By : Kathryn Corazzelli
Source : http://www.summitdaily.com
Category : Small Business Grant
The cafe may be fairly small, but Amazing Grace Natural Eatery is doing something big.
On Monday, all of the day's profits will be donated to The Summit Foundation; the fifth installment of the establishment's Good at the Grace fundraiser, started in 2009. The foundation is the biggest organization for which the small business has ever raised funds.
“Good at the Grace was born from the deep belief that even small amounts of money can make a huge, positive difference in many parts of the world, and that creating an event that connected our community through that act of giving was a vital piece of keeping our own sense of community spirit vibrant and alive,” said Kate Lapides, longtime Grace employee. “We started the original event around the Winter Solstice and the holidays to remind ourselves of the true spirit of giving.”
In the past, recipients have been local individuals involved in volunteer work abroad, or “smaller, local organizations,” like the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center or the Summit Community Care Clinic.
“The event has prioritized this type of recipient because the event typically generates a relatively small amount of funds $900-$1,400 and a $1,000 goes substantially further in changing a life via educational support or medical assistance in, say, Nepal or Peru than here in the states,” Lapides said. “This year, the Grace recognized that a number of our loyal customers are deeply connected to The Summit Foundation, and that the foundation itself has parallels to the original ideals of ‘good.'”
Eatery owner Monique Merrill said while they may only raise $1,000, that money can still make a huge difference in the life of a local.
“If The Summit Foundation went away, I think half of the population that gives our town character would go away,” she said. “It feels a lot better to give than to get … it's positive energy that will hopefully ripple out into the community.”
“(Monique) has always been 100 percent supportive, despite how hard it probably is to hand over all that money to another nonprofit entity when the Grace itself sometimes still qualifies as a non-profit, just like so many great, small, independent mountain business surviving on hope, grit, and a marginal profit,” Lapides said of her boss.
And, besides funds for a local organization, the event will raise awareness about the foundation. Summit board member and Grace customer Mike Schilling said. He, along with a few other foundation staff will be on hand to talk about what it is, and what it does.
“A lot of people may not understand the scope of the foundation,” he said. “(Good at the Grace) is always a good vibe to be a part of.”
Source : http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20120108/NEWS/120109856/1078&ParentProfile=1055
Source : http://www.summitdaily.com
Category : Small Business Grant
The cafe may be fairly small, but Amazing Grace Natural Eatery is doing something big.
On Monday, all of the day's profits will be donated to The Summit Foundation; the fifth installment of the establishment's Good at the Grace fundraiser, started in 2009. The foundation is the biggest organization for which the small business has ever raised funds.
“Good at the Grace was born from the deep belief that even small amounts of money can make a huge, positive difference in many parts of the world, and that creating an event that connected our community through that act of giving was a vital piece of keeping our own sense of community spirit vibrant and alive,” said Kate Lapides, longtime Grace employee. “We started the original event around the Winter Solstice and the holidays to remind ourselves of the true spirit of giving.”
In the past, recipients have been local individuals involved in volunteer work abroad, or “smaller, local organizations,” like the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center or the Summit Community Care Clinic.
“The event has prioritized this type of recipient because the event typically generates a relatively small amount of funds $900-$1,400 and a $1,000 goes substantially further in changing a life via educational support or medical assistance in, say, Nepal or Peru than here in the states,” Lapides said. “This year, the Grace recognized that a number of our loyal customers are deeply connected to The Summit Foundation, and that the foundation itself has parallels to the original ideals of ‘good.'”
Eatery owner Monique Merrill said while they may only raise $1,000, that money can still make a huge difference in the life of a local.
“If The Summit Foundation went away, I think half of the population that gives our town character would go away,” she said. “It feels a lot better to give than to get … it's positive energy that will hopefully ripple out into the community.”
“(Monique) has always been 100 percent supportive, despite how hard it probably is to hand over all that money to another nonprofit entity when the Grace itself sometimes still qualifies as a non-profit, just like so many great, small, independent mountain business surviving on hope, grit, and a marginal profit,” Lapides said of her boss.
And, besides funds for a local organization, the event will raise awareness about the foundation. Summit board member and Grace customer Mike Schilling said. He, along with a few other foundation staff will be on hand to talk about what it is, and what it does.
“A lot of people may not understand the scope of the foundation,” he said. “(Good at the Grace) is always a good vibe to be a part of.”
Source : http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20120108/NEWS/120109856/1078&ParentProfile=1055
