Weekend Snack Sacks now available to 300 children in Lenawee County
Helping children one snack at a time with Weekend Snack Sacks “If you can’t feed a hundred people then just feed one.” ~Mother Theresa The Lenawee Community Foundation works to improve the quality of lives of the citizens of Lenawee County — one person at a time. We partner with the Baucher family of Adrian, […]
Recognizing the impact of Community Foundations
How do Community Foundations such as the Lenawee Community Foundation impact our own community? Community foundations are independent nonprofits that assist individuals, other nonprofits, businesses, and communities with their charitable goals. Over the last ten years the Lenawee Community Foundation has partnered with generous donors to: Provide more than $10 million in grants and scholarships – more […]
How can I help if a disaster strikes my community
Help those who are in need when disaster strikes by volunteering! The Lenawee Community Foundation of Tecumseh, Michigan is sponsoring a Volunteer Response Center (VRC) training on December 9th, 2014. If you can spare 6 hours of your time, when disaster strikes you could potentially help a whole community. With the help of a Federal […]
Make A Difference Day – October 25th, 2014
How can you make a difference in Lenawee County? Join your neighbors and millions of volunteers across the nation on October 25th, 2014 for the 22nd annual Make A Difference Day! VOLUNTEER Lenawee! program of the Lenawee Community Foundation in collaboration with USA WEEKEND Magazine and Points of Light, will unite with a common mission […]
LCF welcomes Jim Southard to AmeriCorps VISTA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – LCF welcomes Jim Southard to AmeriCorps VISTA The Lenawee Community Foundation is pleased to welcome Jim Southard to our staff. He will serve as an AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America), similar to the Peace Corps, but in the U.S. instead of in a foreign country. He will be working through […]
Find Your Time to Volunteer – 365 24/27
No need for a clock or a calendar, there will always be opportunities for you make time to Volunteer! What can you do in a year, a week, or a day? Every one of us has the same number of hours each day. We have the power to choose how we spend our time and […]
Supplemental Food Pantry is Open in Lenawee County
Adrian Middle School Food Pantry NOW Open! If times are hard or you’ve just hit a rough patch and need a hand up and not a handout, please be aware that there’s help in our community for you. When your choice is paying for a utility bill or groceries, please do not sacrifice nutrition to […]
Consumers Energy Awards Grant
Thank you Consumers Energy for the Grant! The Lenawee Imagination Library will put it to good use. “You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a BOOK!” ~Dr. Suess Consumers Energy has added a lot of magic through a $10,000 grant to the Lenawee Imagination Library, a program […]
How can I help if a disaster strikes my community? By VRC training, sign up today!
Volunteer Response Center (VRC) training, when disaster strikes… you’ll know what to do! The Lenawee Community Foundation is sponsoring a Volunteer Response Center (VRC) training workshop on June 11th, 2014 at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan. From 9:00 am until 3:00 pm VRC volunteers will learn how to work with local emergency offices and […]
Keeping Your Nonprofit Legal
Learn how to keep our Nonprofit Legal – Workshop Attention nonprofit board members and executive directors! We welcome you to come to our workshop on Keeping Your Nonprofit Legal! Learn about what it takes to keep a nonprofit from getting in trouble. Suann Hammersmith of the Lenawee Community Foundation will be presenting on what you […]