PRESS RELEASE - For Immediate Release
Fiske Family Foundation Gifts $41,000 to Seven Wolfeboro-Area Non-Profit Organizations to Support Education and Recreation
Foundation’s Year- to-Date Gifting Total Exceeds $85,000
Wolfeboro, N.H. – November 29, 2021 – Today, the Fiske Family Foundation announced a series of gifts totaling more than $41,000 for seven Wolfeboro-area and Lake Winnipesaukee-area non-profit organizations. In line with the Fiske Family Foundation’s mission, the gifts are intended to support education and recreation for all. This month alone, the Foundation gifted a total of $35,000 which has been designated for six Wolfeboro-area organizations. For the year, the Fiske Family Foundation has gifted more than $85,000 in philanthropic donations.
The $35,000 will be distributed to local organizations. Gifts of $5,000 each were given to the Friends of Wolfeboro Public Library and the Friends of the Libby Museum to support the children’s library and museum restoration. The Maker’s Mill received $10,000 for the construction of their new building in Wolfeboro. Donations of $5,000 each were made to the Lake Winnipesaukee Association to support conservation for recreation, and to The Nick, to support a new ninja obstacle course. A gift of $5,000 was provided to the Governor Wentworth Area Volunteer Co-Op to address sheltering and homelessness in the community. In July 2021, the Foundation donated $6,620 to The Children’s Center in Wolfeboro.
“Courtney and I are honored and grateful for the opportunity to support the organizations that already work hard to create and deliver programs that support education and recreation for all,” said John Fiske, Founder, Fiske Family Foundation. “We are proud to support the greater Wolfeboro community, including specifically children and families.”
Since March 2020, the Foundation has made more than $185,000 in donations to support education and recreation in Wolfeboro and in San Diego, California.
About Fiske Family Foundation: John and Courtney Fiske share a passion for access to education and recreation as great equalizers of opportunity for all regardless of background. For John and Courtney, supporting education and recreation for all means supporting healthy communities, including vulnerable and disadvantaged members of those communities.
Media Contact:
Kelli Luneborg-Stern, Fiske Family Foundation, kelli@trifectapublicstrategies.com, (214) 616 -1703