*Money for the Catherine White Holman Legacy Fund will go to GLBTQ individuals living in poverty
SD Holman’s beloved wife Catherine White Holman died November 29, 2009, in a small plane crash off Saturna. Catherine was a powerful force for social justice both in her personal life and in her professional life. Read more here:
Catherine White Holman
On April 1st, 2010, SD Holman went for a walk. A long walk.
She was creating awareness, and raising money for the newly-created fund. Read the details on the The Walk for Love here.
Walk for Love
You can make a contribution to the Catherine White Holman Memorial Fund at CCEC Credit Union (101-2250 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, V5N 5P9). You do not need an account number to donate to the fund - simply advise the bank teller that you would like to donate to the Catherine White Holman Memorial Fund. CCEC is wheelchair accessible.
We have also set up a Paypal account to facilitate online donations to the Catherine White Holman Memorial Fund. To donate online please visit Paypal.
The email address for donations is donate@sdholman.com
We thank you for your support of the Catherine White Holman Memorial Fund. If you have any questions about the fund, please e-mail donate@sdholman.com.
1.How much money was raised on the Walk For Love?—About $3000 dollars
2.How much is in the fund?—About $10000 (there are two accounts PayPal and the fund bank account I don’t have the exact figure at the writing of this) $3000 from the Walk, $3000 donated by SD Holman to seed the fund, and $3900 was raised by the bowling fundraiser Balls to the Wall (Sept 2010).
3. How much did the walk cost?—About $10,000
4. Who paid for the walk for love?—Shaira did, out of her own pocket.
5. Where does my money go if I donate to the fund?—90% percent of any $ goes directly to the fund recipients, 10% percent will be used for administration
6. How much of the fund was used to pay for the walk for love?—$0. Shaira paid for it.
7. Has anybody been paid with donations from the fund?—No
8.Will someone be paid to administer the fund in the future?—Yes, we would like to have a professional administrator
9. Will the fund money be funding Shaira’s trip to Haiti?—No, Shaira will be paying for that herself.
10.Who administers the fund?—A committee has been formed with people from Catherine’s work and myself
11.Who is the Fund for?—I would like the fund to go to individuals: poor GLBTIQ folks. we are looking into how that can be administered; The Vancouver foundation does not support giving money to individuals, so I don’t want it to go through them. We are looking at the possibility of running it through the Pride in Art Society and what that would/could look like.
Other questions to be answered, as we are able to.
How can I apply?—There will be a (very) simple application process
When can I apply for the fund?—-I’m thinking once a year, with the possibility for an emergency fund for anytime?
How much is the grant for? Hoping to launch the fund in 2011, depending on Legalities of course.—I’m thinking around $500
How can I get involved?—Private message us here
Who can apply for the grant?—we are working on that
What can I use the grant for?—I would like that to be as open as possible, again we are looking into the legalities of this.
how do you decide who receives the grant?
These are the question I thought might like to be answered if there is more please do not hesitate to ask. Private message this site and we will endeavor to answer them.
We will keep you posted when we know more about the fund. I am working with folks from Catherine’s work to establish all the stuff that needs doing: guidelines, legalities, applications,
We will be working on getting the online presence inline where some information is old and out of date. http://sdholman.com/walkforlove/donate
The site will include a page for frequently asked questions.
Best and thank you for all your support,
SDH