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The Grand
Haven Area Community Foundation is a conduit through which
donors give to make positive and long-lasting differences
in the lives of others. During the 2008 fiscal year
(January 1, 2008- December 31, 2008), the Foundation's
Trustees have approved the grants listed below from a portion
of the income generated by our donors' undesignated and field
of interest contributions. Support for grants from the
Greatest Needs Fund also come from the following unrestricted
funds: Dr. Edgar and Gretchen Garrison Family Fund, Garry
L. and Jean Fisher Mesler Family Fund, and the Nancy Dornbos
Rhem Fund.
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- Senior
Resources of West Michigan- Tanglewood Project $25,000 to
support the creation of a convenient, centralized, multi-agency
service center and activity center to meet the needs of
older adults and their families living in Ottawa, Oceana
and Muskegon Counties. Marion A. and Ruth
K. Sherwood Family Fund and the Greatest Need Fund.
- Christian
Haven Home $6,175 to
support the renovation of the Beauty Shop for Home Residents.
Helene D. and Bernath P. Sherwood Family
Fund
- Michigan
Historical Center Foundation $3,000 to
support the Heritage Tourism Route Project. Greatest
Needs Fund
- West
Shore Symphony Orchestra $7,000 to offer a Summer Pops
Orchestra Concert at Mill Point Park during the summer of
2008 as part of the GHAAC's Thursdays at the Point.
Greatest
Needs Fund
- National
Wildlife Federation $7,000 to help support the "Healthy
Lakes, Healthy Lives" Tour and public education initiative
to promote the importance of protecting and restoring the
Great Lakes. Greatest
Needs Fund
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- Ottawa
County Parks and Recreation-Hemlock Crossing $35,000 to
support the construction of a Nature Education Center at
Hemlock Park. Marion A. and Ruth K. Sherwood
Family Fund and the Greatest Need Fund.
- Pathways,
MI $7,000 to
support Parent Education and Support Programs. Greatest
Needs Fund
- Center
for Women in Transition $24,000 to
support the second year of programs and operations for the
Grand Haven office while the Center works to develop sustainable
community support. Marion A. and Ruth
K. Sherwood Family Fund and the Greatest Need Fund.
- Tri-Cities
Kids League $5,000
to assist with the purchase of an irrigation system at East
End Ball Field.
Greatest Needs Fund
- Ottawa
County MSU Extension $600 to
provide scholarships to support the attendance of Journey
program students at the 4-H Exploration Days at Michigan
State University. William and Edith Mae
Alt Fund
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GHACF
made grants to the following philanthropic organizations:
-West Michigan Community Foundation Partners
-Council of Foundations
-West Michigan Chapter American Federation of Philanthropy
to support National Philanthropy Day
-Council of Michigan Foundations
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For
good. For ever.
Email - bpostatghacf.org
Telephone: 616-842-6378
FAX: 616-842-9518
Postal address:
Grand
Haven Area Community Foundation
One South Harbor Drive
Grand Haven, Michigan 49417
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(c) 2001, Grand Haven Area Community Foundation, Inc. All rights
reserved.
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