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Check out some of the wonderful coverage on our recent grants presentation for our E. Jay Matsler Trust for Historic Preservation grants recipients! Plainview Herald: http://plainviewdailyherald.tx.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=1f82233ed FOX34: http://www.fox34.com/story/36621256/community-foundation-of-west-texas-grants-20k-to-four-historic-preservation-projects Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: http://lubbockonline.com/news/local-news/2017-10-17/preserving-young-history-commu

Congratulations to our 2017 E. Jay Matsler Trust for Historic Preservation grants recipients! This year's recipients were honored at a press conference at the Bayer Museum of Agriculture, in front of the 1925 Pullman train car. The 2017 E. Jay Matsler Trust for Historic Preservation grant recipients are pictured below with Community Foundation of West Texas president, Stephen Warren. Plainview Downtown Restoration - Blair Willson Skaggs Building East Entry and Exterior Lightn

The Community Foundation of West Texas will announce grants of over $20,000 to 4 agencies. These grants are gifts made possible through the E. Jay Matsler Trust. The E. Jay Matsler Trust was established with a bequest of $348,000 for supporting historic preservation projects in Lubbock and Hale counties. Mr. Matsler’s gift to the Community Foundation of West Texas reflects his roots as the child of a Hale County pioneer family and avid supporter of historic preservation. Beca

The Slaton Area Endowment, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of West Texas, was created in 2013 to give the people of Slaton the opportunity to build a pool of permanent resources exclusively for the benefit of their community. The Slaton Area Endowment (SAE) was created by and for the people of this area, and is an affiliate of the Community Foundation of West Texas. Today the endowment has over $250,000 and supports funds for 7 designated organizations. To date, the