Scholarship To Be Offered in 2022
Wanting to give back to the ag community and the school community, the Thomas family has created the Gene and Susan Thomas Agriculture Scholarship to benefit students at Meridian and Fairbury Public Schools.The family of Gene Thomas family has decided […]
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Donation
Donation—Patty Smith, principal at Central Elementary in Fairbury, accepts a check from Don Cook of the Fairbury Community Foundation. The Fairbury Rotary gave $150 and the Fairbury American Legion Post 24 gave $100 to purchase meat for the food program […]
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FCF Santa Hut Event
Zade Hunter, eight months, has decided he is not a big fan of Santa. On Sunday the Fairbury Community Foundation put on the annual Santa Hut at Fairbury High School with children from all over the area coming to tell […]
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Santa Hut at Fairbury High School
The Fairbury Community Foundation (FCF) will once again be doing the Santa Hut on Sunday, December 5 and Sunday, December 12 at Fairbury High School parking lot from noon until 2 p.m. on both dates. Santa will be available to […]
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Founders Day 2021
JEFFERSON COUNTY FARMER DIRECTS AMERICA’S FARMERS GROW COMMUNITIES DONATION TO FAIRURY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Local farmer Johnna Austin recently directed a $2,500 Bayer Fund America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to Fairbury Community Foundation. The organization will use this donation towards the backpack program. Since 2010, the America’s Farmers programs have awarded more than $59 […]
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Cosmic Eye Beer At Fairbury Founders Day
Tickets Available for MotherTung Playing at Founders Day
Tickets are available through band members or at The Fairbury Journal-News office.
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Fairbury Community Foundation Receives Donations
The Fairbury Community Foundation (FCF) recently received funds from Black Hills Energy and Bayer that will be used for the backpack program through FCF.Right, Johnna Austin presented Don Cook of FCF with a check for $2,500 for the backpack program. […]
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School Supplies Needed
The Fairbury Community Foundation is kicking into high gear their school supplies drive. There are two drop off points for school supplies: Central Elementary and the Veterans Office in the Courthouse, during regular office hours. If anyone has any question […]
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2021 Scholarship
FCC has been working on the year’s Scholarship Fund. Gene L Thomas family is offering a $1,000 Scholarship to a high school graduate of Meridian or Fairbury school majoring in an agriculture-related field at a 2 or 4 year college […]
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2021 FCF Works On Backpack Program
Members are hard at work setting up the backpack program for the fall start of the school year.
Read moreFounders Day 2021
On Saturday, September 11, 2021 come celebrate Fairbury with Vendors, Family Events and Entertainment.
Read moreSanta Claus Delivers Goodie Bags Courtesy of FCF
In Dec. of 2020, Santa Claus dropped by Central Elementary to drop off some goodie bags. Santa teamed with the Fairbury Community Foundation to bring goodie bags to students at Central and Jefferson Intermediate.
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