The Wabash Valley Community Foundation’s online giving platform, Wabash Valley Gives, is already helping organizations with needs in our communities. Cleaning Equipment for McMillan Adult Day Service Thanks to $450 in donations through Wabash Valley Gives, McMillan Adult Day Service was able to purchase a heavy duty upholstery cleaner to use on the chairs and recliners used by clients at the center. With the daily (Monday through Friday) use of these chairs and recliners, there are often spills and spots that occur. This commercial grade cleaner is receiving almost daily use. Staff members appreciate the ease of use and how well it cleans.

A Globe for Woods Day Care/Pre-School

For Woods Day Care/Pre-School, $105 was raised through

Wabash Valley Gives to add an educational globe for the pre-school classroom. The school staff expressed that they are honored and thankful for the monetary donations that were given

to provide the globe for the children in Room 6.

Fire Safety Upgrade for The Luke HouseThe Luke House in Sullivan, a faith-based, sober-living residence for individuals recovering from drug and alcohol addiction, was able to raise $185 to improve fire safety at the residence where 10 men and women are changing their lives. Donations through Wabash Valley Gives made it possible for The Luke House to purchase 10 smoke detectors and add three small fire extinguishers.

A Digital Camera for Wabash Valley Community Foundation Although the Foundation provides grants to hundreds of organizations throughout the three-county area, it attempts to secure outside funding for capital expenditures beyond those necessary for continuing the operation of the Foundation. Through Wabash Valley Gives, the Foundation was able to raise the money to purchase a quality digital camera. In the past, the Foundation has relied on staff members’ personal cameras or hired photographers to take photos of grant award ceremonies, scholarship ceremonies and other Foundation events. The new camera will allow the Foundation staff to take its own photographs of its activities and events while saving needed resources.

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Making an Impact

2 National Ranking2 Meet Our Interns3 Golf Outing3 New Funds3 Upcoming Events4-5Memorials&Tributes6 Sullivan County Volunteers of the Year

Patricia Jones, our spring semester Social Media and Marketing intern, has worked with the Foundation to develop and implement more visibility and traffic to our social media accounts, as well as adopt new tools and alternative methods for our social marketing strategy. Patricia is a senior at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and will graduate this spring with a Bachelor’s degree in advertising and a minor in professional communications. She and a team from SMWC won Nationals last summer as part of a business internship through the college and presented in Orlando, Florida, at the Phi Beta Lambda Conference. Since then she has become the public relations officer for the chapter at SMWC. She looks forward to developing her skills and taking on leadership roles within the community.

Katelynn Moats has been our Administrative Support intern during the spring semester. She has assisted the Foundation on projects relating to our 20th Anniversary Annual Report and with

scholarship-related items. She is a senior at Indiana State University majoring in elementary education with minor concentrations in Spanish, English as a new language, elementary reading, middle school mathematics and civic leadership. She has had previous experience as an intern for the ISU Foundation. As a Terre Haute native, Katelynn is passionate about serving her community and co-created the “Go Figure” program at the Terre Haute Children’s Museum for third, fourth and fifth grade students. At ISU, she is a four-year member of the Sycamore Ambassadors, the university’s official student representatives, and served as president for two years. She also served in the Bayh College of Education Dean’s Office and Center for Mathematics Education.

Patricia and Katelynn’s internships are made possible through the Lilly Endowment Community Foundation Intern Initiative.

Meet Our Spring Lilly Initiative Interns

The Wabash Valley Community Foundation recently received notification that it has met the nation’s highest philanthropic standards for operational quality, integrity and accountability. The notice comes from the Council on Foundations, a national professional association based in Washington, D.C.

“This is similar to the Good Housekeeping Seal for community foundations,” said Jeff Clarke, Council on Foundations interim president and chief executive officer. “It says that the Wabash Valley Community Foundation has demonstrated a commitment to operational quality, integrity and accountability.”

Executive Director Beth Tevlin said, “This is critically important to our donors. When people make a charitable bequest, establish a fund or set up an annuity, they are putting their trust in us. They are counting on us to manage the investment wisely and honor their charitable wishes. The National Standards confirmation says our house is in order.”

