CelebratingHillsdaleCounty
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2008AnnualReport
Hillsdale County Community Foundation
Community Report
The Hillsdale County Community
Foundation is pleased to present our
2008 Annual Report, “Celebrating
Hillsdale County through Fairs and
Festivals.” We hope you enjoy this
fun and informative look at the different
celebrations that make our communities
strong. Every area of our county has a
different celebration, focusing on events
that set them apart from the rest. In
this report we celebrate those events
and those who celebrated with them.
While still economically challenged,
Hillsdale County has proven its ability
to pull together in times of struggle to
support one another and celebrate
achievements. This is what makes
Hillsdale County exceptional and
distinctive. We appreciate and applaud
the committee chairpersons and the
volunteers of each of these festivals for
their ability to provide our communities
with great entertainment at an
affordable price.
The Hillsdale County Community
Foundation continues to remain strong
financially and monitor the challenges
facing our county and is always looking
for new ways to provide support. This
past year, the Foundation provided
$28,554 in proactive grants to our
community, as well as $5,000 to
support warm winter clothing for
area families. This was above and
beyond the $337,395 we provided to
area non-profit organizations, schools,
and governmental units to assist in
the good work they are doing in our
communities. We also provided
$172,550 to area residents in support of
their educational endeavors.
On behalf of the Foundation trustees,
staff and the entire County, thank you
for helping us make a difference in our
communities. We look forward to
working with you in the coming year as
we strive to make Hillsdale County a
better place to work, play and live. For
good, for ever.
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Our Mission
To receive and administer funds for
artistic, charitable, educational, and
scientific purposes in a manner that
both promotes the spirit of philanthropy
and meets the needs of the people of
Hillsdale County.
Our Commitment
To You
• To work toward a healthy community
with self-sufficient individuals and
families living in responsible and
loving environments.
Lower right— Board members,
l-r: Hal March (Vice President),
Jeff Lantis, Diane Clow (Secretary),
Bambi Somerlott, Michelle Bianchi,
John Barrett, Les Hutchinson
• To pursue ways to promote
lasting, positive change in all areas
of our society.
• To constitute wise financial decisions;
to be a good steward of the monies
entrusted to us by our donors.
• To provide excellent service to our
donors and non-profit organizations
seeking assistance to fulfill their
philanthropic intentions.
Lower left— David
Pope, Barry
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Henthorne, Bill Smith
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Board Members not pictured: Ryan
Dillon (YOUTH Trustee), Mike Nye,
Stan Smith, Mollie Wolf (Treasurer)
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• To continually develop our
community assets and work to
strengthen our county.
Since our establishment in 1991,
the Hillsdale County Community
Foundation has been operating under
these principles and remains devoted to
the continual fulfillment of our mission.
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Recipients
2008
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Andrea Chaney Memorial
Scholarship
Ione “Ma” Gordon
Scholarship
Carl Knapp
Julie Clawson
Jonas DeBacker
Allison Stewart
Angel Waters
$500
Robert G. Chase Memorial
Scholarship
$172 , 550
Maureen Brady
Emily Hepker
Eric Rentchler
Bion Thompson
Karen Ansett Memorial
Scholarship
Gery Claybaugh
Memorial Scholarship
Hames Family Music
Scholarship
Monica Craig
Isaac Johnson
Renee Nestorak
Heidi Sarles
Kyle Caulkins
James Haslam
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
Jack Armstrong
Memorial Scholarship
Lacey Adams
$1,000
Gurney J. Arnold, Jr.
Recognition Award
Scholarship
Chelsea Hersey
$800
Jennifer Beach Memorial
Scholarship
Byron Leininger
Audrey Pastula
$250
$250
Beck Family Wrestling
Scholarship
Mike Curby
Christopher Spratt
Nathaniel Spieth
$1,000
$400
$1,000
Beth Ann Blanchard
Memorial Scholarship
Jennifer Masters
Nicole Winchell
$500
$500
Benjamin Blonde
Memorial Scholarship
Kip Coler
$1,000
Virginia Cascarelli
Memorial Nursing
Scholarship
Leeann Bernardi
Tracy Hunter
Sarah O’Heran
Anna Tryon
$3,000
$3,000
$3,000
$3,000
Donald E. Caswell
Memorial Scholarship
Ashley Elliott
$250
Dustin Cleveland
Darcy King
$500
$500
$460
$80
Tyler ‘TC’ Clendening
Memorial Scholarship
Brian Hayward Memorial
Award
Patrick Vear
Dalton Butler
$500
George and Harriett
Cleveland Scholarship
Cassie Giacobassi
Kyle Miller
$2,500
$2,500
$150
Kurt Herbener-Thelma
Herbener Education
Scholarship
Stacey Warner
$250
Cochran-Mahler Families
Scholarship
William R. Hill Memorial
Scholarship
Adreena Nersesian
Scott Caskey
$400
$1,500
Jason Cole Memorial
Scholarship
Hillsdale County
Scholarship
Matthew Town
Anne Balcom
Monica Craig
Erin Karlovich
Audrey Pastula
Melissa Morgan
Nicholas Nestorak
Jennifer Shaffer
Courtney Shaneour
$1,000
Lola B. Cook AAUW
Memorial Scholarship
Traci Fowler
$500
Kara Cretsinger
Gymnastic Scholarship
Adrianna Spiteri
$500
Leonard and Ruth Drake
Rotary Scholarship
Brittany Page
$400
$400
$500
John Potok
Roni Jo Roth
Sarah Kintner
Heather Sarles
Chelsea Shearman
Adrianna Spiteri
Jennifer Yoder
Evan Hansen
Shelby Kittleson
Sarah Bartley-Mann
Sara & Dale Harmelink
Scholarship
Alyssa Rickman
Lee Bratton Music
Scholarship
$250
Laurice and Mary Gregg
Memorial Scholarship
Margaret Allen Clay
Memorial Scholarship
Roger Boyd Memorial
Scholarship
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$400
$400
$400
$400
$1,000
Bob Dunn “Unsung Hero”
Memorial Award
$500
$300
Scholarship Guidelines
The scholarship program enables donors to
assist area students in pursuing education
beyond high school. The Foundation
offers scholarships to current high school
graduates and non-traditional students,
and a majority of the awards require the
applicants to be a Hillsdale County resident.
The Scholarship
Application Process
Scholarship booklets are available each
year in October. In December, the
booklets are distributed to area high
schools and can be obtained in each
counselor’s office. Interested applicants
can apply for as many scholarships as they
wish and for which they are eligible. As
each fund has specific criteria defined
by the donor, we encourage applicants
to read each scholarship’s requirements
carefully to confirm eligibility. The
completed application must be returned
to the Foundation office no later than
March 1 each year to be considered.
