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For individuals and families in Otsego County facing cancer and undergoing radiation treatment, transportation can be an added hardship. Petoskey is the nearest radiation treatment facility, requiring a 90-mile round trip for anywhere from 5 to 45 consecutive days....
The Otsego Community Foundation scholarship application is open until March 6, 2024, for any high school senior attending one of the four local high schools—Johannesburg-Lewiston, Gaylord, Vanderbilt, and St. Mary’s. There are 12 scholarships managed through the OCF,...
The Otsego Community Foundation turns 30 this year! As part of our year-long celebration, we are combing through the archives to get a better understanding of where we started and how far we have come. We are adding this Through the Archives feature to the monthly...
As winter progresses, most of us seek refuge and comfort from the elements in our warm homes, surrounded by family and friends. A basic need we may take for granted. Many of our Otsego County neighbors are not as fortunate; secure housing is just out of reach. This is...
We ended 2023 with a bang at the Otsego Community Foundation. What a year! The generosity of this community was evident with the tremendous success of Extreevaganza and year-end giving. Thank you for entrusting us as your philanthropic partner. As 2024 gets underway,...
Dear Friends, Every year, I look forward to this moment as I sit down with my erasable pen and notebook and start to brainstorm key elements of this letter written to YOU. Like every year, this letter is a reflection of the past 365 days and a preview...
It was a record-setting year before the doors opened on December 1, 2023, at Ellison Place for this year’s Extreevaganza! The generosity of this community and its support for this event were expressed in many ways. Corporate Partner sponsorship was unprecedented, with...
In 2023, after years of behind-the-scenes work, the Otsego Career Access Network (OCAN) moved from the planning phase to the implementation phase of its program. Since its inception, the OCF has served as the anchor organization for OCAN. Earlier this year, OCAN was...
The Michigan Health Endowment Fund (Health Fund) granted over $90,000 for a two-year period to the Otsego County United Way (OCUW) to support the START (Services, Tools, Assistance, Resources, Talents) Collaborative. The Health Fund works to improve the health...
On a gloomy October morning, nine of us piled into the E-free Church van for the annual Community Grant Program site visits. (Thank you, Board Member and Grant Committee member Brian Switalski.) The Community Grant Program is a collaborative effort of local funders...
For the past twenty-six years, the students at Gaylord Middle School (GMS) have held a Veteran’s Day Celebration to honor those who have served in our military in wartime or peacetime. Local veterans and their spouses are invited as GMS students and staff pay tribute...
We are launching a two-day campaign for community members to nominate a nonprofit to receive a $5,000 grant that will be awarded the night of Extreevaganza. Nominations will be received from November 7 at 8 a.m. to November 9 at noon. One nomination per person,...