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Libby Fennell just accepted a $500,000 donation on behalf of the Community Foundation for the CSRA, but she says businesses don’t have to donate that much to make a difference in the local community. Fennell – the Community Foundation’s Director of Development and Donor Services – received the $500,000 check from Jeff Annis, who recently sold his successful pest control company Advanced Services, after more than 40 years in the industry. The Foundation and Annis held a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 5. “Our goal is to match people with

Editor’s Note: This morning a check for a half million dollars will be presented to the Community Foundation of the CSRA at a ceremony, to begin an endowment to fight childhood illnesses. Jeff Annis spent decades growing his Augusta pest control company and hopes to spend decades more giving back to the community, on behalf of customers and employees that built Advanced Services for Pest Control into a powerhouse company. Annis has spent more than 40 years in the industry since beginning in the family business, and in 2021 sold