Jennifer Shaffer
Jennifer Yoder
$500
$500
Hillsdale High School
Class of 1950 Scholarship
$1,000
Kay Hobby Memorial
Scholarship
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
Brain Gendron Memorial
Scholarship
Brittany Fink
Hillsdale County
Community Foundation
Trustee Scholarship
Adrianna Spiteri
Harold S. and Lester
E. Gardner Memorial
Scholarship
Sarah Bartley-Mann
Shawn Bernklau
Richard Cole
Benjamin Emens
Adam Lewis
Nikki Shaw
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
$500
Lacey Adams
Yvonne Brown
Jessica Burnham
Scott Chenevare
Tiffany Cole
Alsita DeOliveira
Ashley Elliott
Nathan Elston
Amber Leier
Brian McIntosh
Selias Pittman
Ashleigh Pitts
Abrielle Roach
Kristina Trott
Kyle Wilson
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$500
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$1,000
$500
$1,500
$500
$500
$500
$1,000
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$500
$750
$500
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$1,500
Scholarship Awards
Our scholarship awards vary in size and
number. Each of our awards is a gift from a
member of our community who believes in
the power of an education. We appreciate
their support and involvement in the lives
of our young people!
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Each scholarship fund has its own
selection committee as determined by the
donor of the fund. HCCF processes the
application materials for the committee
and waits for a decision. Students will
be notified of their awards either during
Class Night for graduating seniors or the
week following the area graduations for all
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Sgt. Michael P. Hodshire
Memorial Education
Scholarship
Kelsey Cortright
$500
Constance M.
Hutchinson Future
Teacher Scholarship
Jasmine Jansen
$500
Jonesville Community
Fire Department
Auxiliary Scholarship
Bion Thompson
$500
Herbert Jennings MRPA
Hall of Fame Scholarship
Jacob Ebbens
$1,000
Larry Jose Music
Scholarship
Taylor Tesch
Travis Cleveland
Levi Brown
$250
$250
$250
John Karabetsos
Memorial Athletic
Scholarship
$250
Kiwanis Scholarship
$250
$1,000
$250
$250
$250
Pauline Ridley Kropschot
Scholarship
Courtney Brewer
Amanda Wade
$500
$500
Tim Lehman Memorial
Scholarship
Bion Thompson
$1,000
Lint Family Music Award
Bethany Bowen
Samantha Clark
Madeleine Collins
Christina Craig
Colleen Hastings
Tara Kelley
Darcy King
Zoe King
Ivy Lewis
Cameron Loomis
Magdalena Marino
Robert Mosby
Christopher Templeton
Anthony VanDeusen
William P. Shannon
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Amanda Wade
Andrew Scholl
$500
Dana G. Lunger Alumni
Scholarship
Danielle Scholfield
$460
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$460
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$460
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$190
$190
$460
$460
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$460
$460
$460
$1,000
Walter & Annamarie
Martinen Memorial
Scholarship
Katelyn Martin
$250
Alice MacNeil Memorial
Track Scholarship
Stacey Warner
$250
Lloyd Morningstar
Memorial Scholarship
Jay James Bumpus
$200
Rob Nagle Memorial
Scholarship
$200
Harold “Holly”
Shigley Humanitarian
Scholarship
Jordon Hubbard
Jeremy Southworth
$500
$500
Bonnie Silliven Memorial
Scholarship
Katelyn Martin
$500
Doug Spears Memorial
Scholarship
Alyssa Bernklau
Shawn Bernklau
$750
$750
Hattie Marie Spiteri
Memorial Scholarship
James Haslam
Whitney Knollenberg $1,500
Nye Family Scholarship
Maria Taylor
$500
Litchfield Oddfellow
and Rebekah Scholarship
Kyle Coplin
Amber Leier
$500
$500
William Fitzgerald
Palmer Memorial
Scholarship
Adrianna Spiteri
Kyle Caulkins
Kyle Caulkins
James Haslam
Audrey Pastula
Andrew Scholl
Chelsea Shearman
Litchfield High School
Class of 1953 Scholarship
$750
D.E. and Helen Spotts
Memorial Scholarship
Danielle Scholfield
$200
Jeannie Pratt Steel
Memorial Scholarship
Yvonne Brown
$500
Richard Wade
Construction Memorial
Scholarship
Nathan Wood
$1,000
Carl M. Peggs Football
Scholarship
Kyle Kolasa
$2,000
Tom Wilmer Memorial
Scholarship
Scott Drumm
$250
$500
Mark & Martha Pitts
Memorial Scholarship
Emily B. Williams and
Percy Stough Memorial
Scholarship
Amber Leier
Danyelle Burlew
$500
Pittsford Area
Scholarship
Rachel English
Colin Hepker
Lucille Wines
$500
$500
$500
Reading Area
Scholarship
Erin Dillon
Heather Mewes
Ruth Sanford
Jordan Wigent
$500
$500
$500
$500
Ron Rothfuss Social
Studies Scholarship
Zachary Adams
Michael Gillette
Kaitlin Klingler
$500
$500
$500
Shannon Rowe Memorial
Industrial Scholarship
Kip Coler
Adam LoPresto
$250
$250
Cale Peter Scharp
Memorial Scholarship
Brandi Rutan
HTP
This past year, the Community Foundation,
in partnership with 7 other organizations,
has launched a new initiative – The
HomeTown Partnerships Program (HTP).
Through a come back/give back approach
to rural community building, HTP provides a
comprehensive strategy for long-term rural
community sustainability. This approach
goes beyond the traditional vision of
economic development. This approach has
been developed and field-tested by three
partnering organizations: the Heartland
Center for Leadership Development, the
Nebraska Community Foundation and the
Center for Rural Entrepreneurship.
HTP provides a comprehensive approach
to rural community development that
embraces four core strategies:
$500
$1,000
Cheryl Yearling
Memorial Nursing
Scholarship
Jessica Shaffer
$600
V. Ennis Wright
Scholarship
Shaeli Bowers
Courtney Brewer
Marissa Brinks
Greg Burns
Kristie Coplin
Kyle Coplin
Samantha Cornish
Matthew Eichler
Cassie Giacobassi
Cody Hawkes
Kelsey Hecht
Tara Hooey
Katie Imhof
Erica Marsh
Kristen McCoy
Selias Pittman
Ashleigh Pitts
Naomi Smith
Anna Tryon
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$2,000
$1,000
$500
$500
$500
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$500
$2,000
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Leadership - Mobilize Local Leaders &
Building Community Knowledge & Skill
Entrepreneurship - Energize Local
Entrepreneurs to Help Build a Stronger
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Charitable Assets - Capture Wealth
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Youth - Attract & Retain Young People
to Invest in Our Communities
We believe that this approach will offer hope
for our community, and we aspire to address
and reduce the growing levels of poverty by
providing entrepreneurship opportunities,
leadership training, and growing
opportunities for the youth in our county.
