The
Colin Hubbell Fund has been formed with an eye to helping small
businesses get started in Midtown. It was founded to carry on the
legacy of Colin Hubbell, a developer with several projects -- including
55 W. Canfield, the Canfield Lofts and Art Center Town Homes -- in the
Cultural Center area. Hubbell passed away on August 21, 2008 after a
long battle with cancer.
The memorial fund will award grants to small businesses and
community organizations on a bi-annual basis. It includes a mentoring
component that will assist grantees with marketing, financing, business
resources and the like. "Small businesses are the
foundation of successful urban centers, building density and walkable,
thriving
communities," says Trish Hubbell, wife and founder of the fund. "The
Colin
Hubbell Fund supports small business, the creative class, and will
promote
investment in the City of Detroit."
The fund is hosting a fundraiser on Feb. 8 from 4 to 9 p.m. at the
Magic Stick and Garden Bowl.
Tickets are good for pizza, salad, soda, munchies, bowling and bowling
shoes. A cash bar will be available. There will be music and a silent
auction featuring local art.
Tickets are $25 per adult, and $15 for ages 14 and under. A $75 family rate (for immediate family) is
also available.
Click here to purchase advance tickets.
Read a tribute to Hubbell's extraordinary life
here and memories from just a few of the many people he inspired in Detroit
here. The fund will
be managed through the University Cultural Center Association.
Source: The Hubbell Fund
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh