Thank you so much for inviting us! Our
little group from the Orange County
Rescue Mission has a wonderful time.
You really know how to put on a charming
event.
Blessings at Christmas and in the New
Year.
John Eumurian
Manager of Resource
Development
Orange County Rescue
Mission
This award will also provide an
opportunity to build a stronger
relationship with Tustin reasidents, as
well as the Tustin Community Foundation.
Together, we will be able to make a
positive impact on the lives of families
in our community.
Thank you for this award. We look
forward to attending the Volunteer
Recognition Luncheon next May!
Janie Wolicki
Executive Director
Women Helping Women / Men2Work
On behalf of the teen mothers and their
babies cared for at Mary's Shelter,
thank you so much for the grant awarded
to Mary's Shelter at the Mayor's
Thanksgiving Breakfast. It was a
wonderful and inspiring event and
showcased the wholesome values and
generosity of the Tustin Community.
Barbar Nelson
Executive Director
Mary's Shelter
We are so appreciative of the warm
welcome we have received in Tustin, and
the opportunities we have had to
participate in community events and
introduce Kinship Center locally.
Already we value our relationship with
the Tustin Community Foundation and look
forward to working closely with you to
help meet the needs of children and
families. We are so appreciative of
receiving these funds from the Chili
Cook-Off, which will give a real boost
to our efforts to equip our training
facility for local parents, caregivers
and others who are in great need of our
clinical training.
Please accept
our sincere thanks for your investment
in children.
Olivia Yates, ED.D. CFRE
Director
of Development
On behalf of Tustin Dollars for
Scholars (TDFS), I would like to
thank you for your support.
Your donation helps us
achieve our financial goals as well
as to strengthen our presence in the
community.
Dr. Patricia Bain Machado
Treasurer
Tustin
Dollars for Scholars
May
5, 2011
Thank you so much for including us
yesterday for the Volunteer Event.
It was so much fun in spite
of the heat!
The venue is lovely and it
was a wonderful opportunity to
network and honor our hardworking
volunteers.
We will always participate in any
community involvement whenever we
can.
Suzi White
The Hangar at
Tustin
March 29, 2011
On behalf of Tustin High Baseball I would
like to thank the Tustin Community Foundation for awarding
us a Grant to refurbish the netting for our batting cages.
The netting was fast becoming a safety issue and could no
longer be repaired so your Grant was put to use immediately.
Your donation will go a long was as our batting cages are
used by all of the Tustin High School Baseball and Softball
teams by all of the young players who attend Coach
O'Donogue's annual Tustin area youth winter and summer
camps.
Thank you so much for
your Grant!
Samantha Orozco
Tustin High School Baseball
Players are from
the Junior Varsity team from left to
right are:
Derron Lokeijak, Nick
Marcigliano, James Rott,
Peter
Orozco, and Chris Quintero.
March 28, 2011
I received your postcard with your
personal note. It is I who should say thank you for your
tireless support. We are proud to stand side by side with
TCF in helping our teens in our community. Please extend my
appreciation to the board of TCF in approving the financial
support to the last event we held.
Dick Hsu
DCH
Tustin Acura
February 8, 2011
For the first year that anyone on the
Tustin Library staff can remember, every single gift tag we
were given was matched with a present for a needy child or
senior. The teen tags were the last to go; but thanks
to the generosity of the TCF, not a single teen on our list
was without a game or gift card or free pass to a movie!
My heart is filled
with gratitude for each of you!
Thanks, Erin, for being the conduit of
generosity!
Please
share with our TCF family!
Sharon L. Nicola
Senior Branch
Manager
Tustin Library
345 East Main Street
Tustin, CA 92780
February 2011
Thank you so much for your ongoing
support.
You have single-handedly
helped
Kinship
Center get rooted in
Tustin. You’re the Best!
Thank you!
Allison Maxson
Regional Executive Director
Kinship
Center
April 19, 2010
Soroptimists wishes to thank you for the
lovely thank you card and the opportunity to sell tickets-
some were sold last night at the business meeting and at the
Young Woman of Achievement luncheon as well as the Brunch
with the Bunny. This process is such a win- win for
all of us in the business of adding to the quality of life
in the community.
