http://tgff.org Fri, 21 May 2010 20:54:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Proposals solicited and sponsored by associates of The Gibney Family Foundation Organizations serving those who are blind and visually impaired. These will collectively receive the majority of grant funding, in accordance with the wishes of its founder, Albert L. ... http://tgff.org/?p=31 RSS (which stands for Really Simple Syndication) feeds are a convenient way to be notified of and view postings from your favorite blog without having to visit it frequently. Notices will be sent to your feed reader when new content is published. You can now receive word of new content ... http://tgff.org/?p=36 The leadership of the Gibney Family Foundation enabled ReCycle North to develop a new dimension of service in support of its reuse, training and poverty relief mission.  ReCycle North now gives away more than a dozen refurbished computers each year that are outfitted with accessability software and offers job skill ... http://tgff.org/?p=27 Support from The Gibney Family Foundation helps Outdoors for All improve the quality of life through year round outdoor recreation and education for many individuals who are blind or visually impaired here in Washington state. Grant funding makes it possible for us to do a more focused job of outreach to individuals ... http://tgff.org/?p=20 I just wanted to pass along to you that although we have only worked with the foundation for a short period of time, the relationship has been a uniquely positive one. I have found the Gibney Family Foundation to be much more than a funder, but a genuine partner in ... http://tgff.org/?p=26 With a grant from The Gibney Family Foundation, Perkins professionals are using multimedia technology to develop a training module suited for school personnel and parents teaching a child who is blind or visually impaired. The multimedia package will be filled with user friendly information that lays the foundation for understanding ... http://tgff.org/?p=18 The matching challenge grant the Valley Foundation has received from the The Gibney Family Foundation have provided the much needed funding necessary to allow children with Autism to attend the Carmen B. Pingree School for Children with Autism, a program of Valley Mental Health.  Current scholarships from our endowment fund ... http://tgff.org/?p=21 The Gibney Family Foundation, by its grant to the Theater Audio Description Project of The Vermont Council of the Blind, has enabled the training of volunteer audio describers.  These trained describers are committed to make accessible, to the blind and visually impaired, one performance of each production of the theater ... http://tgff.org/?p=22 Using challenge grants from TGFF, the Emil Fries School of Piano Tuning and Technology has created and begun implementing a strategic plan for development and public relations to increase community awareness and financial support for our mission. For example, all Lions Clubs in the States of Washington and Oregon responded ... http://tgff.org/?p=24 Kids on the Block Vermont (KOBVT) has enjoyed a wonderful relationship with the Gibney Family Foundation (TGFF) over the past two years. KOBVT, an educational puppet troupe, is dedicated to teaching children in Vermont how to keep themselves safe and healthy and to appreciate each other’s physical and cultural differences. ... http://tgff.org/?p=25