The Celebration was made possible by the generous support of The Community Foundation's Corporate Partners, which are listed below with links to their websites. Chester's Flowers provided support with greenery and flowers for the Stanley Stage.
The Rosamond Childs Award is given to an individual who exhibits the spirit of giving and profound commitment to the community as exemplified by Rosamond G. Childs, The Foundation's first and most generous benefactor. Theodore Max, M.D. was a trustee of The Community Foundation for nine years and served on several committees. Dr. Max is a proponent of many local not-for-profit organizations, including The Community Foundation, where he was instrumental in starting three funds. In his remarks, Dr. Max reflected on the impact Rosamond Childs herself had on his life, and the value of being involved in and giving back to one's community.
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| Dr. Max accepts the 2011 Rosamond Childs Award. |
The Community Impact Award recognizes a not-for-profit organization that has used its grant support for extraordinary impact and results, and demonstrates excellence in services and programs. Over the past 15 years, The Community Foundation has made 29 grants totaling more than $264,000 to Hope House, which provides meals to the community's underserved populations, many of whom are requesting these services for the first time due to the economic downturn, loss of manufacturing jobs and the number of elderly guests stretching their retirement incomes. Sandy McLean and Reverend Kirk Hudson spoke about the importance of The Foundation and community support in helping them fulfill their mission.
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| Representatives of Hope House accepted the 2011 Community Impact Award. |
This is the sixth annual presentation of these Foundation awards. Previous recipients of the Rosamond Childs Award are Richard Hanna, F. Eugene Romano, Dwight E. Vicks, Jr. and the late Richard W. Couper and Addison White. In 2006, two not-for-profit organizations, CAP-21 and Compassion Coalition, received the Community Impact Award. It was awarded to Thea Bowman House in 2007, Community Transportation Systems in 2008, Johnson Park Center in 2009 and Young Scholars Liberty Partnership Program in 2010.
The awards come as The Community Foundation unveiled its 2011-2013 Strategic Plan, which can be found online here.
In addition to the award presentations, The Community Foundation formally welcomed Larry Bull as Board President. Bull takes the helm after the two-year term of Georgiana Roberts Ide. Several new committee chairs were also acknowledged: Rich Callahan on the Community Leadership and Strategic Initiatives Committee, Linda Cohen on the Marketing & Development Committee and Eve Van de Wal as co-chair on the Grants Committee. Returning to their committee leadership posts are Keith Fenstemacher, Governance Committee; Don Carbone, Finance Committee; Richard Zick, Audit and Compliance Committee; and Mary Morse returns as co-chair of the Grants Committee.
