Peninsula Community Foundation Presents A Special Gift To Fund The Disability Ramp At Hope House
By Fran Mathay
January 20, 2010
HUNTERSVILLE – On January 14, Gip Bonar and Jackie Hare of The Peninsula Community Foundation presented the second installment of a $10,000 check to Dr. Lee Beth Lindquist, founder and president of the Hope House Foundation.
According to Jackie Hare, the Peninsula Community Foundation gift was to cover the construction cost of the disability ramp at Hope to make the facility accessible. Hope House has placed a permanent plaque on the ramp to recognize the Peninsula Community Foundation’s generous contribution.
Built on two levels, Hope House is a 4,000 square foot brick ranch house in Huntersville that has been configured into six bedrooms and four baths, two laundries as well as ample dining and kitchen space to shelter homeless women and their children from the Lake Norman area for up to six months with services to enable them to transition into affordable permanent housing and self-sufficiency.
In addition to the Peninsula Community Foundation’s gift of the disability ramp to make the house totally accessible on both levels, other individuals, grantors and private and faith-based organizations have also donated to furnishing the facility during the past year.
For example, the house has new energy-efficient appliances, beds and bedding as well as household goods furnished from a generous start-up grant from the Sisters of Mercy of N.C. Foundation. The AT&T Learning Center within the house has state-of-the-art computers and software for all residents to use for educational and employment opportunities. Wakeman Charities, Inc. contributed a generous gift after naming Hope House as a beneficiary of its inaugural Sprint Triathlon at Jetton Park last May. The garage of the house was converted into a colorful recreational play area by Profit Technologies and funding from Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association Housing Opportunity Foundation. A comprehensive listing of major contributors is listed on the Hope House Foundation website.
About The Peninsula Community Foundation
The Peninsula Community Foundation of Cornelius, N.C., is a tax-exempt organization run by individuals from this community to benefit non-profits in the Lake Norman area. Their funding is raised from monies received at an annual gala, the Christmas “Bows” Project and individual donations given throughout the year. During the previous renovation of Hope House, the Peninsula Community Foundation contributed new windows throughout the facility.
About The Hope House Foundation
The Hope House Foundation is a 501-(c)-(3) non-profit charitable organization created to serve the growing needs of homeless women and women with children in the Lake Norman area in a comfortable suburban home in Huntersville. To qualify, residents must be carefully screened to live at Hope House and are expected to keep the home and grounds tidy, contribute to meal preparation and assist with laundry and cleaning, as well as fulfill personal goals set by their case managers and staff to become independent. In addition to transitional shelter, Hope House provides access to medical treatment and a variety of services to enable these temporarily displaced women to become productive and self-sufficient.