Summer Newsletter 2007 (PDF 2.6mb)
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Summer Newsletter 2007 (PDF 2.6mb)
2 Special Project Fund 3-4 Memorials 5 Promoting Literacy 6 Welcome Jane Davison S U M M E R 2 0 0 7 Giving Back to Her Indiana Home The memories of her childhood in the town of Merom on the Wabash River in Sullivan County have prompted Retired Commodore Lois Andrews to give a total of $140,000 in two funds with the Wabash Valley Community Foundation. The Lois Andrews Special Project Fund will serve as immediate grants to organizations in Gill Township in Sullivan County. A second fund, The Lois A. Andrews Foundation Fund, is a permanently endowed fund to be used in the future to benefit all residents of Sullivan County. Commodore Andrews chose to support immediate projects and needs in Gill Township by utilizing the Wabash Valley Community Foundation’s expertise to assist with the management of the $75,000 Special Projects Funds. home and family. “I never married nor had children because my mother needed help financially, so the best thing was for me to stay in the Navy and concentrate on that,” stated Commodore Andrews. Upon her retirement from military service, Andrews retired as ‘Commodore,’ the highest ranking female officer in the Navy at that time. She currently lives in Seattle, Washington. Many miles and many years from Merom, Lois Andrews continued to hold her hometown and its people in a special part of her heart. Darrell Wesner, a board member of the Sullivan County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, contacted Andrews concerning a contribution to the Gill Township Alumni Association. “From that, she expressed interest in using her assets to assist the town and community where she grew up,” stated Wesner. Although Retired Commodore Andrews has not been back to her hometown and county for over 60 years, she did not forget “the people who helped (me) when I was growing up.” Kay Aubin, the Sullivan County affiliate direcCommodore Andrews was born in Merom in tor, stated that “this is another example of a 1923 where she attended grade school and generous donor doing something good for her high school. After receiving her nursing Lois Andrews hometown in the short term and for Sullivan degree from Methodist Hospital, she continCounty in the long term. For Gill Township this ued her education with a master’s degree in is absolutely wonderful. In the broader picture, the endowed nursing from the University of Washington. With the outmoney for Sullivan County will enable us to make grants to break of World War II, Andrews became a Navy nurse. “I community groups each year. This is truly a gift which keeps was also a Marine nurse” said Andrews. “Those Marines on giving.” loved the Navy nurses.” Upon entering the administrative department of the Navy Nurse Corps’ Bureau of Medicine Donna Adams, a community leader from Merom, stated, and Surgery, Commodore Andrews supervised nurses “The generosity of Lois Andrews is overwhelming not only throughout the world including those in the Vietnam War. for Merom, but for Gill Township and Sullivan County in gen“It was bad (Vietnam); (I) never knew when (my) nurses eral. The Special Project Fund will provide the necessary were going to be in trouble.” funding to start many projects which have had to wait and Her military career meant world travel and a huge to complete others which have run out of funding. This is amount of responsibility which also kept her away from her the ‘shot in the arm’ which Gill (continued on page 5) For Good, For Now – The Special Project Fund Do you want to make a difference now? Do you know of a group or project which is in need of ‘start up’ funding or facing an immediate need? Does a short term or a one time donation fit your giving plans? Sullivan County The Lois Andrews Fund is designed to immediately fund requests for improvement from the Town of Merom and Gill Township in Sullivan County. For those