The Shenandoah Community Foundation lost two of its shining stars and great supporters late in 2021 with the deaths of Warren B. French, Jr. and John Adamson. With heavy hearts and sincere gratitude, we want to pay tribute to their significant contributions and extend our deepest sympathy to their families. Warren B. French, Jr. Warren…
Shrine Mont Art Fund
The Shrine Mont Art Fund was established with the Shenandoah Community Foundation in late 2019 to support programs and improvements at Shrine Mont conference and retreat center’s Art Hall. Art Hall houses a collection of 78 paintings by the 19th century artist John Douglas Woodward, uncle of Shrine Mont’s founder. This facility also serves as…
Call for Cultural Arts Grant Proposals
March 2021: The purpose of the Foundation’s Bowman-Shannon Cultural Arts Fund is to educate, guide, and stimulate the enjoyment of and participation in cultural arts in Shenandoah County, Virginia. At this time, there is $14,000 available to be awarded as grants, and the Shenandoah Community Foundation is putting out a call for proposals, with an application…
SCF Named “Unsung Hero”
We are grateful for the shout-out from the Shenandoah Alliance for Shelter in their Winter 2021 newsletter. They shared the importance of the Foundation’s COVID Emergency Relief Fund and the grant they received to meet the emergency needs of residents struggling to meet their housing needs during the last year. Donate to the COVID-19 Emergency…
New Market Rotarians Learn About The Foundation
The New Market Rotary Club welcomed Shenandoah Community Foundation President Michael Funk to speak to them at a mid-August meeting about the Foundation’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. Members were very enthusiastic to learn not only about the Foundation’s response to the pandemic but also about the many other ways they support and help the entire…