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The Story of Seymour

Want to know how to bring a community together? Welcome to Seymour, Missouri http://www.seymourmissouri.org/ .

Due to the tireless work of Giedd and his successor, Janice Blankenship, to educate and engage, the Greater Seymour Area Foundation has established 42 charitable funds, started a local arts council, initiated a family literacy program, renovated an historic building on the square, and accumulated total endowment assets of nearly $1.5 million–all of this in 13 years of existence, and in a working-class community with its share of rural poverty. With planned giving commitments already in the pipeline, this grassroots community foundation will play a pivotal role in the future of Seymour and its surrounding neighborhoods.

By Gary Funk

Full Story: http://www.dailyyonder.com/story-seymour/2011/07/08/3420

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