Donor Stories | G. Robert & Sharon Blanchard Bob and Sharon Blanchard are long-time Tampa residents who have quietly worked to build major nonprofits in the Tampa Bay area. Bob served as chairman of the YMCA and is proud that the "Y" is serving all areas of the community "from the yuppies to inner city people." The University of Tampa is another institution that has struggled and grown strong, thanks to nurturing from good people like the Blanchards. Bob and Sharon help nonprofits by making their ranch available for fund raising projects. For example, each year they assemble over sixty friends who spend the day picking 3,500 bags of oranges to benefit the food program at the Salvation Army.
Because of their deep commitment to many organizations in the community and their desire to "give back", Bob and Sharon are leaving their legacy to the community through the G. Robert and Sharon Blanchard Fund in the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay.
You, too, can count on the Community Foundation to turn your caring into commitment. We make it easy to be a philanthropist, now and for generations to come. Establish your fund to benefit any field you choose or help one or more nonprofits flourish because of grants from your fund.
The Community Foundation is a partner in the Leave A Legacy program and invites you to leave your legacy to the Tampa Bay community. To find out how you can start your fund at the Foundation or to get more information, call 813.282.1975.
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Frank and Carol Morsani Frank and Carol Morsani support art in the schools and the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.
Joseph and Anne Garcia
The Garcias make grants to help at-risk youth, particularly in inner city schools and at the Boys & Girls Clubs.
Ray and Nancy Murray The focus of the Murray's grant making is
the arts and women and families.
Members of the Bridge Club The Bridge Club's grantmaking works to make the community a better place by creatively addressing areas of current need.
Heidi Hess Haas Heidi Haas has memorialized her husband through this fund that helps young heart patients.
Jane and Jerry Williams The Williams make grants to a variety of organizations that enrich our community.
Fred Fisher and Family Fred Fisher and his family support organizations that help the homeless and substance abusers and strengthen recreational and arts facilities.
Jack and Laura Golly The Golly's grant making helps nonprofits that are working to help the needy in our community.
Jim and Doris Siglin It is a designated fund, in his and his wife’s name (to honor her memory), specifically intended to assist Meals On Wheels Tampa forever.
Dr. Gladys Shafran Kashdin Dr. Gladys Shafran Kashdin wants to provide for the needs of active adults, be they able or disabled, and her focus is on the Adult/Senior Programs at MOSI and the Life Enrichment Center (LEC)
Jim and Jane Strenski
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