The memories of her childhood in the town of Merom onthe Wabash River in Sullivan County have promptedRetired Commodore Lois Andrews to give a total of$140,000 in two funds with the Wabash Valley CommunityFoundation. The Lois Andrews Special Project Fund willserve as immediate grants to organizations in GillTownship in Sullivan County. A second fund, The Lois A.Andrews Foundation Fund, is a permanently endowed fundto be used in the future to benefit all residents of Sullivan County.

Commodore Andrews chose to supportimmediate projects and needs in GillTownship by utilizing the Wabash ValleyCommunity Foundation’s expertise to assistwith the management of the $75,000 SpecialProjects Funds.

Although Retired Commodore Andrews hasnot been back to her hometown and countyfor over 60 years, she did not forget “the peo-ple who helped (me) when I was growing up.”Commodore Andrews was born in Merom in1923 where she attended grade school andhigh school. After receiving her nursingdegree from Methodist Hospital, she contin-ued her education with a master’s degree innursing from the University of Washington. With the out-break of World War II, Andrews became a Navy nurse. “Iwas also a Marine nurse” said Andrews. “Those Marinesloved the Navy nurses.” Upon entering the administrativedepartment of the Navy Nurse Corps’ Bureau of Medicineand Surgery, Commodore Andrews supervised nursesthroughout the world including those in the Vietnam War.“It was bad (Vietnam); (I) never knew when (my) nurseswere going to be in trouble.”

Her military career meant world travel and a hugeamount of responsibility which also kept her away from her

Giving Back to Her Indiana Home

home and family. “I never married nor had children becausemy mother needed help financially, so the best thing was forme to stay in the Navy and concentrate on that,” statedCommodore Andrews. Upon her retirement from militaryservice, Andrews retired as ‘Commodore,’ the highest rank-ing female officer in the Navy at that time. She currentlylives in Seattle, Washington.

Many miles and many years from Merom,Lois Andrews continued to hold her hometownand its people in a special part of her heart.Darrell Wesner, a board member of the SullivanCounty Community Foundation, an affiliate ofthe Wabash Valley Community Foundation, con-tacted Andrews concerning a contribution tothe Gill Township Alumni Association. “Fromthat, she expressed interest in using herassets to assist the town and communitywhere she grew up,” stated Wesner.

Kay Aubin, the Sullivan County affiliate direc-tor, stated that “this is another example of agenerous donor doing something good for herhometown in the short term and for SullivanCounty in the long term. For Gill Township this

is absolutely wonderful. In the broader picture, the endowedmoney for Sullivan County will enable us to make grants tocommunity groups each year. This is truly a gift which keepson giving.”

Donna Adams, a community leader from Merom, stated,“The generosity of Lois Andrews is overwhelming not onlyfor Merom, but for Gill Township and Sullivan County in gen-eral. The Special Project Fund will provide the necessaryfunding to start many projects which have had to wait andto complete others which have run out of funding. This isthe ‘shot in the arm’ which Gill

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Sullivan County The Lois Andrews Fund is designed to immediately fundrequests for improvement from the Town of Merom and GillTownship in Sullivan County.

Vigo CountyThe Cultural Alliance of Terre Haute Fund is to providefunding a support for collaborative projects in and aroundVigo County. The Felstein Grandchildren Project Fund in Memory ofAllen and Millie Felstein is a fund to provide funding for thenew facility of the Terre Haute Children’s Museum.The Scottish Rite of Wabash Valley Capital Project Fundis designated to provide support to preserve, maintain, andsupport the historic portions of the Scottish Rite Temple, inthe historic Hippodrome Theater that are protected under apreservation easement granted to Historic LandmarksFoundation of Indiana.The Veterans Memorial Plaza Project Fund provides finan-cial support for the Vigo County Veterans Memorial Plazasurrounding the Vigo County Courthouse.The Care Council Project Fund was established to provide funding for the start up and promotion of the CARECouncil, a Prevent Child Abuse Council. The Terre Haute Parks Department Project Fund providesfunding to support various projects of the Terre Haute ParksDepartment.The Terre Haute Cityscape Fund provides funding to pur-chase holiday lights and other seasonal decorations alongWabash Avenue. Contributions to this fund are eligible for adollar for dollar match up to a total match of $20,000.

