Big News! Our long-time Executive Director, Carol Soule, is retiring at the end of the year. Please join us in bidding her a fond farewell and welcoming our new director, Kimberly Renwick. Kim was born and raised in Shiawassee County […]
You’ve heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but have you heard of Giving Tuesday? This is a day of giving back that kicks off the charitable season, and it happens the Tuesday after Thanksgiving every year. For #GivingTuesday this […]
A new scholarship has been added to the Bill and Kay Scarlett Family Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Shiawassee Community Foundation in memory of Lawrence “Larry” Arendt, who passed away at the age of 60 on Sep. 29, 2018. Larry […]
We are pleased to announce the opening of our 2018-19 grant and scholarship cycles! Students can now apply for 80 different scholarships for college, trade school, or graduate school through our online application system. The new process will allow students […]
We are excited to announce that students hoping to earn a scholarship this year will be able to apply online. The applications will be available beginning October 1, 2018 through a link on our website. In the meantime, students are […]
Pathways Adult Education Program will be able to help more adults earn their high school diploma or GED this year, thanks to a $3,000 grant from the Shiawassee Community Foundation. The grant, which was presented to Pathways teachers Karen Wagner […]
The Durand St. Mary Knights of Columbus Council 7955 received an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on Friday, June 22, 2018 to be placed at Durand St. Mary Parish Church. The AED was provided through a grant from the Mackenzie L. Watts […]
When the Shiawassee Community Foundation was invited to be on the radio, Executive Director Carol Soule didn’t hesitate. “I thought it would be an interesting and new way to share what the Foundation is all about,” she said. The Owosso […]
The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) made its annual grant awards on Sunday, May 20, 2018. The group, which is composed of middle school and high school students from all over Shiawassee County, reviewed applications from local schools and non-profit organizations […]
Four hundred people gathered at D’Mar Banquet Center in Owosso on Monday, May 14 to celebrate the announcement of the 2018 Shiawassee Community Foundation scholarship winners. Scholarships ranging from $500 to $4,000 were awarded to 121 students from across Shiawassee […]