Lizzy was a common prairie woman, daughter of Norwegian parents who immigrated with little to their name except knowledge of a small farm where they had lived in the fjords of Norway. She knew how to raise chickens. She grew a garden of flourishing vegetables. She was a superior cook of ordinary food, home baked bread, soups, fried chicken, and … Read More
New Fund!
The Homer Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of a new donor advised fund, the Girl Scout Travel Fund. The fund will provide grants to Girl Scouts and Girl Scout troops on the southern Kenai Peninsula for travel and experiential learning activities. The fund was established with a generous donation from Tina Seaton, a long time Girl Scout leader. … Read More
Homer Foundation Annual Meeting
Come to our annual meeting where we debut our annual report, our investment portfolio, Grant reports, donor and grantee highlights, and a chance to nominate your favorite nonprofit for one of three $500 People’s Choice Awards! November 13th at 5:30 pm at the Pratt Museum.
Pay It Forward, August 2019
Living Pay It Foreward Learning to ride a horse takes time and patience. Years ago to earn money to pay for college, I worked as a female counselor at a trail ride camp for middle and high school age students in the Badlands of North Dakota. A roan mare was assigned to me for the summer by Herman Urban, a … Read More
Pay It Forward July 2019
Last week, Governor Dunleavy abruptly vetoed all of the state legislature’s approved funding for the arts and culture in Alaska, cut the University of Alaska by 40% and slashed Health and Human Services, destabilizing our most vulnerable–children and elderly. If state legislators are unable to override the Governor’s veto with a 3/4 vote in a special session that begins on … Read More
Pay It Forward, June 2019
The Mariner Mat room has changed in 20 years. When I started wrestling, girls on the mat were few and far between. In middle school, the School Board said I wasn’t allowed to wrestle. Only when I challenged them with Title IX did they allow me on the mat. I felt lucky to have the chance to wrestle and I … Read More
State Budget Vetoes and Homer Community Impacts
In every corner of the state Alaskans are talking about the state budget and the impacts it will have on the quality of life for young and old. After the State Legislature approved a budget with some very deep cuts, Governor Dunleavy used his veto pen to cut another $444 Million. These cuts, primarily in higher education and social services, … Read More
Pay It Forward, May 2019
Pulling together in tough budget times by Bonnie Jason and Tom Kizzia, Homer Foundation trustees With anxiety rising these days about future state and municipal budgets, we all wonder how much our community will be thrown back on its own resources. This seems like an important time to let our neighbors know that the Homer Foundation has been busy making … Read More
Bear Creek Winery Music Festival
Annoucing the 3rd annual Bear Creek Winery Music Festival and Pig Roast. This is the largest donor-driven fundraiser for the Homer Foundation, with all proceeds from this event benefiting the Homer Mariner Fastpitch Softball Fund and the Nikki Geragotelis (Fry) Memorial Scholarship Fund, both benefiting athletes of Homer High School. It is a very unique event full of food, music, … Read More