The Milford Covid Relief Fund (MCRF) has been created to aid nonprofit service providers and organizations struggling with the health and economic effects of the coronavirus. MCRF will provide support to nonprofits that are trying to meet the new and urgent needs that have affected Milford’s residents, business owners, and those who work in Milford. The fund was launched by a group of Milford residents, including Milford Borough Councilmembers Frank Tarquinio, Joseph Dooley and Luke Turano, former Councilmember Annette Haar, Doug Manion,...

Community could simply mean a group of people living in the same place, or it could be a sense of fellowship with others.  There is no doubt that Key Foods owner Junior Dabashi perfectly fits the latter definition. Case in point: in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, he quickly offered to personally deliver groceries to Milford Borough residents who are ill and quarantined in their homes, and he set time aside exclusively for seniors to shop.  But that’s just...

Greater Pike Community Foundation will postpone its 22nd Annual Community Workshop, which was scheduled for April 14th at the Pike County Training Facility.  The Community Workshop is an opportunity for local charities to network and spread the word about their work. Board Chairman Jim Pedranti announced the decision, explaining, “In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided it would be better to postpone the workshop. We’re looking at a possible date in the fall.” Details on a new date, how to...

Living in a rural area has its appeal: the natural beauty of the woods, the pristine lakes and rivers, and the wildlife are just a few of the highlights. It is what drew Bill Lovejoy and his wife to their retirement home in Shohola. But last Christmas, Lovejoy had what one might describe as a rude awakening. He was hit with the truth that where he lives, there is no local emergency medical service, local ambulance or local police. He recalls,...

Ann Morey knows the value of a kind gesture—the kind that is impossible to forget.  It happened to her when she was in college at Penn State studying art. “In 1958 as a freshman, I didn’t have enough funds to make it.  Then astonishingly, a school counselor said to me, ‘an anonymous donor is giving you $500 a year.’   That was one-third of the total of my tuition and room and board.  It was an incredible gift to me and I...

Students studying science, technology, engineering and math in the Delaware Valley School District (DVSD) will continue to learn with educational program enhancements thanks to a partnership among Greater Pike Community Foundation, Dime and Wayne Banks, and the state of Pennsylvania. Greater Pike, through the generosity of the banks and the state of Pennsylvania’s EITC program, will grant $11,200 dollars to DVSD. The EITC program awards tax credits to businesses making significant contributions to educational programs. The Greater Pike grant will make a...

Greater Pike Community Foundation will once again host the 22nd Annual Community Workshop for nonprofit organizations.  It will be held on Tuesday, April 14th, 2020, at 8:30 am at the Pike County Training Facility, 135 Pike County Blvd., Lords Valley, PA 18428. Please save the date; details on how to register and other pertinent information will be released next month.  This is an excellent opportunity for local charities to network, spread the word about their work, and foster collaborative solutions to address...

The Dime Bank donated $5,000 to Greater Pike County Community Foundation through the PA Department of Community and Economic Development’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. Through Greater Pike, the EITC Program provides significant funding for innovative educational programming enhancements in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) at Delaware Valley School District (DVSD). The funding will continue to support the MakerSpace laboratory and summer science camp as well as help kick-off a new afterschool LEGO-based computer coding club for elementary school...

Greater Pike Community Foundation announces that the total in grant awards from the Barbara J. Buchanan Fund is increasing for 2020 and that the period to apply for one of the Buchanan Fund “mini-grants” is now open. “Barbara Buchanan’s legacy of commitment to her community and the causes she held so dear continue as the grant cycle opens,” said Maryanne Monte, Greater Pike’s Grants Committee Chair.  “This year, the Foundation will be awarding one $1,000 grant and three $500 grants because...

Milford’s Marsh-Kellogg American Legion Post #139 had an extra reason to celebrate at their annual Christmas party this year: they raised enough funds to finish renovations to make their restrooms accessible. Successful fundraising efforts this fall moved the project ahead, but there was still a shortfall.  Newly-elected Post Commander Connie Harvey wanted to have the funds in hand before  Christmas. Greater Pike Community Foundation Board Member and Grants Committee Chair Maryanne Monte noted, “There was a shortfall of $2,900, and Greater...