Testimonials
The Calaveras Community Foundation provides support for a wide range of community programs. Here is feedback from a few grant recipients about the impact these grants have made on their organizations:
Soroptimist International of Calaveras County
“Soroptimist International of Calaveras County sincerely appreciates and values CCF’s financial support as we both strive to give back to our local communities. CCF’s grants to SICC truly are saving lives of women and girls through SICC’s “Take Women to Heart Program”. Since 2005, SICC with their partnership with Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital has provided free comprehensive cholesterol testings including a risk evaluation for heart disease to over 3000 Calaveras County women.This program is on-going and free testings are available to all women each spring.”
Lee Croletto, President Soroptimist International of Calaveras County 2011-12.
Calaveras County Senior Center
“The Calaveras County Senior Center has benefitted greatly from the generosity of grants received from the Calaveras Community Foundation. Grants received over the last several years have helped contribute to the safety and comfort of the building. The front doors were upgraded to comply with safety regulations thanks to a grant from CCF. Two of the Heating/Air Conditioning units were replaced with the help of partial funding from CCF thanks to the Foundation’s willingness to be flexible in the funds they awarded the Center. The most recent grant helped the Center’s Re-Roofing Project to completion just in time for winter rains. The Calaveras County Senior Center’s Board of Directors appreciates and values the commitment to the community that the Calaveras Community Foundation has presented over the years.”
Sharon Neckel, Treasurer, Calaveras Senior Center Board of Directors
Calaveras Arts Council
“The Calaveras Community Foundation grants have helped Calaveras Arts Council to provide live musical, dance, and storytelling experiences at local K-8 school assemblies. For many, it is the first time in their young lives that they live performances.
It is difficult to measure the benefit of the arts programs because of the esoteric nature of the arts but if a young boy finally tells his friends that he plays violin because he saw a performing artist play the fiddle, or a young student calls out “are they real?” when he sees a live dance performance, then we are successful bringing more of the world alive to them. We’ve unlocked another door to learning.
The Calaveras Community Foundation has been instrumental in introducing students to the arts through their generous grants within the Calaveras Arts Council’s Arts in Education Program, Performing Artists in the Schools.”
Mary Jane Genochio, Executive Director, Calaveras Arts Council
Highway 4 Teen Steering Committee
“We are very grateful to the Calaveras Community Foundation for providing a grant to get our grassroots organization, Highway 4 Teen Center, off the ground and running. With this funding, we are able to move forward to create a teen center to serve youth from Arnold to Copperopolis and attract the community support needed to make this dream a reality. The true beneficiaries will be all the local teens who are seeking a safe haven and place to find positive, creative ways to express themselves and make the right choices through art, music and sport play.”
Highway 4 Teen Center Steering Committee: Sue Funkey, Tim Hildabrand, Jan Hovey, Michele Rugo, Tim Saunders, Lloyd Schneider, Tim Smith