$40,000 Awarded in Community Grants from The G. William Hartzell Charitable Fund
The Piqua Community Foundation on September 11 awarded G. William Hartzell Community Grants totaling $40,000 to 30 organizations that serve Piqua residents.
The grants were made from the charitable fund established by the late G. William “Bill” Hartzell with a bequest from his estate. The grant awards are unique in the simplicity of the application process and the unrestricted nature of the funds to be spent however best serve the organization’s needs.
Miamibucs
Miamibucs is one of the recipients of a G. William Hartzell Community Grant this year. The award will help the organization to continue to offer therapeutic tricyles (trykes) at no cost to children and adults with disabilities who live in Piqua.
G. William Hartzell
Randi Pearson, a retired Hartzell Industries, Inc. employee and fund committee member, reflects on Bill’s heart for Piqua.
“The Hartzell family has been supportive of the Piqua community for decades, and Bill carried on the legacy of his parents, Robert and Miriam, that dates back as far as the 1940s,” Pearson said. “By endowing a fund with The Piqua Community Foundation in his estate plans, Bill ensured that tradition continues to be carried on beyond his lifetime.”
The organizations receiving 2024 G. William Hartzell Community Grants are:
- Bethany Center
- Big Brothers Big Siters Miami Valley
- CASA/GAL of Miami County
- Declare Worship Community
- Eagles’ Wings Stable, Inc.
- Elizabeth’s New Life Center
- Friends of the Piqua Parks
- Friends of the Piqua Public Library
- Health Partners Free Clinic
- Isaiah’s Place
- Johnston Farm Council
- Lifewise Academy – Piqua Chapter
- Meals on Wheels of Piqua
- Mentoring Partnership of Miami County
- Miami County Agricultural Society
- Miami County Dental Clinic
- Miamibucs Chapter of National AMBUCS
- Miami Valley Veterans Museum
- Operation Veteran and Caregiver Support
- Piqua Area Chamber Foundation
- Piqua Arts Council
- Piqua Association of Churches – Munch Bunch Program
- Piqua Community Kitchen
- Piqua Compassion Network
- Rehabilitation Center for Neurological Development
- SafeHaven
- Samaritan Works
- The Salvation Army
- Wayne’s Legion of Fort Piqua
- Young Life
To learn more about the G. William Hartzell Charitable Fund of The Piqua Community Foundation, click here.