Foundation awards $368K to local charities

from Wexford Club Times | April/May 2023

New Spring Annuals

At a luncheon on February 7th, the Wexford Foundation awarded $368,000 in grants to 35 local charities that provide humanitarian services to those in need on Hilton Head Island and the surrounding area.

Fred Noonan, the chairman of the Foundation, paid tribute to the dedicated service of the award recipients, the generosity of the Wexford donors and also expressed his appreciation to Howell-Chase and Island Environments, who graciously sponsored the event.

The Wexford Foundation is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting local health, housing, hunger and educational charities with financial and volunteer services. The Foundation has awarded $2.4 million in sustaining and major impact grants since its inception in 2012.

Clearwater Pool Service joins sponsors

Wexford Foundation is pleased to announce Clearwater Pool Service has agreed to sponsor our Foundation during the coming year. Clearwater Pool Service is a local company covering the construction, renovation and regular maintenance of residential and commercial pools in the Hilton Head area.

Clearwater Pool Service already serves a significant number of Wexford homeowners as well as taking care of the Wexford community pools. They also donate their services to Hilton Head Heroes, focusing on terminally ill children, and Operation RR, supporting military families and fallen heroes.

Clearwater Pool Service join our existing business sponsors South State Bank, Arbor Nature, Island Environments and Howell Chase Heating & Air in supporting our Foundation and we hope you will consider using the services of all these sponsors whenever the need arises.

Foundation Board of Trustees elected

The Wexford Foundation’s Annual Meeting was held on March 15th for the election of officers, new appointments, and committee assignments. The following officers were elected to serve for a one-year term: Fred Noonan — Chair; Paul McEvoy — Vice-Chair; Andi Purple — Secretary; Cyndi Duvall — Treasurer

Two new Trustees were also elected to join the Foundation Board for a three-year term. Kathy Alexander will chair the Communications Committee and Nancy Sturgis will chair the Events Committee. Both Kathy and Nancy join fellow board members Mark Brown (Grants Chair), Cyndi Duval (Finance Chair), and Kurt Grindstaff (Development Chair) to further the work of the Foundation.

A special thank you is offered to John Cunningham who moves off the board after serving as Communications Chair and Vice-Chair. The Trustees would like to recognize John for completing two terms on the board and for his outstanding service. He has been an integral part of the leadership team since 2017 and his dedication to the Wexford Foundation and its mission will truly be missed. Learn more at WexfordFoundation.com.