We hope you will join us in support of
this new opportunity. Together we will
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Donor-Advised,
Field of Interest and
Designated Grants
Healthy Senior/Healthy Youth
Endowment Fund
Litchfield Community Schools
Education Fund
Camden-Frontier Schools for the construction of
the Mileage Club Walking Path. . . . . . . . $2,000
$175,334.67
Designated distribution to Litchfield Community
Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $697
Hillsdale Community Library
Endowment Fund
John and Marie MacRitchie Fund
Designated distribution to the Hillsdale
Community Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500
Mildred Hawkes Barber
Memorial Endowment Fund
Camden Township Library for the children’s
non-fiction improvement project . . . . . . $300
Kimball Camp YMCA Nature Center for
matching funds for software. . . . . . . . . . . $250
Hillsdale Community Schools
Educational Fund
James & Ardath McCall Building
Fund
Bailey Elementary School for various educational
equipment and materials. . . . . . . . . . . . $821.17
Benge Library Fund
Litchfield District Library
for software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $350
Reading Community Library for audio books on
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $609.38
Waldron District Library for summer reading
program books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300
City of Reading Community
Improvement Fund
Reading Community Schools for stage
renovations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,131.60
Margaret Clay Memorial Fund
Designated distribution to the First United
Methodist Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,020
Carl Densmore Memorial
Christmas Wish Fund
Community Action Agency,
the Manor Foundation and the Salvation Army to
support families
in need for Christmas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $700
Grosvenor House Museum for masonry repair
$1,190
Hillsdale Rotary Club Project
Fund
Purdy Family Recreation Fund
Designated distribution to the Hillsdale Rotary
Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000
Distribution to the City of Litchfield for parks
and recreation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $485
Herbert and Barbara James
Family Fund
Ridley Family Fund
Camp Selah to support camp activities.$7,000
Kimball Camp YMCA Nature Center for
matching funds for software. . . . . . . . . . . $250
Jonesville Area Community
Fund
George W. Romney Endowment
Fund
Hillsdale Community Theater for roof repairs
$15,000
Domestic Harmony for volunteer recruitment,
training and recognition. . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000
Jonesville American Legion Post for the veterans
memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000
Hospice of Hillsdale County for volunteer
recruitment, training and retention. . $10,000
Community Action Agency for a community
garden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $935
Jonesville Community
Educational Foundation
Hillsdale County Senior Services Center for CPR
training and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,950
Designated distribution to the Jonesville
Community Education Foundation. . . $2,409
Sauk Theater Fund
Key Opportunities Agency Funds
Fields of Dreams Funds
Designated distributions to the Fields of Dreams
Athletic Complex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,356.36
Fillies Community Support Fund
Designated distributions to the HGC Filly Parent
Booster Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $798.21
General Mills Community Fund
Hillsdale Community Theater for a furnace for
Sauk Theatre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,183
Louise Hawkes Library Fund
Pittsford
Adrian Symphony Orchestra to send area fourth
grade students to the Young People’s Concert
$1,488
Hillsdale County Senior Services Center for
luncheons and the purchase of a new food truck
$6,826
2008 TOTAL
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Lint Family Music Fund
Hillsdale Community Schools to purchase new
encyclopedias for Davis Middle School.$812.72
Lavern and Robin Barber Haynes
Memorial Endowment Fund
Camden Township Library for the Children’s
Non-Fiction Improvement Project. . . . . $300
Designated distribution to the Hillsdale
Community Theater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,174
Designated distributions to Key Opportunities,
Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,788
Waldron District Library Fund
Kimball Camp Endowment Fund
Designated distribution to the Waldron District
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,633
Designated distribution to Kimball Camp YMCA
Nature Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,338.69
Children First for matching funds for
camperships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500
Bernal and Agnes Wallace
Memorial Fund
V.C. and Velma Knight Memorial
Fund
Lewis Emery Park for improvements . . . $300
Support for food pantries at Salvation Army, King’s
Kupboard and Hands of Mercy. . . . . . . . $16,000
Warm the Children Fund
Support for community needs to Community
Action Agency, St. Peter’s Free Clinic, Hospice
of Hillsdale County, Domestic Harmony, Alpha
Omega Women’s Care Center, Salvation Army
and the Hillsdale County Senior Services Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,000
Wright-Waldron Township Fire
Department Fund
Mrs. Stock’s Park for wrought iron fencing. . . . . $700
Distribution for the purchase of warm winter
clothing for area children. . . . . . . . . $8,738.54
Designated distribution to the Wright-Waldron
Township Fire Department. . . . . . . . . . . $3,500
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HCCF Adult and
YOUTH Grant
Applications Due
2008 TOTAL
$8,554
Pro-active grants were made to Hillsdale
County organizations in 2007-2008.
A pro-active grant is classified as a
grant that does not come through the
standard application process; rather,
the Foundation’s Board of Trustees
recognize a need in the community that
is not currently being met and makes the
decision to meet the need pro-actively.
These grants were made possible
through the Hillsdale County Community
Foundation Endowment Fund.
Food Bank of South Central Michigan for
freezers for food pantries at El Bethel,
First Church of Christ, Hands of Mercy,
Hillsdale Baptist, Lifeline Ministry, Litchfield
United Methodist, Salvation Army and St.
Anthony Family Center • $3,554
Warm the Children to provide warm winter
clothing for area families • $5,000
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Adult Grants
$112,250 total
These grants were made possible through
the Hillsdale County Community Foundation
Endowment Fund.
Hillsdale Preparatory School
for presentation of The Odyssey. . . . . . . . $900
Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community
Health Agency for Healthy Beginnings
program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,200
LifeWays
for 2-1-1 call center support . . . . . . . . $5,000
Hillsdale Community Schools for climbing wall
at Bailey Elementary School. . . . . . . . . . $8,158
Hillsdale Community Schools
for auditorium lighting improvements
at Davis Middle School. . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000
Hillsdale County Intermediate
School District for Dolly Parton’s Imagination
Library program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,250
Hillsdale College
for Arts Performance Series . . . . . . . . $5,000
North Adams Fire and Rescue
for staff ambulance training . . . . . . . . . $6,400
Hillsdale Area Men With Vision
for carpentry supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000
Highfields, Inc. for Hillsdale County
Wraparound Unmet Needs. . . . . . . . . . $3,750
Hillsdale County Agricultural
Society for July 3rd All-American Celebration
fireworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500
Moscow Township Fire Department
extraction equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,000
Hillsdale County Senior Services Center for
handbell set and accessories. . . . . . . . . $11,082
Reading Community Schools for high school
drama club stage renovations. . . . . . . . . $7,500
Pittsford Area Schools
for playground updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000
Grosvenor House Museum
for masonry repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,610
Hillsdale Community Schools
for Davis Middle School Dance Dance
Revolution system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000
Domestic Harmony
for a new boiler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,900
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Until 1991, the Simpson
Foundation operated as a private
family foundation in Litchfield,
Michigan. In 1991, the Hillsdale
County Community Foundation
was formed. Through various
discussions, the Simpson
Foundation proposed to pay
administrative start-up expenses
and to commit their entire income
flow to the Hillsdale County
Community Foundation for grant
making and endowment building.
