Bath Community Fund leaders are gearing up for the fund’s third annual meeting, where they will join supporters and local residents in celebrating the achievements of the philanthropic endowment and showcase its first grant recipients. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 30, at 5 p.m. at Victory Gallop, located at 1745 N. Hametown Road. 
“It’s exciting to see how much Bath Community Fund has grown in less than three years,” said Nancy Fay, BCF Advisory Board vice president. “This is just our third annual meeting and the first since awarding BCF’s first-ever grants.”
The fund awarded its first grants totaling $14,500 in November 2016. Guests at the annual meeting will have the opportunity to meet representatives from the grant recipient organizations and learn their plans for using their grants to benefit people throughout the Bath community. In addition, Victory Gallop will offer a live demonstration of its therapeutic horseback riding program for children with special needs.
The meeting will also include the election of the fund’s slate of advisory board members and introduce the co-chairs of the “For Bath, Forever” endowment campaign, which aspires to raise $2.018 million by Bath Township’s bicentennial in 2018.
“We have set an ambitious goal – raising $2 million – but the Bath community has taken its community fund to heart and understands the legacy the fund is creating,” Fay said. “As we celebrate Bath’s 200th birthday next year, we are committed to and confident about raising that money to ensure the fund’s promise to our community.”
Established in June 2014 by a group of committed Bath residents, Bath Community Fund is a permanent charitable fund dedicated to strengthening the Bath community for current and future generations by providing leadership, fostering collaboration, and creating a legacy of charitable giving. The fund, which is an affiliate of Akron Community Foundation, is committed to reinforcing and preserving Bath’s historical and environmental legacy, supporting the many local nonprofits in Bath, responding to community needs, and helping the less fortunate in the community.
Donors, supporters and members of the general public are invited to attend the annual meeting. Refreshments will be served. The meeting will be held in the barn at Victory Gallop, so guests are advised to dress accordingly. To reserve your seat, RSVP by March 16 to Jody Miller Konstand at 330-618-4477 or [email protected]. You can also register online at www.akroncf.org/BCF2017.
About Bath Community Fund
Established in 2014 by a group of committed Bath residents, Bath Community Fund is a permanent endowment dedicated to strengthening the Bath community for current and future generations by providing leadership, fostering collaboration and creating a legacy of charitable giving. The fund is committed to responding to community needs, helping the less fortunate, supporting local nonprofits, and reinforcing and preserving Bath’s historical and environmental legacy. Since its inception, the fund has grown to more than $320,000 while reinvesting $14,500 into the Bath community. The fund is currently embarking on the “For Bath, Forever” endowment campaign to raise $2.018 million by Bath’s bicentennial in 2018. For more information, contact Jody Miller Konstand, advisory board chair, at 330-618-4477 or [email protected].
About Akron Community Foundation
Celebrating 62 years of building community philanthropy, Akron Community Foundation embraces and enhances the work of charitable people who make a permanent commitment to the good of the community. In 1955, a $1 million bequest from the estate of Edwin Shaw established the community foundation. As of Dec. 31, 2016, it is a philanthropic endowment of nearly $196 million with a growing family of 560 funds established by charitable people and organizations from all walks of life. The community foundation and its funds welcome gifts of all kinds, including cash, bequests, stock, real estate, life insurance and retirement assets, just to name a few. To date, the community foundation’s funds have awarded nearly $138 million in grants to qualified nonprofit organizations. For more information about Akron Community Foundation or to learn more about creating your own charitable fund, call 330-376-8522 or visit www.akroncf.org.
