NEWS & BLOG
American Business Women’s Association – Saginaw Charter Chapter Scholarship
In the fall of 1954, Saginaw-area businesswomen received an invitation to a tea and meeting at the Bancroft Hotel from the American Business Women's Association (ABWA) National Headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Approximately 100 businesswomen attended the event....
Women Giving to Women Scholarship
Women Giving To Women (WGTW) provides intellectual and emotional support for women of diverse backgrounds. WGTW scholarship was established to empower women to complete a bachelor’s degree and become leaders in the community. WGTW also provides financial support for...
Albert Smith Conservation Scholarship
Albert A. Smith was born in Omer, Mich., in 1913. He began his education in a one room schoolhouse near Omer and successfully completed his first three grades in the first year of school. Upon graduation from Flint Northern High School at age 15, he went on to receive...
A.C. “Kate” & Leo Joseph Merlone Teaching Scholarship
Kate and Leo Merlone understood the value of education, both in formal academia and through any media that would expand a person’s mental horizons. Commitments to family obligations in their youth did not allow them to continue their formal education to the extent...
A.C. “Kate” & Leo Joseph Merlone St. Dominic Catholic Church of Saginaw Member Scholarship
Kate and Leo Merlone understood the value of education, both in formal academia and through any media that would expand a person’s mental horizons. Commitments to family obligations in their youth did not allow them to continue their formal education to the extent...
Grants help Saginaw High students find a path to college
The Saginaw Community Foundation granted $49,863 this quarter to support 10 programs and projects in Saginaw County. Regents of the University of Michigan was granted $7,500 from the At-Risk Youth Fund for the Michigan College Advising Corps (MCAC) at Saginaw...
Saginaw Community Foundation launches new initiative with a focus on making a broad community impact
The Saginaw Community Foundation has announced a new community improvement initiative, which will grant $25,000 to a selected project in the community each year. An additional $5,000 can be added if the initial grant is matched. With this initiative, Foundation...
Deindorfor Woods Park restored for community with the help of a Consumers Energy Foundation matching grant
The restoration of Deindorfer Woods Park in Saginaw is nearly complete thanks in part to a Consumers Energy Foundation matching grant, as well as grants from Saginaw Community Foundation, The Dow Chemical Company, Harvey Randall Wickes Foundation, Citizens Bank,...
Nearly 200 students awarded $326,000 in scholarships from Saginaw Community Foundation
A total of $326,000 in scholarships was awarded to 192 high school, college, and nontraditional students at the Saginaw Community Foundation’s recent Excellence in Education event. “The purpose of the annual Excellence in Education event is to recognize, award...
Spring Into Service brings together high school students for the community
More than 200 volunteers from 18 area high schools are expected to join together to clean, paint and prune at the Children's Zoo at Celebration Square on Thursday, May 17, as part of the annual Spring Into Service event. Spring Into Service, a joint effort...