The National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations Program requires community foundations to document their policies for donor services, investments, grant making and administration. With over 500 community foundations currently confirmed in compliance nationwide, the program is designed to provide quality assurance to donors, as well as to their legal and financial advisors.

Foundation Ranks in Top Philanthropic Tier Nationally Be a Volunteer for the Foundation

The Community Foundation relies on the time and talents of volunteers from our three counties to serve on its various committees. Volunteer opportunities may exist in the following areas:

•AssetDevelopment •GrantDistribution •Finance •ScholarshipSelection •GovernanceandPlanning •SpringOuting•Marketing& Public Relations •SpecialEvents •OfficeVolunteer

If you are interested in volunteering with the Foundation, please complete the volunteerapplication.

Please go to www.wvcf.com and click on About Us, Career/Volunteer Opportunities for the application, or email us at info@wvcf.com, or call 812-232-2234.

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Thanks so much to our generous sponsors who helped to make our 18th Annual Golf Outing a great success!

Sponsors Corporate: Monarch Beverage Trophy: Sackrider&Company Lunch: Riddell National Bank Hole-in-One: MorganStanley SmithBarney Food Tent:BurkeSpring&Alignment Water: Terre Haute Savings Bank Cart: Templeton Coal Company Snack and Raffle: Baesler's Market Raffle: Board of Directors of the Wabash Valley Community Foundation Beverage Cart: Old National Bank, Reddy Law Firm, Wabash Valley Mechanical Contractors, Riddell National Bank, Fund Evaluation Group Hole Sponsors:500Express•Baesler’sMarket•BunchNurseries•CSN•DickVining•DukeEnergy•EmbroideryExpress•FirstFinancialBank-TrustDepartment•ForrestShererInsurance•HamiltonCenter•HolidayInn•IBEWLocalUnion#725•JewettPrinting•Manpower•MeisVentures•MillerWhiteMarketing•Ragle&Company•Dr.RandyStevens•SycamoreEngineering•TerreHauteSavingsBank•TerreHauteConvention&VisitorsBureau•UnitedActuarialService•UnionHospital•Wilkinson,Goeller,Modesitt,Wilkinson&Drummy

Winning Teams Gross 1st Place: Lighthouse Mission 2nd Place: Industrial Supply 3rd Place: International Union Operating Engineers

Net 1st Place: BurkeSpring&Alignment 2nd Place: Freitag-Weinhardt 3rd Place: Riddell National Bank

2012 Golf Outing Report

New Funds

Catholic Charities Endowment Fund

Duane and Mary Alice Klueh Endowment Fund

Mauri and Janice Modesitt Dictionary Fund

North Clay Student Art Collection Endowment Fund

Mary Ann Shagley Fund for the Sheldon Swope Art Museum

Calendar of Events

August 18, 20126th Annual Sullivan County

Community Foundation Golf Outing

October 1, 2012Terre Haute Day Nursery Grant

Applications due

October 13, 20125th Annual Clay County Harvest Hoedown

and Grant Awards

Mid OctoberScholarship Applications available online

November 1, 2012Letters of Intent due for Grants

in Vigo County

November 2, 2012Community Foundation Gala

Celebration Dinner

November 7, 2012Sullivan County Grant Awards

December 15, 2012Scholarship applications due for scholarships

awarded for 2013-2014 Academic Year

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CONGRATULATIONS, SWOPE ART MUSEUM, ON YOUR 70TH ANNIVERSARY!

Lighthouse Mission Team

With 10 endowment funds in the Community Foundation, we thank you for letting us be a part of your CURRENT and future success!

BurkeSpring&AlignmentTeam

Memorial ContributionsNovember 1, 2011 - April 30, 2012

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George W. Alsop, Jr. Wright,Shagley&Lowery,P.C.

Mary Arnett Jim&CarolLandes

Ida Lea Athey Barbara A. Vogel Wright,Shagley&Lowery,P.C.

