Los Alamos Community Foundation Grant Winner—Hill Stompers: Building A Legacy Of Fun And Music

Los Alamos Community Foundation Board member Pat Soran surprises Jeff Favorite and the Hill Stompers band with a grant award during their recent Pub Crawl inside Smith’s. Courtesy photo
Los Alamos Community Foundation Board member Pat Soran surprises Jeff Favorite and the Hill Stompers band with a grant award during their recent Pub Crawl inside Smith’s. Courtesy photo
LACF News:
Los Alamos Community Foundation, in celebration of its 10th-anniversary, is pleased to award the Hill Stompers with a $1,000 grant for bringing music to our community.
“The Hill Stompers demonstrate how individuals can come together and use their talents to bring joy to our community. Their music enlivens local festivals, weddings, birthdays, parades, and many other events. Their free participation helps many other non-profit organizations create engaging programs,” Liz Martineau, LACF Executive Director said.
The Hill Stompers are a group of amateur musicians that reflect our community, including physicists, engineers, technologists, county employees, merchants, teachers, and retirees.
Organized 25 years ago, community members have grown up enjoying their music, costumes, and antics. They have become a unique local treasure and are creating a music legacy.
“The Hillstompers brought performing music back into my life and have done the same for many others. The joy of watching children dance and be fascinated by the band is beyond description. We have seen children get interested in the band, and then we see them as students learning music, and as adults still keeping their music alive. It’s a wonderful part of the community,” Kristen Kern says.
“The Hill Stompers wholeheartedly embrace individuals of all ages to join in making music and provide no-cost entertainment and fun for everyone, from youth to our elderly,” Betsy Stauffer said.
The Los Alamos Community Foundation’s 10-for-10 grants allow the Foundation to recognize the impact of local non-profit organizations through the stories of those who know them best–community members. Learn more about all of the grant recipients and become a regular donor to the Community Foundation at losalamoscf.org.
10 for 10 Grant winners:
#1 LA Retired and Senior Organization
#2 All Individuals First
#3 Friends of Bandelier National Monument
#4 Los Alamos Little Theatre
#5 First Born
#6 Little Forest Playschool
#7 Hill Stompers
#8,9,10 Coming Soon . . .
About the Los Alamos Community Foundation
Established in 2015, the mission of the Los Alamos Community Foundation is to build enduring philanthropy to empower our community’s nonprofit organizations. LACF stewards fifteen permanent endowment funds and supports local nonprofits through training, initiatives, and grantmaking. For more information about the Los Alamos Community Foundation, visit www.losalamoscf.org.

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