Every community has need of start up funds for worthwhileprojects. Every community has ongoing projects which desper-ately need funding for that leaky roof, that van which needsrepairs, that ballpark or playground which needs newer andsafer equipment. As cities and towns face decreasing funding,services such as fire departments, police departments, andparks are faced with curtailing programs and not purchasingnecessary equipment. As community service groups face adecrease in contributions, local food pantries, services for theelderly and youth, and other human service projects are in direneed of immediate as well as continued support.

A Special Project Fund allows you to help those agenciesnow and to the extent which you choose. You can promote yourcommunity now with an immediate investment for a bettertomorrow.

For more information contact the Wabash ValleyCommunity Foundation at (812) 232-2234.

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Do you want to make a difference now? Do you know of agroup or project which is in need of ‘start up’ funding or fac-ing an immediate need? Does a short term or a one timedonation fit your giving plans?

For those times when a donor chooses to give to a non-per-manent fund rather than a long term endowed fund, WabashValley Community Foundation offers the Special Project Fundalso known as the non-permanent fund or pass-through fund.For a special project, for the group who has an immediateneed, or for a donor who wishes to take advantage of the501(c)(3) status offered by the Wabash Valley CommunityFoundation, the Special Project Fund provides the donor withthe option of giving an “immediate infusion” of support. Forexample, when a new project is being started or when a non-profit agency utilizes the Community Foundation expertise toassist with a specific fund drive, donors give specifically to sup-port these efforts. Sometimes, for anonymity, donors prefer tomake a gift through the Foundation rather than giving directly toanother organization.

The advantages of the Special Project Fund include:Immediate infusion of the gift into a new project or a contin-uing project and/or organizationAnonymity if the donor prefers to make a gift through theCommunity Foundation rather than giving directly to another organizationUtilization of the Community Foundation’s expertise to man-age and/or distribute the gift in accordance with the wish-es of the donor and needs of the recipient

Several Special Project Funds already have been set up bydonors through the Community Foundation. Perhaps you knowof a group or organization in your community which could profitfrom your generosity in this way.

Clay CountyThe Carbon Town Fund provides funding for the Town ofCarbon. The Brazil City Fire Department Safety and EquipmentFund is to provide support as directed for the purchase ofcomputers, supplies and/or equipment and/or to providetraining to support the Fire Department in the City of Brazil,Indiana.The Charles B. Hall Memorial Fund is established to pro-vide support to erect a memorial to Major Charles B. Hallin Brazil, Indiana. Major Charles B. Hall, a Brazil native anda member of the Tuskegee Airman Army Air Corps, had thedistinction of being the first Black man to shoot down anenemy aircraft on July 2, 1943. A graduate and sports starof Brazil High School, Major Hall attended Eastern Illinois University. Recently, the United States Government award-ed the Tuskegee Airman Squadron with the CongressionalMedal of Honor. Hall died in 1971.

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Memorial ContributionsMarch 1, 2007 - June 30, 2007

Ruby HamiltonChris Herron FamilyLarry & Susie JackmanBill & Mary KentRita & Don KinderCarolyn Loveall & FamilyMargaret MortonDon & Donna NewboldJesse Newbold & FamilyCarl & Carol NickeyMr. & Mrs. John M. RobsonRose-Hulman Friends: Kathy,

Patti,Pat,Sue,Lynn & MaryAnn StiglerTerry & Beth Tevlin

Bill DonnellyDon & Jean Mc Mahan

Robert EllingsworthDr. & Mrs. Douglas Gillespie

Joseph W. ErdleGlenn High School Class of

1941

David A. Gilman,Ph.D.Alfred J. & Joyce B. AlbistonAl AlbistonAllison Transmission

