...to Canterbury United Methodist Church, Mountain Brook, Alabama, to apply to the relief of the needy elderly of Jefferson County, Alabama, including medical treatment...
Last Will and Testament of Lucille Stewart Beeson, January 8, 2001
The Beeson Committee at Canterbury is working hard each quarter to find ways to help the “needy, elderly, including medical treatment, in Jefferson County.” That is the purpose for which Mrs. Beeson gave money to be administered by the Canterbury Beeson Trust.
Each quarter we accept grant applications, plan site visits to the requesting organizations, and then meet to discuss and decide which agencies or programs most fit with our understanding of Mrs. Beeson’s will.
We have decided for now to concentrate on several areas of concern: Health, housing, basic necessities, education and advocacy and transportation.
If you are interested in applying for a grant and would like to download the guidelines for applying, CLICK HERE.
For additional information, you may call the church office at (205) 871-4695.
Paul Roberts,
Chairperson, Lucille Beeson Trust Committee
The Beeson Fund: A major responsibility for Canterbury to fund projects for the Needy Elderly in Jefferson County.
The Beeson Trust Team met on December 13th to consider grants submitted in the October 15th grant cycle. The following grants were approved:
United Methodist Adult Day Care:
$18,000 for the continuation of music and art therapy programs.
Community Furniture Bank:
$25,000 for the operational expenses associated with providing used furniture to needly elderly in Jefferson County.
Urban Ministry:
$85,000 for direct assistance program.
Positive Maturity:
$44,000 for support of their Senior Companion program
Episcopal Place:
$5,000 to support their medical transportation program
Traveler’s Aid:
$20,000 to support their medical transportation program
Urban Ministry:
$1,731 reimbursement of direct expenses associated with qualifying home renovations.
Carpenter’s Hands:
$6,414 reimbursement of direct expenses associated with qualifying home renovations.
Beeson Forum on Aging:
$10,000 to support the Annual Beeson Forum on Aging program
The Beeson Team continues to work hard at being good stewards of the Beeson Funds and of Canterbury United Methodist Church. If you would like to know more about this area of service and possibly join the team for a visit in the next grant cycle, contact Paul Roberts at 205-871-1226 or prrober@aol.com.
