The Greater Pike Community Foundation has received funding from The Dime Bank to offer its first Pre-K Scholarship opportunity. The Scholarships will be based on financial need and will provide partial tuition to one or more families in the Greater Pike area with a preschool age child to attend a pre-K program at either the Center for Developmental Disabilities (CDD) or Green Trees Early Learning Center, Inc., in the fall of 2018. Families interested in applying for a Pre-K scholarship may email Gail Shuttleworth, Scholarship Chair, for...

Greater Pike Community Foundation will honor long time Milford resident Lorraine Gregory with The Barbara J. Buchanan Community Service Award at its 5th Annual Dinner on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 where she will have the opportunity to present the $1,000 grant award to the non-profit of her choice. Lorraine Gregory Lorraine is being honored as she exemplifies a philanthropic leader in our community. “Lorraine Gregory has served Pike County for decades. As a public health nurse and a school district nurse, Lorraine...

The Greater Pike Community Foundation is honored to announce the availability of an anticipated $100,000 in grant funds from the Richard L. Snyder Charitable Remainder Trust. In accordance with Dick’s wishes, income from his Trust is distributed annually to not-for-profit organizations within designated fields of interest. Dick’s most enduring support for Pike County is his legacy to the Greater Pike Community Foundation. This year, grants ranging from $500-$5000 (with 3 qualifying for $7,500) will be awarded for the following types of programs: •...

The Dime Bank donated $5,000.00 to the Greater Pike County Community Foundation (GPCF) through the PA Department of Community and Economic Development’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. Through the GPCF, the EITC Program provides significant funding for innovative educational programming enhancements in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) at Delaware Valley School District (DVSD). In 2017-2018, the funding will assist STEM faculty in developing MakerSpace laboratory, a new innovative education program. GPCF Executive Director Jenni Hamill said, “With the help of The Dime...

Greater Pike’s annual dinner is a festive gathering of business, philanthropic and civic leaders in the region. “Five years is a milestone of which we are very proud,” said Jim Pedranti, Greater Pike’s board chair. “Each year the foundation grows and each year our annual dinner grows as well. Last year’s dinner, at the Walpack Inn, had a record turnout of 175 guests and was a lot of fun. We’re hoping for an even larger dinner this year and just...

Do you have an eye for design, or a knack for event planning? Perhaps you enjoy the art of marketing and communications? Would you like the opportunity to get to know more about our wonderful community and what makes us ‘Greater Pike’? Please share your talents with us! As the Greater Pike Community Foundation continues to grow, our need for community-minded volunteers does too. If you would like to become involved in our dynamic philanthropic organization, we would treasure you. We are currently seeking...

Greater Pike Community Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of a request for applications for mini-grants from eligible non-profit organizations in the greater Pike County area. Funding for this program comes from the Barbara J. Buchanan Fund at the Greater Pike Community Foundation, a donor-designated fund established in 2014 to support our community and organizations with innovative ideas for improving our quality of life. “We are grateful to Barbara for her generosity and forward thinking. Because of her philanthropic planning, we...

The Ecumenical Food Pantry of Pike County serves over 500 families struggling to buy groceries in our community. As is often the case after the holidays, however, the Pantry is finding itself struggling to satisfy the many requests for food during these cold months. Learning of this dilemma, the Greater Pike Community Foundation approved an emergency funding request for $1,000 to help make-up the shortfall. “Even after the Season of Giving has drawn to a close, the Greater Pike Community Foundation is here supporting causes...

Pike County area residents opened their hearts and checkbooks to support disaster relief efforts following a hurricane in Puerto Rico and earthquake in Mexico earlier this fall. The Greater Pike Community Foundation’s Hotel Fauchère Emergency Relief Fund, established by Hotel Fauchère employees and management received donations exceeding $6300 in a little over one month. The Emergency Fund was established as a pass-through fund of the Greater Pike Community Foundation with 100% of proceeds being donated to relief efforts in the affected areas. “We...

Business leaders from around the area gathered at Silver Birches on Lake Wallenpaupack on November 3rd, 2017, to celebrate success at the Pike County Chamber of Commerce’s “Chamber of Champion Awards” dinner. Greater Pike Community Foundation (GPCF) was honored to receive the 2017 Organization Hometown Star Award for enabling generous individuals, families and local businesses to maximize their charitable support through organized, targeted community philanthropy. James Pedranti, Chair of the GPCF Board accepted the award on behalf of the Foundation stating, “This is a great time to be on...