It’s that bittersweet time of year again when high school seniors end one chapter of their lives and start a new one. The Otsego Community Foundation will say goodbye to the following YAC seniors — Emma Glasby, Ava Shultz, Rosemary Cruz, and Aiden Yaske*, who...
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An Exciting Announcement from the TACKLE Committee
The Otsego Resort is hosting the 4th annual TACKLE golf outing on Wednesday, June 28th at 11:00 AM. If you wish to register your team or be a sponsor, please see the registration form at: https://mynorthtickets.com/events/tackle-golf-tournament-6-28-2023 We...
2023 Community Grant Program
The Community Grant Program is a collaborative effort made possible by funding partners, including the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, Drzewiecki Agency/ Meemic Foundation, Kiwanis Club of Gaylord, Otsego Community Foundation, Otsego County United Way,...
2023 Kevin Reynolds Achievement Award Recipient—James Camiller
The Otsego Community Foundation (OCF) awards one of its amazing volunteers with the Kevin Reynolds Achievement Award each year. Kevin served as a board member for ten years, between 2005 and 2014. This award was established in 2014 and is presented to a board member...
Generosity in Action—Michigan Arts Access
It was St. Patrick’s Day, and the seven special education students in Sarah Peterson’s music class dressed accordingly. The middle schoolers sat in a semicircle around the teacher, some with an aide and some without. Sarah, a music therapist, invited the students to...
Volunteer Spotlight—Tabitha Pardo
We shine our Volunteer Spotlight on 100+ Women Who Care (WWC) Ambassador Tabitha Pardo this month. Since 2017, Tabitha has helped plan and promote this impactful one-hour event. She and the other seven 100+ WWC Ambassadors work hard to expand this giving circle,...
OCAN Update
Did you know that 85% of high school seniors in Otsego County have plans to enroll in some form of higher education (two-year college, four-year college, or trade school) after graduation, yet only 56% will attend when classes start? Otsego Career Access Network...
2023 Scholarship Recipients
The Otsego Community Foundation would like to recognize the following local students who received this year’s scholarships. The OCF’s scholarship program connects funds from forward-thinking donors to deserving local students pursuing further education. This year, we...
OCF Legacy Society Member Spotlight—Sue Jordan
Sue Jordan has always taken care of her neighbors. Even as a little girl living downstate, she shoveled her elderly neighbors’ driveways. “I like to do things for other people,” Sue says. Her generosity and sense of service show up to this day. Sue still makes sure...
100+ Women Who Care Grant Spotlight—Gaylord’s Last Resort
Grayson Lewis had no plans to attend the 2022 100+ Women Who Care event. A call and personal invitation from Karin Beyer persuaded her to attend. It was hard to say no to Karin, and as a newly elected board member of Gaylord’s Last Resort, she decided it might be a...
“We Got This”—The Nicholas Matthew Mazur Memorial Fund of the OCF in Action
When Nick Mazur died unexpectedly on March 22, 2022, on a trip to Mexico, his parents, Jen, and Matt, knew they wanted to do something in his memory. They had no idea how or where to start in the first few weeks and months after Nick's passing. Any memorial needed to...
OCF Seeks Administrative Assistant
The Otsego Community Foundation (OCF) is seeking a qualified individual to join our team as an administrative assistant. The OCF provides a positive, efficient, and effective working environment for people wishing to share their talents to help advance the...