Eligia Nicolai
Soroptimist International
January 26, 2010
Just
wanted to share this article that was featured in Time
Magazine, there is mention of our Mercy House and our Armory
Program. Thanks to you and the Tustin Community Foundation
for your support of Mercy House and our programs for the
homeless of Orange County. We appreciate your partnership.
We couldn’t do all the great work we do without supporters
like you!
Allison Harvey
Development Director
Mercy House
December 1, 2009
Thank you for your gift to help us provide hope and healing
to hungry and hurting people in need. Feeding people
is the cornerstone of what we are called to do at the Rescue
Mission. The bottom line is that more people than ever
are looking to us for help.
Jim Palmer
President
Orange County Rescue Mission
November 2009
The NCL Class of 2012 would like to thank you so much for
your grant money that helped pay for the Halloween Party at
the Blind Children's Learning Center! It was a huge
success! The money helped pay for crafts, games, and
prizes!
Sincerely,
NCL Class of 2012
July 17, 2009
Thank you for your generous gift to the PADRE (Pediatric
Adolescent Diabetes Research and Education) Foundation.
We are grateful to have your support for the children of
PADRE. Thanks to your contribution, the PADRE
Foundation can continue reaching out and helping more
families gain a sense of confidence and hope about their
diabetes. Your donation truly makes a difference in
the lives of our children with diabetes and their families
through classes, support groups, retreats and outings that
are provided by the PADRE Foundation.
Heather Speer, MPH, CDE
Director
The PADRE Foundation
June 25, 2009
On behalf of LEAP Learning Center, I would like to thank you
for the Tustin Community Foundation's grant. Your
support helps us continue the work we do with 2nd through
5th grade at-risk students in the Tustin community.
Your grant benefits these children and their families and
enhances the quality of life in our community.
Carol Hay
Director of Development
LEAP
Learning, Enrichment & Achievement Partners
June 20, 2009
The Tustin Eastern Little
League (TELL) Board of Directors would like to thank the
Tustin Community Foundation for their generous support of
TELL for the 2009 season. Your support and donations
are very helpful and vital for our continued success.
For the 2009 season, TELL had over 700 players sign up in
all divisions. The season was a great success and
could not have been possible without the support of our
sponsors and supporters.
Sincerely,
Nina Robins
John Reynolds
President
Special Events
TELL Board of Directors
TELL Board of Directors
June 12, 2009
On behalf of the Tustin Area
Senior Center Fund, thank you for the generous grant to
benefit the seniors of Tustin. We will use the money
to purchase a Wii Fit System and games for our senior adults
to use in our recreation program. Senior adults that
participate at the Tustin Area Senior Center enjoy many
hours of life-enriching interests through a variety of
programs offered at low or no cost, thanks to generous
donations from people like you. All the seniors and
staff are so appreciative of this grant and can't wait to
set up Wii Fit programs, competitions and just plain fun!
Marilyn Esposito
Parks & Recreation Supervisor
Tustin Area Senior Center Fund, Inc.
June 9, 2009
The Board of Directors of the Grandparent Autism Network and
I thank the Tustin Community Foundation for your
generous grant to support the Special Needs Acceptance Book
Project in the Tustin Unified School District.
Bonnie Gillman
President
Grandparent Autism Network
June 3, 2009
The Tustin Police Department would like to express its
appreciation for your generous grant for our Santa Sleigh
Program. Our Santa Sleigh Program brings the Santa Sleigh,
with Santa and his helpers, to every neighborhood in the
City throughout the holiday season, as well as to special
events. Your grant will help to ensure the Police
Department will be able to continue this program for another
year.
Scott M. Jordan
Chief of Police
Tustin Police Department
June 2, 2009
On behalf of the City of Tustin Parks and Recreation
Services Department, I would like to thank the Tustin
Community Foundation for their generous monetary assistance
supporting our programs at the Tustin Area Senior Center and
the Tustin Family & Youth Center. We will use the
grants to purchase gaming equipment at each facility that
will promote active learning, exercise programs, music,
social interaction and of course just good clean fun!
We appreciate the Tustin Community Foundation's support of
local Tustin based programs. Keep up the good work!
David A. Wilson
Director
Parks and Recreation Services
June 2, 2009
It it with joy in our hearts and heads, that we thank you
for the grant. With that money we will be able to
clothe and supply with a full backpack, approximately 12
Tustin Unified School District students!
