Impact
Bexley residents and organizations making a big impact.
Generous Year of the parks donation from the family of Tad and Nancy Jeffrey
The Jeffrey Family has been instrumental in the establishment of Bexley and our Bexley Community Foundation. We are excited to share a $150,000 gift from the Tad & Nancy Jeffrey Fund of The Columb...
All About Passover
This year Passover begins on April 24. The Passover seder (order) is probably one of the most famous Jewish meals filled with tradition, questions, wine and lots and lots of food! At the seder table, ...
Growing Together:Bexley’s Annual Arbor Day Tree Giveaway
Did you know, that since 2020, the Bexley Community Foundation has been funding a free tree giveaway for Bexley residents to win a new tree? In celebration of Arbor Day, which is celebrated in Bexley ...
Black History Month in Action
While driving through a small town displaying banners with the photos of local veterans, Bexley’s Chamber of Commerce Director and BMPA Executive Board Member Bryan Drewry thought, why not do this to ...
BCF Remembers Long Time Resident and Supporter Charlie Rath
In the Fall of 1963 Susie and Charlie Rath met at Wentz’s Pharmacy – now Graeter’s on the corner of Drexel and Main Streets in Bexley, Susie worked the soda fountain and Charlie – a sales representati...
A Renovation for Bishop Griffin Resource Center
“Not a week goes by without us being reminded why we serve our community,” Nancy DeRoberts-Moore says. Nancy is the executive director of the Bishop Griffin Resource Center, which serves “working fami...
Paint it Forward
On a warm Saturday morning in May of this year, a group of volunteers got together in Mt. Vernon, OH to help prep and paint the side of a barn. But this wasn’t an ordinary barn out in the farmlands of...
BCF Reaches $500,000 Year of the Parks Fundraising Goal!
The Bexley Community Foundation is thrilled to announce over $500,000 has been raised for the City’s Year of the Parks projects. The BCF Board of Directors committed $500,000 to the project at the end...
HEARTSafe Bexley Launches to Save Lives
On October 1, HEARTSafe Bexley held its kickoff for a series of citywide CPR training events where residents can learn how to do chest compressions and use an automated external defibrillator (AED). “...
BCF Adds 3rd Grant Cycle for 2023!
The Bexley Community Foundation is thrilled to announce a third cycle for our annual grants program, with a due date of October 20, 2023. The BCF welcomes any organization interested to apply for a gr...
Our Favorite Rotary Meeting
Ask any Whitehall Bexley Rotarian what their favorite luncheon meeting was during the past 12 months and chances are they will say May 12th. Why? Because the guest speakers for that meeting were our 2...
BCF Loves Summer in Bexley!
Summer in Bexley means Community Events, days at the Pool, the Bexley Farmers’ Market and walks around our beautiful City; all things funded through grants from our Bexley Community Foundation! The fl...
Celebrate the Circle of Excellence
The annual Circle of Excellence event started in 2019 by founding members of the BMPA. When Jonathan Baker, Manika Williams, Bryan Drewery, Ahdra Young, and Natalie Coles created the event their inten...
Bexley Community Foundation’s Annual Event
On Wednesday, May 24th, 2023 , the Bexley Community Foundation will hold their Annual Gathering at the Carriage Court at Jeffrey Mansion. The free community event hosted by the BCF Board of Directors ...
Tree-mendous News about Bexley's Free Tree Giveaway, Funded by our BCF
Arbor Day is celebrated in Bexley throughout the month of April. The Territory of Nebraska hosted the first Arbor Day on April 10, 1882. Today all fifty states celebrate Arbor Day and most celebrate i...
Dress Swap, Building Community and Reducing Consumption
Lisa Goldsand is a Bexley resident and former apparel executive who started a business focused on scaling the circular economy at a local level. With Circular Thrift , she's making it easier for consu...
Bexley Community Foundation Grants Program
In 2022, over $325,000 in grants was awarded to fund 36 different projects in our Bexley community. These projects include: the North Community Gardens to repair the plots and replace rotting wood; re...
We Are Bexley
A grey cloud has settled in Bexley this past February after an attack on our community. For many Bexley citizens, February is a time to show pride for your culture and your traditions. It’s a time for...
The Pitch of The Blu Note
Nested on the crust of Bexley, Ohio lays a hidden gem for jazz lovers in central Ohio. The Blu Note was established in January 2020 by owners Derrik Pannell (Columbus, Ohio) and Tiffini Pannell (Cleve...
What is Rotary?
Answering the “what is Rotary” question would take thousands of words and many photos, but answering “what is the Whitehall Bexley Rotary Club?” is easier. We are a service organization that gives bac...
Dreaming Big for our Bexley Community
What started in 2010 as a grassroots effort to “give where we live” has grown into one of the most impactful organizations in Bexley! Today, the Bexley Community Foundation has reinvested over $4 mill...
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Generous Year of the parks donation from the family of Tad and Nancy Jeffrey
May 30, 2024
All About Passover
Apr 23, 2024
Growing Together:Bexley’s Annual Arbor Day Tree Giveaway
Apr 22, 2024
Black History Month in Action
Feb 18, 2024
BCF Remembers Long Time Resident and Supporter Charlie Rath
Feb 18, 2024
A Renovation for Bishop Griffin Resource Center
Dec 19, 2023
Paint it Forward
Nov 16, 2023
BCF Reaches $500,000 Year of the Parks Fundraising Goal!
Nov 16, 2023
