We kick off our 2024 Volunteer Spotlights with Jessi Jo Boulter. Jessi Jo has served on the Grant Committee for two years. The OCF Grant Committee is comprised of nine members who award grants to local nonprofits. Once a year, Grant Committee members, along with...
Volunteer Spotlights
Volunteer Spotlight–Stacey Kosch
Our last OCF Volunteer Spotlight of 2023 features Stacey Kosch. Stacey volunteers as an Extreevaganza Ambassador. Along with the other twelve Ambassadors, her contributions and hard work behind the scenes make Extreevaganza a success every year. Extreevaganza,...
Volunteer Spotlight–Joe Marsiglia
In November, we honor our Veterans on the 11th day of this 11th month. In this month’s OCF Volunteer Spotlight, we want to highlight one of our OCF Volunteers who also serves in the military—Joe Marsiglia. Joe is a Michigan native who moved to Gaylord in 1987 and...
Volunteer Spotlight: Bob Courtois
In September, we are proud to feature Bob Courtois in our OCF Volunteer Spotlight. Bob and his wife, Gay, moved to the Gaylord area from Troy in 2010. A decade later, Bob retired as CFO for the East Region of Munson Healthcare. He currently serves on the Munson...
August Volunteer Spotlight—Justine Hees
We are excited to feature Justine Hees this month in our Volunteer Spotlight. She has been a valuable OCF board member since 2021; this year, she is acting as board secretary. Eight years ago, Justine moved from Rhode Island to Northern Michigan, settling in her...
June Volunteer Spotlight—Haley Dawe
We are proud to feature Haley Dawe this month in our Volunteer Spotlight. Haley has served on the OCF Scholarship Committee for two years. She draws on her fifteen years of experience as a teacher to help make important decisions about which scholarships are awarded....
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,...
Charitable Funds 101
On June 20, the OCF hosted Charitable Funds 101, an informative event for board members and professional advisers featuring a panel of current fund holders representing the different types of charitable funds managed by the OCF. Fund types include unrestricted, field...
Together We Are More Empowered…Join Us For 100+ Women Who Care
Over one hundred women came together last May and donated $100.00 each to the Otsego Community Foundation. That night, over $10,000 was raised to impact local non-profit efforts! These compassionate, generous women listened to four organizations tell their stories....
YOUth Care: 2nd 100 Youth Who Care February 10th
Are you or someone you know between the ages of 10-19? The Youth Advisory Committee invites you to the second 100 Youth Who Care Event at the Otsego County Library on February 10th starting at 3:00 pm. How do you become a member? It’s easy: just complete...