Patty Orton
Secretary
Assistance League of Tustin
June 1, 2009
Thank you very much for the grant to the California Youth
Services Foundation and your support to our commitment to
"Providing Solutions for Families". Your investment in CYS
does make a difference in helping Tustin teens and families
to attend education/prevention meetings like "Is Your Teen
at Risk" as well as the JADE programs which enable us to
achieve our primary goal of helping hundreds of young adults
make the right decisions to that they become healthy,
productive and responsible.
Gil Mulhere
President
California Youth Services Foundation
June 1, 2009
Thank you for selecting our organization to be the recipient
of a grant benefiting our organization's effort to match
at-risk children from Tustin with positive mentors.
This grant will enable us to reach further into the
community of Tustin to help more youth who are in need of
caring, positive role models, and will go right to work in
support of our important program activities.
Gustavo A. Valdespino
Chief Executive Officer
Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Orange County
June 1, 2009
Thank you ever so much for the grant you gave to the Tustin
High School Soccer Club to be used to purchase new uniforms
for the Boy's Soccer program. We greatly appreciate
the grant.
Signed by all Members of the
Tustin High School Soccer Club
May 29, 2009
We deeply appreciate Tustin Community Foundation's support
of St. Cecilia School. We are focused on providing
support to our extended community during emergencies and
your gift will help us in this endeavor. With the
funds you have provided, we will be purchasing a Tri-Mode
Solar Power Pack, and we will be pursuing additional funding
for the Watermaker. Thank you again for assisting us
financially so that we may continue to support the children
and families of Tustin.
Lourdes Lejano
Development Director
St. Cecilia School
May 29, 2009
On behalf of Mercy House and all who are served by our
programs, I would like to thank you and the Tustin Community
Foundation for your generous grant to benefit our Regina
House Transitional Living Shelter for homeless single
mothers and their children. With your help we will be
able to support the social services and life skills classes
that will help lead these mothers from off the streets
towards a self-sufficient future for themselves and their
young children.
Allison Harvey
Development Director
Mercy House
May 29, 2009
On behalf of our growing
family of Special Olympics Orange County athletes, thank you
for your generous grant to support sports training and
competition programs for Special Olympics athletes in the
City of Tustin. By adding additional training sites
and hosting more competitions for these athletes, we hope to
enrich their lives, and foster a lifetime involvement in our
sports training and competition programs leading to fuller
and more productive lives.
Beckie White
Manager, Grants & Proposals
Special Olympics ~ Southern California ~ Orange County
May 29, 2009
Thank you and the Tustin
Community Foundation for your donation to the Tustin Public
Schools Foundation. Your contribution will be directed
to the SAVE OUR SPORTS PROGRAM, a fund that supports
elementary and middle school after-school sports programs
throughout the Tustin Unified School District. On
behalf of the Board of Directors, and the over 21,000 Tustin
students we serve, thank you for your support.
Carol Burby Garrett
Executive Director
Tustin Public Schools Foundation
December 3, 2008
Over the past year, Special Olympics
Orange County has operated its programs in the City of
Tustin through generous funding from the Tustin Community
Foundation. Athletes trained in their sports at Currie
Middle School and other community facilities to prepare for
competitions held throughout the year. Funds from the
grant were used to purchase uniforms, fund facility rentals,
and provide transportation to competitions. All
program expenses were provided at no charge to our athletes,
their families, or the district. Feedback from
athletes, coaches, and volunteers about programs in the City
of Tustin has been positive and we are excited to continue
our programs in 2009.
Beckie White
Manager of Grants
Special Olympics ~ Southern California ~ Orange County
September 12, 2008
Thank you for your generous grant to the Council on
Aging-Orange County. Your gift will be used to support our
Caring Connections Friendly Visitor program, which helps
connect individuals through communication and social
interaction for positive mental health. We are
especially grateful for your continued support of our agency
which now annually serves more than 75,000 older adults and
persons with disabilities.
Cheryl Meronk
Chief Executive Officer
Council on Aging ~
Orange County
July 24, 2009
Thank you for the recent grant from the Tustin Community
Foundation in support of the Tustin Area Council for Fine
Arts' continued commitment to the arts in our public
schools. With the Art Masters program we are able to
continue to provide much-appreciated art instruction to
children who might not otherwise experiencee the joy of
creating art.
