Latest News

October 1, 2009
DH Foundation nears goal of $250,000 for Dillon Henry Intern Endowment as it’s grants total over $200,000.

September 24, 2009
Friends gathered in Dillon’s backyard to mark his 20th birthday with candles, and “council” where friends and family shared their stories and memories.

September 15, 2009
DH Foundation grants Pali 9th grade teachers a two-day retreat to be trained in "Council". 29 teachers and staff attended.

June 9, 2009
Ten scholarships given to deserving students at Pali award night on their way to college. Students encouraged "paying it forward" and gifting others in some form to the world.

May 31, 2009
Dillon Henry Foundation grants two paid summer internships to Surfrider.
Annual lunch meeting with Harriet & Steve begins, to meet the interns.

February 18, 2009
Pali High receives grant to train 4 more staff members in "Council".

February 7, 2009
Wavemaker Award given to Steve and Harriet from Surfrider Foundation for creating first Endowment in their history.

December 15, 2008
DH Foundation donated scholarship money for Wildwood students to go International Community Involvement, community participation and travel.

December 2, 2008
Two Rivers Soccer Camp, a beautiful place that Dillon went each year to learn about soccer and make friends, begins two annual soccer scholarships for players unable to pay for the camp. A plaque is permanently placed on the wall of the lodge dedicated to Dillon Henry with the names of each year scholarship recipients.

December 1, 2008
DH Foundation donated to ED AR Inc., innovative tents for the homeless.

November 4, 2008
DH Foundation donated to Humara House in Rwanda…serving the women and children in the community.

October 7, 2008
DH Foundation funded Ojai Foundation Retreat for 25 Pali High students and five Pali staff members. The experience was remarkable and these participants are engaged in bringing "council" to the Pali Community.

Student Voice Project, a Foundation bringing journalism and literacy back to inner city high schools receives grant for DH Foundation for $25,000.

September 24, 2008
Friends gathered in Temescal Canyon to mark Dillon’s 19th birthday
There was skywriting over Pali High. Dillon's name and a huge heart could be seen for almost 100 miles.

September 12, 2008
Dillon's friends at Rustic Canyon Pre-School, where he attended and taught for years, held a Bike-A-Thon in his honor. This is the first philanthropic event for these pre-school children who raised $3,000 by riding their bikes.

August 15, 2008
The Dillon Henry Clinic in Africa is serving the needs of 30,000 victims of violence. Here is the final report from International Medical Corp. Click here to download the report in PDF format.

June 15, 2008
The Dillon Henry Foundation and JWW begins to build 9 Youth Centers in the refugee camp Oure Casoni in Sudan.

June 13, 2008
Dance for Life produced by Jordie Cohen, which raised $11,000 for Children's Miracle Network and the Dillon Henry Foundation. An event, that drew 300 of Dillon's friends and neighboring students to dance and participate in helping the community.

June 11, 2008
Ten scholarships given to deserving students at Pali Award night for all four years on their way to college. Students chosen were encouraged to "pay it forward" and give the gift back in some form to our world.

May 31, 2008
Dillon Henry Foundation grants two summer paid internships to Surfrider.

Annual lunch meeting with Harriet & Steve to meet the interns.

May 23, 2008
The Dillon Henry Foundation & Children's Miracle Network will be hosting Dance For Life Friday, June 13th from 8:00PM to Midnight at the Marina Del Rey Marriott. Tickets are $20 and there will be food and soft drinks provided. For more information on this exciting event, please contact jordie@thecohenfamily.com.

April 30, 2008
The Dillon Henry Foundation and JWW finishes the Dillon Henry Medical Clinic servicing 43,000 victims of genocide near Darfur.

April 16, 2008
The Dillon Henry Foundation has partnered with PayPal to allow online donations for Palisades Charter High School, Wildwood School, and The Dillon Henry Foundation. If you would like to make a donation to these or any of the other charities associated with Dillonslist, please visit our Donate page.

March 31, 2008
Jewish World Watch has recently provided us with the interim Report on the progress of the Dillon Henry Clinic that is being constructed in Central Africa Republic. The village of Ouadda Djalle, in the Vakaga Province is receiving these funds as part of The Dillon Henry Foundation's mission to improve the standard of living for all of the world's citizens. We are very excited about the progress so far and will keep you updated with news as we receive it. You may read the full report by following this link.

March 9, 2008
Harvard Westlake Idol produced by Dillon’s great friend Sarah McMahon.

Raising $ 6000 for Surfrider Foundation in his memory and putting on an amazing show with much energy and love.

January 25, 2008
Using Dillon's Fund, The Los Angeles CASA office was able to purchase a mac laptop with special software for a teenager who is incredibly gifted in art, despite his low cognitive level. The computer will help him create a graphic design portfolio and allow him to take a Digital Storytelling Workshop.

January 24, 2008
Surfrider Foundation will publish their March issue of Waves which features an article on their partnership with The Dillon Henry Foundation. The article will also feature photos of Dillon and list all the Surfrider donors to date.

January 23, 2008
Please check the photos under Gallery, Darfur to see the clinic that is being renovated for use by the many thousands of dispaced people , The anticipated completion date is April and the new clinic will be named to honor Dillon Henry.

December 22, 2007
The clinic in Darfur is underway and we have a few new photos posted in the photo gallery of the progress. Click here to see them.

October 16, 2007
The Dillon Henry, Rest in Paradise Memorial page had been created on the Facebook^® networking site. You can find the link the the page here. Please note: You must have an account with Facebook^® to access.

October 09, 2007
The Dillon Henry Community Clinic is under way in Darfur. We hope to complete it in approximately six months at a total cost of $100,000.

October 07, 2007
The Dillon Henry Foundation is happy to donate $5000 to Operation Smile which provided 20 surgical procedures worldwide for cleft palette surgeries.

September 24, 2007
The Dillon Henry Foundation web site was launched

Partnerships formed with:

Surfrider Foundation
CASA(Court Appointed Child Advocates)
JWW (Jewish World Watch)
Palisades Charter High School
Wildwood High School

September 23, 2007
300 friends gathered to mark Dillon's 18th birthday at the beach.

18 friend's surfboards stood tall in the sand and tributes were made in his memory.