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…
Fundraising Training for Nonprofits
GrantSpace has some helpful resources for the nonprofits in our community. We’ve just learned about their very reasonably priced online classes. Some are even free. The educational offerings are self-paced. Once you get to the site, you can also filter for free classes, podcasts, general knowledge base, and classes in Spanish. Of particular interest might…
Four New SCF Board Members Announced
The Shenandoah Community Foundation is proud to announce the addition of four new members to its Board: Sharon Baroncelli, Mandy Belyea, Dennis Dysart, and Brandon Keller. Foundation President Michael Funk said he was very much looking forward to working with these individuals. “They are four outstanding members of our community. Besides their understanding of Shenandoah…
Covid-19 Emergency Relief Fund Announced
(Woodstock, VA—March 31, 2020). Shenandoah Community Foundation has established a COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund for Shenandoah County. The Foundation seeded the Fund with $35,000 that was made possible through the generosity of a legacy gift from Dr. Jacob Haun and Diane Gardner-Haun. Within one day, the Fund has grown to over $105,000 with major donations…
Urgent Requests from Valley Health
The Shenandoah Community Foundation has just received this urgent message from Valley Health: Request for hand-sewn masks We are seeking groups in the communities that would be willing to make the hand-sewn masks. This outreach is so we can be prepared if more masks or additional protection is needed for our courageous healthcare workers. CLICK…
20th Anniversary Celebration!
Friends, donors, officers and board members (past and present), and grant recipients gathered in late 2019 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Shenandoah Community Foundation. The mood was festive as we remembered how far we’ve come and how many have helped to get us where we are today. Special guests were Warren and Pat French,…
Adam Goodier Memorial Music Scholarship Established
Adam Goodier died February 20, 2018, when he was only 20 years old and a junior public relations major at Virginia Tech. A 2015 graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School in Mt. Jackson, Virginia, Adam was captain of the school’s soccer team his senior year. Most of all, music was interwoven throughout Adam’s life. Adam…
Dr. Jake Haun: What A Difference He Made!
“A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.” ~ Elton Trueblood The Shenandoah Community Foundation has lost one of its shining stars. Dr. Jacob “Jake” Haun, Jr., 85, died at his home near…