The Milford COVID Relief Fund (MCRF), a pass-through fund at the Greater Pike Community Foundation, has announced its first grant. A donation of $4,000 has been made to the Community Outreach program at the Milford United Methodist Church to provide support to individuals who live or work(ed) in Milford Borough and are in need of assistance. “We wanted to help individuals who live or work in Milford Borough, but we did not want to create a complicated apparatus to do so. Milford...

Greater Pike Community Foundation is pleased to acknowledge a $5,000 donation from Honesdale National Bank that will help to provide educational enhancements for students in science, technology, engineering and math (the STEM Program) in the Delaware Valley School District. The donation was made through Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC). Greater Pike Executive Director Jenni Hamill said, “We greatly value our strong partnership with Honesdale National Bank, the Delaware Valley School District, and the PA Department of Community and Economic...

Greater Pike Community Foundation today announced the earlier-than-usual availability of grants from the Richard L. Snyder Fund. The 2020 grant cycle has been dedicated to helping address the COVID-19 crisis in the greater Pike County area. “In the face of this crisis, Greater Pike has expedited our funding cycle in hopes that grants from the Richard L. Snyder fund will help ‘flatten the curve’ of the pandemic and lessen its impact on our community,” said Maryanne Monte, Greater Pike’s Grants Committee...

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...

If there ever was a time for giving, it is now—when communities everywhere are summoning help for people and businesses struggling through the COVID-19 virus pandemic. That is one reason Greater Pike Community Foundation has eagerly teamed up with the Scranton Area Community Foundation and other sponsors to host NEPA Gives—a 24-hour giving marathon on June 5th.  This is a one-day event that anyone can join from home—giving directly to the charity of one’s choice or even offering to match others’...

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...