Foothills Community Foundation is pleased to announce the 2016 recipients of the Jonny A. Lyons Memorial Scholarship. A bequest from Mrs. John Joseph Lyons provides scholarship assistance to graduating high school seniors who are descendants of former Orr-Lyons Mill employees. The Orr-Lyons Mill was a cotton spinning and weaving plant that was founded in 1899…
The board of directors of Foothills Community Foundation celebrated the memory of its founding chairman on March 15th with a reception and dedication. Members of the Seabrook family along with friends of the Foundation gathered to dedicate the Cordes G. Seabrook, Jr. Board Room. Board chairman John Miller and President Robert Rainey reminded…
Help us build Anderson’s first Dog Park By Kirk Brown of the Independent Mail An offer from an anonymous donor could hasten plans for a dog park in downtown Anderson. The unnamed donor has offered to contribute $20,000, provided the group that wants to build the dog park can raise an equal amount of…
Robert “Lil Man” Fagg and members of the Confederates Motorcycle Club were on hand at the Anderson Independent-Mail recently to present the group’s generous donation to the Brighter Christmas Fund in the amount of $12,183.00! The club has supported the Brighter Christmas Fund for over a decade. Those present included Susan Campbell, Ann Herbert and…
Brighter Christmas Fund Receives $25,000 Anonymous Gift Foothills Community Foundation is delighted to report receipt of an anonymous $25,000 gift to the Brighter Christmas Fund. Foundation financial records indicate that anonymous $25,000 donations were made annually for more than ten years through 2007. In recent years, however, the anonymous gift did not come in.…
Foothills Community Foundation has entered into agreement with Cruisers for K-9’s, to raise funds for a new canine officer. Please support the Auto, Motorcycle and Jeep Show, Cruisers for K-9’s on Saturday November 14th at the Anderson Civic Center, 3027 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Anderson SC 29625. For more information, contact Monica at 864.305.7740. Donations to…
Samuel Lander Prince wanted to create a memorial to his father and approached the Anderson School Board with the idea of the Prince Ring. The following language is from the original resolution of the Anderson School Board in 1924: The George E. Prince Memorial Ring should be awarded to some member of the graduating class…
The Foundation lost a good friend with the passing of Cordes Seabrook, Jr. on May 27th. Cordes was instrumental in chartering Foothills Community Foundation as a non-profit community foundation and served as the Foundation’s first Board Chairman. Cordes and Clinky created the Foundation’s first Charitable Remainder Unitrust in 1999 and the Foundation’s first Donor Advised…
Foothills Community Foundation is pleased to announce the 2015 recipients of the Jonny A. Lyons Memorial Scholarship. A bequest from Mrs. John Joseph Lyons provides scholarship assistance to descendants of former Orr-Lyons Mill employees. The four recipients of the Lyons Scholarship for 2015 are Ashley Elizabeth Burriss, Candace Clinkscales, Amy Leigh Hubbard and Sarah Amanda…
(President Robert Rainey, pictured right at the 15th Anniversary Celebration of Foothills Community Foundation, Gray Suggs, CPA, outgoing board chairman is pictured at left) Foothills Community Foundation recently received accreditation with the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence. National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations™ establish legal, ethical, effective practices for community foundations everywhere. “Meeting the…
Foothills Community Foundation celebrated its 15th anniversary on September 23rd at the Bleckley Inn with approximately 140 guests in attendance. Board chairman Gray Suggs welcomed the guests and asked all founders and former board members to stand for recognition. He thanked them for their leadership, vision and generosity. Many of the Foundation’s original board members…