With the new slide at the Blue Earth Community Pool in the background, there was an official check presentation for a large donation towards the cost of the new slide. The Blue Earth Community Foundation raised the funds with the help of a dedicated committee and the generous donations from many in the community. Pictured at left, left to right, ar...
Have you ever wondered what good things have been accomplished so far because of your generous donation to the Blue Earth Community Foundation?
The Blue Earth Community Foundation has partnered with the Faribault County Soil and Water Conservation District to create a new pollinator garden for downtown Blue Earth. At the corner of South Main and East Sixth streets, a small plot of land has been growing green grass for a few summers now. Members of the BECF noticed the plot and made plans t...
The Blue Earth Community Foundation Gala drew a big crowd on Saturday, April 22, at Riverside Town & Country Club. Three raffle prizes were given out, dinner was served and Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation representatives spoke. More than 100 tickets were sold for the event, which drew county-wide support and was meant as a thank-...
Tim Penny will match one NEW donor's donation of $100, dollar-for-dollar to the Blue Earth Community Foundation. This is a great way to help your community and ...see it get a match up to $100.00. New donor cannot have given to any fund under our foundations umbrella. People who have not given for three years to be non-donors and are eligible for t...
The Blue Earth Community Foundation recently presented a $4,000 check to the Blue Earth Senior Center. The donation is earmarked toward the center's remodeling project. Pictured are representatives from the City of Blue Earth, the Senior Center and the Blue Earth Community Foundation - back row, left to right, City Administrator Tim Ibisch, T...
A great day was observed Oct. 15 during Blue Earth's Complete Street Fall Festival. BECF board members and the Blue Earth community celebrated the beautiful Downtown Mural Project, "A Walk into the Future" during its dedication. Several dignitaries including Tim Penny, president and CEO of Southern Minnesota Initative Foundation (SMIF) spoke ...
Join us for a Holiday Community Appreciation on Thursday, Dec. 10, 5-7 p.m. at Ankeny's Coffee Shop (downtown Blue Earth). It's our way of thanking those who are interested in contributing to the foundation and explain what our plans are for the future. - December 2015
Work Day #1 for Steve DeLaitsch as he is seen giving Blue Earth Graphics a fresh coat of paint before he begins the mural design. This is a coop project of the BECF and the Kiwanis and the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council. - September 29, 2015
Tom Hennis and the STS Crew are power-washing the north wall of the mural site at Blue Earth Graphics. Tom and artist Steve DeLaitsch are seen conferring on the project.
The Blue Earth Community Foundation has been in existence for one year and they have a lot to celebrate. So, on Sunday night, April 26, the board of directors of the foundation held a thank you dinner for everyone who has contributed to the new organization. "We are off to a good start," foundation president John Huisman said. "After just one year,...
What started years ago as the seed of an idea by a former mayor of Blue Earth has now blossomed into full reality. And, it will soon be ready to bear fruit in the form of funding special projects in the city of Blue Earth. The newly formed Blue Earth Community Foundation is off and running. "Our vision is to better our community by connecting peopl...
The Blue Earth Community Foundation and the Blue Earth Kiwanis Club recently were awarded a "Paint the Town/Art Walk" grant from the Valspar Coporation. A donation of 70 gallons of paint will be proatvided by Valspar to the two organizations who will choose an appropriate business wall to cree a large, colorful mural depicting the community. This w...
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