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United Way partners with the Community Foundation of the Great River Bend
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Press release submitted by United Way of the Quad Cities Area United Way of the Quad Cities Area partners with the Community Foundation of the Great River Bend to continue endowment growth DAVENPORT, IA – The United Way of the Quad Cities Area is pleased to announce their expanding partnership with the Community Foundation of the Great River Bend, making United Way the largest Endowment Partner at the Community Foundation. The United Way of the Quad Cities Area had a portion of its endowment funds at the Community Foundation, but recently transferred all the remaining endowment. "We are fortunate to have a good working relationship between United Way and the Community Foundation," said Scott Crane, president of the United Way of the Quad Cities Area. "This partnership continues to benefit the Quad Cities. By working with the Community Foundation on our endowment, we are able to grow it more efficiently and effectively, which will result in more money going into our community to advance Education, Income and Health." Donors to the endowment are eligible for the Endow Iowa Tax Credit program at the Community Foundation. "Our donors will automatically have access to the 25% Endow Iowa tax credit when they give to our endowment at the Community Foundation," said Crane. The United Way of the Quad Cities Area and the Community Foundation have enjoyed a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship marked by very successful joint efforts including: the Community Vitality Scan and Snapshot, Achieve Quad Cities (www.achieveqc.org), and annual training for local non-profit board members. United Way of the Quad Cities Area creates opportunities for a better life for everyone in our community by focusing on Education, Income and Health - the building blocks for a good quality of life. We recruit the people and organizations with the time, talent and expertise needed to get things done. We invite you to join us in creating a better, brighter future for the Quad Cities. Give. Advocate. Volunteer. LIVE UNITED. www.unitedwayqc.org The Community Foundation serves as a trustee of charitable trusts, manages an active charitable gift annuity program, and assists with donor stewardship. This expertise is fully available to organizations that commit to a 100% partnership to build endowments. For more information about the Community Foundation of the Great River Bend, visit: www.cfgrb.org 
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Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.
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