Barbara Foster
Vice President, Fund Development
Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts (TACFA)
July 8, 2008
Thank you for the Tustin Community Foundation's grant for
our Tustin Program. This money makes a great
difference in the lives of our families dealing with
domestic violence. The following comment from one of our
graduates expresses how Human Options and generous donors
like you have changed her life:
After being (at the shelter) for the
short time that I have, I see a HUGE difference in
myself. Life isn't so scary anymore. I'm no longer
so confused about why things happened to me and I'm able
to work on not letting this happen to me again.
I've started to pick myself up again and dust myself off
so I can move forward with my life. Kate, 2004
This woman has literally rebuilt her life - your support,
and the support of other caring people, made this possible.
Vivian Clecak, LCSW, MFT
Co-Founder/Executive Director
Human Options
July 1, 2008
Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Tustin
High Grad Night Fund. Your donation allowed us to keep
the student contribution affordable and provide them with an
amazing NASCAR-themed event to celebrate the hard work and
achievements they accomplished during their high school
tenure. Thank you again for making the 2008 THS Grad
Night a success.
Shelleyanne Rein
2008 THS Grad Night Chairman
Tustin High School Grad Night Committee
June 19, 2008
Thank you for Tustin Community Foundation's grant. The
money was warmly received and gratefully appreciated.
It is a result of generous foundations such as Tustin's that
has allowed Laurel House to keep its doors open for over 23
years! Thank you for your continued support.
Nadene Holub
Director & Co-Founder
Laurel House
June 16, 2008
I want to extend our sincere thanks for your generous grant
to support bilingual and bicultural early intervention
services in our Infant Family Focus program. We are
honored to be chosen as a recipient of this grant from the
Tustin Community Foundation. Blindness can mean a
future of crippling isolation and dependence. Parents
often dream their child will grow to be successful, happy,
and independent adults, despite their visual impairment.
TCF's gift is helping dreams to become a reality, each and
every day.
Brian W. Thorne
President/Executive Director
Blind Children's Learning Center
June 11, 2008
The American Legion Post 227 members thank you for your
generous grant. We have already put it to the use it
was designated for. The young men we selected are
leaving for Boys State on June 20th, are: Brogan Evans
from Beckman High, Tyler Ochiai from Foothill High and David
Reuter from Tustin High. We are asking the boys to
attend one of our meetings to give us a short history of
their experiences. We would be honored to have you
attend that meeting and will notify you of the date and
time.
Walter Sullens
Commander
Tustin Post 277 ~ The American Legion
June 11, 2008
Since 1974, ATSC has served children and families of Orange
County, addressing the psychological needs of thousands of
families. Your contribution is of great value and
allows ATSC to continue to provide the highest quality of
care to children and families, who would otherwise not be
able to access the help they need. What you do for the
children of ATSC makes a significant difference.
Margot R. Carlson, LMFT
Executive Director
Assessment Treatment Services Center
June 5, 2008
We want to thank the Tustin
Community Foundation for the recent grant that you awarded
us for the Art Masters Program. As you know, we want
to add a third school to our program for the next school
year and this money will greatly assist us in achieving that
goal.
Barbara Foster
Vice President, Fund Development
Tustin Area Council for Fine Arts (TACFA)
June 5, 2008
Thank you for your support of Families Forward and for your
generous grant to support our Transitional Housing Program.
This grant, along with the contributions of others, allows
Families Forward to continue providing families with
services designed to help them achieve and maintain
self-sufficiency.
Margie Wakeham
Executive Director
Families Forward
June 4, 2008
I'm taking this opportunity to thank you for your efforts to
help our club find a suitable meeting room and tell you how
much I enjoyed meeting you at the 2008 Grant Reception.
You have been so helpful and pleasant on the telephone I was
looking forward to meeting you in person.
George Day
Vice President of Education
Smedley Club 1
Toastmasters International
June 3, 2008
Thank you for assisting with the funding of Mercy House
programs with your grant. With your help we are able
to fund Regina House, our transitional shelter for homeless
single women and their children,.
Robyn Greenstein
Development Manager
Mercy House
June 3, 2008
On behalf of everyone at Laurel House, especially the six
teenage girls residing in the program, THANK YOU! Coming
from a life of chaos and instability, these girls truly
appreciate the serenity and simplicity of living in a safe
home with warm meals and all their basic life necessities
being met. Once again, thank you for your
support.
Anna Song
Director of Development
Laurel House
