Pike philantropist's legacy lives on wiith $500 grants

| 31 May 2019 | 12:20

    Although Pike County lost a beloved philanthropist last year, her legacy lives on. The Barbara J. Buchanan Fund of the Greater Pike Community Foundation has announced its 2019 grant recipients: Pike County Hands of Hope, Kindred Spirits and GAIT Therapeutic Riding Center. Each of the three organizations will receive a $500 grant for their proposed projects.
    Since its inception in 2014, the Barbara J. Buchanan Fund has awarded at least 25 grants to community organizations. Due to Buchanan’s passing recently, these awards were of particular importance.
    “The grants committee received a number of quality grant applications this year,” said Maryanne Monte, Greater Pike Community Foundation’s granting chair. “We decided to select these three applicants specifically because we felt that their organizations represented causes and organizations that were near and dear to Barbara’s heart and reflected her passion for local philanthropy. It is one way to keep Barbara’s memory alive.”
    Barbara Buchanan was an early member of the board of Greater Pike Foundation and was the honoree of the foundation’s first annual gala that has recognized local philanthropic leadership every year since. Buchanan’s guidance and support of the Foundation were critical to its early success.
    The Greater Pike Community Foundation (GPCF) was created to enable generous individuals, families and local businesses to maximize their charitable support through organized, targeted, long-term community philanthropy. The Foundation provides a permanent and personal way to give back to the region we love and have worked so hard to nurture and maintain.
    Those interested in learning more about how to establish a fund at Greater Pike are encouraged to get in touch with any Greater Pike board member or contact Jenni Hamill, executive executive at (570) 832-4686 /jennihamill@greaterpike.org, or visit our website at www.greaterpike.org and Facebook.com/GreaterPike