Plant 4-9A02AnonymousJudy BarnesBruce & Zada BarnettJohn & Bev BitzegaioDavid & Joyce BoeglinRobert BoydMr. & Mrs. William C. BrittMauricio & Sheila BustilloMichael D. BuzashPatrick & Mary CahillDon & Marion CallisDr. Shawne L. CasperRobert & Bonnidell ClouseMr. & Mrs. Naylor T. CoughlinDr. Sheron DaileyGreg & Susan DickeyMary Jean DinkelNorma & Bob ErnyChing-Wen Chang & Nicholas

FarhaJim & Beth Foulkes & FamilyMark & Susan FusonNancy GeyerBruce & Joy GilmanDouglas & Susan GilmanJohn GilmanBarbara,Laura & Kate GivensKaren & Rod HeefnerMr. & Mrs. K. T. HensonDon & Carol HoodHui-Kuei HsiehHymera High School Alumni

AssociationISU - College of Arts & SciencesISU - College of EducationISU - Health & Human

Performance CollegeMr. & Mrs. G. H. ItamuraMrs. Elizabeth Allen JohnsonBill & Joan KammlerJoyce & Ray KempBillie Tucker KestlerSusan E. KingDr. & Mrs. William J. LinvilleWilliam LittlejohnJudy & Bill Maxam

Ron McGraw FamilyCharles & Dixie MeierMr. & Mrs. Christopher MellohFred & Nancy NationAngie (Bright) NellisMr. & Mrs. William R. OsmonMr. & Mrs. Lawrence ReckLanny & Kay RegerLester & Irene RegerRon & Peg RegerRetired Teachers Red Hat

SocietyNancy & William ShrinerRobert Bill Sweet & Mary Lou

SweetThompson Thrift Development,

Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Lin O. TorneseDr. Kenneth & Carol WalkerLaura Belle WallaceKen & Cathy WarnerMr. & Mrs. William G. WertTom & Sally WhitehurstKarl & Allane Zucker

Donald E. GoltryMrs. Mary M. Goltry

Jerry HarryTerry & Beth Tevlin

Robert HavertyMrs. Jean FreedWright,Shagley & Lowery

Forest & Betty HeatonBill & Marjorie Sisson

Robert Francis 'Bob' HellmannAlice & Richard Shagley Wright,Shagley & Lowery

Margaret HerndonTerry & Beth Tevlin

Ruth HimesMrs. Vivian Niemeyer

Glen HofmannThe Spencer Group,Inc.

Marjorie KnoxMillerWhite,LLC

Renis KnustMr. & Mrs. D. Max BruntonGreg & Kathy DietzJanis & Richard DorseyDixie & John HaseldineLarry & Linda KnustDoug & Annette ReamTed & Jennifer RobisonRoger & Eileen ShanksPaul & Shari SindersLeland & Dorothy StevensonSteve & Lynn StoeltingHank & Diane Taber

Carl LaskaFred & Nancy Nation

Edith Louise LeeWright,Shagley & Lowery

Ruth Marie LindemanWright,Shagley & Lowery

Luetta LoweRandy & Pat O'Leary

Charles LoweryDave Treadway

Virgil MarshallBill & Tom Dever

Laura Brooke McDonaldJim & Mary C. GephartDr. & Mrs. Rodney D.

McDonald

Maurice McMahanHarold & Malinda Medsker

Tom McCarthyKim McCarthyMs. Liz ScottSimple To ElegantTerre Haute North OrchestraTerre Haute North Vigo High

School

Charles 'Chuck' MilesAdvantage Plus of Indiana FCUMax & Kitty AllMr. & Mrs. Robert D. ArtisMr. & Mrs. Leo R. BachMr. & Mrs. Tom BilyeuJim,Dianne,Maddy,

Jacqualynn & Nathan BogleJim & Rose BolandChuck & Nancy Bradford &

FamilySteve & Sue ButwinMr. & Mrs. James L. CallahanMs. Brenda ChristiansonCity Clerk's OfficeBrian & Kim DotiAnita Crane & Aaron CraneBob & Kelly DumasDepartment of Engineering,

