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Inaugural book festival receives $15,000 grant from Community Foundation
Fredericksburg Book Festival organizers were presented with a check from the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country for a $15,000 grant on Sept. 23. From left are Book Festival team members Marc Hess, Lindsey Pansing, Jane Woellhof, Debbie Sultemeier, Austin Dickson, CEO of the Community Foundation (fourth from right), Dave Schafer, Caroline Eidson, Community Foundation board member (second from right), and Kathy Shearer gathered at the Pioneer Memorial Library. – Submitted photo
Gillespie Life
October 9, 2024
Inaugural book festival receives $15,000 grant from Community Foundation

Friends of the Written Word announced this week that it has received a $15,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country to fund the inaugural Fredericksburg Book Festival.

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