Houghton High School Alumni Association Taking Steps To Grow $100,000 Endowment

Houghton, Michigan—The Houghton High School Alumni Association (HHSAA) has embarked on a campaign to increase their endowment with the Keweenaw Community Foundation to $100,000 in the next three years. The purpose of the endowment is to create a sustainable source of income for alumni and current Houghton High School (HHS) staff to use on projects upgrading the school that are not currently covered by Michigan taxpayers. Previous examples of HHSAA-funded projects include upgrading school technology, planting a garden at the elementary school, and preserving the school’s history.

“With input from the Superintendent and other administrative staff, the HHSAA has enhanced programs and facilities in a manner above and beyond what the taxpayers can,” said HHSAA President, Frank Agin. “When alums contribute to the HHSAA endowment, their gift will have a lasting legacy for good, forever.”

HHSAA is asking every HHS graduate to contribute yearly to the HHSAA Endowment “one dollar per year,” or one dollar for every year since they graduated from Houghton High School. All monies will go back to HHS. HHSAA’s vision for the future is to have more alumni become involved in the determination of how the investment income will be utilized each year.

Jim Vivian, Executive Director of the Keweenaw Community Foundation (KCF), said, “We’re here to help and support the Houghton High School Alumni Association make a positive impact that will enhance the quality of the education at the Houghton-Portage Township School District.” Through KCF, alumni can provide permanent help through tax-deductible donations.

For more information on the Houghton High School Alumni Association, please contact Frank Agin at frankagin@amspirit.com.

Through philanthropic services, strategic investments and community leadership, Keweenaw Community Foundation helps people support the causes they care about, now and for generations to come. For more information on Keweenaw Community Foundation and how to give, visit its website at www.k-c-f.org.

(PHOTO BY SCOTT MACINNES)