City HallFOP Terre Haute Lodge 85Fuqua Elementary SchoolMrs. Mary GoltryPatti & Doug GrimBetty GrimesBill & Peggy GrimesMs. Misty HambrickMr. & Mrs. Steve HerndonMr. & Mrs. Michael HinesMr. & Mrs. Robert P. Hodges,Jr. Frank & Barbara HoffmanMr. & Mrs. James M. HubbsJody (Gladden) HumbleMs. Sharron JollyMoses KassisMs. Jeanne A. LaFranceJennifer Shake-LaRue & Rodney

LaRueMr. & Mrs. John K. LemryKenneth & Barbara LevinMs. Brenda K. LongGary,Becky,& Ed McCabeMoody Family of Terre HauteJohn S. & Kris NewlinDaniel & Susan NewtonMr. & Mrs. Rocky A. PerrelleRita PhillipsJohn & Tammy RoachMr. & Mrs. Gregory RothMr. Larry RussellSaratoga, Inc. Lorrie & Tom Scheidler

Mr. & Mrs. Gary W. SchomerMarilu & Bob SchwartzMr. & Mrs. Donald W. ScottMr. & Mrs. Harry Secrest,Jr. Larry Shake FamilyGene & Charlotte ShikeMr. Paul B. StewartDr. John P. SpicknallColleen & Dave SutliffeTerre Haute Regional HospitalTerry & Beth TevlinMr. & Mrs. Thomas ThompsonHoward R. TurnerWade S. TurnerWabash Valley Asphalt

Company,LLCEula M. WebbAlice & Bill Wert & FamilyThe Whitlock FamilyIvan WilliamsonWright,Shagley & LoweryWTWO

Mary Catherine MillerWright,Shagley & Lowery

Ina Rachel MooreHarold & Malinda Medsker

Angela OldhamTerry & Beth TevlinWright,Shagley & Lowery

David ParrAllied Insurance AgencyBill & Martha BellMr. & Mrs. Bruce Bland &

FamilyJack & Diane BradenMr. & Mrs. Stephen M. HoodMs. Mary G. HuntRochelle MalhesMr. & Mrs. Jim Mayrose &

FamilyMr. & Mrs. Robert Mayrose &

FamilyHarry & Janet PellJohn & Rita PerkinsJohn & Vickie SwitzerMr. & Mrs. Donald J. WamplerJudge & Mrs. Ernest Yelton

Floris PettyMr. Joe H. Petty

Donna PiggFred & Martha Slopsema

Julien John PolgeWright,Shagley & Lowery

Margaret Pritchard-BuisAlice & Richard Shagley

Frances Lucille Thomas Hayword RodgersWright,Shagley & Lowery

Clay RichDrs. Harry & Jan KefferTerry & Beth Tevlin

Clyde E. SappingfieldWright,Shagley & Lowery

Ralph SaundersRuby Christensen

Lois BakerTerry & Beth Tevlin

Dr. William Gregory BannonJohn S. & Kris NewlinMrs. Marilyn W. PendergastBarbara A. Vogel

Jean BartleyWright,Shagley & Lowery

Maria BevilacquaPatrick & Mary CahillBarbara A. VogelWright,Shagley & Lowery

James R. BookerMick & Sandy Grindle

Robert F. BozarthTerry & Beth Tevlin

Shanna Sue Skinner BranchWright,Shagley & Lowery

Douglas BrentlingerMrs. Joan IngramWright,Shagley & Lowery

Phyllis BryanNorman L. & Sally Lowery

Virginia M. BuellMs. Tracy Duncan

Chloe CharleyFred & Martha Slopsema

Russell W. ChowningSullivan Soil and Water

Conservation Board of Supervisors

William M. ClaryJohn S. & Kris Newlin

Alberta 'Bertie' Gabbe CliffordMrs. Jean Freed

John ClingermanTerry & Beth Tevlin

Nelson CohenGeorge & Wanda TofauteTofaute & Spelman,LLC

Juanita CoxPat Vickery

Wanda CummingsMr. & Mrs. Donald L. Arnett

Bill DavisMaggie May Davis

Rob DenkerCarbon Baptist Church, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Nicosin Jane Robbins

