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Milestones and Awards

• A Hearty Congratulations to Carolyn Ford, Executive Director of North Florida Educational Development Corporation, who has been awarded the Alston/Bannerman Fellowship. The Fellowship honors community activists of color and also gives them the chance to take sabbaticals. Take a look at the press release for more information.
  
  
• Congratulations to Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership (SWMHP), which has been named "Developer of the Year" by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. The award will be given to us at the Partners for Affordable Housing banquet on February 29th.
  
• Coachella Valley Housing Coalition (CVHC) awarded $23,000 in John F. Mealey scholarships> to 27 students on June 29, 2006 in La Quinta, CA.  These scholarships were awarded to graduating seniors and college enrolled students that reside in one of CVHC’s 3000 homes or apartments and were in good academic standing.  Businesses and individuals may donate to CVHC’s JFM Scholarship fund to assist future student’s college costs by sending a check to CVHC at 45-701 Monroe Street, Suite G in Indio, CA 92201.  Please specify the JFM Scholarship Fund.
  
  
• Congratulations to Laconia Area Community Land Trust for two recent awards, both given for Millview*, a redevelopment of an abandoned Vernitron factory site.  The factory was replaced with five colonial-style buildings containing 18 new apartments for low and moderate income families. The Golden Hammer Award, given by the Laconia-Weirs Beach Chamber of Commerce recognizes Millview’s use of design, color, surface, material and landscaping; the second is an Excellence in Urban Residential Redevelopment Award given by the Laconia Planning Board.
  
  
• Kudos to Brenda Rice and the other leaders of Community Housing Inc. (CHI) in Winchester, Kentucky, CHI received the Innovative Nonprofit Award presented by Sam Barnes, President of Fifth Third Bank and Danielle Clore, Director of the Nonprofit Leadership Initiative. The award recognizes Rural LISC supported collaboration with the City of Mount Sterling to acquire properties and reclaim neighborhoods. To date five abandoned properties have been acquired, four deteriorating houses have been demolished, and seven new homes have been built. For more information and pictures visit: www.uky.edu/Centers/Nonprofits/Award.htm.