South Haven Boys & Women Membership obtained funding this week courtesy of a brand new charitable group consisting of South Haven trip rental owners.

The South Haven Trip Rental Group Fund has donated $2,500 to the South Haven Boys & Women Membership, which fashioned in 2021 and has two chapters at South Haven Excessive College and Baseline Center College.

The South Haven membership, which is a part of the Benton Harbor-based Boys & Women Golf equipment, was created in 2021. The 2 applications serve about 150 youth, in accordance with Mak Roberts, South Haven Boys & Women Membership web site director.

The holiday rental homeowners group selected to make its first charitable contribution to the South Haven Boys & Women Membership after assembly with its workers and studying about its applications and actions.

“Whereas many members of our group don’t at the moment stay in South Haven full time, all of us have a deep love and appreciation for town and we need to do our half to contribute and have a optimistic influence in the neighborhood,” stated Mike Wesling, one of many founders of the South Haven Trip Rental Group Fund. “This preliminary donation is an effective first step for our group, however we all know there’s a lot extra we are able to contribute to the group.”

The holiday rental group fund was established late in 2021, stated Joyce Hagen-McIntosh, one of many group’s members.

“Many individuals who’ve short-term rental permits are current and collaborating as a part of the South Haven group all year long,” Hagen-McIntosh stated. “Some are much less in a position to be right here year-round. We needed to provide everybody the chance to have a method to contribute in a everlasting, current means by means of donating or volunteering, and this appeared like an effective way for all members of that group to be concerned.”

The brand new group consists of quite a few trip owners within the South Haven space.

“A few of us grew up within the space, a few of us grew up coming to South Haven to trip, a few of us have had a second house within the space that we used to lease however now stay right here full-time, and a few of us are new to proudly owning a house in South Haven or new to renting our house,” Hagen-McIntosh stated.

To get the charitable group began, Wesling reached out to greater than 150 trip rental homeowners and roughly 15 p.c have donated to this point.

Now that the group has arrange a fund by means of the South Haven Space Group Basis, Wesling stated they hope to succeed in extra homeowners that aren’t conscious of its efforts.

“From a financial standpoint, I’m encouraging all homeowners to donate what they’ll afford and a few have donated $100 whereas others have dedicated to 1 p.c of their rental revenue,” Wesling stated. “My preliminary objective for the fund is to lift over $50,000 a yr, which I see as a really attainable objective as soon as we achieve some momentum.”

For extra details about the South Haven Trip Rental Group Fund, electronic mail information@shrvc.org or go to South Haven Space Group Basis’s web site to make a donation.