FOC Doubles Contributions to Projects for 2006
The new policy of the FOCs Board is to raise funds for projects, mainly in Colombia, and to put truth to that by doubling contributions for 2006. At the Board meeting of October 18, the following contributions for projects were approved:
| 2005 | 2006 | |
| Magdalena Foundation | $1,300 | $2,600 |
| American University (for the Colombia RPCV Archive) |
$ 700 | $1,000 |
| The Colombia Project | $ 700 | $1,500 |
| Paso a Paso | $1,300 | $2,500 |
| K-12 Wired-Orth Foundation | $1,000 | |
| Total | $4,000 | $8,600 |
The Board is in the process of conducting a due diligence on other potential recipients, including a Washington- based group called Colombia Progresa, which helps 4,000 children through gifts of clothing and other materials.
If the outcome is positive, the Board could approve grants of $1,400 to such groups later.