Community Outreach
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Krienen-Griffith Funeral Home helps to obtain funds for non-profit children's organizations through Matthews Children's Foundation.We are proud to support the commitment of non-profit organizations in their missions to improve the lives of those in our community.
Matthews Children’s Foundation
Matthews Children’s Foundation is a nonprofit organization which supports local children’s charities across the United States. Matthews Aurora Funeral Solutions and Matthews Cemetery Products are proud to partner with our Funeral and Cemetery customers to support all aspects of child welfare. Participating Funeral Homes and Cemeteries then sponsor children-focused nonprofits in their local communities to apply for grants. Since its inception in 1992, the Foundation has granted nearly $4 million to community-based, nonprofit children’s organizations nationwide.
Serviam Girls Academy
Serviam Girls Academy is a tuition-free, independent Catholic middle school in the Ursuline tradition for young women of all faiths from low-income families. Serviam empowers students to succeed in high school and become leaders who serve their families and the needs of society through a dynamic academic program and the development of the whole person in an atmosphere of respect and responsibility.
Nativity Preparatory School
Nativity Preparatory School of Wilmington is a tuition-free Catholic middle school for boys. Guided by the example of Saint Francis de Sales, it strives to educate students, regardless of faith, to maximize their God given potential. Nativity empowers them to earn acceptance and achieve success in a college preparatory school through a rigorous holistic education.
Left: Claire Krienen Reynolds and Maureen Krienen presenting check to school President Dr. Eric Ruoss
Center: Seal of the Nativity Preparatory School
Right: Nativity Prep students outside their Wilmington campus
PRESTON'S MARCH FOR ENERGY
Preston's March for Energy is a non-profit organization, which was started in order to help children with disabilities live healthy and active lives. With the overwhelming need for adaptive recreational equipment for children with disabilities and the concern for childhood obesity Preston’s March For Energy’s mission is to provide adaptive bikes to children with special needs.