Since that time, the Simpson Foundation
has continued to add to the success of the
Hillsdale County Community Foundation.
Because of their generosity, the Foundation
has been able to operate fully off the
income from our operating endowment
fund, allowing every cent of our gifts and
contributions to impact our community.
The Simpson Foundation continues
to be a grant making organization
supporting not only the Hillsdale County
Community Foundation but other
organizations in our community as well.
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community-building initiative • $20,000
Mrs. Stock’s Park for construction of
the Mary Ann MacRitchie Band Shell
Pavilion • $5,000
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New Funds
of the Foundation
Sandra Caskey Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Provides an annual scholarship to a
student of a school district serving
Hillsdale County who seeks a degree
as a paralegal or legal/professional
secretary or assistant at an accredited
college or university.
Gospel Barn Building Fund
Provides financial support to the Gospel
Barn renovation project.
Hometown Partnerships
Community Fund
Provides financial support to the
HomeTown Partnerships Program,
a community-building approach to
strengthening the areas of leadership,
youth development, entrepreneurship,
and the capture of charitable assets for the
betterment of the community as a whole.
Jonesville Community Fire
Department Auxiliary
Scholarship Fund
Provides an annual scholarship to a
current or past graduate of Jonesville High
School who seeks an education at a two
or four-year accredited college, university,
business, vocational or trade school and is
pursuing a career in public service.
Hillsdale Community Health
Center Community Fund
Provides financial support to the Health
Center’s Scholarship program and
future capital equipment campaigns.
GreatAmericanCelebration
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Litchfield District Library
Support Fund
Provides financial support to the
Litchfield District Library’s new library
building project and future library
building maintenance.
Clare E. Monroe Agricultural
Scholarship Fund
Provides an annual scholarship to a
current or past graduate of Pittsford
High School who seeks a degree in any
of the branches of Agricultural Sciences
(i.e. animal husbandry, dairy, poultry,
farm crops, soil management, forestry,
horticultural, floriculture, veterinarian
and agricultural teacher) from Michigan
State University.
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Created in memory of long-standing
Hillsdale County community member
George William “Bill” Nash.
Nye Family Scholarship Fund
Provides an annual scholarship to a
student of a school district serving
Hillsdale County who seeks a degree
in the life sciences (i.e. nutrition,
oceanology, biology, zoology,
environmental, etc) at a four-year
accredited college or university.
Howard J. Rizner
Hillsdale Arts Chorale
Endowment Fund
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Unrestricted Funds
Unrestricted funds enable the Community Foundation to respond to changing community needs, in
order to enhance the quality of community life.
General Mills Community Fund
Hillsdale County Community Foundation General
Endowment Fund
Lavern and Robin Barber Haynes Memorial
Endowment Fund
Mildred Hawkes Barber Memorial Endowment Fund
William “Bill” Nash Memorial Fund
Field of Interest Funds
These funds provide permanent support for a
specific field where funds are not committed
to a particular organization.
Benge Library Fund
Carl Densmore Memorial Christmas Wish Fund
Louise Hawkes Library Fund
Healthy Senior Healthy Youth Endowment and Pass
Through Funds
Jonesville Area Community Fund
W.K. Kellogg Youth Advisory Fund
James and Ardath McCall Building Fund
Mary Alice Powers Pope Fund
George W. Romney Endowment Fund
Team Hillsdale Small Business Development Fund
Bernal and Agnes Wallace Memorial Fund
Designated Funds
These funds provide specific charitable
organization support through their gifts.
Jack Beilfuss Memorial Davis Middle School Track Fund
Margaret Clay Memorial Fund
Fields of Dreams Endowment and Pass Through Funds
Fillies Community Support Fund
Gospel Barn Building Fund
Grosvenor House Museum Fund
Hillsdale Community Health Center Community Fund
Hillsdale Community Library Endowment Fund
Hillsdale Community Schools Foundation Fund
Funds of the
Foundation
The wide variety of funds held at the
Community Foundation represent gifts
of all sizes and types, made by individuals,
families, and corporations. Some the
funds were created during the donor’s
lifetime, others through the donor’s
estate or in memory or honor of a
loved one. Other funds are completely
unrestricted, giving the Community
Foundation the flexibility to respond to
current needs in our community.
Whatever the charitable purposes,
each was created according to the
wishes of the donor. The following list
represents the funds currently held at
the Foundation. Anyone wishing more
information about an individual fund is
encouraged to contact our office.
Hillsdale County Intermediate Schools Education Fund
Hillsdale Rotary Club Projects Fund
Hometown Partnerships Community Fund
Herbert and Barbara James Family Endowment Fund
Jonesville Community Educational Foundation Fund
Mr. Ralph A. Kelley Fund
Kimball Camp Endowment Fund
Litchfield Community Schools Education Fund
Litchfield District Library Support Fund
Manor Endowment Fund
Mitchell Research Center Endowment and Pass
Through Funds
North Adams-Jerome Education Foundation Fund
Purdy Family Recreation Fund
Reading Community Schools Foundation Fund
Howard J. Rizner Hillsdale Arts Chorale Fund
Sauk Theater Fund
St. Peter’s Clinic Community Support Fund
Waldron District Library Fund
Warm the Children Fund
Wright-Waldron Township Fire Department Fund
Agency Funds
The Community Foundation offers organizational
endowment funds, which hold and manage assets
for charitable organizations.
Community Action Agency Fund
Hillsdale County Senior Services Center Agency Fund
Key Opportunities, Inc. Agency Fund
Donor-Advised Funds
These funds are for those who would like to
establish a fund with the Community Foundation
and want to make suggestions from time to time
on distributions from the fund.
