Nov 2, 2017 | Community Stories
Gilana Shira Alpert had a zest for life. She embraced her musical and theatrical gifts, her heritage, her family, and her passion for bringing out the best in everyone. When she unexpectedly passed away in 2007, Gilana’s family established a fund at the Community...
Aug 15, 2017 | Community Stories
The Margaret Shaw Memorial Fund was created by the Paine family, owners of Metalworks Inc. in Ludington, in honor of Sidney Shaw’s wife, Margaret, who passed away in 2004. The Shaw family steadily grew the fund over the years and, when Sidney retired in 2015,...
Jul 10, 2017 | Community Stories
<June 28, 2017> For 18 years, the Community Foundation for Muskegon County has honored the work of its founding president and CEO by presenting the annual Patricia B. Johnson Community Leadership Award to recognize a dynamic individual, couple, or organization...
Feb 28, 2017 | Community Stories
We’ve celebrated our community with four previous rounds of “Love Your Community” mini-grants. It’s been fun and they’ve produced terrific winners like the Muskegon Street Performers, Roll on Muskegon community bike rides, the MI Muskegon...
Nov 7, 2016 | Community Stories
Pound Buddies Animal Shelter and Adoption Center works hard to “put people and pets together.” Not only do they provide shelter and adoption services, they work to find the right fit of personality and physical needs when finding “forever homes” for dogs. Thanks to a...
Oct 3, 2016 | Community Stories
With the growth of boating and tourism, night time navigation in and out of the Muskegon channel was becoming a serious safety issue. It was often too dark or too foggy to detect the south breakwall between the pier light and the beach and boating accidents were...
