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Kiplinger Foundation Offers difference in their lives,” Sewall’s Point resident and will match, dollar

$25,000 Challenge Grant For philanthropist Knight Kiplinger said. “Education is the for dollar, every
new sponsor of
key to lifetime financial security. We’d like to see this
Scholarships opportunity made available to many more deserving the Holiday Home
women in Martin County, and we’re challenging our Tour. In addition,
The Kiplinger Family fellow citizens to help the Woman’s Club make this the Kiplingers will
Foundation has announced happen. Meeting our challenge can double the funds match, dollar for
a $25,000 challenge grant raised, with great impact.” dollar, any increase
to benefit the scholarship The Woman’s Club annually conducts a Holiday in a prior sponsor’s
fund of the Woman’s Club Home Tour of several homes beautifully decorated for donation. All funds
of Stuart, with the potential the holidays. Funds raised support the club’s college raised by the $25,000
to more than double the scholarship program. This year, the club awarded $42,000 challenge grant will
scholarship funds raised in scholarships, with a total of $350,000 in scholarships go to scholarships.
by the club’s 14th annual awarded since the home tour began 13 years ago. The W oman’ s
Holiday Home Tour, Dec. 4. “We are so grateful for this challenge grant,” said Cl ub i s a n a l l -
“Ann and I have long Sharon Mason, president of the Woman’s Club. “The volunteer nonprofit
been fans of the Woman’s Kiplingers have been so generous in their support of organization, with no paid staff.
Club scholarship program education and our scholarship program, and we hope, with For information about sponsorships for the Dec. 4
for young women in our everyone’s help, we’ll be able to meet the challenge.” Holiday Home Tour and the Kiplinger challenge grant,
area – a model of grassroots action that really makes a Here’s how the challenge grant works: The Kiplingers go to www.womansclubofstuart.com.

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Santa Claus Is Coming To The Arts at Georgetown University and a Master of Arts at
Martin County Genealogical the University of Pennsylvania. He also attended summer
schools at Oxford and the Sorbonne. After serving in the
Society Peace Corps in the Philippines and teaching at Tunghai
University in Taiwan, he returned to the United States to
Today’s Santa Claus traces his lineage almost 2,000 teach history at IRSC.
years to a Greek monk named St. Nicholas, and Santa Free and open to the public, the meeting will be at the
made his debut in the United States in the late 1700s by Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road in Stuart, from
way of Dutch settlers in New York. At the Martin County 1 to 3 p.m., Friday, Dec. 16. To participate via Zoom, go
Genealogical Society’s December holiday meeting, Dr. to mcgsfl.org and register by Dec. 15.
Robert Farley, appearing as Santa, will discuss the history The Genealogical Society offers a variety of services
of this beloved Christmas tradition. The meeting also will at the Genealogy Room in the Blake Library in Stuart
include holiday treats, a trivia game and a silent auction including an extensive research library, access to
for gifts. The series offers enlightening presentations on a variety several genealogy websites and assistance from MCGS
Dr. Farley, professor of history at Indian River State of topics including local legend and lore, American volunteers. For more information about membership,
College, developed the college’s Living History series pioneers, art and current world events. Farley earned activities and services go to mcgsfl.org.
in cooperation with the Martin County Library System. a Bachelor of Arts at Villanova University, a Master of

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