Update from the Executive Director I am plagued by a lifelong interest in current affairs. Since I was a young boy I read newspapers and magazines in an effort by my young, immature mind to know and understand what was happening nationally and in far-flung corners of the globe. I was not afraid of these happenings, I just ….wanted to … Read More
August Newsletter: Halibut Cove Live- many thanks!
Update from the Executive Director Halibut Cove Live 2022 is in the books! After a three-year break, we had a wonderful weekend of events at Quiet Place Lodge. These two special evenings of music, food and fun have been a key support for the Homer Foundation’s grants, scholarships and operations since 2012. Saturday evening was made more meaningful thanks to … Read More
Pay It Forward: Thank You, Anonymous
The following is an article in the Pay It Forward column published in the Homer News. This column is sponsored by the Homer Foundation, a community foundation promoting local philanthropy since 1991. To learn more please visit us @ www.homerfoundation.org and like us on Facebook. When I moved to Homer as a young adult, my new neighbor, Walter Johnson, asked me a memorable … Read More
Homer Nonprofits Provide Essential Services not provided by Municipalities
The following is an article in the Pay It Forward column published in the Homer News. This column is sponsored by the Homer Foundation, a community foundation promoting local philanthropy since 1991. To learn more please visit us @ www.homerfoundation.org and like us on Facebook. I moved to Homer from Arizona eleven years ago. I was just out of college and living on … Read More
Homer Trails Alliance – Connecting Community Through Trails
The following is an article in the Pay It Forward column published in the Homer News. This column is sponsored by the Homer Foundation, a community foundation promoting local philanthropy since 1991. To learn more please visit us @ www.homerfoundation.org and like us on Facebook. As we have all witnessed these past few years, our little hamlet by the sea is experiencing some … Read More
A trail built by and for a community
The following is an article in the Pay It Forward column published in the Homer News. This column is sponsored by the Homer Foundation, a community foundation promoting local philanthropy since 1991. To learn more please visit us @ www.homerfoundation.org and like us on Facebook. Our floatplane motored past peaks protruding through pillows of cloud. I was sure we’d get turned back to … Read More
Storyknife provides more than writing retreat
The following is an article in the Pay It Forward column published in the Homer News. This column is sponsored by the Homer Foundation, a community foundation promoting local philanthropy since 1991. To learn more please visit us @ www.homerfoundation.org and like us on Facebook. There’s a reason artists, writers, and musicians joke that their parents wanted them to be doctors. Or lawyers. … Read More
Reflections on the Russia I Know
The following is an article in the Pay It Forward column published in the Homer News. This column is sponsored by the Homer Foundation, a community foundation promoting local philanthropy since 1991. To learn more please visit us @ www.homerfoundation.org and like us on Facebook. By Ken Taylor A quote from a ten-year-old boy I heard on the radio some time ago remains … Read More
Home is Where the Heart Is
The following is an article in the Pay It Forward column published in the Homer News. This column is sponsored by the Homer Foundation, a community foundation promoting local philanthropy since 1991. To learn more please visit us @ www.homerfoundation.org and like us on Facebook. Recently, I noticed a few friends joyfully posted on the anniversary of their arrival in Homer. And just … Read More
Make someone happy. Make just one someone happy.
The following is an article in the Pay It Forward column published in the Homer News. This column is sponsored by the Homer Foundation, a community foundation promoting local philanthropy since 1991. To learn more please visit us @ www.homerfoundation.org and like us on Facebook. “Make someone happy. Make just one someone happy. And then you’ll be happy, too.” Those are the lyrics … Read More