times when a donor chooses to give to a non-permanent fund rather than a long term endowed fund, Wabash Valley Community Foundation offers the Special Project Fund also known as the non-permanent fund or pass-through fund. For a special project, for the group who has an immediate need, or for a donor who wishes to take advantage of the 501(c)(3) status offered by the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, the Special Project Fund provides the donor with the option of giving an “immediate infusion” of support. For example, when a new project is being started or when a nonprofit agency utilizes the Community Foundation expertise to assist with a specific fund drive, donors give specifically to support these efforts. Sometimes, for anonymity, donors prefer to make a gift through the Foundation rather than giving directly to another organization. Vigo County The Cultural Alliance of Terre Haute Fund is to provide funding a support for collaborative projects in and around Vigo County. The Felstein Grandchildren Project Fund in Memory of Allen and Millie Felstein is a fund to provide funding for the new facility of the Terre Haute Children’s Museum. The Scottish Rite of Wabash Valley Capital Project Fund is designated to provide support to preserve, maintain, and support the historic portions of the Scottish Rite Temple, in the historic Hippodrome Theater that are protected under a preservation easement granted to Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana. The Veterans Memorial Plaza Project Fund provides financial support for the Vigo County Veterans Memorial Plaza surrounding the Vigo County Courthouse. The Care Council Project Fund was established to provide funding for the start up and promotion of the CARE Council, a Prevent Child Abuse Council. The Terre Haute Parks Department Project Fund provides funding to support various projects of the Terre Haute Parks Department. The Terre Haute Cityscape Fund provides funding to purchase holiday lights and other seasonal decorations along Wabash Avenue. Contributions to this fund are eligible for a dollar for dollar match up to a total match of $20,000. The advantages of the Special Project Fund include: Immediate infusion of the gift into a new project or a continuing project and/or organization Anonymity if the donor prefers to make a gift through the Community Foundation rather than giving directly to another organization Utilization of the Community Foundation’s expertise to manage and/or distribute the gift in accordance with the wishes of the donor and needs of the recipient Several Special Project Funds already have been set up by donors through the Community Foundation. Perhaps you know of a group or organization in your community which could profit from your generosity in this way. Every community has need of start up funds for worthwhile projects. Every community has ongoing projects which desperately need funding for that leaky roof, that van which needs repairs, that ballpark or playground which needs newer and safer equipment. As cities and towns face decreasing funding, services such as fire departments, police departments, and parks are faced with curtailing programs and not purchasing necessary equipment. As community service groups face a decrease in contributions, local food pantries, services for the elderly and youth, and other human service projects are in dire need of immediate as well as continued support. Clay County The Carbon Town Fund provides funding for the Town of Carbon. The Brazil City Fire Department Safety and Equipment Fund is to provide support as directed for the purchase of computers, supplies and/or equipment and/or to provide training to support the Fire Department in the City of Brazil, Indiana. The Charles B. Hall Memorial Fund is established to provide support to erect a memorial to Major Charles B. Hall in Brazil, Indiana. Major Charles B. Hall, a Brazil native and a member of the Tuskegee Airman