Uihlein Foundation celebrates 25 years of giving

LAKE PLACID | The Henry II and Mildred A. Uihlein Foundation welcomed over 100 guests to their Heaven Hill Farm headquarters on Saturday, June 7. The event marked 25 years of environmental stewardship and philanthropic giving by the Foundation in the greater Lake Placid Adirondack Region as well as launched its future endeavors. Uihlein Foundation Chairman John Leekley and CEO/Vice Chairman James McKenna addressed the attendees on a comfortable afternoon overlooking the expansive Heaven Hill property. The leadership highlighted the organization's charitable giving in excess of $16 million over the past 25 years to more than 200 nonprofits and the general public. Those highlights included: Primary funding source for Mid's Park, the Paul White Bandshell, and Lake Placid Thrift and Thrive. The vision for, creation, and maintenance of Henry's Woods and Heaven Hill Trails as Community Preserves. Conversion of Heaven Hill Farm House into a nonprofit event and meeting center. Together with New York State Mesonet, created a Lake Placid weather station reporting local temperature, humidity and precipitation totals benefitting agricultural area businesses and recreational enthusiasts. The reception also officially set the stage for the next quarter century of Uihlein Foundation giving, with a continuation of the legacy created by Henry and Mildred. "As we head into the next 25 years, the intent is to build new partnerships with organizations that are in alignment with Foundation goals to increase the ability to provide for a better quality of place for all," said Leekley. "The unique lands that the Foundation owns will allow for increased public enjoyment and growth of nonprofits into the future. "The Foundation is currently developing plans to optimize the use of its buildings and land with the goal of supporting the operations and programs of its local and regional nonprofit partners, all while ensuring the long-term sustainability of both the physical and built environment." For more information, browse the first-ever Uihlein Foundation website, which is live at www.uihleinfoundation.org.

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