Categories for Philanthropy

Jackson couple honored with philanthropy award

October 7, 2019 2:26 am Published by

Foundation: Jackson Community Foundation
Jackson couple honored with philanthropy award – mlive.comJackson couple honored with philanthropy awardCourtesy Jackson Community FoundationTravis and Georgia FojtasekJACKSON, MI Georgia and Travis Fojtasek are the 2019 recipients of the Carter Wickwire Philanthropy Award, presented by the

Sheas receive Leaders in Philanthropy Award

September 26, 2019 3:00 am Published by

Foundation: Community Foundation of Acadiana

Becky Gerami and Edward Stewart Shea III are the recipients of the 2019 Leaders In Philanthropy Awards (LIP) for Iberia Parish. aMy dad and mom were always generous to others,a Stewart Shea said in a prepared statement. As products of Catholic education, the couple has supported

Chandler family turns tragedy into philanthropy

September 23, 2019 1:07 am Published by

Foundation: Arizona Community Foundation
By Kevin Reagan
Staff Writer
A couple of months after a Chandler boy lost his battle to a rare type of cancer, his family has started a foundation to support other children suffering from life-threatening diseases.
Kameron Sherman spent two years undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments in

YOURS: Philanthropy for the rest of us

YOURS: Philanthropy for the rest of us

September 13, 2019 12:45 am Published by

Foundation: Black Hills Area Community Foundation
The word philanthropy is derived from the Greek words “philos,” which means loving, and “anthropos,” which means humankind. I have had the privilege of working with the Elliott family to facilitate charitable gifts that will be an ongoing celebration of the lives that Al and Laverne led in Sturgis.