Claiborne Unite Foundation, Inc, the non-profit organization that produces the annual Louisiana Legends Festival reported the 2024 Festival grant and made grant presentations on February 10, 2025. The CUF Board of Directors approved a LLF Community Partner Grant amount of $10,000. This grant amount represented over 56% of the operating profit of the 2024 Louisiana Legends Festival.
CUF Vice President and Volunteer Coordinator, Beverly Hightower announced that a record number of 135 volunteers registered and logged activity throughout the planning and production of the Louisiana Legends Fest. The volunteers accumulated 1,594.5 total points, resulting in each volunteer point value of $6.27. Seventeen Claiborne Parish organizations, registered as LLF Community Partners and had volunteer hours designated to their grant. “Over the first four years the unique LLF Community Partners Program has allowed Claiborne Parish organizations to share in a total of $48,000 in earned grants. “CUF Treasurer, Mary Hamil explained. “This is money in addition to the Community Organization earnings through the Community Food Court, Special Events, and Vendor sales. Based on self-reporting of those activities, the Legends Fest has generated nearly $120,000 for CP non-profits.”
Eric Shivley, CUF Board Member reminded the attendees that promoting Claiborne Parish to visitors, honoring our history, and raising money for Parish organizations is the fulfillment of the CUF mission. Board member, Tina Kendrick reminded all that the Louisiana Legends Fest is a Sponsor driven event and wanted to remind all to visit http://www.legendfest.us and make certain everyone thanks our sponsors for their continued support.
The organizations that received grant checks included: Athens Fireman’s Fund, Boys and Girls Club of Timber Ridge, Claiborne Parish 4H, Claiborne Academy, Claiborne Healthcare Foundation, Claiborne Parish Daughters of the American Revolution, Claiborne Unite Foundation, Community Coordinating Council, CW Outreach, Haynesville Celebration of Butterflies, Homer Garden Club, Homer High FBLA, Main Street Homer, Legacy Family Church, Summerfield High School, and the Hebert S. Ford Museum.