Local documentarian and author Dean Decker has spent more than a decade researching and documenting Los Alamos places and history, so it is no surprise that he is creating a fund to benefit the Los Alamos Historical Society. “Los Alamos history is of course fascinating. So much has already been written about the science of
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Category: Giving Story
From Humble Beginnings to a Lasting Legacy
Jose A. (Joe) and Mary M. (Marty) Arellano’s story is rooted in the soil of northern New Mexico. From the quiet Arellano family orchard in the Embudo Valley and farming communities of Mora County, the Arellano’s journey is a testament to the values of hard work, service, faith, community, and family. In northern New Mexico,
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Seed Funds to Benefit Self-Help and Los Alamos Arts Council
LACF News:There is a new option for supporting causes and nonprofit organizations that you care about in Los Alamos – Seed Funds! The Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF) recently established a process for creating seed funds that can grow over time and turn into named endowment funds. “Our job is to help local donors fulfill
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Endowment supporting Los Alamos Little Theater announced
LACF News – The Los Alamos Community Foundation announced today that longtime resident and community theatre participant, Ken Milder, has established the Los Alamos Little Theatre (LALT) Endowment Fund with a seed gift of $10,000. The purpose of the fund is to provide unrestricted operating support to LALT. “I want to support the Little Theatre
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Endowment to Support Youth Sports now in its Second Year of Grant Giving
(LACF News) – Reminiscing about the importance of competitive sports in the growth and maturity of their children and their friends sparked in Paul and Jill Cook a special project in 2019. In collaboration with the Los Alamos Community Foundation, they decided to create an endowment that would provide perpetual financial support to further youth
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New Endowment to Preserve Historic Heritage of the Pajarito Plateau
(LACF News) – Georgia Strickfaden has always had a love affair with Los Alamos history. It might have begun as a young teen exploring on horseback the northern mesas and canyons of Los Alamos County. In the Stable Area on North Mesa, she was intrigued by two unique homestead houses among the other more recently
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Community Endowment for Music Organizations Announced
(LACF News) – Judy Dudziak had a strong passion for music, which she pursued from childhood throughout the rest of her life. She played piano and violin in her youth. Then later, the recorder and French horn, the latter in the Los Alamos Symphony, the Municipal Band, and as a member of the orchestra for many
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Endowment for Community Programs Announced
(LACF News) – The Diane Warther Soran Endowment for Community Programs was recently established at the Los Alamos Community Foundation. Annual distributions from the fund will underwrite expenses associated with conducting nonprofit training programs, donor training programs, or other community training programs that the foundation develops over time. The fund was created by Denise Soran Brown
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Paul and Susan Bombardt Establish K-12 Music Education Endowment for Los Alamos Public Schools
Los Alamos, N.M. – The Los Alamos Community Foundation announces the establishment of the Paul and Susan Bombardt K-12 Music Education Endowment for Los Alamos Public Schools. The fund will benefit students in music education in Los Alamos by providing funding for performing artists to give demonstrations, classes, or workshops that will expose, engage, and
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