Army Air Corps, had the distinction of being the first Black man to shoot down an enemy aircraft on July 2, 1943. A graduate and sports star of Brazil High School, Major Hall attended Eastern Illinois University. Recently, the United States Government awarded the Tuskegee Airman Squadron with the Congressional Medal of Honor. Hall died in 1971. A Special Project Fund allows you to help those agencies now and to the extent which you choose. You can promote your community now with an immediate investment for a better tomorrow. For more information contact the Wabash Valley Community Foundation at (812) 232-2234. 2 Memorial Contributions March 1, 2007 - June 30, 2007 Lois Baker Terry & Beth Tevlin Dr. William Gregory Bannon John S. & Kris Newlin Mrs. Marilyn W. Pendergast Barbara A. Vogel Jean Bartley Wright,Shagley & Lowery Maria Bevilacqua Patrick & Mary Cahill Barbara A. Vogel Wright,Shagley & Lowery Ruby Hamilton Chris Herron Family Larry & Susie Jackman Bill & Mary Kent Rita & Don Kinder Carolyn Loveall & Family Margaret Morton Don & Donna Newbold Jesse Newbold & Family Carl & Carol Nickey Mr. & Mrs. John M. Robson Rose-Hulman Friends: Kathy, Patti, Pat, Sue, Lynn & Mary Ann Stigler Terry & Beth Tevlin James R. Booker Mick & Sandy Grindle Bill Donnelly Don & Jean Mc Mahan Robert F. Bozarth Terry & Beth Tevlin Robert Ellingsworth Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Gillespie Shanna Sue Skinner Branch Wright,Shagley & Lowery Joseph W. Erdle Glenn High School Class of 1941 Douglas Brentlinger Mrs. Joan Ingram Wright,Shagley & Lowery Phyllis Bryan Norman L. & Sally Lowery Virginia M. Buell Ms. Tracy Duncan Chloe Charley Fred & Martha Slopsema Russell W. Chowning Sullivan Soil and Water Conservation Board of Supervisors William M. Clary John S. & Kris Newlin Alberta 'Bertie' Gabbe Clifford Mrs. Jean Freed John Clingerman Terry & Beth Tevlin Nelson Cohen George & Wanda Tofaute Tofaute & Spelman, LLC Juanita Cox Pat Vickery Wanda Cummings Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Arnett Bill Davis Maggie May Davis Rob Denker Carbon Baptist Church, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Nicosin Jane Robbins Albert E. 'Abe' Diel Center Point & Community Volunteer Fire Company,Inc. Ms. Joan T. Chervenko Delores M. Clark Norma D. Diel Frank & Marcella Guthrie David A. Gilman, Ph.D. Alfred J. & Joyce B. Albiston Al Albiston Allison Transmission Plant 4-9A02 Anonymous Judy Barnes Bruce & Zada Barnett John & Bev Bitzegaio David & Joyce Boeglin Robert Boyd Mr. & Mrs. William C. Britt Mauricio & Sheila Bustillo Michael D. Buzash Patrick & Mary Cahill Don & Marion Callis Dr. Shawne L. Casper Robert & Bonnidell Clouse Mr. & Mrs. Naylor T. Coughlin Dr. Sheron Dailey Greg & Susan Dickey Mary Jean Dinkel Norma & Bob Erny Ching-Wen Chang & Nicholas Farha Jim & Beth Foulkes & Family Mark & Susan Fuson Nancy Geyer Bruce & Joy Gilman Douglas & Susan Gilman John Gilman Barbara, Laura & Kate Givens Karen & Rod Heefner Mr. & Mrs. K. T. Henson Don & Carol Hood Hui-Kuei Hsieh Hymera High School Alumni Association ISU - College of Arts & Sciences ISU - College of Education ISU - Health & Human Performance College Mr. & Mrs. G. H. Itamura Mrs. Elizabeth Allen Johnson Bill & Joan Kammler Joyce & Ray Kemp Billie Tucker Kestler Susan E. King Dr. & Mrs. William J. Linville William Littlejohn Judy & Bill Maxam Ron McGraw Family Charles & Dixie Meier Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Melloh Fred & Nancy Nation Angie (Bright) Nellis Mr. & Mrs. William R. Osmon Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Reck Lanny & Kay Reger Lester & Irene Reger Ron & Peg Reger Retired Teachers Red Hat Society Nancy & William Shriner Robert Bill Sweet & Mary Lou Sweet Thompson Thrift Development, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Lin O. Tornese Dr. Kenneth & Carol Walker Laura Belle Wallace Ken & Cathy Warner Mr. & Mrs. William G. Wert Tom & Sally Whitehurst Karl & Allane Zucker Donald