Beth Ann Blanchard Memorial Children’s Fund
City of Reading Community Improvement Fund
John and Marie MacRitchie Fund
Ridley Family Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Terance M. Lunger Christian Charitable
Trust Fund
V.C. and Velma Knight Memorial Fund
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Funds of the Foundation
Scholarship Funds
Establishing a scholarship fund enables you to
support scholarship awards in your name or in
the name of a loved one, while helping educate
and train others in our community,
Karen Ansett Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jack Armstrong Memorial Scholarship Fund
Gurney J. Arnold Recognition Scholarship Award
Jennifer Beach Memorial Scholarship Fund
Beck Family Wrestling Scholarship Fund
Beth Ann Blanchard Memorial Scholarship Fund
Benjamin Blonde Memorial Scholarship Fund
Roger Boyd Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lee Bratton Music Fund
Virginia Cascarelli Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund
Sandra Caskey Memorial Scholarship Fund
Donald E. Caswell Memorial Scholarship Fund
Andrea Chaney Memorial Scholarship Fund
Robert G. Chase Memorial Scholarship Fund
Margaret Allen Clay Memorial Scholarship Fund
Gery Claybaugh Memorial Scholarship Fund
Tyler “T.C.” Clendening Memorial Scholarship Fund
George and Harriett Cleveland Scholarship Fund
Cochran-Mahler Families Scholarship Fund
Jason Cole Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lola B. Cook AAUW Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kara Cretsinger Gymnastic Scholarship Fund
Leonard and Ruth Drake Rotary Scholarship Fund
Bob Dunn “Unsung Hero” Memorial Award Fund
Harold S. and Lester E. Gardner Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Brian Gendron Memorial Scholarship Fund
Ione “Ma” Gordon Scholarship Fund
Laurice and Mary Gregg Scholarship Fund
Eva Raser Hakes Memorial Scholarship Fund
Hames Family Music Scholarship Fund
Sara and Dale Harmelink Fund
Brian Hayward Memorial Award Fund
Kurt Herbener-Thelma Herbener Education Fund
William R. Hill Memorial Scholarship Fund
Hillsdale County Community Foundation Trustee
Scholarship Fund
Hillsdale County Scholarship Fund
Hillsdale High School Class of 1950 Scholarship Fund
Kay Hobby Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sgt. Michael P. Hodshire Memorial Education Fund
L. Dean and Joan Hurst Scholarship Fund
Constance M. Hutchinson Future Teacher
Scholarship Fund
Herbert Jennings MPRA Hall of Fame Scholarship Fund
Jonesville Community Fire Department Auxiliary
Scholarship Fund
Larry Jose Music Scholarship Fund
Wayne Kinjorski Memorial Art Award Fund
Kiwanis Scholarship Fund
Pauline Ridley Kropschot Scholarship Fund
Tim Lehman Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lint Family Music Fund
Litchfield High School Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund
Litchfield Oddfellow and Rebekah Scholarship Fund
Dana G. Lunger Alumni Scholarship Fund
Alice Mac Neil Memorial Track Scholarship Fund
Walter and Annamarie Martinen Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Clare E. Monroe Agricultural Scholarship Fund
Clare E. and Evelyn Monroe Scholarship Fund
Dorothy Morine – Pittsford Area Schools
Scholarship Fund
Lloyd Morningstar Memorial Scholarship Fund
Rob Nagle Memorial Scholarship Fund
Nye Family Scholarship Fund
William Fitzgerald Palmer Memorial Scholarship Fund
Carl M. Peggs Football Scholarship Fund
Mark and Martha Pitts Memorial Scholarship Fund
Pittsford Area Scholarship Fund
Reading Area Scholarship Fund
Ron Rothfuss Social Studies Scholarship Fund
Shannon Rowe Memorial Industrial Scholarship Fund
Cale Peter Scharp Memorial Scholarship Fund
William P. Shannon Humanitarian Prize Fund
Harold “Holly” Shigley Humanitarian Scholarship Fund
Bonnie Silliven Memorial Scholarship Fund
Doug Spears Memorial Scholarship Fund
Hattie Marie Spiteri Memorial Scholarship Fund
D.E. and Helen Spotts Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jeannie Pratt Steel Memorial Scholarship Fund
Robert and Mary Swartz Scholarship Fund
Richard Wade Construction Memorial Scholarship
Fund
Emily B. Williams and Percy Stough Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Tom Wilmer Memorial Scholarship Fund
V. Ennis Wright Memorial Scholarship Fund
Cheryl Yearling Memorial Nursing Scholarship
HillsdaleCountyFair
Hillsdale
Grant Guidelines
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Any 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, municipalities and other
governmental units with projects/programs
aimed at improving lives in our communities
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WHAT WE FUND
Education, fine arts, social services, community development, recreation, environmental
issues, health and wellness, and improvements in the physical, mental, and moral
conditions of Hillsdale County residents
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Religious or sectarian purposes, individuals,
legislative or political purposes, loans,
capital campaigns, routine maintenance
and administrative costs for maintaining the
present operations of an organization.
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OUR FUNDING PRIORITIES
HCCF gives priority to programs which:
• Reach the most people in the county
• Increase access to community resources
• Examine and address the underlying
causes of local problems
• Promote personal independence and
achievement
• Seek challenge or matching grants
• Attract volunteer resources and support
• Strengthen the private, non-profit sector
• Encourage collaboration with other
organizations
• Build capacity of the applying organization
HOW TO APPLY
Call HCCF to discuss your project to ensure it meets our funding criteria. Then
complete and sumbit a simple grant application along with a few other required items.
WHEN TO APPLY
Grants are made twice a year and application
deadlines are May 1 and November 1.
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YOUTH Grants
2008 TOTAL
$49,811.10
These grants were made possible
through the Kellogg Youth
Advisory Fund. The Kellogg
YOUTH Endowment Fund is a
special endowment fund made
possible by a challenge grant from
the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. This
Fund is now a part of the Hillsdale
County Community Foundation.
Income from this Fund must be
used for projects that involve and
benefit young people under 21
years of age throughout Hillsdale
County. The Fund must be
administered by youth under
the age of 21 through a Youth
Advisory Council (YAC) whose
actions must be approved by the
Hillsdale County Community
Foundation Board of Trustees.
The first advisory council members created
the name YOUTH which stands for Youth
Opportunities Unlimited Throughout
Hillsdale. The YOUTH council was first
organized in October 1991. The YOUTH
Advisory Council has an ongoing program
for studying the assets, needs and concerns
of the young people of Hillsdale County.
They regularly identify areas of opportunity
that guide decision making regarding
grants. YOUTH is also concerned about
promoting youth volunteerism, leadership
and fund development for the future of
Hillsdale County.
YOUTH’s mission is to meet the
needs of the youth of Hillsdale County
by enhancing the awareness of
opportunities, providing information and
resources through cooperative leadership
and financial support for projects which
will improve the youth community.
