Northwest Mississippi Community Foundation reaches fundraising highs
Fulcher uses family stories of poverty to tap donors in DeSoto
Keith Fulcher, left, president of the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, accepts a ceremonial check for a $2,500 donation in March from Crye-Leike real estate agents for the tornado relief effort in Rolling Fork. From left to right, pictured with him are Mark Holt, Chauncey Burton and William Mitchell, all with Crye-Leike, and Kara Dulaney, co-director of the Maddox Volunteer Center and Resource Hub. (Courtesy Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi)
Keith Fulcher’s fundraising efforts are helping the poor in Mississippi, particularly children.
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