Community Foundation of Howard County requests Philanthropist of the Year nominations

The Community Foundation of Howard County, which partners with donors to reach their philanthropic goals and raises, manages and distributes funds to support Howard County nonprofits, requests nominations for its fifth annual Howard County Philanthropist of the Year awards. Nomination forms are available at www.cfhoco.org and due Aug. 15.

Philanthropist of the Year awards recognize an individual or family and a business or organization in Howard County each year that have shown leadership in philanthropy through giving and have changed the community for the better. The Community Foundation will recognize Philanthropist of the Year recipients at the foundation’s Annual Dinner and Celebration of Philanthropy Nov. 10 at Turf Valley in Ellicott City.

Previous award recipients include in Vivian Bailey and The Corporate Partnership of Orchard Development and Armiger Management in 2015 and, Ed and Fern Hamel and Howard Bank in 2014, the Doetsch Family and Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr LLP in 2013, and the Lundy family and Harkins Builders in 2012.

In addition to visiting the Community Foundation website, contact the foundation at 410-730-7840 or grants@CFHoCo.org for more information.