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ISSUE 2, 2020
Non-ProfitOrganizationU.S. PostagePAIDMiddletown, OHPermit No. 10
A Quarterly Newsletter for Our Donors, Members & Friends
MIDDLETOWN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION We Connect People Who Care
Traci A. Barnett, MBA
ChiefExecutive Officer’s
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300 North Main Street, Suite 300Middletown, Ohio 45042513•424•[email protected]
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Thanks to our Dedicated Members the Coronavirus Emergency Fund Surpasses $100,000 Goal
So much has happened since I wrote my last message to you in the February 2020 newsletter. COVID-19 changed the world and created a sense of urgency at the Middletown Community Foundation. The MCF board of trustees realizes that our role in the community now becomes even more crucial. To that end the board announced in March the creation of the Coronavirus Emergency Fund (CEF) to provide grants to area nonprofits helping individuals and families adversely effected by the Coronavirus pandemic.
The goal for the CEF was set at $100,000 with the Trustees allocating an initial $50,000 to kick it off. Over the last two months the Foundation sought donations from our members and the community at large, raising an additional $57,000 and counting. The total raised for the CEF is at $107,000 as I write this message.
COVID-19 will devastate families and small businesses throughout MCF’s service area. The Middletown Community Foundation is positioned to serve as a leader and a facilitator in helping to tackle this crisis head on. Make no mistake, MCF realizes we are in unchartered waters. The world and our local communities may need to make lasting changes, but MCF is committed to being in this for the long haul.
The process for area nonprofits to apply for the emergency funding has been streamlined, requiring only a one- or two-page grant application. Decisions for grant funding are made on a rolling basis, and the Foundation vows to keep the process nimble and efficient.
The following nonprofits received grants from the Coronavirus Emergency Fund over the past two months:
Atrium Medical Center Foundation - $8,000 for a Rapid Testing Device for COVID-19
Downtown Middletown Inc - $20,000 for rent and utility assistance to 36 struggling Middletown businesses
Feed the Hungry - $3,000 for distributing food in Middletown
Grace Baptist Church - $3,000 for the Enabled Food Pantry
Great Miami YMCA - $5,000 to assist with operating costs of daycare for children of first responders
Hope House - $500 for cleaning and disinfecting supplies and PPE
Madison Local Schools - $5,000 for technology assistance to help students virtually connect to their schools
Middletown City Schools - $5,000 to deploy laptops to the neediest K -12 students to enable virtual connection to their schools
Ohio Restaurant Association Education Foundation - $4,000 to help unemployed area restaurant employees pay for utilities, rent, food and gas – recipients must live within MCF’s region
Parachute: CASA - $2,000 to provide volunteers with online capabilities to remotely serve the children in their client base
Salvation Army - $5,000 for the food pantry and $5,000 for utility bill assistance to those in need
The campaign to raise funds for the CEF will continue indefinitely in hopes of keeping up with the many grant requests received on a regular basis. Contributions to the Coronavirus Emergency Fund should be made payable to the Middletown Community Foundation, 300 N. Main Street, Suite 300, Middletown, OH 45042. Indicate CEF in the memo portion of the check.
Many, many thanks to those of you who have already donated to the Coronavirus Emergency Fund. As I often say…it takes a village! Stay safe!
Spreading Cheer!Scholarship signs were such a hit last year we thought we’d do it again. This year they may have been even more popular! Thanks to all our volunteers for placing signs and thanks to these parents for sharing their pictures.
