Whitecaps Community Foundation

Sponsorship of a reading club in conjuction with local elementary schools in the greater west michigan area. The program encourages children to read a minimum of fifteen minutes per day during the month of march (reading month). The program runs in conjuction with the teachers of local elementary schools in the area. In addition, the organization provides bookmarks and other related materials to assist the teachers in promoting this reading program.

Make grants to other nonprofit, irc 501(c)(3) organizations. One of the primary recipients of these grants is expected to be the ymca inner city youth baseball/softball program. To support these grants, the organization plans to organize and sponsor an annual banguet (as a fund raiser), and to also organize and manage 50-50 raffles at various whitecaps ballgames.