miami county community foundation
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
The Miami County Community Foundation has been working with donors to benefit the greater Miami County, Kansas community through grants and scholarships since 2007. In 2017, over $50,000 was awarded through the Foundation in scholarships and gifts for the benefit of the community.
The Foundation assists donors in achieving their philanthropic objectives through the establishment of restricted and unrestricted endowments during their lifetime or through planned giving. Income from these endowments and donations are used to provide grants to greater Miami County nonprofit organizations that have a positive impact on the community.
Previous grants have supported organizations such as the Miami County Historical Museum, Paola Community Garden of HOPE, Lakemary Center, American Legion Riders, Cops for Tots, Salvation Army, United Way, Paola Senior Center, USD #367, and many more.
Here are a few of the funds that are a part of the Miami County Community Foundation:
Paola High School and Osawatomie High School elect two students each to join the Board of Trustees for a year and then participate with the Miami County Community Foundation’s Scholarship Committee in choosing recipients for the Leadership Scholarship. Students at each of the High Schools hold fundraisers to contribute to this scholarship. If you would like to contribute to this scholarship fund, please mail your check made payable to “OHS/PHS Leadership Scholarship” to the Miami County Community Foundation, 6 South Silver Street, Paola, KS 66071.
From Avelyn’s mother…
“In May of 2014 after our daughter Avelyn passed away, we wanted to do something impactful and something long-lasting with the memorial funds we had received; we wanted to bring about something positive out of the extremely difficult time we were going through. In October 2014, through a friend and the Holy Spirit, we were led to give away children’s bibles. Since then each May we have our Annual Let Your Light Shine Family 1 Mile Walk & 5k to continue to raise funds. If you would like to donate to this cause and help with our mission, please mail your check made payable to “Avelyn Sonshine Journey” to the Miami County Community Foundation, 6 South Silver Street, Paola, KS 66071.
You may learn more about this Journey at www.letyourlight-shine.com.
Shifting Gears is focused on raising awareness to teen suicide prevention and in helping families navigate life after the sudden loss of their child to suicide.
“We all will have times in our lives where we find it necessary to shift gears. For Regan, it was always on the race track doing what she loved. For those of us she left behind… We now find ourselves having to shift gears in search of our own “new normal”; trying to adjust to a life without our fiery little redhead. Suicide has become the 2nd leading cause of death among teenagers.”
– BJ Thomas
(Regan’s mother).
Event: Shifting Gears for Regan Passport Cruise 2023
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More information about this program will be available soon. Please check back at a later date.
More information about this program will be available soon. Please check back at a later date.
The D. O Smith Scholarship is awarded to students from Miami County who are enrolled in a nursing program. To apply for this scholarship, please fill out this application. Mail your completed application to:
Christian Toman
First Option Bank
702 Baptiste Dr
Paola, KS 66071
Peter Murphy Lewis
(913) 245 0050
info@micocf.org
Mail Your Donation
Miami County Community Foundation
702 Baptiste Dr
Paola, KS 66071, USA