A Message from Board President Patricia Miller Gage
Patricia Miller Gage
President’s MESSAGE
Thank you to the following people who have made our Coronavirus Emergency Fund possible:Joan StonitschJohn and Avinne KiserDon and Imogene OrtsThomas and Mary Deas WortleyRichard IsroffSandy RogersRichard S. DaviesJim BurkeTim and Kathleen WourmsJudy & Tom SomerfieldMary EnochsDonald AccursoMike and Kim ScortiMiddletown Community FoundationGary and Sarah KaupDebbie and Tom HazelbakerDavid and Rose MorganCohen FundDon and Elaine GarverChris HumphreyScott and Janis NeinJudge Kathleen Dobrozsi RomansLeap and Associates, Inc.Mike and Marlene TakachMr. and Mrs. Frank Pressler
Linda BarnetTim and Cindy CarlsonJim and Jody AkersJohn and Karen DillonPatricia Miller GageBarney and Bonnie RiesbeckShirley and Jerry TillmanMichael and Anjanette StautbergBill and Joyce TriickMs. Patricia A. AnthonyJohn and Karen DillonBill and Pat SchaeferPat and Karen PiccioniMr. and Mrs. Samuel R. LobarKen and Lois AllenEdgewood Band Boosters Assn.Lancer and Barbara WeinrichPeggy Darragh-Jeromos and Joe JeromosJoyce and Lou ChristyDr. Subodh K. Wadhwa M.D.Jim and Mary Jean KleingersJimi and Verlena StewartJimmy and Judy BoberRon and Judy SpauldingPeggy and Pete Dobrozsi
Calista SmithDeWitt Chapple Jr.John and Karen DillonCourtney SulenticJennifer SpauldingEdwards FurnitureMr. and Mrs. Don GillumMr. and Mrs. Chris McCarthyDee MarkleBud and Kathy GraffDave and Kathy MalottAndrew and Susan SingerMr. and Mrs. Andrew J. DobrozsiJohn and Rhea FraleyAmanda Lorig and Nancy BrownJohn and Rhea FraleyDr. Moira CaseyMr. and Mrs. James SmithPeggy TrimbleMoon and Adrion (Westfield Insurance)Les and Cheryl Landen
If you donated after this newsletter went to print, Thank You, and you will be recognized in the next Newsletter!
What an honor it has been to help our community during this time of need. The Covid-19 quarantine threw us all for a loop but the Middletown Community Foundation stepped in immediately to provide support.
We, along with everyone else who had plans this spring, had to cancel some of our favorite events. We were unable to honor and celebrate our Scholarship students but boy did we have joyful and eager volunteers who placed signs in all the recipients’ yards! I think our volunteers were as excited as the families.
We also had to cancel our Youth Advisory Council recognition which we hated to do because we have some outstanding young men and women graduating from the program this year. Hopefully we have conveyed to them how much we appreciate their service.
We will also be postponing our Open House, which we hoped to have in June but just think how great it will be to see everyone when we can reschedule!
We are very grateful to those in the community who donated to our Coronavirus Emergency Fund. I’m proud of how well the Foundation has responded to the genuine need arising from the lockdown. We are being selective with the grants we fund so that our dollars go as far as possible. Our only wish is we could help everyone.
As we continue to navigate our new normal please know that we are here, continuing our work. We appreciate all of you out there supporting our endeavors through Membership and Coronavirus Emergency Fund grant donations.
We are, as they say, all in this together and together is how we’ll proceed.See you all soon!Patti
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Pictured left to right: Kwenton Wills, Middletown Alex Watkins, Monroe Anna Eschmeyer, Monroe Raegan Francis, Monroe
MIDDLETOWNCOMMUNITYFOUNDATION
ACE ScholarshipSkylar BozarthAlejandro Chairez
