Tournament Of Roses® Foundation Awards $200,000 To 45 Local Non-Profit Organizations

Representatives of non-profit organizations accept Tournament of Roses Foundation Award. – Courtesy photo

Awards Given Include 13 First-time Grant Recipients

The Tournament of Roses Foundation is proud to announce the 2017 grant awards totaling $200,000 presented to 45 civic, educational and cultural organizations in the San Gabriel Valley. Thirteen of the 45 organizations funded are first-time grant recipients. These organizations are: Alhambra High School Mighty Moors Boosters, Altadena Library Foundation, Blair High School PTA, Flintridge Center, Friends of the Temple City Library, Pasadena Community Gardens Conservancy, Pasadena Heritage, Pasadena High School Alumni Association, Pittance Chamber Music Inc, Rose Bowl Riders Charitable Organization, San Gabriel Valley Music Theatre, Southern California Children’s Museum and Theatre Americana.

Since its inception in 1983, the Tournament of Roses Foundation has funded over $3 million in charitable contributions on behalf of the Tournament of Roses Association. The Foundation assists charities in the greater Pasadena area by funding sports and recreation, visual and performing arts, and volunteer motivation and leadership development. These grants will help support new and ongoing programs benefiting children, teens, adults and seniors.

The 2017 Tournament of Roses Foundation grant recipients are:

About Productions
‘Through the Ages’ residency for 30 new Marshall Fundamental High School students.

*Alhambra High School Mighty Moors Boosters
Purchase 100 jackets for the Alhambra High School Marching Band.

*Altadena Library Foundation
Free monthly community concert series, The Second Saturdays.

American Composers Forum of Los Angeles
Making Music in Schools,
a structured series of classes that places ACF-LA instructors in local schools
to teach the fundamentals of music.

*Blair High School PTA
Purchase of 5 saxophones for the Blair High School Band,
Pep Band and four levels of Concert Band.

Boys & Girls Club of the Foothills
The Keystone Club and Torch Club programs
focusing on developing good character and leadership skills
in adolescent youth ages 11 to 18.

Caltech Y
The Caltech Y Rise Program provides tutoring and academic mentoring
for 85 junior high and high school students at Caltech’s campus.

Day One
Monthly Youth Network program to advance leadership skills and increase collaboration.

*Flintridge Center
The Youth of Promise program provides a safe space for underserved youth
to increase character, leadership, team-building, and volunteer skills.

Foothill Creative Arts Group
Curriculum-based art program in ceramics
for 1st through 5th graders at Sierra Madre Elementary School.

Friends In Deed
Organizational development for board and staff training class
on advanced use of Raiser’s Edge, a development database program.

Friends of the Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
“Little Hands, Big World” interactive workshops before each of the Children’s Concerts,
in partnership with Armory Center for the Arts,
to provide a broadened experience of music, dance and art.

*Friends of the Temple City Library
A Year of Girl Empowerment,
a monthly series of programs, workshops, and panels
with a focus on grades 5-12.

Girls on the Run of Los Angeles County
Assistance for families in need
through GOTRLA’s after-school youth-development program for young girls.

Harambee Ministries
Music and arts summer program for 45 youth,
1st-6th grade, who live in Northwest Pasadena.

Ideal Youth Incorporated
Summer youth workforce development training program
that inspires and prepares young people to succeed in a global economy.

Jackson PTA
Expansion of the music and arts programs
by purchasing equipment, and materials for free after-school classes.
Transform an outdoor space to utilize as an arts classroom for Jackson STEM.

Life Skills FORE Pasadena Youth, Inc. dba The First Tee of Pasadena
Golf caps to participants of educational programs
that build character, instill life-enhancing values
and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.

Light Bringer Project
Room 13 creative studios
at John Muir High School, Eliot Middle School,
San Rafael and Field Elementary Schools.

Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC)
Vital, need-based scholarships
to help low income and hardship families
cover the cost of their child’s participation.

