Help Us Meet Our Challenge Grant!
The Bartlesville Community Foundation has chosen Agapé to participate in the Endowment Challenge Grant Program for 2008. This means we have until December 31, 2008, to raise $6,000 in new contributions to start our endowment fund. If we meet that goal, we will receive an additional $3,000, bringing the total to $9,000.
Because this is an endowment, we will not use the $9,000 for operating funds. Instead, we will take 5% of the earnings each year, one time a year, so the principal will continue to generate income for Agapé for years to come.
Of course we can raise more than $6,000, but if we do not meet that goal, we will not receive the $3,000. With the Agapé board pledges, we are well on the way toward our goal. If you would like to help, please make a check to either Agapé Mission, earmarked “endowment challenge” or to The Bartlesville Community Foundation with “Agapé Mission Endowment” in the memo.
We will update you regarding the progress of the endowment in our next newsletter.
Who Are We?
Agapé Mission is a non-profit and non-denominational organization located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. By the daily grace of God and with the help of dedicated volunteers, we minister to the physical and spiritual needs of those in our community who are unable to meet those needs on their own.
Agapé provides over 2,000 nutritious meals a month for people in need. The mission also gives over 1,000 sacks a month of nutritious snack items to local school children who are at risk of going hungry over the weekends while attending school. Food 4 Kids Program was started during the 2005-2006 school year and Agapé’s vision is to give to every school in the Washington County area during the 2007-2008 school year.
