WGC Grant Recipients

Women's Giving Circle (WGC) Grant Recipients

As the WGC Fund grows, so will the amount available for grant awards. Those who contribute to the WGC Fund also have the opportunity to volunteer to serve on the grant review committee. The grant review committee reviews all grant applications and makes recommendations to the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan's Board of Directors. All grants awards must be approved by the Board of Directors before being finalized.

A full list of WGC grant awards follows:

2019 Grants
Alpena County Library	Into No Man's Land-An Evening with Holocaust Survivor	$425
First United Methodist Church	Hearts to Home Project	$1,000
Alpena Gymnastics, Inc.	Aerial Silk Project	$500
Cheboygan, Otsego, Presque Isle ESD	Presque Isle Project Connect	$1,200
Thunder Bay Arts Council	MI Children's Book Author Carol Trembath	$1,200
Bay View Center	Undergarment Request	$900
All Saints Catholic Parish	Time to Help, Period	$2,500
Alpena Area Senior Citizens Council, Inc.	Books for the Widow's Club Project	$700
Alpena Public Schools	Alpena Girls Softball Field Improvements	$2,000
Alpena Tennis Association	Building Youth Tennis in Alpena	$1,250
Art in the Loft (NE MI Center for Fine Arts)	R.E.A.C.H. Program	$1,500
Boys and Girls Club of Alpena	SMART Girls Program	$2,419
District Health Dept. #4	Girls on the Run Program	$2,500
Friends of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary	2020 Lecture Series	$1,250
Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative	Women in STEM	$2,500
Hubbard Lake Baptist/Bible Church	Sunrise Community Food Pantry-Feeding the Hungry	$1,500
Inspiration Alcona, Inc.	3rd Annual Farm to Fork, Alcona Small Farm Conference	$1,000
Rogers City Area Schools	Elementary School Library Project	$2,000
Sanborn Township	Jaws of Life Purchase	$2,500
Shelter, Inc. dba Hope Shores Alliance	Sustaining Safe Housing for Transition	$2,500
Taking Pride in Alpena, dba South Bay	45th Parallel Park Signage	$500
Target Alpena Development Corporation	Leadercast Women Program	$500
	Total	$32,344

2018 Grants
Alcona Citizens for Health, Inc./Children's Advocacy Cntr.	Comfort for Children Project	$500
Cheboygan, Otsego, Presque Isle ESD	Project Connect Presque Isle County	$500
NE MI Community Partnership, Inc.	Alpena County HSCC Basic Needs Pantry	$325
Faith Outreach	Jail/Prison Aftercare Packets for	$1,000
Atlanta Congregational Church	Baby Basket Personal Care Project	$1,000
Alpena Gymnastics	Foam Pit Landing Mats	$1,000
Alpena Public Schools/Wilson Community School	Wilson Robotics Program	$1,770
District Health Dept. #4	Girls on the Run Sunrise Side Program	$2,000
Huron Pines RC&D	STEM Curriculum for Alcona Schools	$1,500
McLaren Northern MI Foundation	Patient Assistance for Female Patients	$500
NE MI Community Partnership, Inc.	Circle of Parents for Family Recovery Center	$2,000
Shelter, Inc./Hope Shores Alliance	Volunteer Appreciation and Training	$1,500
Target Alpena Economic Development Corporation	Leadercast for Women Project	$500
Thunder Bay Martial Arts	Women's Self Defense Training Project	$1,000
Alpena Area Senior Citizens Council	Hopeful Journey Series/Relatives Raising Children Proj.	$2,000
Atlanta Church of Christ	Caring Place Program	$2,000
Art in the Loft (NE MI Center for Fine Arts)	REACH Program	$2,000
Boys and Girls Club of Alpena	SMART Girls Program	$2,000
American Association of University Women Gaylord Area	Tech Savvy 2019 Program for CFNEM Service Area	$2,000
	Total	$25,095