AK Steel Sons and Daughters ScholarshipSilas StephensJacob ShortBrooklyn ManningCorinne BurroughsBreanna TomseyEmelia Paige EdwardsKolby HuntAlexandra ScheithePhilip StanicJake KneubuhlerLea CodispotAmber FlynnLindsey AshcraftEllie WeissGriffin KeetonMadeline BurkeDavid StofeskyJacob PohlabelMadison SnowdenEmily Huff
Alison Harris FioraEmma Goubeaux
Allen Beach AwardSavanna Gasper
AAUWBryan Mills
Alpha Delta Kappa Phi ScholarshipGracie Henderson
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Annual ScholarshipMadison Chupka
Arthur Harvey ScholarshipMadison PowellKahmya WilsonAlyssa HallSkylar Bozarth
Audobon Society ScholarshipAnabella Smith
Aviation Educational Trust Fund ScholarshipAidan Wanke
Betty Helsinger Amercanism Memorial AwardSelin Misirlioglu
Betty Walters Music AwardToni Mullins
Beulah Brown RN Nursing ScholarshipSydney Albright
Bob Grimes Memorial ScholarshipGabe Ware
Brian James Cook Athletic MemorialGrant Whisman
Brian Kelly Catron Memorial ScholarshipJudah Thomas
Carl and Faye Robbins Memorial ScholarshipSilas Stephens
Carmon DeLeone Middletown Symphony Orchestra ScholarshipBridgette Kleingers
Cedric E Glover Performing Arts Memorial ScholarshipNoelle Richards
Charles Hook Citizenship Award 1st PlaceEmily McMurryJordan HamdanOwen CappellRachel BerlingAbed-nego CorderoGrace Boles
Charles Hook Citizenship Award 2nd PlaceBailey JohnsonAlex WatkinsTyler HouckBridgette KleingersNathan WeilandSydney Albright
Christy Minnix Memorial ScholarshipSelin Misirlioglu
Coach Ted Stewart Memorial ScholarshipRobert Borneman
Constantine (Charles) Nicholas Revelos ScholarshipAbed-nego Cordero
David and Carole Schul Fund for the ArtsArianna PagnardChloe Leskovac
David and Wanda Way Educational ScholarshipEmmalee Paarlberg
Diane Meeks ScholarshipBrooklyn Manning
Dorothy M Brayton ScholarshipMadison ChupkaErin KohlsBekka CrouchArely Yanez-RiveraAbigail HamiltonAidan WankeBryan Mills
Dr. James Russell Myers Memorial Scholarship for EngineeringDevant GeterNathan Koloszar
Dr. James Russell Myers ScholarshipGracie Henderson
Dusty Fisher Hustle, Heart and Harmony ScholarshipJake Phelps
Edwin L McCallay and Louis B McCallay ScholarshipMonique ReedKwenton WillsTyree HymanLauren Brandenburg
Edwin Tyson Memorial ScholarshipDevan Hall
Foster Booth Walters Music ScholarshipSilas Stephens
Gene and Dodee Saylor Memorial ScholarshipGabe Ware
George M Verity Memorial - Foundation in College Prep 1st PlaceNathan WeilandSelin Misirlioglu
George M Verity Memorial - Foundation in College Prep 2nd PlaceSilas StephensMonique Reed
Harry A Finkelman ScholarshipTurner Campbell
Helen Hoover Tyson Memorial ScholarshipGrace Boles
Herbert C and Marjorie L Root Scholarship for Early EducationEmily Olson
Herbert C and Marjorie L Root Scholarship for EngineeringAnthony Lococo
Homemaker’s Circle NineRandi Hendriex-LongJada Patton-Frazier
Housh Family Memorial ScholarshipEthan Chapel
Imogene Gephart ScholarshipSabrina Dolph
Jack Gordon Memorial Football ScholarshipDe’Yon Brown
James A MacReady MD Memorial ScholarshipEmily McMurry
James M Anderson MD and Bertha Anderson Family ScholarshipAlyssa Hall
Janice E Schultz and Jerome C Schultz Memorial ScholarshipBekka Crouch
Janine Westercamp Memorial ScholarshipAlyssa Wagner
Jean Verity Memorial Foundation in History Award 1st PlaceSilas Stephens
Jean Verity Memorial Foundation in History Award 2nd PlaceGabe Ware
Jeff Wiley Scholar Athlete AwardMonique ReedNicholas Thornton
John A McCluskey and Helen McCluskey ScholarshipTyree Hyman
John and Kathryn Hensley Memorial ScholarshipWill Emrick
Joshua Taylor Back Memorial Football ScholarshipConner Hamrick
Junior AchievementKylie DingledineShalbrenta Muse JrJack KletzlyCole Leverage
Kathryn Lee Witt Memorial ScholarshipArely Yanez-Rivera
Kayla Harrison ScholarshipAlejandro Chairez
Larry Brandenburg ScholarshipLauren Stewart
Lee Ann Miltenberger ScholarshipNathan Koloszar