Crossroads Farm for a projector . . . . $1,299.99
Crossroads Farm for a camcorder . . . . . $500
Camden-Frontier Elementary for Northern
Michigan Adventure Trip . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000
Hillsdale Community Schools for elementary
art slide show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,390
Hospice of Hillsdale County for children’s grief
support group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,920
Camden-Frontier High School for Science
Olympiad Team Competition. . . . . . . . . . $500
top: Mario Carrizales (Financial Chair), Cody Krasny, Brandon Carrizales,
Larry Kimball (President), Brent Dickinson. 2nd from top: Jackie
Page, Ashlee Hatfield, Jessica Ruder, Katie McLouth. 3rd from top
Mackenzie Hill, Heather Lantis, Liz Kimball (Secretary), Leah Giacobassi,
Liz Spaulding, Janelle Yoder. Bottom: Logan Longman, AJ Merfeld,
Charles Schaerer, Dean Robinson, Harley Prater, Kim Wykes, Mackenzie
Price (Vice President), Will Schaerer, Aubrie Marsh, Sydnee Hubbard,
Aaron Winch, Shawna Young, Bailey Roberts. YOUTH Members Not
Pictured: Ashley Clark, Ryan Dillon, Casey Farmer, Jasper Manifold
SweetCornDays
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Hillsdale Community Library for Teen
Advisory Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500
Hillsdale College for supplies for Arts for
Creative Minds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500
Ransom Township for tree planting. . . . . $500
City of Litchfield for pool improvements. . . $500
City of Reading for signage. . . . . . . . . . . . $500
City of Hillsdale for bike path pedestrian
crossing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500
Village of Jonesville for flower planting. . $500
Village of North Adams for concrete for
village park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500
Village of Waldron for park improvements. . . . $500
Village of Montgomery for park improvements
$500
Power Team for school programs. . . . $5,500
Community Systems Learning Center for
alternative energy research. . . . . . . . . $2,500
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Community Action Agency Head Start for
noise reduction panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,641
Hillsdale County Agricultural Society for
July 3rd All American Celebration (children’s
activities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,000
Hillsdale County 4-H Council for targets for
shooting sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000
Will Carleton Academy for classroom literacy
development (third grade). . . . . . . . . . . . $500
Litchfield Community Schools for library
updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,796
Jonesville Community Schools for middle
school football equipment (start-up program).
$4,000
Pittsford Area Schools for playground updates
$5,000
Hillsdale Community Schools for girls soccer
uniforms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,264
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Financial Highlights
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents . . . . $811,644
Investments . . . . . . . . . $8,362,939
Contributions Receivable . . . . . . $1,700
Beneficial Interests in
Remainder Trusts . . . . . . . . $118,084
Property and Equipment, Net . . . $474,621
Total Assets . . . .
$9,768,988
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Liabilities
Grants Payable . . . . . . . . . $1,500
Agency Fund Liability . . . . . . $149,720
Accounts Payable . . . . . . . . $5,380
Total Liabilities . . . . . . $156,600
Fund Balances
Fund Balance - Principal . . . . $7,802,297
Fund Balance - Spendable . . . $1,810,091
Total Fund Balance . . . $9,612,388
Total Liabilities
and Fund Balances
$9,768,988
HeritageDay
North Adams
990 Statement
“The prudent investment of assets
is a primary function of the Hillsdale
County Community Foundation Board
of Trustees. The Foundation invests in
a varied portfolio, which results in our
annual investment returns. The financial
information contained in this report
has been prepared using information
contained in the Foundation’s annual
audit for the year ended September 30,
2008. The complete audit, along with
the IRS Form 990 tax return for the
Hillsdale County Community Foundation,
is available to the public. Contact the
Foundation office to request either or
both of these documents. A small fee
may be charged for copying and mailing.”
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Tax Credit
We are a 501 (c)(3) organization and
gifts may be deducted for federal income
tax purposes. In addition, the State of
Michigan Tax Credit Program offers
those who donate to the Community
Foundation a special tax credit for
contributions to endowment funds. This
credit is limited to a maximum credit of:
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individuals
$200 (50% of a $400 donation) for
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or 5% of tax liability before claiming
credits, (whichever is less) for a business
Ask your tax advisors about how these
credits could work for you.
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New research commissioned by
community foundations projects an
unprecedented transfer of wealth from
the World War II generation and the
baby boomers to the next generation. It
is expected to be the largest transfer of
wealth in our nation’s history. A surprising
$3.71 billion is projected to change hands
within Hillsdale County alone! In the
State of Michigan and in Hillsdale County,
the transfer of assets is expected to peak
between 2025 and 2035.
With most estates in the U.S., the
vast majority of assets go to heirs. For
generations, people lived their entire
lives close to their birthplace, and as
wealth passed from one generation to
the next, most stayed in the same town
or county. This is no longer true… and
once the wealth leaves our county, it will
not return to benefit our local stores,
businesses and overall local economy.
We urge Hillsdale County residents
to consider designating a portion of
their estate, IRA and 401(k) accounts
or insurance policies to a Community
Foundation endowed fund that will ensure
Hillsdale County enjoys the long-term
benefits of this one-time opportunity.
In the next ten years, if just five percent
of this transfer could be invested at
the Community Foundation in an
endowed fund, nearly $28 million
would be gained. Endowed funds last
forever and grow over time because
the principal is never spent. Earnings
ChristmasLights
Hillsdale
are used to make grants in the name
of each fund, supporting charitable
causes and creating personal legacies
of giving in Hillsdale County. Figuring
a five percent payout, an estimated
$1.44 million could be available annually
to improve the quality of life in our
community and secure our future.
Now is the time to make sure that the
transfer of wealth is a transformative
force for good in our county. Gifts
of all sizes will add up to big benefits
this community will experience for
generations. Together, we can convert
a small portion of our wealth to make a
large difference. For good. For ever.
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Last chance to give
a tax-deductible
year-end contribution!
New Year’s Eve
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
T
Saturday
Every year the foundation
accepts donations of all
sizes from a broad range of
people who each have their
own purposes for giving.
Collectively they help the
Hillsdale County Community
Foundation achieve its
mission to make Hillsdale
County a better place in
which to live, work and play.
We are grateful, honored
and pleased to recognize
them in the following list.
Ron and Judy Adams
William and Kathleen Adams
Dr. William and Terri Addison
Mohamed Al-Azem
Alexandrowski Family
Foundation
Joseph and Muriel
Alexandrowski
John and Jo Alipit
Andrew Alley
Marney Alley
Richard and Marie Ames
Craig and Connie Andrews
Robert and Joanne Andrews
Edward Angellotti
Anonymous Donor
Richard Anspaugh
Terry and Colleen Armey
David and Karen Armstrong
Florence Arnold
ArrowSwift Printing & Copy
Center
Ella Asaro
Leon Atkisson
Tim and Barbara Auseon
Gerald and Barbara Babcock
James and Gladys Baker
Gary Barber and Penelope
Greiling
Jack Barker
Keith and Leann Baron
Warren and Robin Bartels
Larry and Lois Bauer
James and Laurel Beals
Peter and Linda Beck
Edward Beimfohr and Cathy
Wilson
DeWain and Linda Belote
Charlotte Benge
Dalice Benge
Homer and Georgia Bentley
Raymond and Carol Bentley
Lance and Virginia Benzing Sr.
