The
Colin Hubbell Memorial Fund recently awarded grants to the following Midtown businesses and community programs:
* Good Girls Go to Paris Creperie and Leopold's Bookstore, both located in the Park Shelton building, for signage on Woodward Avenue;
* North Cass Community Garden and Mariners Inn, for bike racks;
* Luella Hannan Foundation, for a sensory garden;
* The Hub of Detroit, for signage and façade improvement; and
* Detroit Cathedral Bookshop, for software.
Additionally, funding was awarded to the Morningside Community Mural project for paint and materials to beautify the windows of abandoned homes in the area bounded by Alter, E. Outer Drive, Mack and Harper.
The fund was created in 2008 to carry on the legacy of native Detroiter and local developer Colin Hubbell. Hubbell was the founder and a partner in the Hubbell Group, which was responsible for The Art Center Town Homes, 55 West Canfield, and the Canfield Lofts. Hubbell also taught at the University of Detroit Mercy and served on several non-profit community development boards.
Grants from the Hubbell Fund are reviewed by an advisory committee quarterly; funds are distributed bi-annually. The grant program is managed through the University Cultural Center Association.
The second annual fundraiser for the Hubbell Fund will be held Sunday, March 28 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Majestic Cafe.
Source: Trish Hubbell, Hubbell Fund
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh
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