Albert E. 'Abe' DielCenter Point & Community

Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. Ms. Joan T. ChervenkoDelores M. ClarkNorma D. DielFrank & Marcella Guthrie

Gary SchopmeyerTerry & Beth Tevlin

Rose SchwartzSharon & Jack Pattison

Richard SchultzDr. & Mrs. Douglas GillespieMrs. Jacqueline LowerTerry & Beth TevlinBarbara A. Vogel

Henry Monroe Shagley's First AnniversaryMike,Nicole,Tyler,Madison &

Abigail King George & Susan BrattainAlice & Richard Shagley

Heather Lidster SherwinFred & Nancy NationJohn S. & Kris Newlin

Cheryl SlocumFred & Martha Slopsema

Richard Smith Mrs. Jacqueline Lower

Travis James SmithDavid & Joyce BoeglinMary Beth & Melanie Boeglin Mike & Kim HambrockBrooke & J.D. MeneelyTerry & Beth Tevlin

Johanna R. SnedekerTerry & Beth Tevlin

Marilyn SolookiTerry & Beth Tevlin

Helen TagueFred & Martha Slopsema

Ann TysonDr. Mary Ann Carroll

Don UngerMildred Unger

Susan K. WebsterWright,Shagley & Lowery

Harry WegerWright,Shagley & Lowery

Marie WilkinsonTerry & Beth Tevlin

Donna L. WilliamsJohn S. & Kris NewlinWright,Shagley & Lowery

Beulah WitteDick & Lois Becker

Kimberley Jeanne Fowler Wulf Mr. & Mrs. C. Joseph FowlerMr. & Mrs. James Veevaete

Carolyn Brooke ZwernerAnonymousThe Bannon Family - Sue,Pam &

LynnMrs. Katherine K. BledsoeMr. & Mrs. Louis F. BrittonPatrick & Mary CahillJames & Ellie CaldwellDr. Mary Ann CarrollGuille Cox Family,Children &

GrandchildMike & Molly EllingsworthMr. & Mrs. John P. Gedrick,Jr. Libby GelderDr. & Mrs. Douglas GillespieBetty GrimesHawkins Law PCHendrich Title CompanyMr. & Mrs. John P. HoeyMrs. Jackie LowerNorman L.,Sally & Christine

LoweryMr. & Mrs. Bernard J. McMahonHarold & Malinda MedskerRick & Kelli MillerJohn S. & Kris NewlinRandy & Pat O'LearyMrs. Marilyn W. PendergastMr. & Mrs. Frank ProxMr. & Mrs. William J. ReedMs. Debra S. ReelThe Rowe Lawfirm,LLCSackrider & Company, Inc. Carroll D. SmeltzerTerry & Beth TevlinBarbara A. VogelMrs. Robert WestrupWright,Shagley & Lowery

HONORARIUMS

Mariah Bird's GraduationJill Leone

Norma Lemmon Evans BirthdayMrs. Marilyn W. Pendergast

Emma L. ThompsonMerrill S. Thompson

John P. Woelfle's BirthdayMs. Colleen M. Chestnut

Please send this form and your contribution to:Wabash Valley Community Foundation

2901 Ohio Boulevard, Suite 153Terre Haute, IN 47803

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

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NEW FUNDS

Rob & Lisa Denker Scholarship Fund

Dr. John E. Freed, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund

Tom McCarthy Memorial Scholarship Fund

Terre Haute Children’s Science and TechnologyMuseum Endowment Fund

Richard C. Vining Endowment Fund

Township has needed. The Special Project Fund will allowus to take care of many of the pressing problems withinour community. The Foundation Fund for Sullivan Countywill help everyone in the future. We are truly grateful andfortunate to have someone like Lois Andrews who remem-bers her family and friends from Merom, Gill Township, andSullivan County.”

