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Living Their Legacies: Ron & Midge Bray

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Ron Bray, retired CPA and former Board Chair and Director Emeritus of the Community Foundation, and his wife Midge chose to give back to the Space Coast community by establishing…

A Founder’s Legacy: The Yvonne Bixby Fund

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A well-known and respected business woman, Yvonne Bixby shared the vision of establishing the Community Foundation in the early 1980s with other Brevard community leaders. She served as a founding…

Educating Our Future Leaders: Scholarship Funds

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A 2016 graduate of Melbourne High School, Michael Arenella was born and raised in Brevard County. During the scholarship selection process, the Community Foundation’s review committee learned that he has…

Giving a Hand Up: Holton Family Fund

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Longtime Brevard residents, Doug and Kathleen Holton suffered the terrible loss every parent fears, when their son Christopher lost his life in a tragic accident. Even during their grief, they…