Established in 2005, this fund honors Bonnie Myers and supports funding for the mum Arch display at the annual Mum Festival.
Her husband, Vic Myers, said “Bonnie and I volunteered from year one with the mums.” The mum arch is a “gift from the life of one to the life of many.”
There is a Bonnie mum named in honor of Bonnie Myers.
Established by the Stefan family and in memory of Gayle and Lawrence Lightner, this fund benefits nonprofits that work with issues and programs related to domestic violence, financial literacy, health, and wellness.
This endowment fund was established to assist a Barberton student attending NEOUCOM.
In honor of Justin Winebrenner‘s Barberton roots and enthusiasm for life, his father created a fund at Barberton Community Foundation that will allow his passions to give others in Barberton an opportunity to follow their dreams and pursue a career in law enforcement. The Justin Winebrenner Fund hopes to improve the quality of life for Barberton residents with a primary focus on youth through various programs.
This fund supports the Youth Philanthropy program in Barberton High School.
Barberton Community Foundation established the Youth Philanthropy Committee in 2000, giving youth the opportunity and legitimate authority to directly improve the lives of Barberton residents.
With funding provided by Barberton Community Foundation, a committee of selected Barberton High School students, working as a grants committee, review non-profit grant proposals, develop questions for and interview grant applicants, then make grant award decisions based on internal discussion, plus support and guidance from their advisers. Award recommendations are presented to the Barberton Community Foundation Board of Directors Grants Committee at the conclusion of the review process.
The Youth Philanthropy Committee’s mission is to exercise good stewardship, integrity, charity, leadership development and responsibility in identifying and selecting grant proposal projects that will have the greatest positive impact on the Barberton community.