FOUNDATION
July is usually the busiest month for the Foundation and this year is no exception. Both the Denise Martinez Memorial Tournament and the 25th Anniversary Gala are almost here and we are encouraged by the participation of the Forest Highlands community in both events. Your support for these events and for the Foundation enhances our reputation as the only private golf club in Arizona with a robust program of giving back to the community in which we live. Forest Highlands is a better club and Flagstaff is a better city because of you. The Foundation also is active behind the scenes in July. During the same week as the Denise Martinez Tournament and the Gala, the grant committee will be having its “marathon,” followed by “horse trading” with the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) and our local philanthropic foundation partners. During June the ACF has organized Zoom interviews with all the nonprofits that have applied for grants this year. We attend all the interviews in the areas of health care, social service, education and youth. At the marathon we allot how much we are going to donate at horse trading. This year the amount will be about $300,000, and we will have the actual figure for you next month. At horse trading we negotiate the amount that each local foundation will give to each nonprofit. As many of the foundations have charitable interests dissimilar to ours, most often almost all the applications in all areas are at least partially funded. Funds are distributed at an informal but festive award ceremony later in the year. Several members of the grant committee recently had the opportunity to make a site visit to Northland Hospice. The history of the Foundation is deeply intertwined with the Hospice, and we have a long record of collaboration. Olivia White House, the inpatient hospice with 10 beds, was built with funds contributed by the Forest Highlands Foundation under the leadership of Ray White, whose granddaughter Olivia is the namesake of the hospice.
Important for our philanthropic consideration, Northland is the only nonprofit hospice in Northern Arizona. It provides inpatient and outpatient support for patients and families without regard for ability to pay by offering physical, emotional and spiritual comfort. A recent feature of the hospice is establishment of a meditation garden (see photo) as a spiritual and contemplative resource for patients, visitors, and staff. We’ll be back next month with further information about the results of horse trading, a wrap-up of this month’s events, and a preview of “coming attractions.” As always, if you have any questions about the Foundation, or if you wish to volunteer for our board or participate in our activities or those of any of our nonprofits, please contact me at beigestein@gmail.com or our Chairman, Marcus Sipolt at msipolt@blindsidesbc.com.
Thank you. Ethan Braunstein, Past Chair, Forest Highlands Foundation
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VOICE IN THE PINES • JULY 2024
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