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    PowerPhilanthropy Friday: Spirit of Columbus Photos

    The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our smart + open community. Be sure to check out columbusfoundation.org and follow along on our Facebook album as we continue to celebrate The Spirit of Columbus through photography. You can also tune in on Instagram.

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    Check out some of our most recent examples of spirit below:

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    We honored our 2014 scholarship recipients during an ice cream celebration with scholarshipĀ donors at the Foundation. Xavier Rivers, 2014 Rahsaan Roland Kirk Scholarship recipient,Ā treated the crowd to a brief performance. Thank you to our scholarship donors and hard-workingĀ students. We can’t wait to see what you do next!

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    It may be hot outside but the Weinland Park Wildcats are on the move!

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    The Weinland Park Neighborhood Festival brought the community together for a joyful day in theĀ park under beautiful skies on Saturday. Numerous organizations were on hand help strengthenĀ resident engagement and celebrate civic pride. Did you see the amazing dance moves andĀ performances from Transit Arts? Wow!

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    Sadly, our 2014 Summer Fellowship came to an end but we are excited to see the next great
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    “This was an amazing summer with great people in a great city!” said Will Crawford (left).Ā “I realize now that working in the non-profit sector is much more than glorified volunteering ā€“Ā it means being a leader, an innovator, and a catalyst for positive change in the world you liveĀ in,” said Susie Long (right).

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    The Kelton House Museum and Garden in Columbus’ East Town Street HistoricĀ District is a beautiful and informative place to visit.
    The house, built in 1852, wasĀ a stop on the Underground Railroad. Ardent abolitionists, the Keltons wereĀ members of the local antislavery society. Family tradition states that runawaysĀ were hidden in the barn at the back of the house, in the 300-barrel cistern justĀ east of the house, or sometimes in the servants’Ā quarters.

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    Weekend crowds at Festival Latino enjoyed fantastic weather in Bicentennial Park for incredibleĀ music acts from around the world. What events are you still looking forward to this summer?Ā Leave a comment below.

     

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    Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved in #pelotonia14! Seeing soĀ many passionate individuals push themselves in order to help others is trulyĀ incredible and inspiring.

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    Itā€™s hard to keep up with all the world-renowned contemporary art CCAD brings toĀ Columbus in the Canzani Center Gallery. The current Diana Al-Hadid show willĀ knock your socks off. ā€œFormal yet liquid, amorphous yet figurative, Diana Al-Hadidā€™s sculptures explore notions of traditional architecture while adaptingĀ elements of painting, stagecraft, and suggestive, open-ended narratives.ā€

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    Crowds and critics are raving about Modern Dialect: American Paintings from theĀ John and Susan Horseman Collection, the striking new exhibition at ColumbusĀ Museum of Art through August 31. The exhibit showcases American ModernistĀ paintings from the 1920s to the beginning of World War II. See the ruralĀ landscapes to modern industrial cities (and the people who inhabit them) toĀ purely abstracted compositions today!Ā Photo by Frances Champion.

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    Sometimes you just have to put a bird on it! Or 35 birds!Ā The Ohio Birds Mural under the IndianolaĀ Bridge in Glen Echo Park is beautiful. The 35 featured species have all been sighted in the park.Ā Go check them out and see some real birds while you’re at it.

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    Information about more than 600 local nonprofits is available 24/7 through the Foundationā€™s online resource, PowerPhilanthropy, which is available to everyone who wants to be more informed about nonprofits before they give. PowerPhilanthropy makes it easy to donate to the causes you care about at columbusfoundation.org/p2/.

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    Margaret Robinson, The Columbus Foundationhttp://www.columbusfoundation.org
    The Columbus Foundation serves nearly 3,000 individuals, families, and businesses that have created unique funds and planned gifts to make a difference in the lives of others through the most effective philanthropy possible. The Columbus Foundation is Your Trusted Philanthropic AdvisorĀ® and one of the top 10 largest community foundations in the United States. Learn more at columbusfoundation.org .
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