E. Goltry Mrs. Mary M. Goltry Jerry Harry Terry & Beth Tevlin Robert Haverty Mrs. Jean Freed Wright,Shagley & Lowery Forest & Betty Heaton Bill & Marjorie Sisson Robert Francis 'Bob' Hellmann Alice & Richard Shagley Wright,Shagley & Lowery Margaret Herndon Terry & Beth Tevlin Ruth Himes Mrs. Vivian Niemeyer Glen Hofmann The Spencer Group, Inc. Marjorie Knox MillerWhite, LLC Renis Knust Mr. & Mrs. D. Max Brunton Greg & Kathy Dietz Janis & Richard Dorsey Dixie & John Haseldine Larry & Linda Knust Doug & Annette Ream Ted & Jennifer Robison Roger & Eileen Shanks Paul & Shari Sinders Leland & Dorothy Stevenson Steve & Lynn Stoelting Hank & Diane Taber Carl Laska Fred & Nancy Nation Edith Louise Lee Wright,Shagley & Lowery Ruth Marie Lindeman Wright,Shagley & Lowery Luetta Lowe Randy & Pat O'Leary Charles Lowery Dave Treadway Virgil Marshall Bill & Tom Dever Laura Brooke McDonald Jim & Mary C. Gephart Dr. & Mrs. Rodney D. McDonald Maurice McMahan Harold & Malinda Medsker Tom McCarthy Kim McCarthy Ms. Liz Scott Simple To Elegant Terre Haute North Orchestra Terre Haute North Vigo High School Charles 'Chuck' Miles Advantage Plus of Indiana FCU Max & Kitty All Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Artis Mr. & Mrs. Leo R. Bach Mr. & Mrs. Tom Bilyeu Jim,Dianne,Maddy, Jacqualynn & Nathan Bogle Jim & Rose Boland Chuck & Nancy Bradford & Family Steve & Sue Butwin Mr. & Mrs. James L. Callahan Ms. Brenda Christianson City Clerk's Office Brian & Kim Doti Anita Crane & Aaron Crane Bob & Kelly Dumas Department of Engineering, City Hall FOP Terre Haute Lodge 85 Fuqua Elementary School Mrs. Mary Goltry Patti & Doug Grim Betty Grimes Bill & Peggy Grimes Ms. Misty Hambrick Mr. & Mrs. Steve Herndon Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hines Mr. & Mrs. Robert P.Hodges,Jr. Frank & Barbara Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. James M. Hubbs Jody (Gladden) Humble Ms. Sharron Jolly Moses Kassis Ms. Jeanne A. LaFrance Jennifer Shake-LaRue & Rodney LaRue Mr. & Mrs. John K. Lemry Kenneth & Barbara Levin Ms. Brenda K. Long Gary,Becky,& Ed McCabe Moody Family of Terre Haute John S. & Kris Newlin Daniel & Susan Newton Mr. & Mrs. Rocky A. Perrelle Rita Phillips John & Tammy Roach Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Roth Mr. Larry Russell Saratoga, Inc. Lorrie & Tom Scheidler Mr. & Mrs. Gary W. Schomer Marilu & Bob Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Scott Mr. & Mrs. Harry Secrest, Jr. Larry Shake Family Gene & Charlotte Shike Mr. Paul B. Stewart Dr. John P.Spicknall Colleen & Dave Sutliffe Terre Haute Regional Hospital Terry & Beth Tevlin Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Thompson Howard R. Turner Wade S. Turner Wabash Valley Asphalt Company,LLC Eula M. Webb Alice & Bill Wert & Family The Whitlock Family Ivan Williamson Wright,Shagley & Lowery WTWO Mary Catherine Miller Wright,Shagley & Lowery Ina Rachel Moore Harold & Malinda Medsker Angela Oldham Terry & Beth Tevlin Wright,Shagley & Lowery David Parr Allied Insurance Agency Bill & Martha Bell Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Bland & Family Jack & Diane Braden Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Hood Ms. Mary G. Hunt Rochelle Malhes Mr. & Mrs. Jim Mayrose & Family Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mayrose & Family Harry & Janet Pell John & Rita Perkins John & Vickie Switzer Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Wampler Judge & Mrs. Ernest Yelton Floris Petty Mr. Joe H. Petty Donna Pigg Fred & Martha Slopsema Julien John Polge Wright,Shagley & Lowery Margaret Pritchard-Buis Alice & Richard Shagley Frances Lucille Thomas Hayword Rodgers Wright,Shagley & Lowery Clay Rich Drs. Harry & Jan Keffer Terry & Beth Tevlin Clyde E. Sappingfield Wright,Shagley & Lowery Ralph Saunders Ruby Christensen Marie Wilkinson Terry & Beth Tevlin Rose Schwartz Sharon & Jack Pattison Donna L. Williams John S. & Kris Newlin Wright, Shagley & Lowery Richard