Heritage Fund and Rotary Partner for Haiti
Heritage Fund has partnered with the Columbus Sunrise Rotary Club and the Columbus Rotary Club to support the Haiti ShelterBox project. Now the three groups are encouraging others to join in.
A recent article in The Republic regarding efforts of both Rotary clubs to provide tents and basic supplies to victims of the earthquake in Haiti has created interest within the community. Many individuals have contacted club members to ask how they can contribute to ShelterBox.
Each ShelterBox contains survival equipment such as a stove, cooking equipment, tools, water purification equipment, blankets and a robust ten-person tent. A Shelterbox can be purchased on-line through ShelterBox USA at a cost of $1,000. Following the earthquake ShelterBox has sent 7,000 boxes to Haiti. More are desperately needed before the start of the rainy season.
The three organizations are asking community members to join in supporting this effort. Tax deductible gifts to Heritage Fund will be pooled and forwarded to ShelterBox to provide homes for more Haitian families. Those wishing to support the project should make checks payable to Heritage Fund and include ShelterBox on the memo line. Mail donations to Heritage Fund, 538 Franklin Street, Columbus, IN 47201.
Sherry Stark, President and CEO of Heritage Fund, said about the ShelterBox initiative, “While Heritage Fund’s focus is to support Bartholomew County initiatives and not-for-profit organizations, our mission includes promoting philanthropy. Our partnership with the Rotary Clubs provides a unique opportunity for area residents to contribute monetary gifts of any size towards the purchase of a ShelterBox which will become the new home for a family living in the midst of unbelievable destruction in Haiti.”
Time magazine recently highlighted the ShelterBox organization and its work in Haiti. A video clip is posted the Time website. www.time.com/haiti_tents
For many parents the offer of free tuition for their middle school age child to attend college sounds too good to be true. In fact the State of Indiana...
Heritage Fund awarded a Collaborative TAG grant to the International School of Columbus and CAMEO (Columbus Area Multi-Ethnic Organization) to host an...
TAG You're It!
Representatives from more than 40 area not-for-profit organizations gathered at YES Cinema on Monday, September 21st to receive TAG awards....
Heritage Fund Grants support New Literacy Initiative
(For more photos of The Spelling Bee please visit the Photo Gallery in the Grants Section of this...
Area Teachers Receive Hanley Excellence in Teaching Awards
Heritage Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 William and Sally Hanley Excellence...