Tournament of Roses Hands Out $100,000

Pasadena Tournament of Roses Foundation President Nancy Neal Davis awarded grant checks totaling $100,000 to 28 civic, educational and cultural organizations in the San Gabriel Valley at the Tournament of Roses Foundation Grant Award Reception held Wednesday at Tournament House.

Six of the 28 organizations funded are first-time grant recipients. These organizations are Alhambra Educational Foundation, Don Benito PTA, Friends Western School, Impact Basketball, Inc., MUSE/IQUE and The Hillside School and Learning Center.

Established in 1983, the Tournament of Roses Foundation is a non-profit corporation that manages charitable contributions on behalf of the Tournament of Roses Association. The Foundation assists charities in the Pasadena area by funding sports and recreation, visual and performing arts, and volunteer motivation and leadership development. These grants, ranging from $2,000 to $6,700 will help support new and ongoing programs benefiting children, teens, adults and seniors.

The 2014 Tournament of Roses Foundation grant recipients are:

A Noise Within   Classics Live!, a year-round education program

Alhambra Educational Foundation  Music & More program, instructional music classes to every K-3rd grade student at all 13 elementary schools in the Alhambra Unified School District

Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena  Year-round Aquatics Program

College Access Plan  Direct program staff oversight of the Footsteps to College Club and collegiate mentoring programs

Day One  Day One’s Youth Advocate program, empowering youth to take charge of their lives and take care of their community

Don Benito PTA  Updated audio visual equipment for children’s music classes and performances

Door of Hope  Door of Hope’s Volunteer & Internship Program

Friends Western School  “Theater HeARTS” Project: FWS students partnered with Occidental Children’s Theater to create and give free performances for the Villa Park community and retirement home

Impact Basketball, Inc.  New uniforms for players

Light Bringer Project  Three Room 13 creative studios located at John Muir High School, Eliot Middle School and San Rafael Elementary School

Lineage Dance Company  Three free dance concerts of “Childhood Stories Unleashed,” in partnership with Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena Public Libraries and Lineage Performing Arts Center

Los Angeles Children’s Chorus  Need-based tuition scholarships for dedicated choristers, ages 6-18

Los Angeles Wilderness Training  Organizing and purchasing gear for the LAWT Gear Library

Mentoring & Partnership for Youth Development  Oakbridge Summer Camp, a four-day camp, provided to John Muir High School at-risk youths

MUSE/IQUE  KIDS/IQUE! – a musical immersion program for foster and at-risk youth

Pasadena City College Foundation  Youth leadership/mentor training program for 60 Pasadena-area high school students who participate in TRIO outreach programs

Pasadena Jr. Chamber of Commerce Foundation  Purchasing toys for Operation Santa

Pasadena Museum of History  Three Family Free Days, featuring complimentary live performances and family art workshops

Pasadena Senior Center  Concerts in the Park, an 11-week series of free evening concerts geared to older adults’ tastes

Pasadena Summer Youth Chamber Orchestra  The Young Artist’s Concert project, an annual public concert performed by high school, college and middle school students

Pasadena YMCA  Scholarships for participating students in the Youth & Government program

Pasadena Youth Center  The Adelante! Program, college and high school students working with elementary students as mentors and tutors; and college students mentoring and tutoring high school students

Side Street Projects  Creative woodworking classes to all 3rd graders in the Pasadena Unified School District

Sierra Madre Playhouse  The Field Trip Series provides free weekday matinee theater performances to Pasadena-area classroom

Special Olympics San Gabriel Valley  Special Olympics Young Athletes Program, a sports play program for ages 2-7

The Hillside School and Learning Center  After-school recreational activities to build social skills and peer bonding in learning and emotionally-disabled students

YMCA of West San Gabriel Valley  “SOS” Save our Students – life-saving swim instruction and programs to combat youth obesity

YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley  The six-week Girls Empowerment Summer Camp for middle & high school girls

The Tournament of Roses Foundation receives donations and gifts from the Tournament of Roses Association, its supporters and the general public. Organizations or individuals interested in making a contribution or submitting a grant application should contact the Foundation by calling (626) 449-4100 or visiting the Tournament of Roses website at www.tournamentofroses.com/foundation.

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