Schultz Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Gillespie Mrs. Jacqueline Lower Terry & Beth Tevlin Barbara A. Vogel Henry Monroe Shagley's First Anniversary Mike,Nicole,Tyler,Madison & Abigail King George & Susan Brattain Alice & Richard Shagley Heather Lidster Sherwin Fred & Nancy Nation John S. & Kris Newlin Cheryl Slocum Fred & Martha Slopsema Richard Smith Mrs. Jacqueline Lower Travis James Smith David & Joyce Boeglin Mary Beth & Melanie Boeglin Mike & Kim Hambrock Brooke & J.D. Meneely Terry & Beth Tevlin Johanna R. Snedeker Terry & Beth Tevlin Marilyn Solooki Terry & Beth Tevlin Helen Tague Fred & Martha Slopsema Ann Tyson Dr. Mary Ann Carroll Don Unger Mildred Unger Susan K. Webster Wright,Shagley & Lowery Tear Off Form Here Gary Schopmeyer Terry & Beth Tevlin Please send this form and your contribution to: Wabash Valley Community Foundation 2901 Ohio Boulevard, Suite 153 Terre Haute, IN 47803 Beulah Witte Dick & Lois Becker Kimberley Jeanne Fowler Wulf Mr. & Mrs. C. Joseph Fowler Mr. & Mrs. James Veevaete Carolyn Brooke Zwerner Anonymous The Bannon Family - Sue, Pam & Lynn Mrs. Katherine K. Bledsoe Mr. & Mrs. Louis F. Britton Patrick & Mary Cahill James & Ellie Caldwell Dr. Mary Ann Carroll Guille Cox Family,Children & Grandchild Mike & Molly Ellingsworth Mr. & Mrs. John P.Gedrick, Jr. Libby Gelder Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Gillespie Betty Grimes Hawkins Law PC Hendrich Title Company Mr. & Mrs. John P.Hoey Mrs. Jackie Lower Norman L., Sally & Christine Lowery Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. McMahon Harold & Malinda Medsker Rick & Kelli Miller John S. & Kris Newlin Randy & Pat O'Leary Mrs. Marilyn W. Pendergast Mr. & Mrs. Frank Prox Mr. & Mrs. William J. Reed Ms. Debra S. Reel The Rowe Lawfirm, LLC Sackrider & Company,Inc. Carroll D. Smeltzer Terry & Beth Tevlin Barbara A. Vogel Mrs. Robert Westrup Wright, Shagley & Lowery I’d like to support this special project: Clay County The Carbon Town Fund The Brazil City Fire Department Safety and Equipment Fund The Charles B. Hall Memorial Fund Sullivan County The Lois Andrews Fund Vigo County The Cultural Alliance of Terre Haute Fund The Felstein Grandchildren Project Fund The Scottish Rite of Wabash Valley Capital Project Fund The Veterans Memorial Plaza Project Fund The Terre Haute Park Department Project Fund The Terre Haute Cityscape Fund Harry Weger Wright,Shagley & Lowery Your name: HONORARIUMS Address: Mariah Bird's Graduation Jill Leone Norma Lemmon Evans Birthday Mrs. Marilyn W. Pendergast Email: Emma L. Thompson Merrill S. Thompson John P. Woelfle's Birthday Ms. Colleen M. Chestnut 4 Telephone: Giving Back to Her Indiana Home Continued... NEW FUNDS Township has needed. The Special Project Fund will allow us to take care of many of the pressing problems within our community. The Foundation Fund for Sullivan County will help everyone in the future. We are truly grateful and fortunate to have someone like Lois Andrews who remembers her family and friends from Merom, Gill Township, and Sullivan County.” Commander Lois Andrews served as the Honorary Parade Marshal of the 2007 Merom Bluff Chautauqua. Although she was unable to attend the parade, she was there in the hearts and minds of the citizens of Merom, Gill, and Sullivan County as a true ‘favorite daughter’ known for her generosity. Rob & Lisa Denker Scholarship Fund Dr. John E. Freed, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund Tom McCarthy Memorial Scholarship Fund Terre Haute Children’s Science and Technology Museum Endowment Fund Richard C. Vining Endowment Fund $40 Can Assure that a 3rd Grade Student Will Receive a Dictionary . .. Every Year . .. Forever Since 2004 the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, working with local Rotary Clubs, has delivered more than 6,000 dictionaries to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students in Clay, Sullivan, and Vigo Counties. To assure that this project