F.F. Thompson Foundation Awards $20,000 in Grants

CANANDAIGUA – The F.F. Thompson Foundation recently awarded 15 area not-for-profit organizations with Mary Clark Thompson Grants ranging from $500 to $2,500.

The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of UR Medicine Thompson Health. Each year, members of its grants committee review applications from not-for-profit organizations offering programs to improve the health and wellness of the community within Thompson’s service area.

This year’s recipients are as follows:

• 4-H Camp Bristol Hills for emergency medical equipment
• Canandaigua Churches in Action for “Free Smile Day”
• Canandaigua Emergency Squad for medic bags for ambulances
• Canandaigua Kiwanis for the “Dream Big!” campaign benefiting the Inclusion in Motion inclusive playground in Canandaigua
• Family Counseling of the Finger Lakes for its “Breaking the Cycle” program
• Family Promise of Ontario County for its homeless shelter and its Eviction Prevention Program
• Geneseo Parish Outreach Center for support in managing chronic conditions
• Gleaners Community Kitchen for its “Gleaners on the Go” program
• Mercy Flight Central for its Whole Blood Project
• Ontario ARC for enhancements to its Autism Library and its “Wellness Warriors” program
• Serenity House for the purchase of an automated external defibrillator (AED) and training
• Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion State Historic Park for its Gleaners Community Kitchen Garden
• Thrive to Survive for cancer support for residents of rural communities
• Western New York Rural Health Education Center for simulation education training at the Medical Academy of Science and Health (MASH) Camps it holds for students entering 8^th and 9^th grades
• Wood Library Association for its seed library

Local philanthropist Mary Clark Thompson founded F.F. Thompson Hospital in 1904, in memory of her husband, Frederick Ferris Thompson. Her spirit of community-minded philanthropy was the motivation behind the creation of the community health grants. To review the guidelines for applications – which are due each spring – visit www.ThompsonHealth.com/Foundation.