THE MISSION
The Garrett W. Loomis Foundation is committed to enhancing fire safety education regionally, providing opportunities for individuals or organizations driven to positively impact our local communities and honoring Garrett’s legacy in perpetuity.
THE REASON
On April 11, 2010, the Sackets Harbor community lost a great friend, son, brother, and hero, Garrett Loomis. Garrett, a professional firefighter at Fort Drum and a Sackets Harbor Volunteer Firefighter, was tragically killed while fighting a silo fire at North Harbor Dairy.
WHO WE ARE
THE GARRETT W. LOOMIS FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT CURRENTLY RAISES FUNDS FOR 3 PURPOSES:
Garrett W. Loomis Firefighting Fund conducts an educational fire training seminar annually with nationally noted speakers. This seminar is free of charge to all attendees. This fund also distributes training monies to Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence county fire departments, as recommended by the committee. This fund is administered by the Northern New York Community Foundation.
The Assistant Fire Chief Garrett W. Loomis Memorial Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors from Sackets Harbor Central School. This fund is administered by the Northern New York Community Foundation.
The Garrett W. Loomis Community Grant Program awards grants to Sackets Harbor community factions to honor Garrett’s legacy of community pride. These grants are typically sports oriented. This fund is administered by the Garrett W. Loomis Foundation.
WANT TO DONATE?
To make a donation to the Garrett W. Loomis Firefighter Fund or the Assistant Fire Chief Garrett W. Loomis Memorial Scholarship Fund, please send a check to (with Garrett W. Loomis written in the memo):
Northern New York Community Foundation
131 Washington Street, Watertown, NY 13601
To make a donation to the Garrett W. Loomis Community Grant Program, please send a check to:
Garrett W. Loomis Foundation
PO Box 543, Sackets Harbor, NY 13685