Tournament of Roses® Foundation Gives $100,000 to Local Non-Profit Organizations

Pasadena Tournament of Roses® Foundation President Jacqueline Howard distributed grant checks totaling $100,000 to 27 civic, educational and cultural organizations in the San Gabriel Valley at the Tournament of Roses Foundation Grant Award Reception held May 23 at Tournament House. Seven of the 27 organizations funded are first-time grant recipients. These organizations are A Noise Within, A Step Ahead, College Access Plan, Mentoring & Partnership for Youth Development, Monrovia Association of Fine Arts, Neighborhood Urban Family Center and Sierra Madre Playhouse.
Established in 1983, the Tournament of Roses Foundation is a non-profit corporation that manages charitable contributions on behalf of the Tournament of Roses. The Foundation assists charities in the Pasadena area by funding sports and recreation, visual and performing arts, and volunteer motivation and leadership development. These grants, ranging from $1,400 to $10,000 will help support new and ongoing programs benefiting children, teens, adults and seniors.

The 2012 Tournament of Roses Foundation grant recipients are:

ORGANIZATION PROJECT/PROGRAM
A Noise Within Buses, workshops and tickets for the Classics Live! Program
A Step Ahead Program personnel for the Voices Against Violence project
Academy of Music for the Blind Scholarships for the Saturday sessions
Babe Ruth League of Pasadena Purchase of new uniforms for both the 16U and 18U teams
Caltech Y Union Station meals for The Caltech Y Perpetual Service Program
College Access Plan Program personnel for the Footsteps to College program
Door of Hope Volunteer coordinator salary and materials, in any proportion, for the Volunteer Program
Ecumenical Council of Pasadena Area Congregations Writing instructor/contract services for the Women’s Room Weekly Writers’ workshop
Friends of the Levitt Pavilion Pasadena Contract services for the Pasadena Battle of the Bands competition
Girls on the Run of Los Angeles County Volunteer director/program personnel for the youth development program
Harambee Ministries Junior staff stipends/program personnel for the Junior Staff Summer Program
Mentoring & Partnership for Youth Development Camp lodging for The Oakbridge Summer Camp for at-risk youth at John Muir High School
Monrovia Association of Fine Arts Materials for MUSD’s Village Afterschool visual art education program
Mothers’ Club Family Learning Center Program personnel for the Mothers’ Club Volunteer Program
Neighborhood Urban Family Center Music teacher/program personnel for the Can-Do Kids Club Music Lessons
Pasadena Arts Council Music teachers/program personnel for SAPPA (Scholarship Audition Performance Preparatory Academy)
Pasadena Educational Foundation
(Pasadena Unified School District)
Program personnel, contract services, materials, printing/postage and PR/marketing for the PEF Summer Enrichment Program
Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce Foundation Purchase of toys for the Operation Santa Claus project
Pasadena Museum of History Honorariums/contract services and workshop supplies for the PMH Family Free Days
Pasadena Police Foundation Leadership development for the Police Department’s Youth Accountability Board (YAB)
Pasadena Senior Center Artist fees/contract services for the Concerts in the Park
San Gabriel Educational Foundation Personnel for the Kindergarten through 3rd grade Music Instructional Program
Side Street Projects Personnel and program materials for creative woodworking classes for all PUSD 3rd graders
Sierra Madre Playhouse ASL translators for plays
South Pasadena Educational Foundation Purchase of musical instruments for South Pasadena Middle School
Special Olympics San Gabriel Valley Region Uniforms, equipment, travel, game fees & meals for the Special Olympics SGV soccer program
YMCA of West San Gabriel Valley Lifeguard/program personnel for swim lessons

The Tournament of Roses Foundation receives donations and gifts from the Tournament of Roses Association, its supporters, and the general public. Organizations or individuals interested in making a contribution or submitting a grant application should contact the Foundation by calling (626) 449-4100 or visiting the Tournament of Roses website, www.tournamentofroses.com/PasadenaTournamentofRoses/Foundation/AbouttheFoundation.aspx.

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