Commander Lois Andrews served as the HonoraryParade Marshal of the 2007 Merom Bluff Chautauqua.Although she was unable to attend the parade, she wasthere in the hearts and minds of the citizens of Merom,Gill, and Sullivan County as a true ‘favorite daughter’known for her generosity.

Giving Back to Her Indiana Home Continued...

$40 Can Assure that a 3rd Grade Student Will Receive a Dictionary . .. Every Year . .. Forever

Since 2004 the Wabash Valley CommunityFoundation, working with local Rotary Clubs, has deliv-ered more than 6,000 dictionaries to 3rd, 4th, and 5thgrade students in Clay, Sullivan, and Vigo Counties. Toassure that this project continues, the Foundation hasestablished the Wabash Valley Dictionary ProjectEndowment Fund with the hope that it will provide annu-al funding for more than 2,000 dictionaries.

A dictionary is a powerful reference tool. Through “TheDictionary Project,” each student is pro-vided with a dictionary of his or her own.Education is more likely to be pursuedbecause of improved writing skills andreading comprehension. Chris, a WabashValley 3rd grader wrote, “Thank you forthe dictionaries. They have a lot of wordsin them. Where did you get the money tobuy them? I use it almost once a day.”

Where does the Wabash Valley Community Foundationget the money to buy the dictionaries? Currently, theCommunity Foundation uses a portion of the income dedi-cated to education by the James and Ada Piker, VirginiaGinter Endowment Fund. With the success of “TheDictionary Project,” the Community Foundation plans to cre-ate a fund that would assure future funding of this project.

The Wabash Valley Dictionary Project Endowment Fundis designed to purchase the individual dictionaries and name plates for each book. The Brazil Rotary Club, the

Sullivan Rotary Club, and the Terre Haute Rotary Club part-ner with the Community Foundation in the delivery andpresentation of the dictionaries to the students.

It is hoped that the Wabash Valley Dictionary ProjectEndowment Fund will provide the money for the purchaseof the student copies at an approximate cost of $4,000per year. Each $40 contribution to the fund will be invest-ed with the income purchasing one dictionary per year for

a third grade student in Vigo, Sullivan,and Clay counties… forever. This pastschool year, over 14,000 dictionarieswere given to Indiana 3rd graders. TheWabash Valley Community Foundationpresented 2,000 copies locally.

The cost to permanently endow a stu-dent dictionary is $40, or 20 times theannual cost of $2. The Wabash Valley

Community Foundation has set the goal of $80,000 toensure that every 3rd grade student in Clay, Sullivan, andVigo counties receives a dictionary to use and keep.

Anyone interested in endowing the purchase of one ormore dictionaries through the Wabash Valley CommunityFoundation may contact 812-232-2234 or mail a contribu-tion to: Dictionary Project Fund, 2901 Ohio Boulevard,Suite 153, Terre Haute, IN 47803.

“Thank you for the dictionaries. They have a lot

of words in them. Where did you get themoney to buy them?

I use it almost once a day.” �Chris

Wabash Valley 3rd grade student

Friday, September 14Professional Adviser Continuing

Education seminar

Saturday, September 15Sullivan County

Community Foundation Golf Tournament

Monday, October 1Terre Haute Day Nursery Grant Applications Due

Thursday, November 15Vigo County Grant Application

Letter of Intent Due

Calendar of Upcoming Events

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Welcome Jane Davison,the New Assistant to the Executive Director

Jane Davison has extensive knowledge and experi-ence in working with local non-profit organizations.Before joining the staff of the Wabash ValleyCommunity Foundation, she worked with the AmericanCancer Society as District Representative for threeyears and with the Covered Bridge Girl Scout Councilfor 23 years, the last 11 as the Executive Director.

With a Bachelor of Science degree in VocationalHome Economics and a master’s degree in SecondaryEducation, Jane brings to the Foundation strong leader-ship, planning, organizational, and program development skills.

Jane joined the staff of the Foundation on April 2.She works closely with Beth Tevlin, Executive Director, inthe areas of planning, communication, and coordinationof programs and events.

Please welcome Jane the next time you are in the Foundation office.

Jane Davison