Bowling Green Community Foundation

Charlotte Scherer
Email: bgcf@wcnet.org
215 W. Washington
Bowling Green OH 43402
Home: 419/352-7312
Office: --
Fax: --

Bowling Green Community Foundation

WHO ARE WE?

The Bowling Green Community Foundation was begun in 1994 to meet the ever changing needs of its citizens and to enhance the health, welfare and vitality of our town.

Private contributions are the sole support of our Foundation. By donating, you will make a significant, collective impact on our community and help solve the problems of today and contribute to a better tomorrow.

More than $840,000 has been donated to the Foundation endowment since 1994. Each gift, large or small, has made a difference and an impact in the community by funding projects and services that have touched the lives of thousands of residents, especially children and youth.

WHAT PROJECTS HAVE BEEN FUNDED?

The year 2000 grant awards supported the following projects and activities from the Bowling Green Community Foundation Fund:

?? Behavioral Connections of Wood County, Inc. - to be used for renovation of facilities in group homes operated in BG for mentally handicapped people. (also Ashel and Dorothy Bryan Fund).

?? Bowling Green Black Swamp Arts Festival - to support Children's Art Program at the Festival to be held September 8, 9, 10, 2000.

?? Bowling Green Bobcat Marching Band - to assist twenty band members to afford the cost of
a band trip to France in December and January 2000-2001.

?? Bowling Green Children's Chorus - to partially pay for directors' assistance costs and for sheet music.

?? Bowling Green Dance Cooperative - to help pay for instructors to provide dance lessons for the group.

?? Bowling Green High School's Humanities/Arts Class - to pay for concert tickets for class.

?? Bowling Green High School Senior Scholarships - to be used for higher education. (also Ashel and Dorothy Bryan Fund).

?? BG Pee Wee League Youth Baseball - to partially pay for swing set to be set up behind the bleachers in the park. Swings will be used by younger siblings of pee wee players.

?? BGSU for Camp, United Christian Fellowship - to provide tents for camping experience provided for low income Bowling Green and New York City children.

?? Downtown Business Association - to partially support community dances during the summer in downtown Bowling Green.

?? Great Lakes Consortium - to partially pay for living expenses for international visitors from Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and former republics of the old Soviet Union who come to Bowling Green for workshops and stay in residents' homes.

?? Latino Networking Committee - to partially pay for entertainment for the Cinco de Mayo Festival to be held April 29, 2000 at the Junior Fair Building. (also Ashel and Dorothy Bryan
Fund).

?? Horizon Youth Theatre, a two year old young peoples' theatre group - to partially subsidize
the production costs of a play. (Town/Gown Fund).

?? BGSU Fine Arts Festival - to partially pay for expenses to bring in environmental sculptor
Patrick Dougherty to work with citizens, elementary, high school and college students to
construct a sculpture out of twigs. (Town/Gown Fund and Ashel and Dorothy Bryan Fund).

?? Wood County District Public Library - to purchase video tapes for the Library. (Janis L.Pallister Fund).

WE ARE A FAMILY OF FUNDS

The Bowling Green Community Foundation has under its aegis a group of local funds dedicated to the improvement of the quality of life of individuals or groups with diverse interests and objectives. Grants awarded from individually endowed accounts are decided by the Foundation's Trustees. The funds under the umbrella of the BGCF are the following:

?• The Steve Beattie Memorial Fund - to support The Steve Beattie Scholarship given to the male student who has maintained a 3.0 GPA, lettered in at least one varsity sport and who plans to pursue post-secondary education within one year of graduation.

?• BG Schools Endowment Fund - to enhance the educational experiences of students attending Bowling Green City Schools.

?• Delores A. Black Special Olympics Fund - to support athletes participating in the Special Olympics.

?• Cormier Fund - to support children's art activities and events.

?• The Harger Scholarship Fund - to support a scholarship for a high school student who has achieved at least a 3.0 GPA, demonstrated leadership qualities, and has participated in extracurricular activities. Financial need is also considered.

?• The Haas Family Scholarship Fund - to support a scholarship to a Bowling Green High School student who shows exceptional involvement in the community.

?• Marsh Family Fund - to support scholarships for full- or part-time students attending Owens Community College.

?• The Janis L. Pallister Fund - to purchase video tapes for the Wood County Public Library.

?• Ross Barr Scholarship Fund - to support a scholarship for a Bowling Green High School senior who will attend a two-year or four-year college or university. The student must have at least a 3.0 GPA, exhibit good citizenship, a willingness to work behind the scenes and be devoted to family and friends.

?• Town and Gown Education Fund - to support programs for youth involving an interaction between the University and the community.

?• Douglas G. Ullman-Children's Resource Center Fund - to support activities that will strengthen the skills of the CRC staff and other Wood County professionals serving children.

?• Wood County Humane Society Fund - to support the programs and services operated by the Wood County Humane Society.

?• Wood Lane Fund - to support the activities of the Wood Lane School and its related endeavors.

?• Wood County District Public Library Foundation - to support the Wood County Library in meeting its primary goals of acquiring quality books and materials, of bringing the library's technology up-to-date, of enlisting support for capital improvements, of promoting children's services and programs, and of furthering interest in local history and genealogy .

WE INVITE YOU TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BOWLING GREEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BY CONTACTING US AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS OR PHONE:

Bowling Green Community Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 1175
Bowling Green, OH 43402-1175
(419) 354-5521

WE NEED YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
TOGETHER WE CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY. BECOME A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY OF DONORS!

TO APPLY FOR A GRANT AWARD, request an application by contacting the above address or phone.