2017 Grants
Northeast Michigan Community Partnership	25th Anniversary Parenting Awareness MI Conf.	$446
Friends of Negwegon State Park	Autumn Night Sky: Myths, Legends, Stories, Astronomy	$592
Northeast Michigan Community Partnership	Cribs for Safe Sleep Project	$625
Association of Lifelong Learners@ACC	Refreshments for People are People Program	$300
Thunder Bay Arts Council	Judy Sima, "Escape to Freedom" Program	$993
Options Pregnancy Center	Move and Expansion Project	$500
Multi-Purpose Arena Coalition/Shipwreck Alley Rollers	Safely Connecting Women to Roller Derby	$1,007
Alpena Township Fire Department	Turnout Gear for Female Firefighters	$1,000
Alpena Public Sch./Alpena Career & College Access Network	8th Grade Campus Visits	$1,000
Boys and Girls Club of Alpena	S.M.A.R.T. Girls Program	$1,000
District Health Department #4/Girls on the Run	Girls on the Run Sunrise Side Program	$1,000
Faith Outreach	Personal Packets for Women	$1,000
Alpena First United Methodist Church	Personal Items for Hearts to Home Project	$1,000
Friends of Alpena Farmer's Market	Guest Chef@Alpena Farmer's Market Project	$1,500
Habitat for Humanity NE MI, Inc.	Single Mother Closing Cost Support Project	$1,000
Hillman Community Schools	Girls Exploring Greece Project	$500
McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation	Hospice of Sunrise Shore Patient Assistance and Vol.	$500
New Beginnings Ministries	Hillman Area Resource Pantry	$1,000
NE MI Center for Fine Arts/Art in the Loft	R.E.A.C.H. Program	$1,500
NE MI Center for Fine Arts/Art in the Loft	Creative Collaborations: Getting smART w/Hope Shores	$1,500
Shelter Inc./Hope Shores Alliance	Volunteer Training and Appreciation Project	$1,500
Thunder Bay Theatre, Inc.	Pursuit of Gender Parity Project	$1,000
Thunder Bay Martial Arts	Women's Self-Defense Training Program	$1,000
	Total	$21,463

2016 Grants
Northeast Michigan Community Partnership	Circle of Parents Project	$200
United Way of NE MI	Presque Isle County Project Connect	$200
Salvation Army of Alpena	Tables for the Summer At-Risk Project	$400
American Red Cross of Northern MI	Disaster Relief	$375
Alpena Community Concert Assoc./Delta Kappa Gamma	Literacy for the Newborns and Families	$725
Alpena County Library	Books Before Kindergarten Project	$500
Atlanta Congregational Church	Baby Basket Personal Care Project	$500
Child and Family Services of NE MI	Mom's Day Out Project	$500
Alcona Citizens for Health/Alcona Health Center	Children's Advocacy Center Waiting Room Updates	$1,000
District Health Dept. #4	Girls on the Run Project	$1,000
Alpena First United Methodist Church	Textbooks for Public Library for Dnatho Farms Kenya	$500
Mitten Women Productions, Inc.	Conversation with Mardi Jo Link Project	$100
Mitten Women Productions, Inc.	Life in Mikado Documentary Project	$250
Alpena Public Schools/AHS	Varsity Women's Locker/Team Room Project	$500
Alpena Public Schools/AHS Wildcat Robotics	2017 First Robotics Project	$750
AMAESD/Great Start Collaborative	Infant Care Bags Project	$1,000
Boys and Girls Club of Alpena	S.M.A.R.T. Girls Project	$1,000
Child and Family Services of NW MI	Operation Barrier Free Program	$1,200
Foster Closet of MI	Foster Closet Supplies	$1,000
Habitat for Humanity NE MI	Closing Costs Assistance Program	$1,000
Hillman Community Schools	Women Exploring Woodworking Project	$300
Huron Humane Society	Protect Displaced Animals Project	$200
NE MI Center for Fine Arts/Art in the Loft	R.E.A.C.H. Culinary Arts Program	$1,000
RedSky Raptor Center	Educational Supplies for School-Aged Children Project	$206
Rogers City Public Schools/PTO	Elementary School Playground	$500
Shelter Inc./Hope Shores Alliance	Feed Project	$2,000
	Total	$16,906

