FORNARI ACCEPTS GRANT

Posted by Lisa Carroll

Steve Halpern, Vice President of the BlufftonCommunity Center Foundation and

member of the Rotary Club of Bluffton presented a check to Diane Fornari, President of the Farmer's Market of Bluffton at the Rotary club meeting held on Wednesday, February 4th. The check was another installment from a seed grant received from the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry.

"On behalf of our board of directors, please know that the farmer's market is grateful for the support of the Rotary Club of Bluffton and for the opportunity provided through your Bluffton Community Center Foundation," emphasized Fornari. "We are so appreciative that your foundation "adopted" our organization which allowed us to apply and receive a generous grant from the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry. It has been a successful year and we thank each of you for lending the support needed."

Fornari ended her comments by sharing planning for the 2009 market and emphasizing the strong sense of community support the farmer's market is experiencing.