Agency Partner Fund Stories Archive

	Fritz Huber Memorial Scholarship Fund
	Long-time South Pasadena resident Frederick “Fritz” Huber passed away from heart disease in June. To honor Huber’s memory, his family has established a scholarship fund at South Pasadena High School, the high school from which he and his children Jeffrey and Jennifer Huber graduated. Via the memorial fund, each year Huber’s family members will award a college scholarship to a senior who they believe most embodies Huber’s spirit and personal attributes including kindness, generosity, service and integrity.

	Leadership Pasadena Class of 2007 Retreat
	Leadership Pasadena has trained more than 140 emerging and experienced leaders from the private, public and nonprofit sectors. Through the Community Project Fund, Leadership Pasadena graduates will be able to join together and apply for a grant that will help them leverage their know-how and resources to make a meaningful impact where it is needed in Pasadena. This fund, initiated through the generous support of Flintridge Foundation, will unleash the full potential of Leadership Pasadena’s growing Graduate Network to enrich our community life. The Scholarship Fund, launched by Parsons Corporation, will provide a greater opportunity for people representing different voices and perspectives to participate in the Leadership Pasadena training model. Consequently, an even more diverse group of individuals will have the opportunity to engage in community-building through the efforts of the Graduate Network. www.leadershippasadena.org

	South Pasadena Kiwanis and PCF Partner to Support Local Youth
	Giving back to the South Pasadena community is one of the principal goals of the local South Pasadena Kiwanis Club that has just established an Endowment Fund with PCF. The endowment will help assure youth scholarships and awards for local students long into the future. The South Pasadena Kiwanis endowment is one of many component charitable funds managed by PCF which are pooled for investment purposes to achieve enhanced financial returns. South Pasadena Kiwanis acknowledges the generous donations from the S. Paul Ward Family and the Walter Maus Family who provided financial support for the Endowment Fund. image: Jennifer DeVoll of PCF with Veronica Dolleschel, president of South Pasadena Kiwanis Club and Steve Marrs, investment manager at Citizens Business Bank.

	Pasadena Deltas Establish Permanent Scholarship Fund at Pasadena Community Foundation
	At the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Pasadena Delta Foundation, Inc (PDF), the PDF presented a check for $125,000.00 to the Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) to begin a permanent Academic Award Fund to support the ten annual Commemorative scholarships given annually by the Pasadena Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The chapter has given over $300,000.00 to deserving Pasadena graduates. John Singleton, award winning film producer and John Kennedy, successful developer, are among the awardees. The Delta Academic Award Endowment Fund at PCF is now the main funding source for their local scholarships.