Christmas Market Foundation selects designated charities for 2007

The Carlinville Christmas Market Foundation (CCMF) announced that it has selected six area charitable organizations to share in the proceeds from its Christmas Market festival in December 2007.

“We had eleven deserving charities send us applications,” said CCMF President Lea Hudson, “so it was difficult for us to narrow the list. But we had to for the sake of donating a respectable amount of money to each. After much consideration and discussion, the Foundation’s board of directors chose six organizations in and around Carlinville.”

The following charities will share in the proceeds from the 18th annual Carlinville Christmas Market that will take place on December 7, 8, and 9:

• The Blackburn College Chapter of Habitat for Humanity
• Good Samaritan Ministries (Carlinville Food Pantry)
• Macoupin Center for the Developmentally Disabled (MCDD)
• Macoupin County Cares, Inc.
• Macoupin Military Support Group
• Northwestern Food Pantry (Palmyra)

“If a charity applied for a specific amount of money, we will certainly try to satisfy that request,” Hudson explained. “If they did not designate a certain amount, our board will review the results of this year’s festival in mid-December and settle on an equitable share for each organization.
“Our first goal is to produce another successful Christmas Market. As a non-profit organization, our Foundation’s next goal is to share that success with area charities that benefit those in need within and around Carlinville.”

For more information, visit the CMF web site at http://www.CarlinvilleChristmasMarket.com or call 217-854-3552.