A Portsmouth educator and a local physician have joined forces to establish a new Skatepark Improvement Fund for the benefit of improvements to the Portsmouth Skatepark located at 4th and Jefferson Streets, the Scioto Foundation has announced. Portsmouth High School English teacher Noah Fannin and KDMC Emergency Room doctor Lucas Lemons envision three phases of
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The Scioto Foundation Board of Governors awarded the Scioto County Public Library $5,000 for its “Books Build Bridges Literary Project”. The library requested the funds to partially cover the expenses of purchasing books, author fees, and art supplies. The project, which provides a copy of the book, “Fiona the Hippo,” for each participating 3rd grader,
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The Scioto Foundation has announced the creation of the Wiggins Notre Dame Support Fund, established by lifelong dedicated Notre Dame alumni Jerry Wiggins for the support of the school system’s operating expenses and teacher development. Wiggins and his wife Mary Lou first established a fund at the Scioto Foundation in 2020 for the tuition assistance
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November of 2023, the Scioto Foundation Boards of Governors awarded the West Portsmouth Youth Sports Complex $10,000 to replace its damaged gym floors. This new floor allows for a safer environment for students to participate in their activities, as well as broadening the type of programs the group can host. The Scioto Foundation annually awards
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In 1985, the Scioto Foundation Board of Governors granted $11,000 to the Portsmouth Little Theatre to acquire adjacent land. With this financial support, PLT successfully purchased an adjoining parcel situated on the corner of Lawson and what is now Robinson, thus expanding its footprint. Check out the grant photo and cutlines below, featured in the
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In 202 days, we will host our 12th annual Scioto Gives event! In preparation for this exciting day of giving, last Thursday, we brought together representatives from some of our current participating nonprofits and those who wish to join, to discuss fundraising strategies and grant opportunities. The photos below are from the Scioto Gives Networking
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Last January, the Scioto Foundation Boards of Governors awarded Compass Point Housing $2,858.80 for its Recovery Housing Residents’ Welcome Kits. The Welcome Kits will provide essentials including new bedding, pillows, towels, clothes hampers and basic hygiene products in order to make the new residents feel comfortable in their new environments which will lead to longer
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The photo posted below contains the 1991 participants in the Junior Scholars program. Through the Bess and Marie Pixely Fund, the Miami Summer Scholars Program has continued to receive grant dollars from the foundation to cover the cost of several Scioto County high school sophomores and juniors interested in the course. This seven-day program offers
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Pictured below are the outstanding students who qualified to attend the Midwest Talent Search programs held at Purdue and Northwestern University from the 1990’s. This program provided advanced tests to jr. high and high school students to find their academic strengths and weaknesses. These tests offer suggestions for academic supplements to help these gifted students
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Published June 7, 1980, in the Portsmouth Daily Times. Pictured below are Bobby Shaw, Arnett Howard and Eddie Nix. In the 1980s the Scioto Foundation awarded $1,485 to the 14th Street Community Center to sponsor visiting artists. The summer program hosted at the Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center consisted of a lecture/demonstration on the
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