Hannah was an avid gardener with a keen sense of design. She channeled this passion into a flower arranging business, as well as further community service as a long-time member of the Pasadena Garden Club, a docent at The Huntington Gardens, and the president of the California Arboretum Foundation. Her gardens were featured on many garden tours and her gardens and flower arrangements won numerous awards.
Hannah arranging flowers in her garden.
Later in her life Hannah moved to the family beach house at Sandyland Cove in Carpinteria, where she built a wonderful new community of friends, created more stunning gardens, and continued her passion for cooking. She loved the beach, enjoying the amazing sunsets and salty breezes as she overlooked the ocean. Her five grandchildren visited often, learning to love the beach and ocean as much as she did.
Hannah had many physical challenges in her 92 years, but managed each one with determination, wit, and grace, and was a true inspiration to those who knew her. Her daughters emphasize that their mother’s “leadership, intellect, work ethic, sense of humor, and commitment to community helped shape our vision of life’s possibilities” and turned to PCF to create the Hannah G. Bradley Endowment, which will support PCF’s work in the areas of Youth & Education.
“Our mother had a long affiliation with PCF, and we wanted to honor her community involvement and her and out hometown roots. PCF’s ongoing commitment to the Pasadena community provided a natural way for us to build on the contributions our mother made to making the Pasadena area a better place.”
Grantmaking Impact
Through this fund, PCF has been able to
- Provide sustained and flexible funding
- Offer consistent financial support for our local grantmaking programs throughout Greater Pasadena
- Enhance community programs
- Empower organizations to expand their services and reach more individuals in need
- Direct resources when and where they are needed most, respond quickly to emerging needs, and fill funding gaps that restricted gifts can’t cover.
Contact Us
For more information about PCF giving opportunities, please contact
Pasadena Community Foundation
301 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 810
Pasadena, CA., 91101
626.796.2097
pcfstaff@pasadenacf.org
