Pictured left to right:  Ed MacDonald, Veterans Memorial Committee; Bill Brock, city manager of Monroe; Ron Tubbs, director of Monroe Area Community Foundation; T. Duane Gordon, executive director of Middletown Area Community Foundation; Mike Barnett, Veterans Memorial Committee; and Bill Hendrickson,  Veterans Memorial Committee

Want to make your Christmas celebration more memorable? Think a visit from Santa Claus could “merry" up your festivities?  If so, the Monroe Area Community Foundation will be selling raffle tickets at our second annual Christmas on the Plaza celebration on December 13, 2008, for a chance to win a visit from Santa Claus.  The tickets will be sold at the MACF booth, two tickets for $1.  The Santa visit can be scheduled in December, and Santa says he is flexible on the date and time.  During Santa’s visit, your guests will receive a candy cane while sitting on Santa’s lap and telling him what they want for Christmas.  If prearranged with Santa, he will also help pass out gifts. You will be able to take as many pictures as you want to preserve this special moment in time. Santa even suggests inviting a few guests along for this memorable event, too. Contact Gina Miltenberger at 513-539-7916 or 513-623-0874 or Ron Tubbs at 513-320-3674.

 Monroe’s 2^nd Annual Christmas on the Plaza is on Saturday, December 13^th, 2008 from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. 

Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program

J. Ron Tubbs, Executive Director of Monroe Area Community Foundation, is pleased to announce the results of the MACF Theme Basket Raffle held at Monroe Light Up the Sky celebration July 4th and 5thMonroe Community Park. Gina R. Miltenberger, MACF Development Committee chair, proposed the basket concept to raise money for the MACF Endowment Fund. John Ratliff, former Middletown VerityMiddle School teacher and coach, pulled the following winning tickets at the 9:00 pm drawing July 5th:

The Monroe Area Community Foundation held its Eleventh Annual Trustees Meeting on April 24, 2008, in the James Monroe Community Room at the Monroe city building. David Miltenberger, Trustee/Secretary, led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. The Master of Ceremonies was Trustee and Assistant Treasurer Elbert R. Tannreuther, who introduced officers and trustees and recognized honored guests T. Duane Gordon and Elizabeth Lolli. Mr. Gordon is Middletown Community Foundation’s executive director. Ms. Lolli is the superintendent of Monroe Local Schools.

Want to make your Christmas celebration more memorable? Think a visit from Santa Claus could “merry” up your festivities? If so, The Monroe Area Community Foundation will be selling raffle tickets at our first annual Christmas on the Plaza celebration on December 8, 2007, for a chance to win a visit from Santa Claus. The tickets will be sold at the MACF booth, two chances for $1.

The deadline for submitting grant requests to Monroe Area Community Foundation is Saturday, September 15, 2007.  MACF’s Distribution Committee will review grant requests in late September. Grants are bestowed to maintain or advance the quality of life in the Monroe area in response to a wide variety of community needs. Grants are made only to organizations with 501 (c) 3 tax exempt statuses. They are not made to individuals for personal use.

Gina Radenheimer-Miltenberger has opened and funded a Monroe High School scholarship to honor her late husband, Monte Richard Miltenberger, who passed away in February 2004. Beginning in the spring of 2008, it will award $250 every year to a graduating senior who is planning to enter a field of study in a technical or vocational school.