NEWS & BLOG
Bob and Betty Grills Scholarship
This scholarship was created to honor the memory of Robert "Bob" Grills and Elizabeth "Betty" Grills. Bob was a graduate of Flint Central High School where he was Michigan State Debate Champion his senior year. Robert received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from...
Jack Foote Memorial Scholarship
Jack Foote was born and raised in Saginaw, Mich. In 1951, he graduated from Arthur Hill High School. He later married Bonnie Wiltse to whom he was married for 60 years. Together they have two sons (John and Bill), seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Jack...
Saginaw Community Foundation grants $410,798 in 3rd Quarter 2017
Between June 9 – Sept. 12, 2017, Saginaw Community Foundation (SCF) granted $410,798 supporting 26 programs and projects via its designated, donor advised and competitive grant processes. Through the first three quarters of 2017, SCF has granted $939,034. ...
Hurricane Irma : How You Can Help
Hurricane Irma left behind a catastrophic trail of widespread flooding and damage through the Caribbean, Florida, and the southeastern United States. If you would like to help with a donation, we’ve...
Hurricane Harvey: How you can help
Hurricane Harvey left behind a catastrophic trail of widespread flooding and damage along the Gulf Coast and in Texas. If you would like to help with a donation, the Council on Foundations...
Larry A. Coulouris Memorial Scholarship
Larry was born on June 13, 1925, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada but has lived in Saginaw for six decades. Larry served in the Canadian Navy as a radio telegrapher and then attended McGill University in Montreal. After arriving in Saginaw, Larry worked for 45 years in...
Lawrence C. Hazen, D.O. Scholarship Fund
Larry graduated from Arthur Hill High School, Class of 1961 and Central Michigan University in 1965 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. In 1969, he graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery. Larry served a one-year internship at Saginaw...
It Takes a Village: Lawnchair Film Festival
For the past 14 years, hundreds if not thousands of folks have been gathering in a parking lot in Old Town Saginaw on Sunday evenings during the summer. They bring blankets, chairs and even an occasional sofa to enjoy movies projected on a screen attached to the side...
It Takes a Village: Angels Among Us, Inc.
From a national perspective, most municipal animal shelters no longer have the means or the readiness to support the persistently high number of felines arriving at their facilities. Locally here in Saginaw County, our animal control shelter shares in these...
It Takes a Village: Hartley Outdoor Education Center
The sounds. The woods. The wildlife. A simple mention of the name “Hartley” brings a smile to most faces with the memories of a first trip to the wooded outdoor education center located in St. Charles during elementary school. “If you were a student in Saginaw...