The Shelby Foundation is making summer more exciting by continuing to support the Seltzer Pool in bringing Family Fun Night to the children of the Shelby area. Foundation Director Carrie Kemerer said, “The Shelby Foundation’s Board truly wants to make a difference in the community. We want to positively impact people’s lives, especially kids, outside [...]
At the April 19 Board meeting, The Shelby Foundation Board of Directors approved over $27,000 in community grants to local nonprofit organizations who serve Shelby and the surrounding areas. Not all grants are listed because some donors wish to remain anonymous. The Domestic Violence Shelter received a $7,552 grant for their “Capacity Building Project.” A building, located adjacent to their current location, will [...]
The Shelby Foundation is collaborating with Marvin Memorial Library to help local students embrace a love of reading. Third graders from Auburn Elementary, Dowds Elementary, Sacred Heart of Jesus, and Most Pure Heart of Mary will have an opportunity to take a tour of the library, enjoy story time with a snack, and leave with [...]
The Shelby Foundation is doing it again…. awarding another large grant to the local YMCA. Thanks to the Paul D. Champion Fund of The Shelby Foundation, an $80,000 grant, to be paid over the next four years, was pledged to assist the Shelby YMCA make their capital campaign goal. The Paul D. Champion Fund was [...]
The Shelby YMCA will observe Memorial Day on May 30 with “A Run to Remember” themed race, sponsored by OhioHealth. Proceeds from the red-white-and-blue event will benefit The Shelby Foundation and the Shelby YMCA. We all have someone in our lives who has left a lasting effect on us. Memorial Day is a time for [...]
The Shelby Foundation established the Women’s Fund in 2009 to empower women in this area to achieve their full potential. Proceeds accumulated by the fund are distributed to Shelby area programs promoting intellectual, physical, emotional, social, economic, and cultural growth for women. […]