On a recent trip to Seattle, WA Homer Foundation board member Denise Pitzman happened upon a street vendor selling poetry, “your topic, your price”. He goes by William the Poet and you can learn more about him here: http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2014/09/11/poetry-your-topic-your-price/15479043/. Denise selected PHILANTHROPY as her topic and told him she lived in a small, town in Alaska. William typed the poem … Read More
“It takes a village to raise a child”
By Megan Murphy Posted in the Homer News December 2015 I thought I had my ducks somewhat in a row before I became a mother. Apparently, I don’t even have ducks but a menagerie of birds that can be erratic in their behavior, to say the least. I recall hearing, “Having children is both the hardest and best thing I’ve … Read More
Vision, hard work, money create great place to live
Posted in the Homer News, November 25, 2015 By Mercedes O’Leary Harness I was 5 the first time I flew to Alaska by myself to visit my dad. We drove the impossibly long road to Homer, and when we arrived I was sure we were in the wrong place. In my absence a real grocery store had been built, roads … Read More
Homer Foundation fund will help honor teachers
Posted: June 25, 2015 – Homer News Years ago I remember being at the chalkboard in mathematics class, my back to a class of students, and saying, “If you are going to write notes (this before cell phones and texting), you best do that between classes.” Later a student asked how I knew and I remember saying, “A teacher and … Read More
People’s Choice Award Winners
To kick off the celebration of our 25th Anniversary we awarded three $250 People’s Choice Awards at our Annual Meeting held Wednesday November 11th. Three names were drawn from those present at the meeting, and each individual told us about their favorite nonprofit and why they should receive the award. Winners were: Mary Epperson, who selected the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra … Read More
HF Annual Meeting and Community Foundation Week
The Homer Foundations holds their annual meeting Wednesday, November 11th in the Atrium at the Homer United Methodist Church. We will hold a Meet & Greet from 5:30 to 6 pm with refreshments and music by the Homer Youth String Orchestra Club. The meeting begins at 6 pm. The 2015 Annual Report will be presented, board appointments announced. To … Read More
THANK YOU PICK.CLICK.GIVE. DONORS!
Thank you to the seventy-seven PICK.CLICK.GIVE. donors who chose to support their community through the Homer Foundation using the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend charitable check-off program, PICK.CLICK.GIVE. Through your support we have $10,725 to put to work in our community to help build stronger, more vibrant communities on the southern Kenai Peninsula. The Homer Foundation encourages everyone to give to … Read More
Residents who invest in community make this special place to call home
As posted in the Homer News.com, October 2015 Last month I had a bitter-sweet experience, but mostly, it was beautiful. Buffeted by wind and rain kicked up by a mid-September storm, I took part in the gathering of over 200 friends and neighbors at Mavis Muller’s 12th annual Burning Basket celebration. Its purpose? To commemorate and pay tribute to love … Read More
2015 HOMER FOUNDATION ANNUAL MEETING
The Homer Foundation will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 in the lower level of the Homer United Methodist Church, 770 East End Road. The public is invited to join us for a meet and greet and refreshments at 5:30pm, followed by the meeting 6-7:30pm. Meeting highlights include People’s Choice Grant Award, distribution of the 2015 Annual … Read More
New Fund to Support Local Educators
The Homer Foundation would like to thank all the dedicated educators who have participated to date in our exploratory process to create a new endowment to support, celebrate and educate public school teachers on the lower Kenai Peninsula. After holding several meetings to germinate the idea, there is now a steering committee and one third of the $10,000.00 goal has … Read More