continues, the Foundation has established the Wabash Valley Dictionary Project Endowment Fund with the hope that it will provide annual funding for more than 2,000 dictionaries. Sullivan Rotary Club, and the Terre Haute Rotary Club partner with the Community Foundation in the delivery and presentation of the dictionaries to the students. Where does the Wabash Valley Community Foundation get the money to buy the dictionaries? Currently, the Community Foundation uses a portion of the income dedicated to education by the James and Ada Piker, Virginia Ginter Endowment Fund. With the success of “The Dictionary Project,” the Community Foundation plans to create a fund that would assure future funding of this project. Community Foundation has set the goal of $80,000 to ensure that every 3rd grade student in Clay, Sullivan, and Vigo counties receives a dictionary to use and keep. It is hoped that the Wabash Valley Dictionary Project Endowment Fund will provide the money for the purchase of the student copies at an approximate cost of $4,000 per year. Each $40 contribution to the fund will be invested with the income purchasing one dictionary per year for A dictionary is a powerful reference tool. Through “The a third grade student in Vigo, Sullivan, Dictionary Project,” each student is pro“Thank you for the and Clay counties… forever. This past vided with a dictionary of his or her own. dictionaries. They have a lot school year, over 14,000 dictionaries Education is more likely to be pursued of words in them. were given to Indiana 3rd graders. The because of improved writing skills and Where did you get the Wabash Valley Community Foundation reading comprehension. Chris, a Wabash money to buy them? presented 2,000 copies locally. Valley 3rd grader wrote, “Thank you for I use it almost once a day.” the dictionaries. They have a lot of words The cost to permanently endow a stu–Chris in them. Where did you get the money to dent dictionary is $40, or 20 times the Wabash Valley 3rd grade student buy them? I use it almost once a day.” annual cost of $2. The Wabash Valley Anyone interested in endowing the purchase of one or more dictionaries through the Wabash Valley Community Foundation may contact 812-232-2234 or mail a contribution to: Dictionary Project Fund, 2901 Ohio Boulevard, Suite 153, Terre Haute, IN 47803. The Wabash Valley Dictionary Project Endowment Fund is designed to purchase the individual dictionaries and name plates for each book. The Brazil Rotary Club, the 5 Welcome Jane Davison, the New Assistant to the Executive Director Jane Davison has extensive knowledge and experience in working with local non-profit organizations. Before joining the staff of the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, she worked with the American Cancer Society as District Representative for three years and with the Covered Bridge Girl Scout Council for 23 years, the last 11 as the Executive Director. Calendar of Upcoming Events Friday, September 14 Professional Adviser Continuing Education seminar Saturday, September 15 Sullivan County Community Foundation Golf Tournament With a Bachelor of Science degree in Vocational Home Economics and a master’s degree in Secondary Education, Jane brings to the Foundation strong leadership, planning, organizational, and program development skills. Monday, October 1 Terre Haute Day Nursery Grant Applications Due Jane joined the staff of the Foundation on April 2. She works closely with Beth Tevlin, Executive Director, in the areas of planning, communication, and coordination of programs and events. Jane Davison Please welcome Jane the next time you are in the Foundation office. Thursday, November 15 Vigo County Grant Application Letter of Intent Due 6 Wabash Valley Community Foundation Incorporated 2901 Ohio Boulevard Suite 153 Terre Haute, Indiana 47803 Return Service Requested Non-Profit U.S. Postage PAID Terre Haute, IN Permit No. 118
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