Dec 2008 Hayes Grant RFP
Dec 2008 Hayes Grant Application
Dec 2008 Grant Deadline: Mon, Nov 17, 2008

The Anne M. Hayes Memorial Fund was established in 1996 by Douglas A. Hayes, professor emeritus of finance at the University of Michigan, in memory of his wife Anne, a long-time Thrift Shop member and civic leader who died in January of that year. The income from the endowment fund is distributed twice a year, in June and December, to social service agencies serving clients in the Ann Arbor area. Grants usually range from $2,000—$5,000.

In June the Ann Arbor Thrift Shop awarded $7,305 in grants from the Anne M. Hayes Memorial Fund. The Shelter Association of Ann Arbor received $3,000,  Champions for Children received $2,005, and the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living received $2,300.

Social Service agencies serving clients in the Ann Arbor School District are invited to apply for December 2008 grants.  Please download the RFP and application above. The application deadline is Monday, November 17, 2008. Questions may be sent to hayesgrants@annarborthriftshop.org

Anne M. Hayes became a Thrift Shop member in 1959; she chaired its social service program for several years and served as President in 1969.

Mrs. William Randolph Taylor (left) and Mrs. Douglas A. Hayes (right), from a Dec. 23, 1963 article about the Thrift Shop in the Ann Arbor News