Local Charities Receive Grants From Community Foundation

The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, the Crisis Ministry of Mercer County, Mercer Street Friends, the Rescue Mission of Trenton, and HomeFront recently benefited from the generosity of the Lawrence Township Community Foundation.

Editor's Note: The following is a news release issued by the Lawrence Township Community Foundation. Five local charities that support Lawrence residents in need got a boost from the Lawrence Township Community Foundation (LTCF) at a check presentation ceremony on Feb. 26 at HomeFront’s Lawrence Community Center on Eggerts Crossing Road.  All the groups have experienced not only increased demand for their services but also greater difficulty in fundraising due to Hurricane Sandy.  Each year, LTCF awards over $50,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations serving Lawrence residents.  A special fundraising effort this fall enabled LTCF to divide $3,800 among the five agencies. Organizations receiving the emergency funds are the Trenton Area …

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Hurricane Sandy

Community Foundation to Raise Funds for Local Sandy Relief

The Lawrence Township Community Foundation is collecting donations to support five local agencies that are helping families in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Editor's Note: The following is news release issued by the Lawrence Township Community Foundation.   The Lawrence Township Community Foundation has organized a local hurricane relief fundraising drive to support five local agencies that serve the basic needs of Lawrence residents. All five have seen a sharp increase of people in need since Hurricane Sandy.   The Crisis Ministry of Mercer County, Mercer Street Friends, the Rescue Mission of Trenton, the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen and HomeFront are all seeing a higher volume of residents seeking help since the storm hit late last month.   The Lawrence Township Community Foundation will donate $500 to each organization as part of the fundraiser. We are challenging local businesses and …

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Lawrence History to be Focus of Community Foundation Event on Saturday

Discussions and exhibits that trace the growth of Lawrence Township from the colonial era to today will highlight the Lawrence Township Community Foundation event begin held from noon to 4 p.m. on Oct. 27 at Lawrence High School.

Editor's Note: The following is a news release from the Lawrence Township Community Foundation about “People, Places & Periods - A Celebration of Lawrence Township History,” an event being held from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, in the Lawrence High School Commons.    The Lawrence Township Community Foundation, in cooperation with the Lawrence Historical Society and in honor of Lawrence History Month, is sponsoring the program “People, Places & Periods - A Celebration of Lawrence Township History.” Please join us for discussions and exhibits that trace the growth of our town from the colonial era to today. Many volunteers from the Lawrence Historical Society will be on hand to display pieces from their collections and to discuss …

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Community Foundation 'Conversation' to be Held Oct. 27

The Lawrence Township Community Foundation, in cooperation with the Lawrence Historical Society, will host its10th Annual Community Conversation to discuss the "people, periods, and places" that have made up Lawrence over the years.

The Lawrence Township Community Foundation, in cooperation with the Lawrence Historical Society, is sponsoring the 10th Annual Community Conversation, to be held at Lawrence High School, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. October was chosen because it is the town’s History Month and the Lawrence Community Foundation, together with the Historical Society, is celebrating the town’s history This year the theme is: “People, Periods, and Places.” There will be conversations and exhibits regarding the people who have inhabited Lawrence, from the Lenni Lenape Indians up to the present. We will also have exhibitions and conversations concerning the different periods of our town, including before the colonial era, during the colonial …

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Community Foundation to Award 12 Grants Later This Week

Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, The Lawrence Township Community Foundation has awarded more than $600,000 to nonprofit groups serving the needs of the Lawrence community.

Editor's Note: The following is a news release issued by the Lawrence Township Community Foundation. The Lawrence Township Community Foundation (LTCF) will award $25,000 in grants to 12 Lawrence Township non-profit organizations on Thursday, May 10, at a reception to be held in Lawrence.  Celebrating its 10th anniversary, LTCF has awarded more than $600,000 to nonprofit groups serving the needs of the Lawrence community.  It is funded by founding sponsors Bristol-Myers Squibb and Educational Testing Service, and over 20 community partners, including the Lawrenceville School, Rider University and many individuals.  Our sponsors’ generosity allows the foundation to award a variety of grants that support and enhance programs in Lawrence …

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Community Foundation Receives $10,000 Donation

The donation to Lawrence Township Community Foundation was made by The Lawrenceville School.

Editor's Note: The following is a news release issued by The Lawrenceville School. The Lawrenceville School has made a $10,000 donation to the Lawrence Township Community Foundation. The foundation supports non-profit groups serving the needs of Lawrence Township, N.J., principally through cash grants contributed by its sponsors. Grant recipients serve a diverse group of organizations serving the township, and in 2011 included English School at Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church, Hearts to Hearts/Project Freedom, Lawrence Meals on Wheels, National Alliance on Mental Illness-Mercer, People and Stories/Gente y Cuentos, Prevention Education Inc., Sustainable Lawrence, Volunteer Connect, and both Lawrenceville Main Street and the Lawrenceville …

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Community Foundation Awards $20,000 in Grants

Eleven organizations that serve the Lawrence Township community were award grants last week by the Lawrence Township Community Foundation

Grants totaling $20,000 were presented by the Lawrence Township Community Foundation to 11 local philanthropic organizations during a reception held on Dec. 8 at the Lawrence Main Street Artists Network gallery. "We are very lucky in Lawrence to have generous corporate angels – Bristol-Myers Squibb and Educational Testing Service – who support LTCF and enable us to provide funding to our nonprofit partners serving the needs of Lawrence residents,” said Jori Fahrenfeld, president of the community foundation. The award recipients and the amounts they received are: Jeff Russo-Finley of Big Red Race said the grant will be a great help to that organization. "The Big Red Race is a community event on the Lawrenceville School campus," he said.  "…

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