community foundations play: addressing critical issues, strengthening other nonprofits, and rooting and accelerating wealth through local investments in businesses and projects.
The local observance is part of a national recognition of community foundations' philanthropic work.
Board Chair Jon Richardson and President and CEO Aubrey Abbott Patterson received the proclamation and spoke to commissioners about the foundation's work and impact in Reno County, the foundation said.
The commission made a similar proclamation in November 2025, Citizen Journal reported. In August, the foundation launched the final year of its resident survey, with a $50,000 grant pool.
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