2015 Grants
Alpena Child Abuse & Neglect Team (CA/N Team)	Northeast Michigan Safe Sleep Coalition	$720
Alpena County Sheriff's Department	Search and Rescue Team	$1,000
AHS/First Robotics Team	Breaking through Barriers: Girls Exploring Engineering	$645
Atlanta Congregational Church	Infant Rear-facing Car Seats	$1,000
Boys and Girls Club of Alpena	S.M.A.R.T. Girls Program	$1,000
District Health Dept. #4	Girls on the Run Sunrise Side	$1,000
Huron Humane Society	Animal Care for Women in Shelter	$1,000
Shelter, Inc.	Technology Upgrade	$1,000
United Way of Northeast Michigan	School Clothes Initiative	$750
United Way of Northeast Michigan	Project Connect/Presque Isle County	$500
	Total	$8,615

2014 Grants
Alcona County Commission on Aging	Women's Bathroom Toilets	$247
Alpena Hockey Association	Girls Hockey Fight Breast Cancer Awareness	$500
Atlanta Congregational Church	Baby Basket Items	$300
Child and Family of Northwest MI, CFS	Operation "Barrier Free"	$250
District Health Dept. #4	Girls on the Run Sunrise Side	$1,000
Friends Together	Ladies Night Out	$500
Northeast Michigan Community Partnership	Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma	$300
United Way of Northeast Michigan	Presque Isle Project Connect	$500
Word of Life Baptist Church	Teen MOPS Program	$1,000
	Total	$4,597

2013 Grants
Alcona Health Center	Grandparent Workshop	$300
Alpena Regional Medical Center	Breastfeeding Support for Women in NE MI	$200
Atlanta Congregational Church	The Baby Basket	$300
Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan	Preserving the One-Room School	$100
Boys and Girls Club of Alpena	S.M.A.R.T. Girls Program	$500
Catholic Human Services, Inc.	Chronic Pain Symposium	$200
Children's Closet	Children's Closet Clothing	$300
COP Educational Service District	Tobacco Reduction in Mothers	$300
District Health Dept. #4	The Caring Place Programs	$250
Salvation Army Alpena	Summer Recreation Program	$400
Sunrise Mission, Inc.	Playground Equipment and Benches	$250
United Way of Northeast Michigan	2-1-1 Services in Alpena County	$100
United Way of Northeast Michigan	Alpena County Project Connect	$500
United Way of Northeast Michigan	Alcona County Project Connect	$250
United Way of Northeast Michigan	Montmorency County Project Connect	$250
Teen MOPS	Teen MOPS Program	$260
	Total	$4,460

2012 Grants
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance	Grief Recovery Class	$1,000
Faith Outreach, Inc.	Free at Last (Smoking Cessation Program)	$510
United Way of Northeast Michigan	Presque Isle County Project Connect	$1,000
	Total	$2,510

2011 Grants
Alpena Child Abuse & Neglect Team (CA/N	Supplies for Alpena Baby Pantry	$585
Alpena Regional Medical Center	Pressure to be Perfect	$250
District Health Dept. #4	Events for the Caring Place Participants	$428
International Order of the Rainbow Girls	Grand Order Exemplification Luncheon	$150
United Way of Northeast Michigan	Presque Isle County Project Connect	$500
Word of Life Baptist Church	Supplies for Teen MOPS Program	$500
	Total	$2,413

2010 Grants
Alpena Child Abuse & Neglect Team (CA/N Team)	Alpena Baby Pantry Needs	$200
Alpena Public Schools	A Book Can Discover (ABCD)	$200
Alpena Regional Medical Center	Free Women's Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening	$150
District Health Dept. #4	Girls on the Run of the Sunrise Side	$200
Shelter, Inc.	Walking Together for Peace	$100
	Total	$850

2009 Grants
Alpena Regional Medical Center	Free Women's Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening	$600
United Way of Northeast Michigan	Alpena County Project Connect	$300
	Total	$900

2008 Grants
Atlanta Congregational Church	Baby Basket Personal Care	$200
Shelter, Inc.	W.I.S.E. (Women Inspiring Social Empowerment)	$310
	Total	$510