NEWS & BLOG
Putting good food to use in the Great Lakes Bay Region
It is a simple concept. Don't waste food and if you have extra, get it to people that can use it. It's what our parents taught us. For years, HIDDEN HARVEST has done just that. More than 20 million pounds of healthy and nutritious food items have been distributed to...
Bringing new life to an old gem: The Deindorfer Woods restoration
It all started in 2009, with a handful of volunteers armed with shovels, rakes and a lot of energy. Members of the Northmoor Neighborhood Association were determined to take back their park. The park they had in mind was Deindorfer Woods. Once a 20-acre haven for...
State of Michigan Charitable Gaming Division to conduct area training meeting
Only certain nonprofit organizations are eligible to be licensed to conduct bingos, raffles, and to sell charity game tickets. The State of Michigan Charitable Gaming Division is hosting an area training meeting on August 6 from 1-4 p.m. to review the most current...
Saginaw Community Foundation awards grant to Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Saginaw Community Foundation has awarded a grant of $10,000 to The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum at Saginaw Valley State University for an upcoming exhibition: Richard Hunt, The Art of This Century. The exhibit will open at the museum Friday, Oct. 4. ...
New Book Celebrates 100 Years of Saginaw County Fair
Chesaning, Mich. – A book celebrating 100 years of the Saginaw County Fair, titled “A Family Fun Affair” by Roselynn Ederer, is scheduled for publication in July 2013. The 8-1/2” x 11” collector’s edition soft-bound book containing 216 pages was produced in part with...
Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs hosting free grant guidelines workshop in Saginaw
The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) has announced its grant program workshop schedule in anticipation of projected funding increases for the Fiscal Year 2014 program. “We are very excited about the support we have received from...
A FORCE for a livelier community
The FORCE Youth Advisory Committee comprises youth between 14 and 21 who grant funds to enrich the lives of other youth in Saginaw County and to improve the overall community. In 2012, FORCE granted funds to programs that affected various Saginaw County...
Community initiatives: Friends making a difference at Hoyt Park
The Friends of Hoyt Park formed in 2008 with the idea of bringing youth summer baseball back to the historic Saginaw park. Focusing on the park’s preservation and the return of athletic events, the group grooms and maintains the ball fields. Then they added more to...
Community initiatives: SCF helps K9 units raise funds
The Saginaw Valley Police Canine Association (SVPCA) provides financial support to law enforcement K9 units in Saginaw County. That includes purchasing the police service dogs, which can run up to $12,000, as well as regular visits to the vet, dog food, equipment and...
Community initiatives: Loading nutrition into a backpack
We work hard at the foundation to bring community initiatives across Saginaw County to life every day. Here is another great story: Since 2004, the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan has helped children who are at-risk for hunger by packing a lot of nutrition into...