Community Foundation of Greater Sun City Center

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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS $100,000 CHALLENGE GRANT

The Community Foundation of Greater Sun City has awarded LifePath Hospice a challenge grant to help generate support for its innovative hospice program.  Under terms of the grant, the Foundation will match the first $100,000 of donations made or pledged to this program by other donors and are secured by February 2009.

The residential program provides the ability to serve patients who are suffering from life-limiting illness, but who do not require the more acute level of care provided in the Hospice House setting.  This also gives patients and families more options when the patient has no suitable place to live, or is unable to receive adequate care at home.

"This program is unique in the hospice movement and currently does not get reimbursed by traditional payment sources, to the extent that inpatient care in the Hospice House does," said Donna Badgero, R.N., LifePath Hospice Residence clinical team leader.  "The Residence provides a wonderful option for many of our patients, and donations from the community are needed to help defray the costs."

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ó With a grant from the George A. Lutz Estate within the Community Foundation of Greater Sun City Center, the Ruskin Historical Society was able to establish the South Shore Children's History and Science Club.  The mission of the club is to preserve, promote and educate South Shore residents about local history and science issues.

ó The Community Foundation of Greater Sun City Center showed its support in the education of children through a donation to the Redlands Christian Migrant Association Academy in Wimauma.  The funds will provide supplemental assistance to low-income families who can't afford the full price of school program.

ó With generous contributions from Sun City Center resident Arlene Oakley and the Community Foundation of Greater Sun City Center, renovations to the Rollins Theater has begun.  Plans are in place for a new sound system, more comfortable seating, new flooring, and much more.

ó Hazel Bryson, a founding donor of the Community Foundation of Greater Sun City Center, established her field-of-interest fund to benefit literacy programs for pre-school and elementary school children. The local Council has continued Hazel's focus on literacy by recently awarding $4,500 to Gibsonton Elementary School for the purchase of a Leap Frog Leap Pad Learning System which would benefit 510 Kindergarten through third grade students.

     At the same meeting, the Council approved $5,000 to The Hope Fund for the Children of Bethune Park. This grant will be used to purchase books for the recently established Reading Room located at the park and operated by The Hope Fund.

ó Continuing support for its local Hispanic population, the Sun City Center affiliate again provided funding for the annual Hispanic Scientist of the Year Award sponsored by MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry). The grant provides transportation and cost of attendance to the dinner for south county students as they see their role models recognized.


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