SAAFdn News & Events

Community Connections Series: Disability Awareness

SAAFdn — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:29:43 +0000

The San Antonio Area Foundation hosts small group events for donors to learn about key issues in our community and how to get involved. “Our mission is to help donors achieve their charitable goals” said Dennis Noll, president and CEO of the San Antonio Area Foundation. “The Community Connections Series offers a way for donors [...]

Home for the Holidays Pt. 4

SAAFdn — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:30:06 +0000

The stockings are up and the tree is lit! Most of our scholarship recipients are now enjoying their holiday break and we want to present our last update for our Home for the Holidays special. This week we meet with seasoned students and see how their journeys are coming to an end and a new [...]

Principles of the Richmond Family Foundation

SAAFdn — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:10:15 +0000

Teammates, I have wonderful news. Ratty (the Rat Purse from our gift exchange) loves his new home. He’s been out to dinner and a party and is making the rounds all over town. Apparently, John G doesn’t think this is as funny as the rest of us. Oh well, there’s no accounting for taste. Please [...]

Home for the Holidays Pt. 3

SAAFdn — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:36:29 +0000

Week three of updates and two more weeks until Christmas! This week we are catching up with Peter Rozanski, recipient of the Brice and Teresa Moczygemba Engineering Scholarship Fund and Nick Saulnierr, recipient of the Jimmy Elizabeth Harper and Ethel Harper Scholarship Fund and the Loretta B. Simpson Scholarship Fund. Peter Rozanski Peter attends [...]

Home for the Holidays Pt. 2

SAAFdn — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:54:03 +0000

Welcome back! In June, the San Antonio Area Foundation awarded over $800,000 in scholarships to deserving students. With finals almost done, our students are coming home. This week we check in on Daniel Keef and Chelsey Monroe and how their first semester of college went. DANIEL KEEF Daniel is a freshman at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, [...]

Home for the Holidays Pt. 1

SAAFdn — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:22:39 +0000

In June, the San Antonio Area Foundation awarded over $800,000 in scholarships to deserving students. With the fall 2011 semester behind them, these students are coming home for the holidays. Every Friday this month we’ll hear how these scholarships helped them get through their first semester. This week we talk with Cesar Gonzalez and Priscilla [...]

Thoughts from my reading

lcarter — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:16:43 +0000

In September, after Dennis had been here less than a month, he wrote this note: Guys, I have spent a fair amount of my time these first few weeks reading everything I can about the San Antonio Area Foundation so I can better think about and respond to the issues we face . Yesterday, I [...]

This will make your day!

lcarter — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:41:33 +0000

Every Friday, Area Foundation President Dennis Noll sends staff an end-of-week email. His messages are so inspiring, motivating and sometimes entertaining, we talked him into sharing on our blog. Welcome Dennis to his very first blog post. Last Friday night, I attended my first Ringside SA event which benefits the South Texas Hispanic Fund of [...]

“Talk About It” brings message to community panel

lcarter — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:55:45 +0000

As the Area Foundation’s Program Officer for the Animal No Kill Initiative, Gavin Nichols enjoys speaking as an expert and advocate for companion animal issues in our city. Recently, Gavin was asked by Elaine Wolff to participate in a community forum. Wolff is the co-editor of Plaza de Armas, an independent, online subscription newspaper. [...]

Two hours, once a year, $40

SAAFdn — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:01:07 +0000

Teammates, just so you know, the Deptartment heads and I will be offsite at a strategic planning meeting tomorrow. You know what that means ….. More ice cream for you guys. I’ve attached an email from Bill Shown, which attaches an article on the original use of our new site – The Lab Building. Apparently, [...]