Les Johnson Education ScholarshipDeniz Misirlioglu
Louie F Cox Memorial AK Steel Foundation African American ScholarshipKayla BaahGrace Boles
LMHS Class of 1964Marissa King
Mabel D Kinder American Red Cross ScholarshipSydney Albright
Marianne A Dorenbusch ScholarshipSamuel JeffersMason FlanneryElizabeth ConradLucas Fligor
Marilyn E Day Family ScholarshipNicholas Thornton
Marjorie A Johnston Memorial ScholarshipAnna Eschmeyer
Martin B and Francis R Miller Memorial ScholarshipMason Gardner
Mary Josephine K Hyatt ScholarshipSamantha Earnhart
Mary Susanne Ware ScholarshipChloe Allman
Matthew E Fiora ScholarshipArely Yanez-RiveraMadisyn Carroll
MHS Class of ‘56 Middie Magic ScholarshipNathan Weiland
MHS Class of ‘64Nathan WeilandMonique ReedSilas StephensNicholas Thornton
MHS English Department AwardBryan Mills
MHS Journalism AwardGabe Ware
Michael and Peggy McClusky Educational ScholarshipShelby Williams
Middletown Community Foundation ScholarshipsBraden WoodsHayley TrenumLauren PiattDavis TanakaAmanda FiermanMalory HickmanMichael Langendorf
Middletown Firefighters Association ScholarshipMason Gardner
Middletown High School Class of 1950 Dwight Neill ScholarshipSavanna Gasper
Middletown Music Club Louis John JohnenMichaela FergusonNoelle Richards
Middletown Summer Youth Theater ScholarshipNoelle Richards
Mildred Fisher ScholarshipSavanna Gasper
Monna Conn Scholarship for MusicBridgette Kleingers
Monroe Technical ScholarshipCorey Parker
Monte Miltenberger ScholarshipTyler Tracey
Nancy Cahill GIGGLES ScholarshipRaegan Francis
Nancy Meeks ScholarshipKwenton Wills
Paul Bell Memorial ScholarshipJora Taylor
Paula Burke Memorial ScholarshipIsabella Guinigundo
Ralph and Sondra Gordon Bays ScholarshipAbed-nego Cordero
Richard and Gloria Miltenberger ScholarshipTaylor Yalich
Richard B Monroe Sr ScholarshipMichael Langendorf
RMP Family ScholarshpMorgan Kinney
Robert L “Bobby” Morris Human Relations AwardAbigail Hamilton
Scott Cole Memorial ScholarshipChristian Thomas
SPC James E Hall, Jr ScholarshipAllison King
Stephanie Markham Minge ScholarshipMason Flannery
Steve and Tommy Geckeler Family ScholarshipElizabeth Conrad
The Lawrence and Jeanne Wood MAGYC ScholarshipSarah ShelleyAnthony Lococo
The Mike Kiniyalocts Scholarship Fund for Military VeteransAaron Williams
The Opbroek ScholarshipAbigail Hamilton
Todd E Miltenberger ScholarshipEmily McMurry
Valda Wilkerson Middletown Symphony Orchestra ScholarshipMichaela Ferguson
Veteran’s Memorial ScholarshipRaegan Swartz
Victor and Sara Carpenter Memorial ScholarshipKylee SloneShelby Williams
Vincenzo and Josehine Mazzarella ScholarshipGrace Beene
Walter and Nellie Evans ScholarshipIsabeau PagnardKaylee HarrisEmmalee PaarlbergArianna PagnardAnna FalkAlison PerezSarah ShelleyGareth Fultz
Walter L Bake Memorial ScholarshipAlex Watkins
Wilda and Ernest Streifthau ScholarshipLeona BellElise FossumEthan Nerderman
William and Peggy Verity Memorial AwardAlivia Buchanan
William and Peggy Verity Memorial AwardArianna Layne
Women’s Center of Middletown Culinary Arts ScholarshipSamantha Roy
Merit AwardEmma GoubeauxIsabel BakerMaria DoSarah SnyderSarah KaletaKyle RosenburgPalmer BrockElyce AldridgeMary HorvathMatthew Buzek
Congratulations 2020 Scholarship Recipients
Traci BarnettExecutive Director
Amy BerleanProgram Officer
JoAnn WagnerSpecial Projects
Sarah WatsonProgram & Finance Assistant
Patricia Miller Gage President
John KiserVice-President
Christine Vaughan Treasurer
Verlena Stewart Secretary
Melissa Benedict
William Brock
Moira Casey
Neil Cohen
Tom Dowden
Patrick Edwards
Cathi Evans
Karl Gaston
Brenna Heller
Dustin Hurley
Amy King
Hon. Kathleen
Dobrozsi Romans
Ronald Spaulding
Kathleen Wourms
Elizabeth Yauch
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