ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS – EVENT BENEFICIARIES (EB) AND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND (CAF)

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2019-2020 BRC -Cortney Clark, Kelly Evans, Misty Gasiorowski, Diane Molina, Pam Spencer, Lori Grier, Paige Marquez. (Missing from the picture La Quita Star, Jennifer Bombach and Colleen Fox)

 

The Fort Bend Junior Service League (FBJSL) is currently accepting applications from charitable organizations interested in benefiting from this year’s Sugar Plum Market shopping extravaganza to be held November 5th thru 7th at the Stafford Centre. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must have 501(c)(3) status, serve the Fort Bend community, and fit within the League’s mission, goals, and one or more position statements. FBJSL considers the specific needs of each qualified applicant and selects beneficiaries that it believes will thrive due to FBJSL support.Applications must be received on or before June 1, 2020. The application and accompanying instructions can be found on the Request Support page of the FBJSL website (www.fbjsl.org/request-support). All applications must be submitted via e-mail to brccom@fbjsl.com.Since its inceptionin 2001, FBJSL has raised over $4 million for local charities. Beneficiaries of the FBJSL’s 2019 Sugar Plum Market include: Access Health; The Arc of Fort Bend County; Big Brothers/Big Sisters; Boys and Girls Club of Greater Houston; Brookwood Community; Catholic Charities; Child Advocates of

Fort Bend; Clothed by Faith; Cullinan Park Conservancy ; East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry;  Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center; Fort Bend Habitat for Humanity; Fort Bend History Association; Fort Bend Community Partners Rainbow Room;   Fort Bend County Women’s Center;  Fort Bend Seniors; Gigi’s Playhouse; Hope for Three; Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land; Literacy Council of Fort Bend County;  Reining Strength Therapeutic Horsemanship and Fort Bend Junior Service League’s Community Assistance Fund.Alternatively, organizations looking to fund a critical need, pilot a program, or expand a significant service to the Fort Bend community may apply for grant funding up to $5,000.00 per year from the League’s Community Assistance Fund (CAF).Please visit the Request Support page of the FBJSL website (www.fbjsl.org/request-support) for details.
FBJSL is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, to developing the potential of women and to improving the Fort Bend County community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Their purpose is exclusively educational and charitable as well as providing an atmosphere of friendliness, goodwill and camaraderie for all members. To learn more about FBJSL, please visit www.fbjsl.org.