The Luck and Waterman Families established this new Fund in loving memory of Alexa. To honor Alexa’s love of literature and the arts, income from the Alexa A. Luck Memorial Fund will be used to support programs and projects in the areas of literacy, the arts and educational services within Roscommon County.
$12,960.45 Granted
Alexa Luck Memorial Fund Grant Recipients
2025 – Houghton Lake Public Library – $982.00 for Library of Things: Gaming on the Go.
2024 – Charlton Heston Academy – $1,200.00 for Skills USA.
2023 – Roscommon Area Public Schools – $2,000.00 for Art appreciation at DIA.
Collins Elementary – $1,000.00 for Birthday Book Program.
2022 – Roscommon Area Public Schools – $1,000.00 for Quiz Bowl National Competition Trip.
2021 – C.O.O.R. Intermediate School District – $800.00 for Newborn Literacy Bags.
2020 – Charlton Heston Academy – $1,100.00 for supplies for CHA high school art classes, including paint, canvas, brushes, sketch pads, drawing or watercolor pencils, pastels, etc.
2019 – Houghton Lake Public Library – $700.00 for Library of Things: STEAM Kits.
2018 – Roscommon Area District Library – $400.00 for donor-advised support for 1,000 books before kindergarten.
Roscommon Area District Library – $400.00 for Moxie Strings Concert.
2017 – C.O.O.R. Intermediate School District – $648.00 for support for AAC and Autism.
2016 – Richfield Township Public Library – $791.96 for support for Tablets for the Library.
2015 – Collins Elementary – $500.00 for Lexia Lab – web based ELA program.
2014 – Our Lady of the Lake School – $250.00 for support for Spanish Program.
Roscommon County Literacy Council – $200.00 for Penmanship & Calligraphy.
2013 – Roscommon Area District Library – $500.00 for support for Moxie Strings Summer Concert.
Houghton Lake Public Library – $850.00 for grant support for 2 free concerts.
2020 – Houghton Lake Public Library Awarded Grant for STEAM Kits
The Roscommon County Community Foundation is proud to announce that $1,300.00 has been awarded to the Houghton Lake Public Library to assist with the Library of Things: STEAM Kits Project. Funding for the project was provided by the Alexa Luck Memorial Fund and the Roscommon County Kellogg Youth Fund.
A Michigan “Kids Count” report from 2019 found that in Roscommon County 71.8% of third graders are not proficient in language arts and that 78.2% of eighth-graders are not proficient in math. The purpose of the STEAM Kits is to address these issues by providing access to materials that can help a child’s education in a fun and creative way. By providing kits for children pre-K to 8, they will hopefully prevent local children from falling behind in school at a young age.
Unfortunately at this time due to the Corona-virus, the library has stated that they are not allowing the kits to go out due to concerns about being able to properly sanitize them in between use, but are hoping the kits will be able to go out in the near future. For more information on the kits, please contact Houghton Lake Public Library.
2018- RCCF Supported The Moxie Strings Performance at RADL
The Roscommon County Community Foundation (RCCF) recently awarded a 400.00 grant to the Roscommon Area District Library (RADL) for a live performance by The Moxie Strings. Funding for this project was provided by the Alexa A. Luck Memorial Fund.
The Moxie Strings visited RADL on the evening of July 31st, 2018 and performed a live one hour program. The musical celebration brought together community members of all ages. According to Colleen Dyke Library Director, “We were ecstatic to have the Moxie Strings back to our library. We always enjoy their music, and our patron turnout was outstanding with 117 in attendance.”
During the performance, Alison Lynn played an electric cello and Diana Ladio played a 5-string violin. “The Moxie Strings compose the majority of their pieces and arrange melodies from many countries, resulting in a genre-blurring blend of ear-catching, mainstream melodies and foot-stomping, rock-influenced rhythms. The band’s polished, high-energy show continues to redefine strings’ role in contemporary music, and offers audience members a diverse, fun, musical experience.”
2018- C.O.O.R. ISD receives Grant from RCCF
The Roscommon County Community Foundation (RCCF) is pleased to announce that they have awarded a $648.00 grant to C.O.O.R. Intermediate School District. The Alexa A. Luck Memorial Fund awarded the funds to support this grant.
With the funds granted, C.O.O.R. ISD was able to purchase two TalkTablet Complete ACC/Speech Packages.
The packages include a Samsung Tablet, protective carrying case, and the TalkTablet symbols based AAC app. TalkTablet generates speech output by offering buttons that contain words or phrases, or by using the tablets on-screen keyboard. Buttons can contain pictures, text, photographs or any one of the over 11,000+ SymbolStix communication symbols included with this app.
According to Gayle Daugherty, Certified Speech-Language Pathologist, “All of our students at the C.O.O.R. Educational Center with communication barriers will benefit. Students will be able to make their true thoughts, wants, needs and preferences known without communication partners assuming or guessing what the student is communicating.”
2017 – Richfield Township Public Library Receives Grants from RCCF
The Roscommon County Community Foundation (RCCF) is pleased to announce that they have awarded an $800.00 grant to the Richfield Township Public Library. The Alexa A. Luck Memorial Fund awarded the funds to support this grant.
With the funds granted, the Richfield Township Public Library was able to purchase four tablets that are available in the library for public use. “The objective of the project is to be able to provide needed internet availability in a more efficient way,” says Lynne Taylor.
2016 – Houghton Lake Community Schools Receive Grant Funding From RCCF – Collins Elementary Lexia Lab
Thirty students from Collins Elementary School were given the opportunity to work with a special reading program, thanks to a grant from the Roscommon County Community Foundation. Funding was awarded from the Houghton Lake Educational Foundation Fund ($700), and the Alexa A. Luck Memorial Fund ($500).
The Lexia Reading Lab is a licensed program that is used to “increase phonics capabilities and increase reading comprehension,” according to Jan Morganstern, teacher at Collins Elementary. “Each student is able to work at their own level and at their own pace on the specific reading skills that they lack.”
RCCF provided funding to purchase thirty licenses for students in the third and fourth grades at Houghton Lake Schools. Students began using the program in early March and have been enjoying it immensely. “It is challenging, but it is fun and I know I am learning,” Lexia Lab student, Cam’ren Brown told RCCF Executive Director, Suzanne Luck. Programming will continue in the 2016-17 school year.
To learn more about all of the funds at the Roscommon County Community Foundation please visit our Fund Directory.