Morley Foundation Fund
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Robert “Rob” Spencer Morley was born in 1934. He was a graduate of Saginaw High School and attended Michigan State University. He married Sue Ruppel in 1954. Rob was extremely active in the communities in which he lived. Rob lived life to the fullest whether he was skiing, raising awareness or spending time with his […]
Kirtland Community College Education Fund
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Income from this Fund is used for the educational needs of Kirtland Community College, the public schools of the four counties principally served by the College, namely Crawford, Ogemaw, Oscoda or Roscommon counties or their students and faculty. Kirtland Community College Educational Fund Grant Recipients 2025 – Kirtland Community College Foundation – $1,772.00 – Annual […]
Jim Mahoney Memorial – Music Program Support Fund
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James E. Mahoney was born in 1935 and lived in Roscommon for more than 50 years. He and Susan M. Venus were united in marriage in 1957 in Redford. Mr. Mahoney was a choir teacher at Roscommon High School for more than 30 years, and retired in 1989. He was founder and former director of […]
Greatest Human Needs Fund
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Seeing first hand the ever increasing unmet needs in Roscommon County, Mary and Paul Fry established the Greatest Human Needs Fund in 2013. The Fund supports local non-profit organizations whose programs address the very basics of human need – Food, Clothing and Shelter. Greatest Human Needs Fund Grant Recipients 2025 – St. Vincent dePaul – […]
Fidelity Chapter #50 Order of Eastern Star Scholarship
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This Scholarship Fund is used to provide a single scholarship, awarded annually, to a graduating student of Roscommon High School. Students with an affiliation with the Masonic Temple will be given top priority; however, if no student with such an affiliation has applied, a student with the greatest need will be selected. Fidelity Chapter #50 […]
Endowment For Higgins Lake
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This Fund was established in 1998. Income is devoted to projects, causes, activities, or persons which or who serve to protect, improve, enhance, or increase appreciation for the natural environment and clean water of Higgins Lake. Endowment for Higgins Lake Grant Recipients 2025 – Higgins Lake Foundation – $2,000.00 for the DASH Boat2024 – Higgins […]
Higgins Lake / Roscommon Non-Motorized Trail Way System Fund
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The Roscommon Rotary Club has established a Special Project Fund to support the funding needed to develop the Higgins Lake/Roscommon Non-Motorized Trail Way System. The trail way is intended for walking, running, bicycling and skating, and encircles Higgins Lake and reaching into the Village of Roscommon. Eventually, the trail way system will provide connections towards […]
Alexa Luck Memorial Fund
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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. Alexa Luck Memorial […]
Richard & Margaret Torongo Memorial Scholarship Fund
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Richard “Dick” Torongo fulfilled his life’s ambition of raising his children “up north” and coaching. He coached football and basketball and initiated the elementary track and field and basketball program in Roscommon. Margaret “Marge” Torongo attended the Detroit Art Institute, then moved to Roscommon with her husband in 1969. She was a cofounder of Roscommon’s […]
Kimberly L. Mires Athletics & Music Scholarship Fund
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This Fund was established in 2002 by Charles and Linda Mires in memory of their daughter, Kimberly L. Mires. Kimberly not only played the saxophone in the school band, she was very active in sports and was the first girl to win the boys/girls local division of Ford’s Punt, Pass and Kick football competition. Income […]