ann100In a recent conversation crackling with excitement, Ann McCormick said, "This tree really means a lot to a lot of people. Everyone wants to help with this project. It's just so gratifying." And thus Ann finds herself in a brand new role — the Pied Piper of the Methuselah Tree Project.

BoyScoutsEmblemLook for the new judging stand at Kiely Equestrian Center. It's the work of J.B. Pellegrin for his Eagle Scout Project which was funded by one of our recent community grants. It's now completed and we think you'll agree that it's a beautiful new asset to the Woodside community.

Friends MarkThe Friends of Huddart & Wunderlich Parks, one of the foundation's community grant recipients, used their grant to purchase equipment aimed at broadening the impact of their beloved educational programs.

Local non-profits bring us together

There is an impressive group of non-profit organizations working in our community. We've compiled a list.

Take a Look!

2015-01-21, 20:17

The foundation is important because it serves the whole community, and does not discriminate between local interest groups.

Jim Milton, WCF Board member

  • All in the Family

    Volunteerism runs deep with the Patrick family

    Growing up, local architect Stevan Patrick (pictured with Eagle Scout J.B. Pellegrin) learned early about the concept of giving back to one's community from watching his Dad. His father, also an architect and one who apprenticed with Frank Lloyd Wright, moved to Woodside before it was even a town. Serving as an early Town Council member, the elder Mr. Patrick put in his time serving his community as a dedicated and revered Town leader.

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    All in the Family

    Kathi Dancer and the Woodside Junior Riders

    At 6 years old, Kathi Dancer and her younger sisters began riding with the Woodside Junior Rider (WJR) program at the Kiely Equestrian Center in Woodside. Years later, when her own children were old enough, Kathi's children rode with the program too. In 1999, after more than 40 years of running Woodside Junior Riders humbly, quietly, and entirely by herself, Ursula Eisenhut decided it was time to pass the baton.

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    Rob Flint

    The Big Bad Barn Dance!

    Rob Flint kicked up his heels

    WCF Board Member Emeritus Rob Flint kicked up his heels with Adoph Rosekrans and Jill Daly at the Friends of Huddart & Wunderlich Parks' Big Bad Barn Dance on Sunday, August 26, 2018.

    The event took place at Woodside's historic Folger Stable.

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    Grant Project

    Community Grant Winners

    Woodside Day of Giving, May 12, 2018

    The Woodside Community Foundation's Board of Directors was delighted by the response to its first call for Community Grant Projects. The range and depth of great causes was truly impressive, leaving the Board looking for ways to provide more support to all these great projects.

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2015-03-29, 14:26

Participating in the Barkley Fields project opened my eyes to the potential of community. Finding a common cause and pulling together to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome for all the parties involved is what the Woodside Community Foundation is all about.

Diane Talbert, WCF Board member