Mark Keppel High School Drama Boosters
Purchase equipment, costumes, makeup supplies, orchestra flooring, curtains, and more,
to prepare our theatre students for college and a viable career,
as well as continue to create high quality productions in theatre.

Marshall Music Boosters Inc
Hire color guard and percussion instructors
who are not employees of Pasadena Unified School District.
The funds will also be used to purchase a drum set and storage
for Marshall Fundamental School.

Mothers’ Club Family Learning Center
Mothers’ Club Volunteer Program,
providing free, high-quality education and social services
to Pasadena parents and children in need.

MUSE/IQUE
KIDS/IQUE, a multi-faceted music immersion program.

Neighborhood Urban Family Center
Can-Do Kids Club Music Lessons,
instrumental music lessons offered to all 3rd – 5th graders
enrolled in the Can-Do Kids Club after school program.

Oakwood Brass – Outreach Project
Comprehensive programs designed
to promote and support instrumental studies
through concerts, hands-on learning with instruments,
and mentoring for young musicians.

OBA, Inc.
Train leaders through DOLI, the Diverse Outdoor Leadership Institute,
to develop wilderness leaders of color that will expose urban youth
to our national parks, forests and other wilderness areas.

Pasadena Arts Council
Scholarship Audition Performance Preparatory Academy’s (SAPPA)
group music education classes for children,
ages 7-12, and for adults and seniors.

*Pasadena Community Gardens Conservancy
Half acre garden, operated by student volunteer leaders in the Green Club
at Pasadena High School that promotes volunteerism,
contributes to STEM through botanical study, enables greater physical exercise,
and helps improve student nutrition through greater consumption of fruits and vegetables.

Pasadena Educational Foundation
Re-establish baseball and softball teams for boys and girls
in grades 9 through 12 at Blair High School in the Pasadena Unified School District.

*Pasadena Heritage
Train volunteers as Lead Docents
within the non-profit historic preservation organization.

*Pasadena High School Alumni Association
Enhancement of the athletic programs
with the purchase of new equipment and uniforms
serving the students at Pasadena High School.

Pasadena Museum of History
A series of lectures as enrichment for the museum’s adult volunteers
and to bring in interested members of the community as new volunteers.

Pasadena Panthers Inc.
Reconditioning and purchasing new helmets for football players
who learn the importance of education, the values of athletics,
team work, competition, discipline and good sportsmanship.

Pasadena Senior Center
Concerts in the Park, an eight-week summer musical series,
with programming that is geared towards the musical tastes of older adults.

Pasadena Summer Youth Chamber Orchestra
“The Young Artist’s Concert” project,
an annual public event in the City of Pasadena
performed by middle school, high school, and college students.

*Pittance Chamber Music Inc.
Production of a free public chamber music concert
in Pasadena at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music.

*Rose Bowl Riders Charitable Organization
Art of the Horse, which brings 4th & 5th grade students from PUSD
to the barn to meet the horses, learn about their history and jobs around the world,
watch a riding demonstration, and create culturally appropriate art
using the horse as the focus.

*San Gabriel Valley Music Theatre
Workshops for underprivileged youth
providing exposure to tools to improve their skills
and positioning them for a successful career in music theatre.

Sierra Madre Playhouse
New sound system to support stage storytelling
from the community sharing their stories and perspectives.

South Pasadena Educational Foundation
Purchase of two carts for the South Pasadena High School marching band,
one to move the Gong, and the other to move the Chimes
to and from performance venues and during performances.

*Southern California Children’s Museum
Art Room in Southern California Children’s Museum,
dedicated to helping children explore and create visual arts.

The John Muir High School Alumni Association
Eight new uniforms for John Muir’s 16-member band.

*Theatre Americana
Purchase of a multi-media system
to improve the theatre experience for senior members.

YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley
Six-week Girls Empowerment Summer Camp
for underserved girls ages 10 to 15.

* are first-time grant recipients.

For more information about the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Foundation, contact April Hood, Tournament of Roses, by phone (626) 449-4100, or through email at AHood@tournamentofroses.com.

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