Dr. Henry T. Nicholas, III Joins Dedication of "Gordon's House" at Habitat for Humanity Ceremony

Contributions from Broadcom Co-Founder’s Foundation Helped Fund New Homes for Several Families in Need

Westminster, CA—Jan. 16, 2010—An Orange County family received keys today to their brand new home built through a partnership between the Henry T. Nicholas, III Foundation, the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and Habitat for Humanity of Orange County in honor of the late Episcopal priest Reverend Canon Gordon B. Yeaton, Jr.

Dr. Henry T. Nicholas, with Episcopal Diocese Bishop J. Jon Bruno, helped present the keys and the mortgage contract to the Martinez-Moran family. Since 2007, the Henry T. Nicholas, III Foundation has granted $600,000 to Habitat for Humanity, including $100,000 for the construction of Gordon’s House to honor Rev. Yeaton, board member of Habitat for Humanity of Orange County who died in 2007.

Dr. Nicholas attended the event to praise the Diocese and Habitat for their contribution to families and to honor the Martinez-Moran family for their ability to overcome hardships.

“By contributing to this important and gratifying partnership, we are bestowing not only homes, but hope in the lives of people who have overcome adversity,” said Dr. Nicholas, the Broadcom Corporation co-founder who established the foundation in 2006. “This project aligns with our Foundation’s goals of improving communities and individual lives and I want to thank the Episcopal Church and Habitat for Humanity of Orange County for allowing us to be a part of it.”

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Hundreds Tour Pasadena Incubator During Community Open House

Local Entrepreneurs Get a Boost With Services Offered at Mama’s Small Business Kitchen Incubator, funded by a $1.2 million grant from the Henry T. Nicholas, III Foundation

The Community Open House at Mama’s Small Business Kitchen Incubator Jan 9th brought together the entrepreneurship of Broadcom co-founder’s Dr. Henry T. Nicholas, III, and the community commitment of Los Angeles’ Episcopal Bishop J. Jon Bruno to showcase a partnership in which fledgling business owners are given the tools to succeed.

Several successful graduates of the program - each now operating their own small businesses - participated in Saturday’s program, including famed food truck, the Flying Pig, and recently-opened restaurant Bonnie B’s Smokin Barbeque Heaven.

The Kitchen Incubator enables entrepreneurs just starting a business to prepare their products in a 1,500-square-foot fully-equipped and licensed kitchen. Mama’s Small Business Incubator is a community and economic development project of the Episcopal Housing Alliance, a subsidiary agency created by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. The incubator also offers free classes on how to manage business affairs.

The program is sponsored by $1.2 million in grants from the Henry T. Nicholas, III Foundation, which applies Dr. Nicholas’ vision of “philanthro-preneurship” to make charitable donations that have lasting impact by combining them with successful business practices. With the Incubator, Dr. Nicholas requires specific milestones to be met before giving more funds, in order to ensure accountability and performance.

The Open House was a great way for the community to learn about the wonderful services offered at the Incubator and it was also a good way for entrepreneurs to showcase their talent. Another event showcasing the Incubator will take place in late spring.

Investing in people and their futures

The Henry T. Nicholas, III Foundation was created in 2006 with the vision of enabling and assisting communities and individuals to reach their highest potential. The Foundation is dedicated to improving lives through investment in Education, Youth Sports, Technology, Science, Medical Research, Victim's Rights, and National Defense.

Since its inception, the Foundation has provided more than $2.7 million to numerous public charities and non-profit organizations engaged in helping people build better lives for themselves and their neighbors.

The theme that unites the Foundation's various efforts into a single mission is investing in people and their futures:

• Grants are provided to help young people build strong educational and athletic foundations that will lead to healthy, productive and successful lives as adults.
• Advancement in science, technology and medicine is supported because these fields are the key to future health and prosperity for people and communities.
• Aid and support is provided to help violent crime victims and their families, and to assist the heroes who defend our nation and their families, because without safety and security there is no future.

The Henry T. Nicholas III Foundation presented the
'Gordon's House' keys to the Martinez-Moran family
during a Habitat for Humanity dedication ceremony.