Past Recipients
In 1998, The Foundation chose to help Deb's House - a short term stay facility for children of families in crisis. Deb's House was chosen because Abby chose it. Early in April of 1997, a couple of weeks before she died, Abby, her brother, Craig, her sister, Emily and her mother, Jan took a tour of Deb's House in Lancaster. On the tour Abby asked Jan to explain about who stays and who works there. After she found out that staff and volunteers work together to help the children, Abby said "Mommy, can I volunteer here?"
| 1999 | The funds from the Foundation were awarded to Christ's Home, Milagro House, and Vantage House. |
| 2000 | The funds were awarded to Bridge of Hope and Bright Side Baptist Church. |
| 2001 | The funds were awarded to the Schreiber Pediatric Rehabilitation, Shelter for Abused Women, and Aaron's Acres. |
| 2002 | The funds were awarded to the Salvation Army, The YWCA, The Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Aaron's Acres, and Milagro House. |
| 2003 | The funds were awarded to five organizations - Lancaster County Therapeutic Riding, Lancaster Shelter for Abused Women, Arbor Place, Shalom Partnership of Lancaster, and YWCA. |
| 2004 | funds were awarded to Aaron's Acres, Milagro House, Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic, L.E.M.S.A., and Millersville Technology Camp. |
| 2005 | Abby's Foundation made grants totaling over $7,500 to the following organizations: Community Action Program, Hospice of Lancaster County, Masonic Learning Center, Milagro House, Susquehanna Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, St. Anne's School, Spina Bifida Association and the YWCA of Lancaster. |
| 2006 | Abby's Foundation made grants totaling over $7,500 to the following organizations: The Susquehanna Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired, St. Joseph Health Ministries, Clare House, Lancaster Family YWCA, Homes of Hope, Lancaster Emergency Medical Services Association, Milagro House, S. June Smith Center. |
| 2007 | The funds were awarded to Aaron's Acres (for a horse therapy program for children at summer camp), Community Action Program (for a summer camp program in West Hempfield Township), Deb's House (for supplies), Hospice of Lancaster County (for books for its Pathways Center), Lancaster Family YMCA (for youth fitness program equipment, Youth Advocate Program, Inc. (for training parents about autism). |
Each year, numerous nonprofit organizations apply for funds from the Foundation. The Foundation's Selection Committee - comprised of a foundation board member(s), Abby's peers, family and friends - carefully reviews each application and chooses the annual recipient(s) based on the projects proposed. The Foundation Board awards these funds at the annual Family Skate Day for Abby. The skating event is held in February or March each year and is open to the general public FREE of charge.
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