2024 First Quarter Newsletter
Catch up with the Foothills Community Foundation during our 25th Anniversary Year. Foothills Community Foundation 2024 1st Quarter Newsletter
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Bob and Kristi Austin awarded 2023 Rainey Award
Bob and Kristi Austin Since arriving in Anderson in 1985, the Austins have led various community initiatives, such as the Civic Center playground and bus shelter installations. They founded a pioneering free dental clinic at the Anderson Free Clinic in 1991. Their volunteer work includes events like the Anderson County Arts Center auction, and they…
tba Project #7 – Pegasus Arrives!
tba Project #7 The sculpture Millennium Pegasus by sculptor Sandy Scott of Lander, Wyoming arrived on October 31st and was installed on the site of the former Granite Row, the birthplace of Anderson’s business district in downtown Anderson. “Pegasus” was on display in Denver, Colorado until recently. This bronze sculpture is 12 feet tall and…
In Memoriam – Dr. Marshall L. Meadors, III
Foothills Community Foundation mourns the loss of Dr. Marshall L. Meadors, III. The inaugural recipient of the Robert M. Rainey Philanthropy Award, Dr. Meadors spearheaded the tba project to build Anderson’s first dog park in 2017.
Robert ‘Little Man’ Fagg named 2022 Rainey Award Recipient
Robert “Little Man” Fagg “Little Man’ Fagg has always had a heart for those less fortunate, particularly children who may not experience the joy of the Christmas season. Since 2007, Robert Fagg’s motorcycle club has donated over $200,000, along with countless toys, to the Brighter Christmas Fund. Year after year, the Anderson Toy Parade has…
The Bob and Kristina Austin Donor Advised Fund
This is part of our ongoing “Donor Spotlight” series. Spotlight on: Bob and Kristina Austin Bob Austin recognized the need for indigent dental services and responded by pioneering the community’s first free dental clinic at the Anderson Free Clinic in 1991. “We discovered that poor dental health was having a major impact upon the overall…
