Visit the Book of Memory
By Al Jackson

I have learned that there are a lot of folks in our community who do not know about a service that the Community Foundation has been offering for several years. It is called the

Book of Memory. For years folks in Carroll County have been using the Book of Memory to make gifts that honor the memory of a loved one, or to honor the name of a very special person who is still alive and involved in the comm unity. Many people make a charitable gift each year to honor the memory of their mother, father, spouse or child.

The Book of Memory is published on the Internet and can be found in several ways. The simplest is to go to www.cfcarroll.org, look in a green box on the lower left of your screen where you will be invited to click and visit the Book of Memory. There you will see the listings for 2007 and back through 1997. Under each year, you will see the names of people in our community who have been honored by gifts. When you click on their names you will see the persons who have made gifts in that year and in previous years. As you will see, several folks have had gifts made in their memory in multiple years. The gifts are generally made to support an organization that was or is important to the person being honored, or to support the community grants program that supports a variety of non-profit organizations in our community.

You may honor the memory of anyone you like, even if they have been gone for several years. A gift like that is always appropriate and a very fitting way to pay tribute to a loved one. If you are interested, first go visit the

Book of Memory pages to see what I am talking about, then call us at 800 964 0508 or email us at info@cfcarroll.org and we'll be happy to answer any questions that you may have.

Al Jackson is president of the Carroll County Community Foundation.