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5 Ways to Grow Your Fund at the Local Impact Alliance

5 Ways to Grow Your Fund at the Local Impact Alliance

A Letter from the President

Dear Fund Holder,

As we enter this season of Thanksgiving, I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude for your trust in us to help you achieve your charitable objectives. Your generosity has enabled us to provide an unprecedented number of grants and scholarships throughout 2024.

We have been privileged to collaborate with numerous outstanding organizations and individuals to establish new funds and innovative programs that address the needs within our community.

Our dedicated team, though small, is resolutely committed to meeting the needs of our regions, but we require your support to sustain this mission. As we approach the end of 2024, I would like to remind you of the various ways you can continue to support the Local Impact Alliance.

In addition to cash contributions to the general operating fund, the Local Impact Alliance welcomes donations of publicly traded securities, vehicles, IRS charitable rollovers, and other assets. For further information regarding these types of donations, please contact our office at 734-495-1200.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gratefully,
Beth Meade
President/CEO
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PORCH visit with Music

PORCH visit with Music

PORCH volunteers enjoyed a lovely evening with our friends at Canton Place. Special guest Cindy played guitar and sang for the group, and everyone enjoyed the music.
 
Appreciate all our volunteers and those who bring goodies to share. Thank you!
 
PORCH is a community program offered completely FREE by Local Impact Alliance. It is generously run by the Volunteers.

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Canton Community Foundation Announces Scholarship Recipients for it's various Funds for the year 2024

Canton Community Foundation Announces Scholarship Recipients for it's various Funds for the year 2024

We're proud to support our community's students and their educational endeavors by offering numerous scholarships. Our program includes financial aid opportunities for students of all ages who are at different stages in their educational pursuits, as well as a number of different areas of study.

Our online scholarship application opens in early January and remains open until mid-March.  Scholarships recipients are notified in May; and funds are sent directly to schools for the fall semester.

A description of each scholarship offered through the Westland Community Foundation of Plymouth can be found Here

 

Canton Community Foundation Scholarship Winners 2024

 
Barbara Ann Romano Scholarhsip Angel Walker
   
Barbara Church Rodenberg Anirudh Krishnan
   
Canton Soccer Club Scholaship Donovan Thomas
  Langdon McGuire
  Landon Locke
  Michael Zheng
  Karly Ruffner
  Noor Raza
   
 Canton Police Scholarship Braden Michalak
   
Elizabeth Durack Memorial Scholarship  Mary Krusz
  Preston Parana
   
Denski Family Scholarship Sylvie Sherman
   
Dustin Piepsney Memorial Scholaship Joshua Smith
   
Marvin Schulz Memorial Scholarship - U/M Arslaan Zahid
Marvin Schulz Memorial Scholarship - EMU Ivy Gharaibeh
   
Meredith Whalen Memorial Scholarship Lila Aikens
   
Jack Demmer Ford Scholarship Michael Nowell
Jack Demmer Ford - Trade Scholarship Coen Hilden
   
Dennis Noricks Memorial Scholarship Mitchell Robillard
   
R.K.Bhama MD Memorial Scholarship Abhinav Raghu
   
Bonnie Berg Memorial Scholarship Aliya Kurian
Hagbard Berg Memorial Scholarship Addison Furlow
Kelly John Wheatlyy Scholarship Nadia Kreft
   
Waltonwood Cherry Hill Scholarship Bennett Gleneski
  Michael Yu
   
Robert Loyd Memorial Scholarship Aubrey Buffa
  Amelia Luecke
  Ava Kephart
   
Livonia Firefighters Scholarship Paige Egner
  Jaden Reji
   
Grigg Family Scholarship Mackenzie Melnik
  Reese Vaerten
   
Marjorie & Donald Treadwell Scholarship Alana Carrer
   
 Jason Russell Maurer Memorial Scholarship  Zewditu Brooks
   Shania Crumbey
   Haley Daulton
   Gabriella Dudzic
   Gavin Flosky
   Amanda Harvey
   Ava Harvey
   Kirsten Hewines
   Oliver House
   Karis Keith
   Tyler Nichols
   Ethan Obidzinski
   Paige Perry 
   Fiona Samson
   Rachel Schmitt
   Zachary Seventko
   Chloe Simon
   Autumn Simon
   Brooklyn Simon
  Carly Sumner 
   Lilians Tasich
  Lordina Twum 
   Caleb Upton
   Claire Walker
   Kaitlyn Weiss
   Leah Zarrilli
   
Matthew Carey Memorial Scholarship Clifton Buckens
  Steven Doyle
  Gabrielle Simpson
  Emily Jacobs
   

 

PORCH Volunteers visit their Senior Friends

PORCH Volunteers visit their Senior Friends

Check out all the beautiful creations from Canton Residents!
 
