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UM Foundation 70th Anniversary

Location: Doubletree Suites & Conference Center 2111 Butterfield Road Downers Grove, IL 60515

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Sunday, October 13, 2019

Time: 5:00 to 7:30 pm

We invite your church to send two guests to an evening banquet to celebrate 70 years of the Foundation’s ministry and the seven special grant recipients receiving $10,000 each. Dinner is free - but space is limited. For more information, visit umfnic.org

Local churches: visit the bottom part of umfnic.org/grants to apply for a ministry grant; applications due 9/15.

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