HUDSONCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION ISSUES THREE GRANTS
Hudson, Ohio – December, 2011 Hudson Community Foundation has made three new grants.
- The Hudson Community Foundation awarded Hattie Larlham a one-year grant of $1,500 toward the purchase of a helium balloon station at Hattie’s Café inHudson. The picture above shows HCF Grant Committee Chair, Rich Warfield with Hattie’s Café workers Matt, Alicia, Sandy and Todd. The picture below shows HCF Grant Committee Chair, Rich Warfield with Dennis Allen, Chief Executive Officer of Hattie Larlham.
- Rob Swedenborg, Chairman ofHudsonPark Board accepted a one-year grant of $1,500 from Rich Warfield of the Hudson Community Foundation. This grant will be used toward the construction and placement of the Veteran’s Way Clocktower Sculpture which will be located in the newHudsonParkalong Veteran’s Way. This is an outdoor sculpture and will show two sides of the Hudson Clocktower in an optical illusion design, sometimes described as a trompe l’oeil.
- The Hudson Community Foundation awarded Habitat for Humanity of Summit County a one-year grant of $2,000 to partially fund the construction of a Hudson Coalition sponsored home. Accepting the grant from Brian Bishop, of the HCF board, are Rochelle Fisher, Pres. & CEO (left) and Leigh Greenfelder, Pres. Board of Trustees (right.) Habitat’s Hudson Coalition has built 21 simple, decent and affordable homes to create sustainable wealth in the family unit over the past two decades.
Hudson, Ohio – August 6, 2011 – Hudson Community Foundation (HCF) has made four new grants supporting Hudson-based programs and organizations. The grants include:
- A $500 donation and $500 grant to Safe Routes Hudson to support educational elements that will promote more active transportation for K-8 students in Hudson.
Rich Warfield, representing the Hudson Community Foundation, extends support to Alex Kelemen, Executive Director of Safe Routes Hudson in the form of a $500 grant. Pictured in front, left to right, are Veronica Church, Gabriella Church, Andrew Church, Wyley Friel, and Jack Divine.
- A one-year grant of $2,300 to Hudson Community First in support of the organization’s “Take a Second, Make a Difference Month,” as well as its recognition luncheon. Hudson Community First provides extensive programming to promoting positive youth development in Hudson and HCF applauds these efforts.
- HCF Grant Committee Chair, Rich Warfield is proud to award Community First Co-Executive Directors, Laura Gasbarro and Cheryl Rauch.
- A one-year grant of $2,000 to the Hudson STEM Alliance. Using this grant, the Hudson STEM Alliance will work to expand interest and participation in the Project Fair and Science Olympiad programs. The group’s efforts are aimed at enhancing students’ critical thinking skills and proficiency in the science, technology, engineering, and math disciplines.
- Dina Voinovich, VP of Development for Hudson STEM Alliance, accepts a check for $2,000 from HCF Grant Committee Chair, Rich Warfield.
- A one-year grant of $1,000 to the Case-Barlow Farm Board of Trustees to be used for the restoration and improvement of the Bank Barn so that year-round events can be experienced at the farmstead. One of the HCF’s special areas of interest is Historical and Environment Preservation.
- Bob Porter, President of the Board of Trustees of Case-Barlow Farm, accepts a check for $1,000 from Hudson Community Foundation Grant Committee Chair, Rich Warfield.
Hudson Community Foundation is a non-profit organization that is managed by a group of residents dedicated to preserving and enhancing the unique community of Hudson. HCF assesses needs within the community, aggregates funds and makes grants to those organizations best suited to meet the needs of the community. Our knowledge about the community enables us to provide comprehensive solutions, as well as to start, seed and guide new organizations. Efforts are focused in four key areas: youth, social services, the arts, and the environment/historic preservation.
Additionally, we help families create a legacy of philanthropy by providing tax-wise financial vehicles that make giving easy, including the ability to set up their own family foundations through HCF. Our Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) are self-directed by individuals and/or their families.
- $2,000 to the Akron Symphony. The one-year grant is toward the sponsorship of a 2011 Concert for Kids Hudson performance. With public and school funding for music programs declining, the Hudson Community Foundation is pleased to award $1,000 from its Arts and Culture Fund and another $1,000 from the Tobin Fund for Culture, Arts and Preservation.
- $2,500 to Mental Health America of Summit County. The grant is for support of the Adolescent Suicide Prevention Program. Mental Health America of Summit County reports that there have been 6 adolescent suicides in the last four months in Summit County. The Prevention Program provides depression awareness and suicide prevention classes to students at Hudson High School. Christy Yatsko was in health classes at Hudson High School in April 2011.
- $1,000 to the Coalition for Children’s Mental Health. This organization encourages Hudson, its children and its families, to enrich their lives by building empathy and fostering tolerance toward people living with mental illness. The grant is in support of the Children’s Mental Health Month 2011 program and activities.
Hudson Community Foundation directs 100% of the donations received from its Annual Fund drive. The Grant Committee meets four times each year to review grant applications that fall into the four areas of interest and fulfill the Foundation’s mission of “Enriching Hudson Forever”. You can contribute to HCF’s Annual Fund at P.O. 944 Hudson, Ohio.
See below for grants made in previous years.
2010 GRANTS
| Grantee | Amount Granted |
| Baldwin House Renovations | $2,000 |
| Coalition for Children’s Mental Health | $1,500 |
| Hattie Larlham | $1,000 |
| Hudson City Schools Student Support Fund | $3,000 |
| Hudson Coalition of Habitat for Humanity | $1,000 |
| Hudson Community First | $2,000 |
| Hudson Job Search | $2,000 |
| Mental Health America of Summit County | $2,000 |
| Music of the Western Reserve | $1,000 |
TOTAL $15,500
2009 GRANTS
| Grantee | Amount Granted |
| Actor’s Summit Theater | $4,500 |
| Coalition for Children’s Mental Health | $1,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | $1,000 |
| Hudson Bandstand, Inc. | $1,000 |
| Hudson City Schools – Student Support Fund | $3,000 |
| Hudson Community First | $2,500 |
| Hudson Farmers Market | $1,000 |
| Hudson Fireworks | $5,000 |
| Hudson High School Music Association | $1,000 |
| Hudson Players Guild, Inc. | $1,000 |
| Music from the Western Reserve | $1,000 |
TOTAL $22,000
2008 GRANTS
| Date | Grantee | Amount Granted |
| 1/25 | Hudson Job Search | $2,000 |
| 1/25 | Actors’ Summit | $5,000 |
| 1/25 | Western Reserve Land Conservancy | $2,000 |
| 5/20 | Hudson Library – Educational Rain Garden | $2,000 |
| 5/20 | Community First – Coaching 4 Life | $5,000 |
| 5/20 | Coalition for Children’s Mental Health | $2,500 |
| 5/20 | Hudson City Schools Student Support Fund | $5,000 |
| 5/30 | Hudson Fireworks | $12,000 |
| 8/27 | Hudson Job Search | $2,000 |
| 9/3 | Music from The Western Reserve | $3,000 |
| 10/8 | Baldwin House | $5,000 |
| 11/12 | Actors Summit | $5,000 |
| 11/12 | Mental Health America of Summit County | $3,000 |
| 11/12 | Cleveland Institute of Music | $2,500 |
TOTAL $56,000