The Paul F. Blewett Legacy Funds were established at the Community Foundation of Marquette County in 2010 to provide support to multiple local and regional organizations that Paul Blewett, an educator, cared most about. This year, more than $102,000 was distributed from the fund.
Following the wishes of the donor, the Paul F. Blewett Legacy Funds supported 19 organizations this year, including:
Bethany Lutheran Church of Ishpeming
Michigan Education Association
National Education Association Foundation
National Planned Parenthood
Ishpeming High School
Ishpeming Skiers Training Facilities, Inc.
City of Ishpeming Independence Day
Bark River-Harris School District
The American Civil Liberties Union
WNMU Public Radio 90
National Public Radio
American Cancer Society
National Alzheimer’s Association
American Heart Association
American Diabetes Association
American Lung Association
Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp
Salvation Army – Escanaba
Salvation Army - Ishpeming
The American Red Cross.
“We are grateful to the Blewitt Legacy Funds for their ongoing support of The Salvation Army. Their deep investment into the most vulnerable in our community is vital to our ongoing mission of meeting human need without discrimination,” shares Cari Detmers, Development Director of the Upper Peninsula Region of The Salvation Army. The Salvation Army provides many services within the community to address basic needs, youth programs and services, seasonal assistance and much more.
“It is an honor to administer the Paul F. Blewett Legacy Funds through the Community Foundation of Marquette County (CFMC) because we know that this funding honors Paul’s legacy of giving while providing vital funding to support projects and programs that meant so much to him.” Zosia Eppensteiner, CEO CFMC.
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