Turano Insurance made a donation of $1000.00 to the Wayne Tomorrow!
The Wayne County Community Foundation Board of Directors has selected Paul and Sandy Meagher for its highest recognition, the 2019, “Ben Franklin Award for Community Service.”
Wayne County Community Foundation Awards Grant to the Greene-Dreher Historical Society
The Wayne County Community Foundation recently presented a check for $4000 to the Hamlin Fire and Rescue Company.
The Wayne County Community Foundation has awarded a grant to the Honesdale Fire Department to assist with the purchase of a "griphoist."
The Board of Directors of the Wayne County Community Foundation wish to express their deep regret at the passing on Friday, September 27, 2019 of one of our Board Members, Mrs. Kuni Holbert.
The Wayne County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of new Board Member, Kim Modrovsky. Kim lives with her husband, Michael and children, Emma and Peter on Pine Mill Road in northern Wayne County. She is the co-owner with her brothers of Diehl Trucking Company in Damascus. A graduate of Honesdale High School and Lackawanna College, she is a member and Trustee of the Damascus Manor Methodist Church. She actively supports her children’s sporting teams and is a member of the Friends of Honesdale Girl’s Basketball and Baseball programs.
Wayne County Community Foundation Supports Project LINUS With 300 Chapters Nationwide, Project LINUS provides love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need. They do this with gitfs of new handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer "Blanketeers." The monies from the grant will be used to purchase materials to make the blankets.
The Wayne County Community Foundation is soliciting donations for its 17th Annual Dictionary Project. This program gives dictionaries to 3rd Graders in the following Wayne County schools: Lakeside, Damascus, Preston, Evergreen, RD Wilson, Canaan Christian. Additionally, library books for third graders at given to the Forest City Elementary School. Donors have their names or names of loved ones placed on bookplates for each book. Donations may mailed to the Wayne County Community Foundation, 214 Ninth St. Honesdale, PA 18431
At this year’s “Herd the Curd” 5/10K Race, which is sponsored by the Michael J. Bryant Memorial Fund Committee, six grants awards were made to deserving Wayne County organizations.