Thank you to our volunteers for their kind hearts and time spent painting with our senior friends.
 
The world is a better place when we take time to slow down and get to know our community.
 

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Welcome New Board Members - Canton Community Foundation

Welcome New Board Members - Canton Community Foundation

Local Impact Alliance is pleased to announce the appointment of two new board members, Nidhi Puri and Bryan Regner.
They started their new terms from new year.
 
The Local Impact Alliance comprises three Community Foundations, Canton Community Foundation, Community Foundation Of Plymouth, Westland Community Foundation, a Women’s Giving Circle, Giving Hope, Women's Giving Circle, Community programs PORCH which addresses the issues of social isolation and loneliness and Future Fit a talent pipeline for local students and business in community, nonprofit Eagles for Children which raises funds to support local children's charities which benefits disadvantaged children.
 
The Local Impact Alliance was formed to strengthen and promote organized philanthropy in the Western Wayne area, particularly through the promotion and development of local community foundations and nonprofits.
 
Nidhi Puri web 
 
 
 Nidhi Puri - A Canton resident and is President and CEO of Arbor Corporation. She serves as a member of the Michigan chapters of the Association of the United States Army and Society of American Military Engineers and a founding member of the Northern USA-India Business Council, which is part of the Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Her experience and qualifications are in the fields of Marketing, Development, Business, and Event Planning. She wants to use her skills to make a positive impact in the community.
 
 
 
Regner
 
 
 Bryan Regner – Resides and owns a successful Edward Jones investment firm in Canton. Bryan has couple of funds Canton Community Foundation. His fund makes multiple grants to the local nonprofits, and he is very involved in the community. His expertise is marketing and finance. His motto – Going from Successful to Significant.
 
 
 
 
 
 We look forward to working closely with our new Board of Directors and make it a year of impact in our local community.
Margaret Dunning Foundation Supports Local Impact Alliance

Margaret Dunning Foundation Supports Local Impact Alliance

Mararet Dunning Foundation supports Local Impact Alliance, awards grant to upgrade technology.

Local Impact Alliance is set to upgrade it's software Pearl to more modern state of the art system from Bromellkamp, AkoyaGO.

This transiton would greatly increase data processing and analysing capabilities of staff members. 

It will also give us the tools needed to continue to engage with other nonprofits, grantees, as well as current and potential donors in an efficient and impactful ways.

The Local Impact Alliance supports the community foundations of Canton, Plymouth and Westland; as well at the Giving Hope, Women’s Giving Circle and Eagles for Children and more than 120 individual funds. With nearly $6 million in assets, the mission is simple: Build trusted partnerships to connect resources with community needs.

The Margaret Dunning Foundation was founded by Ms. Dunning in 1997. She was born in 1910 in Redford Township, Michigan, and moved with her mother to Plymouth, Michigan in the 1920s.

 

Healthy Youth and Healthy Senior Fund Awards Grants

Healthy Youth and Healthy Senior Fund Awards Grants

Canton Community Foundation and affiliate of Local Impact Alliance awards grants from Healthy Youth and Healthy Senior Fund.

Since 1989, the Canton Community Foundation has helped to enhance philanthropy in Canton Township and the surrounding communities of Western Wayne County.

In 2000, as a result of a national tobacco settlement, Canton Community Foundation was among 65 community foundations in Michigan to receive an allocation of funds to aid community efforts that support healthy youth and healthy seniors.

Here is the list of Grants awarded to very deserving Non Profits in our Community.

1. Partnership for Arts & Humanities - $2,000 Adaptive Creative Expression. To launch new adaptive arts and movement-based programming at the Village Arts Factory for a youth demographic that has been widely and historically underserved and will benefit from opportunities to explore and build new skills (communication, fine/gross motor, etc.,) while forming important social connections and meaningful ties to the community.

2. Rainbow Connection - $2,000 Special Response for Canton Wish Families. The program will assist wish families who have unexpected financial burdens coinciding with having to care for a child in a critical condition. Along with IMMEDIATE relief in the areas of groceries, gas, car repairs, rent/mortgage, utilities, furniture, clothing, funeral expenses, and other emergent needs.

3. Miracle League of Plymouth - $3,500 Winter Holiday Party an indoor event, fully catered, for all the special needs families (including mothers and all children within those families)

4. New Hope Center for Grief Support- $5,000 New Hope plans to expand School-Based Grief Program in the Plymouth-Canton Community School District. It currently offers the program at the four Plymouth-Canton High Schools (Plymouth, Canton, Salem, and Starkweather). District leadership values New Hope’s program and wants to gradually expand across all the elementary and middle schools (19 schools).

