Archives 2001
Memphis' new NBA team is wasting no time in giving back to
the community. The Grizzlies have
established a charitable fund at the Community Foundation. 12/21/01 and 12/23/01 -
The Commercial Appeal
Investment advisor and columnist Frank Jones recommends a way to avoid capital gains tax and help your community at
the same time. 12/9/01 - The Commercial Appeal
A former Memphis woman, now living in Manhattan established a fund
to provide much-needed vacations for New York firefighters,
who will travel to Memphis. 10/12/01 - The Commercial Appeal
The Community Foundation supports regional
development efforts for Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. July 19,
20, 22, 2001
Memphis Heritage, Inc. developed a walking tour
and an exhibit about the 1968 sanitation workers strike that led to visits by Martin
Luther King, Jr., who was assassinated April 4, 1968. 4/3/01 and 4/12/01 -
The Commercial Appeal
The Raleigh Springs Conservancy offers
public tours on eight wooded acres 4/5/01 - The Commercial Appeal
A new computer lab in a Memphis school
is designed for training teachers, in memory of a teacher of who died in 1995 of cancer. 1/18/01
- The Commercial Appeal)
A Community Foundation grant helps an organization develop a neighborhood pizza delivery business. 7/27/00 and
2/29/01 - The Commercial Appeal