Ruth Benzing-Craig
Bruce and Gloria Berend
Larry and Judy Bernath
Noble and Anna Mae Bertalon
Dr. David and Susan Betz, D.D.S.
Charles and Michelle Bianchi
Danny and Coni Bills
Stephen and Sharon Bisher
Jamie Blanchard
Keith and Linda Blonde
Bob’s Market House
Joan Pierce Boewe
The Book House, Inc.
Ronald and Pamela Boomstra
Beatrice Borchert
Brett and Melinda Boyd
Karan Boyd
Brad’s Appliance Inc.
Italo and Marilyn Bragalone
Braman Roofing Company
Roy Brandes
Jerrold and Mary Briner
Briner Oil Co. Inc.
Steven and Julie Brower
Helen Brown
Keith and Christine Brown
Martin and Connie
Brumbaugh
Paul Bruno
Richard and Carolyn Bryner
John and Bonnie Buchhop
Robert Burd
Dean and Brenda Burlew
Mark and Lori Caldwell
Dorothy Carncross
Sally Carstensen
Vernon and Patricia Carter
Cynthia Caskey
Ardis Caswell
Eleanor Caswell
Michael Caswell
Scott and Alice Caulkins
John and Susan Cervini
Gwen Chavez
Douglas Cherwinski
William and Janet Childs
Kevin and Darlene Clark
Michael Clark
Phyllis Clark
Betty Clements
Lehman and Betty Cleveland
Jeff and Shannan Clevenger
Stanley and Deborah
Clingerman
Ken and Adrianne Clor
Todd and Diane Clow
George and Bonnie Cochran
Larry and Doris Coe
C. Murrill Colburn
Coldwell Banker Denny
Grove & Assoc.
H. Kenneth and Brenda Cole
Benjamin and Sue Ann Collins
Frank Condon
Harry Condon
Thomas and Connie Condon
Melissa Conklin
Craig and Kathleen Connor
Consumers Energy
Foundation
Melrose Coon
Council of MI Foundations
County National Bank Trust
Department
Marcus and Maureen Cousino
William and Jane Crall
Kenneth and Carla Crossland
Joseph Cusumano
Larry and Sheryl Daglow
Dean Dart
Judith Davis
Chuck and Billie Deal
Dean Foods
Patricia Densmore
Harold and Betty Diegel
Alan and Mitzi Dimmers
DJ’s Family Restaurant
Clare Donihue
Gene and Harriet Doolittle
Neil Doty
Scott and Sharon Dow
Jim and Janice Down
James and Colleen Drews
Drews Realty Inc.
James and Sandra Dufur
Joyce Dunham
Donald and Nancy Dunlop
Donald and Gail Dunn, Jr.
Earl and Judith Dupuie
Edward and Sally Eames
Bernard Easterday
Terry and Sandy Edds
Donald and Margie Ehle
Daniel Eichenauer, Jr.
Robert and Phyllis Elliott
Steve and Anita Elliott
Ron and Bev Enkemann
Carmon and Wanda Esterline
Jim and Ruth Esterline
Carlton and Carol Evans
David and Cecelia Evans
Exchange Club of Hillsdale
Sarah Fallon
Richard and Jennifer
Farnsworth
Jonathan and Amy Fast
Mike and Betty Fast
Ivan and Linda Fedosuk
Nancy Fellabaum
Harold and Marcia Ferry
Finish Line Family Restaurant
First Congregational Church
of Pittsford
First United Methodist
Church
Terry and Marsha Fleetham
Laurel Flowers
Robert and Cynthia Flynn
Tony Flynn
Norman Fogel
Foulke Construction
David Foulke
Dean and Onalee Foulke
Douglas and Susan Foulke
James Foust
Amy Fox
Frank Beck Chevrolet-Cadillac
Rex and Aletha Frantom
Tim and Annette Frosch
Frances Fry
John and Judy Gabriele
George and Maxine Gaffney
Dr. Alice Gale M.D.
Harold S. & Lester E. Gardner
Trust
Joseph Garnjobst
Thomas and Ilene Gaskell
Gem Asset Management
Robert and Joyce Gendron
Ron and Velvet Giacobassi
Don Gill, Jr.
Don and Betty Gill, Sr.
Owen and Judy Glei
Roger and Loann Godfrey
Diana Gow
Gail Green and Mark Caldwell
Jack and Judy Griffiths
Mary Groggel
Margaret Grosh
Kevin and Diane Grubbs
David and Mary Ann Guetin
Mary Guthrie
Ronald and Theresa Haber
Betty Hall
Margaret Hall
Harry and Jeanette Hamlin
Dr. and Mrs. Neal Harmelink
Michael and Carin Harner
Betty Harrington
Beverly Hart
Marsha Haskins
Danny Hawley and Nanette
Rogier
Lawrence and Sue Hayes, Jr.
Roberta Haynes
Thomas and Donna Hecht
Dr. Jon and Seibra Herbener
William and Betty Hicks
Barry and Karen Hill
Roberta Hill
Vena Hill
Hillsdale Agency, Inc.
Hillsdale Appraisal Service
Hillsdale Chiropractic Clinic
Hillsdale Community Health
Center
Hillsdale Travel Center
Hillsdale USBC
Dr. Phillip and Candace
Hoffman
Charles and Betty Holton
Mike and Kay Hoover
Howard and Mary Houchen
Dennis and Lois Howard
Wesley and Roxie Hubbard
Hudson Pharmacy
Corlinda Huffman
Mark and Christine Huffman
A.J. and Linda Hunter
Ruth Huston
Leslie and Constance
Hutchinson
Paul and Marri Jackson
Herb and Barbara James
Timothy Jarema
Jesco Industries
JK Group Trustees for Visa
International
Johnson and Associates
Michael and Nancy Jones
Jonesville Fire Dept. Auxiliary
Robert and Ercel Julian
Elizabeth Karabetsos
Jamie and Colleen Kelley
Esther Kennedy
Debora Kerr
Thomas and Janet Kilgore
Brett and Nikki King
John and Opal King
V. M. King
Douglas and Marty Kinnett
Kiwanis of Hillsdale
Margaret Kline
Richard and Elizabeth Kneen
Alton and Dorothy Knoll
Lloyd Knowles
Terrence and Sherry Koral
Michael and Linda Krasny
Lee and Joan Krauss
Jeffrey and Susan Kuhn
Ray and Gloria Kyser
L. Dustin and Karen Lindower
Kimball
Carol Lackey
Dr. Carmela Rose Langley
Jeffrey and Kelly Lantis
Howard and Susan Laser
Gary Laskowski
Donald and Susan Lee
Gerald and Carol Lefere
Fritz and Martha Lehman
Larry and Luanne Lehman
Ferris and Julia Leonard
Leutheuser Buick Pontiac GMC
Eleanor Leutheuser
Eric and Laura Leutheuser
Jason and Margaret Lindower
Litchfield Community Schools
John and Vida Long
John and Kathleen Loveless
Terance and Marjorie Lunger
Verlyn and Suzanne Lynch
James and Kathleen
MacDonald
MacDonald Painting Co.
