By LORI WINCE ThisWeek Community News
New Albany’s new community health center will be named for local fitness advocate Phil Heit.
The 55,000-square-foot facility — previously referred to as the Core, the New Albany Center for Community Health — will be known as the Phillip Heit Center for Healthy New Albany.
New Albany City Council unanimously approved a […]
A Student’s Reflection by Maddie Pollack via This Week Community News
Tony Blair entered the Wexner Party Barn on the evening of Nov. 21 to a crowd of well-dressed, politically active adults attending the New Albany Community Foundation’s A Remarkable Evening fundraiser.
He had just flown in from New York City, where he spoke to the United […]
By LORI WINCE ThisWeek Community News
The New Albany Community Foundation on Dec. 16 donated $21,643 to the 2013-14 New Albany-Plain Local author-in-residency program fund.
The program has funding to continue for at least three more years.
New Albany residents Lance and Carolyn White initiated the series in 2010 by committing $50,000 over five years.
The New Albany Women’s […]
Jack Kessler Honored with McCoy Community Service Award Major Gift Announced to New Albany Schools Sheryl & Phil Heit announce $1 million Gift to Center for Healthy New Albany
A capacity crowd of 420 guests attended the New Albany Community Foundation’s 11th edition of the Remarkable Evening benefit hosted by Abigail and Les Wexner at their […]
The New Albany Community Foundation announced today that Former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Tony Blair, will serve as this year’s keynote speaker for the 11th Remarkable Evening, the Foundation’s annual benefit. Sponsorship and ticket information is at www.newalbanyfoundation.org.
Presented by Abercrombie & Fitch, American Electric Power, Huntington Bank, Justice & Brothers, The […]
By Lori Wince for This Week Community News
The New Albany Community Foundation has issued approximately $500,000 in grants since February for several community programs.
“I believe the foundation’s support for local nonprofit organizations, as well as programs such as the (Jeanne B.) McCoy (Community) Center’s performance series, school author and lecture series, is essential to the […]
By Lori Wince for This Week Community News
The Central Ohio Leadership Academy for high school seniors in the class of 2014 is scheduled June 17-22 at Ohio State University.
The New Albany Community Foundation launched the free program in 2011, and it became so popular last year that only half the students who applied were accepted […]
By Lori Wince for This Week Community News
The New Albany Community Foundation recently awarded six grants totaling $76,200 to fund local organizations and programs.
A new organization called Kids Here and There will receive $21,000 to encourage students at Columbus Academy and other local high schools to complete service work for local children through different organizations such as Nationwide […]
By Lori Wince for This Week Community News
The New Albany-Plain Local School District’s Hand in Hand for Haiti project has been awarded the 2013 International Education Project of the Year by the Columbus Council on World Affairs.
“There was a selection committee for it with a very intense rubric for the award,” said Stephanie Calondis Geiger, […]
By LORI WINCE, ThisWeek Community News
Organizers of the New Albany Community Garden have received a $10,000 grant from the Aetna Foundation to install a permanent water source for 86 plots, which were used by 70 adults and 76 children last year.
“My vision for the garden is for it to be a demonstration garden as well […]