Congratulations to Class of 2023 Scholarship Winners!

Congratulations to Class of 2023 Scholarship Winners!

We're proud to support our community's students and their educational endeavors by offering numerous scholarships. Our program includes financial aid opportunities for students of all ages who are at different stages in their educational pursuits, as well as a number of different areas of study.

Our online scholarship application opens in early January and remains open until mid-March.  Scholarships recipients are notified in late April; and funds are sent directly to schools for the fall semester.

Scholarship Winner
Barbara Church Rodenberg Scholarship

Paolo Belleza

Barbara Ann Romano

Jibraan Rehman

Canton Soccer Club

Rohan Parikh

  Yara El-Sheikh
  Rory Brown
  Trevor Hammond
  Zoe Rumphr
  Lindsay Allen
Fred Thomann Memorial Scholarship

Grace Koski

Elizabeth Durack Scholarship Audrey Monroy
  Coryn Smith
Marvin Schulz Memorial Scholarship - U/M

Mariella Ma

Marvin Schulz Memorial Scholarship - EMU

Ariel Ooms

Meredith Whalen Memorial Scholarship

Alayna Barritt

Jack Demmer Ford Scholarship

Lindsy Springer

Jack Demmer Ford - "Trade"

Austin Carpenter

CCF/Penelope Hope Klei

Perrin Renaldi

Heather Nicole Hill Memorial Scholarship Eden Ericson
Canton Police Benevolence Scholarship Fund Lucas Ealy
Canton Historical Society Kavya Keshavamurthy
R K Bhama MD Memorial Scholarship

Julia Salloum

Bonnie Berg Memorail Scholarship

Jeremiah Waldorn

Hagbard Berg Memorial Scholarship

Jibraan Rahman

John Kelly Wheately Scholarship 

Delaney Morrin

Robert Loyd Memorial Scholarship Estrella Flores
 

Ryan Cox

Livonia Firefighters Scholarship Emma Apap
  Ryland Hughes
Eve Grigg Memorial Scholarship Callie Engler
  Katelyn Meinhold
Marjorie & Doanld Treadwell Scholarship Reagan Quinn
Lead Like a Girl Scholarship Cecilia Bermudez
Linda Hutchinson Memorial Scholarship Fund Alex Kravetz
Waltonwood - Cherry Hill Scholarship Fund Renee Burgess
  Madeline Finamore
 

Patricia Maurer created this scholarship fund in memory of her son, Jason Russell Maurer. These scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors and those who just completed their freshman year of college and who attend Woodside Bible Church - Troy Campus. This scholarship requires that the applicant attend Woodside Bible Church regularly and have documented community service. Scholarships may be awarded to those attending any college, university or trade school.

The list of awardees is below

Jason Russell Maurer Memorial Scholarship Madelyn Axe
  Carson Bendert
  Asa Cengeri
  Alexis Donnan
  Annie Fisher
  Kyler Gerrard
  Ian Hamminga
  Lauren Head
  Kirsten Hewines
  Grant Jeffires
  Caitlin Luca
  Hailey Nichols
  Paige Perry
  Gracelyn Philip
  Chole Putnam
  Emma Sawdon
  Andrew Schmidt
  Olivia Seventko
  Miranda Solecki
  Mason Solecki
  Miranda Solecki
  Luke Sumner
  Lilian Tasich
  Taylor Trenta
  Lordina Twum
  Sophia Walker
  Olivia Weaver
  Kaitlyn Weiss
Road Rally Fundraiser 2023 for Canton Cares Fund

Road Rally Fundraiser 2023 for Canton Cares Fund

Fundraiser For The Canton Cares Fund Load up the car and solve the puzzles, riddles, and clues that will take you all around town!

All proceeds from the event will benefit the Canton Cares Fund, which assists Canton residents in need, including but not limited to, at-risk youth, seniors, those with disabilities, or individuals who are struggling after a natural disaster or significant personal loss. The Canton Cares Fund, part of the Canton Community Foundation since 2018, has distributed over $30,000 to those in need. Funds are raised exclusively from individual and business donations.

WHEN:  Saturday, May 20 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. 

WHERE: Start & Finish at the Summit on the Park 46000 Summit Parkway in Canton

REGISTRATION: $20 per person or $100 per car (5 or more players) Includes a pizza, salad, bread sticks dinner. Registration begins April 1 online at www.localimpactalliance.org

Register Here

 

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