About The Booth Family Foundation
The Booth Family Foundation is a successor to The Booth Family Christmas Card Kindness which was established in 2016. The mission was to "spread joy with kindness, one card at a time" to honor America's Veterans.
The mission to "Spread Joy with Kindness" continues for The Booth Family in Honor of Ermida Olivia Booth. The Booth family will continue to honor Ermida's strength, kindness, and joy she brought to the entire family by showing others kindness and doing good deeds.
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Members of the Booth Family Foundation consist of three daughters, six grandsons, and four great-grandchildren of Ermida Olivia Booth. The family will meet annually to participate in the development of the Foundation’s mission and grant-making strategies. The family believes strongly in the value of hard work and tenacity.
Our Focus & History
December 2016
Christmas Card Kindness
In 2016 The Booth Family Christmas Card Kindness was established and received hundreds of handcrafted and store-bought Christmas cards from families, kids, and schools across the US to honor America's Veterans at Long Beach VA Hospital by spreading joy with kindness, one card at a time. This annual event brought joy to so many veterans at the VA Hospital, local VFW, and even homeless veterans.
May 2023
Good Samaritan
Estate Planning & Senior Advocate
In 2020 Drew Booth asked his grandmother if she had an Estate Plan. That is when Drew began his journey and found a passion to help seniors with creating an estate plan. Drew quickly learned the delicate, overwhelming, and costly process it is for seniors to create an estate plan. Drew would later learn the impact it would have on the Booth Family once Ermida became ill and passed away. Drew learned the best gift you can give to your family is the peace of mind it gives seniors who do not have to worry about end-of-life decisions and wishes. In May 2023 is when the Good Samaritan Estate Planning & Advocate For Seniors was established. This NO COST Estate Planning service was established in honor of his grandmother to help all seniors create an Estate Plan.
January 2024
Ermida O. Booth Scholarship
Application Opens
The Ermida O. Booth Scholarship is funded through The Booth Family Foundation. The Ermida O. Booth Scholarship is committed to assisting students from middle-income families who have lost a mother or grandmother and the impact it has had on their lives. The Ermida O. Booth Scholarship welcomes applications from students who have distinguished themselves through school, community, and/or church activities focusing on helping seniors while showing strong academic achievement in high school and who do not receive federal grant assistance.
$1,000 will be awarded per student for four consecutive years. Students applying for the scholarship must submit an essay about their experiences of loss from a mother or grandmother's passing and their plans for the future. The scholarship seeks to empower students with loss by providing them with financial and emotional support throughout their college years.
March 26th 2024
Ermida O. Booth Scholarship
Application Deadline 5PM PST
Ermida Olivia Booth Scholarship funded through The Booth Family Foundation is committed to ensuring that all scholarships are awarded through a fair and impartial process.
April 14th 2024
Ermida O. Booth Scholarship
Scholarship Recipient Finalists
The Booth Family Foundation through its members of the family will review applications and notify finalists of the phone interview dates no later than April 14th.
April 24th 2024
Ermida O. Booth Scholarship
Scholarship Recipient Announced
The Booth Family Foundation through its members of the family will notify the selected scholarship recipient on April 24th, 2024.
