NEWS 2020
Barbara J. Buchanan Fund Grant Recipients Named
April 06, 2020
The Barbara J. Buchanan Fund of Greater Pike Community Foundation is pleased to announce a total of $2500 in awards to help support four nonprofit organizations: Delaware Dancers, Kindred Spirits, Pike County Historical Society and TriVersity Center for Gender and Sexual Identity.
“Barbara Buchanan’s tireless philanthropy raised millions of dollars for many diverse organizations, including this year’s recipients,” said Maryanne Monte, Greater Pike Community Foundation’s Granting Chair. “We are honored to continue her legacy and make these awards in her memory.”
A grant of $1,000 will go to Delaware Dancers for a newly choreographed full evening performance by the Hanna Q Dance Company in the fall. Three grants of $500 each will go to Kindred Spirits—for a series of concerts (potentially online in light of social distancing) bringing world-class musicians together (virtually) with audiences, to Pike County Historical Society—for an 8-week children’s program at Milford’s “Little Red Schoolhouse,” and to TriVersity—to support start-up costs for an LGBTQ Legal Clinic located in Milford.
The total increased this year, in part due to Barbara’s close friend and partner, Ray Weeks, who sponsored a memorial service and fundraising dinner last fall. “It was near her November 2nd birthday,” Weeks explained. “It was a wonderful evening of camaraderie and good food—and so many people got up to talk about their relationship with Barbara. She would be ecstatic to know the money we raised will go to good causes that she supported. I am pleased that her memory lives on with a fund that exemplifies her philanthropic work.”
The Barbara J. Buchanan Fund at Greater Pike Community Foundation is a donor-designated fund established in 2014. Those interested in learning more about how to establish a fund at Greater Pike, or to donate to the Buchanan J. Buchanan Fund, are encouraged to contact Jenni Hamill, Executive Director at (570) 832-4686, jennihamill@greaterpike.org, or visit our website at www.greaterpike.org and Facebook.com/GreaterPike.
The Greater Pike Community Foundation was created to enable generous individuals, families and local businesses to maximize their charitable support through organized, targeted, long-term community philanthropy. Greater Pike provides a permanent and personal way to give back to the region we love and have worked so hard to nurture and maintain.