Andrew Mack & Son Brush Co.
Irene Mack
John MacRitchie
Joseph and Jean Madison
Donald and Cindy Malin
Keith and Sharon Manifold
Olive Manning
Maple Shade Farm
Harold and Patricia March
James Marsh
Robert and Jeanne Marshall
Matthew Granata & Leslie
Bennett-Granata
Donald and Nan May
James and Ardath McCall
Rebecca McCavit
Dennis and Carolyn McClure
Richard and Betty McClure
Thomas and Jacqueline
McNicholas
Larry and Ruth Merillat
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Foundation
Meyer’s Diamond Center
Michigan Coalition Against
Homelessness
Peter and Rebecca Mielke
Larry and Florence Mikle
Jerry and Deborah Miller
Max Miller
Dr. Robert Miller, D.D.S
Dick and Betty Mitchell
Daniel and Margaret Moore
Moore Insurance Services
Juaretta Moore
Dean and Sharon Munk
Jane Munson
Eldon and Kathleen Murphy
Darlene Myers
Sam and Terry Myers
Susan Myron
Vern and Evelyn Nafziger
Nash Drugs, Inc.
Dean and Mary Beth Neitzert
The New Blossom Shop
Edward Newton
Charles and Elizabeth Nimmo
Charles and Barbara Nobles
William Nobles
Dr. Nicholas and Jean Nolan
Marjorie Noll
Mark and Sandra Nussbaum
Laura Nye
Michael and Marcie Nye
Arthur Oestreich
Thomas and Ann Oliver
Herbert Olney
Thomas Osbourne
Osbourne, March & Condon
Keith and Amy Otterbein
James and Ruth Parker
Marvin and Helen Patrick
Steven and Denise Patterson
Steven and Cheryl Paul
James and Christine Quinn
Phillip and Sondra Raby
Radiology of So. Central
Michigan
Raker & Sons Produce
David and Jane Raker
Patricia Ransford
Rev. August and Betty Sue
Peters
Rev. John and Marilyn Reist
Marvin and Elaine Rich
Carol Ringenberg
Jacqueline Riopelle
Janice Roberts
Magdelina Roberts
Gayla Robinson
Norman and Lyla Rodgers
Alice Rogers
Mary Rogers
Rich and Nona Rogers
William and Ellen Romans
Richard and Anna Marie Rose
Betsy Ross
Cheri Rothfuss
Claude and Patricia Rowley
Rowley, Inc.
Laurene Russo
James and Donna Ryan
Martin and Nancy Ryan
Tim and Cheryl Sallows
Earl Salo
Donald and Mary Sanderson
Darrel and Mary Scharp
Betty Scheibner
Paul and Leigh Schincariol
Brian Schmucker
Kenneth and Agnes
Schmucker
Scholl Agency, Inc.
Robert and Virginia Scholl
Ronald and Jane Scholl
Mary Jane Schrock
Sterling and Patricia Seaton
Robert and Annie Seizert
The Shane Group, Inc.
Donnie and Nancy Sharp
Paul and Nita Sharp, Sr.
Glenn and Rebecca Shearer
Linda Shigley
Scott and Ann Siakel
Dr. Mary Sidorsky
Simpson Foundation
Stanley and Carol Smith
William and Michelle Smith
Val and Bambi Somerlott
Dale and Linda Swope
Stan and Judy Swope
Troy and Kristen Swope
James and Beverly Taylor
Matthew and Christie Taylor
Team Hillsdale Dodge Jeep
Chrysler
Vince and Floretta Tenney
Virginia Tervol
Roy and Fran Tipton
James and Ann Touse
Gloria Triechman
Sallerson Troob
Terry and Molly Truex
Leroy and Joan Ufkes
Ultra Tool LLC
Marilyn Underhill
William and D. Irene Valentine
Kenneth and Barbara Vallieu
James and Sara VanCamp
William and Jan VanDenburg
Dan and Kristi Vanderhill
Frank and Kathy VanderMeer
Agnes VanDoren
Laurie VanOrman
Wayne and Helen VanPatten
Jacob and Marlene Visser
Shawn and Stacy Vondra
James and Patricia Vreeland
W.C.S.R.
Paul and Sue Ann Walter
Tom and Jo Walworth
Warm The Children
Thomas and Darlene
Warzecha
Sandra Watkins
Watkins Transport, Inc.
Larry and Glenadene Webster
Allan Weibel
Clifton and Frances Wells
Wells Equipment Sales
Steven and Karen Wells
J.L. and Susan Whitehead
Jeffrey and Missy Wilcox
Philip and Sharon Williams
Janell Wilson
Scott and Joanna Wiseley
Edward and Mollie Wolf
Jeffrey and Emily Wood
Gary and Barbara Wright
James Wurdock
January2010
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Martin L. King, Jr. Day
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December
2009
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Sunday
Monday
Ross and J-Jay Pechta
Judith Peltier
Bruce and Carla Perrin
Charles Perry
Rick and Sheri Piper
Pittsford Area Lions Club
Pittsford Area Schools
Pittsford Feed Mill, Inc
David and Sara Pope
Mary Alice Pope
Marlin and Jane Potter
John Powell
Ralph and Margaret Powers, Jr.
Mary Pratt
The Prudential Foundation
Rowland Purdy
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Southern Michigan Tool and
Machine
Richard and Carol Spalding
Darin Spieth
Valerie Spratt
Thelma Stecher
David and Cecilia Steel
William and Kathleen Steger
Courtney Stephens
David and Beth Stephens
Paul and Denise Stephens
Rod and Peggy Stewart
Don Stiverson
Phyllis Stoetzel
Susan Stout
Lyle and Sandra Stratton
Spencer and Rita Swank
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Friday
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Douglas Yearling
Nick and Ellen Zemaiduk
Rod and Gail Ziegel
George and Carlene Zollner
*We do our best to maintain
accurate, up-to-date lists of
donors and apologize for any
errors or omissions. No gifts
or contributions were used
for the creation of this report.
The costs of producing this
report were paid from the
Administrative Endowment.
Sandy Beach Blowout
Classic Car Show & Summerfest
Design
Angela Lashaway
Illustrations
Julianne Wahtola
Photos provided by
the Hillsdale Daily News,
Douglas Coon and Amber Yoder
Printing
ArrowSwift Printing & Copy Center
Civil War Days
HCCF
P.O. Box 276
Hillsdale, MI 49242
(517)439-5101