News
Harold Bray Bronze Statue and Monument – Open to the Public: The Harold Bray Statue Unveiling July 7th, 2023, at 6PM at the Commandants Quarters in front of the Clock Tower
The Benicia Community Foundation, Inc. is working with the City of Benicia, Benicia Veterans Memorial Hall, and Solano County to design and place a bronze statue paying tribute to our hometown hero Harold Bray, retired Benicia Police Officer, and the lone living survivor of the legendary USS Indianapolis that its last mission to help end WWII. This life-sized bronze statue will stand nearly seven feet tall, affixed to a pedestal, surrounded by several bronze sponsorship legacy plaques, personalized engraved bricks, concrete benches, and a storyboard displaying the history of Harold Bray and the USS Indianapolis. The Benicia Community Foundation projects are supported by generous sponsorships from residents, groups, organizations, and businesses. We sincerely appreciate your support.
Click here to read more about the Harold Bray Statue and Monument
It Starts with the Heart Community Event – May 20, 2023, from 5pm to 10:30pm at the Benicia Clock Tower
Benicia Community Foundation, Inc. will host the 1st Annual IT STARTS WITH THE HEART Community Event, May 20, 2023, from 5pm to 10:30pm at the Benicia Clock Tower. This major fundraiser is a fun-filled dinner and dancing event. The proceeds from this event will be used for programs that support our local community. We are seeking event sponsors and donations from our community allies for this important community event.
Read More about the Event Here
Honoring our active Military from Benicia
The Benicia Community Foundation/ Benicians Adopting Benicia in conjunction with the City of Benicia would like to honor our active Military from Benicia. We will be putting up banners on the light post up and down First Street (and possibly also on Military) with the...
Benicia Community Foundation (BCF) Helps Restore Community Park Picnic Tables
Benicia, CA. Supervised and in collaboration with Benicia’s Parks and Community Services Department, a team of volunteers and Benicia Community Foundation (BCF) members recently took on the process of sealing about 60 picnic tables at the Community Park. The process...
2022 Friends and Classmates Reunion
To all our Friends, Family, and Classmates, Needless to say, “YOU” helped make our 2022 Friends and Classmates Reunion remarkable and memorable. We had over 240 guests floating around, having fun, sharing stories, and creating lifetime memories. It seems we will never...
Benicia Dog Festival
The Benicia Community Foundation (BCF) is proud to announce its financial support for the October 15th Benicia Dog Festival—organized for the rescue and care of animals affected by natural disasters in our region. Last week, BCF board members presented Dog Festival...
Kaneka Aerospace and Benicia Community Foundation
"We are working closely with the Benicia Community Foundation (BCF) and have already started building some significant community involvement through a generous donation to BCF last year."
BCF Supports Benicia’s Makerspace with Grant
Benicia, CA. Benicia’s Makerspace became the second recipient of a grant from Benicia Community Foundation (BCF) during a donation ceremony recently held with executive members of both non-profit organizations. The donation was given to support the organization’s...
Foundation Provides Grant to Carquinez Village
Benicia, CA. Carquinez Village became the first of many Benicia Community Foundation (BCF) Grantees during a donation ceremony recently held with executive members of both non-profit organizations. With the Benicia Senior Center as a backdrop, board members of the...
Benicians Adopting Benicia helps spruce-up Alvarez 9th Street Park.
Using wheelbarrows, shovels, rakes, and lots of very early morning determination, more than 30 volunteers faced the low morning temperature and coastal fog on Saturday, July 24, to undertake a sizable spruce-up of Benicia’s Alvarez Park at W 9th Street. The volunteer...