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20Feb 2018 by Heather Cotton
Giving Tuesday: With AmazonSmile, Donate to Marion CDC While You Shop

Giving Tuesday: With AmazonSmile, Donate to Marion CDC While You Shop

Blog, Support
AmazonSmile is operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice. Start shopping at AmazonSmile and select Marion CDC as your charitable organization and you will contribute to our mission of positive neighborhood transformation and revitalization in Marion every time you shop. Super easy! Every item available for purchase on Amazon.com is also available on AmazonSmile  at the same price. Thank you for supporting Marion CDC!
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13Dec 2017 by Heather Cotton
Giving Tuesday: MCDC Featured in McDowell News

Giving Tuesday: MCDC Featured in McDowell News

Housing, Support
Photo Credit: Mike Conley, The McDowell News The McDowell News featured the Marion Community Development Corporation on Giving Tuesday to raise awareness about our organization.  They shared information our efforts to improve the community and ways people can support us in that work.  Click here to check out the news article. Want to Support our Work? Here's How! Make a Financial Donation. Your donation will go directly towards helping us to build new homes, make urgent home repairs, and support financial literacy programming. We work with partners to build  homes, which helps eliminate blight, improves property values, increases public safety, and enhances the entire neighborhood. We also work with partners to identify urgent repair needs and find supplies and volunteers needed to help make those repairs. Our goal is to help people…
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07Nov 2017 by Heather Cotton
Presentation to MHS CTE Engineering Students

Presentation to MHS CTE Engineering Students

Blog, Housing
Chad Marsh made a presentation to the McDowell High School students about the launch of a new home build project. Chad challenged the engineering students to design a single family home for the Marion Community Development Corporation that could be constructed for a family in need of safe and affordable housing.
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