George Bell Terry&BethTevlin

Shirley Dailey Bennett Barbara A. Vogel

Rosemarie Boaz Dever Distributing Company, Inc.

Bruce Brentlinger Mr.&Mrs.BritR.Berkey Nancy Brentlinger Sarah,Scott&EmmaBrentlinger Erin Drummy Mr.&Mrs.JohnB.Drummy Mr. William W. Drummy Mr.&Mrs.WillL.Mansard The Volands

Susan Maude Loving Brentlinger Gordon&TharonGeckeler Fred&NancyNation Terry&BethTevlin Grace Lee Walker Wright,Shagley&Lowery,P.C.

Miriam Brentlinger Phyllis Dye Turner

Robert Wright Bridges, Jr. MillerWhite Marketing

Nyoka Clifford Terry&BethTevlin

Jacqueline Mae Collett Mr.&Mrs.JohnCollett The Gondeck Family

Lorna Ann Collins Terry&BethTevlin

James E. Cox Richard&LeanneBraden

Ruth Davis Terry&BethTevlin

Mary Davis Tom&SallyWhitehurst

Clarence & Kathleen Davis Terry&BethTevlin

Rob Denker Monte&SandyReece

Gene Dirker Fred&NancyNation

Mary K. Donovan-Kansora J.T. Gill

Peter Anthony Duong Dr.&Mrs.MarioGiorgianni Mr. Brett Lane Lucy&PeterNalin

Vi Eller Fred&NancyNation

Keith & Toni Evans Don&PegDecker

Nancy Nicoson Ewing Don&MarianHarrison Terry&BethTevlin

John Flak Fred&NancyNation

John Freed Dr. Mary Ann Carroll

Taylor Gettinger Bob&NancyTomey

Sgt. Dale Russel Griffin Mr.&Mrs.GeneGriffin Mr.&Mrs.BretD.Harrison Dr. Amanda Judson Bill&MaryKent Mr.&Mrs.CharlesKittell CMSGT&Mrs.MichaelJ.Minick Northside Wrestling Team Green Wrestling Club

Betty Gunn Sharon&SteveNicoson

Betty Rose Beauchamp Gurchiek Fred&NancyNation Wright,Shagley&Lowery,P.C.

Mary Card Harbaugh Don&PegDecker Terry&BethTevlin

Clarence R. Harris Wright,Shagley&Lowery,P.C.

Donald Hart Norris Scale Company, Inc. Terry&BethTevlin

Charles Carter Hedrick Mrs. Catherine A. Baker Mrs. Sharon L. Stearley

Harry Edwards Fiscus Wright,Shagley&Lowery,P.C

Gilbert "Gib" Hassler Innsbruck Finanical Consultants, LLC

Charles Carter Hedrick Mr. John Adkins Mr. Gene England Mrs. Marsha Hedrick Mrs. Shirley H. Onderdonk Richard&KarenRiehl Richard&JoanneRowe

Winston B. Henderson Mr.&Mrs.LukenE.Dever

Halie Hite Mr.&Mrs.LarryD.Stuckey

Terry J. Ho Branden&NikkiJohnson

Carl Holler JohnS.&KrisNewlin

Jim Hollon Sullivan High School Class of 1973

Mary Catherine Oakes Hunt Mr. Mark A. Howell

Wilma Icenogle Tom&SallyWhitehurst

Ester Inskeep Mr. Mark A. Howell

Ernie Jackson Mr.&Mrs.KennethL.Ames Anomyous Dr.&Mrs.JohnW.Bloxdorf George&SusanBrattain Steven&StaciBrown Clay County Girl Scouts Jack&PatConn Mr. Brent Cope Cory Zion Church, Inc Mrs. Pat Crumrin Mrs. Mickie Lee Fredericks Friends of the Boy Scouts Mr.&Mrs.AnthonyA.Gibbs Dr. Vanita Gibbs Marvin&MaryAnneGossett Ms. Linda L. Grinslade Tim&GailHayes Karen&RodHeefner Lester&DeloresHowald Wayne&PattyJackson AnnaMae,Larry,Mickey&Richard Jackson&JanitaBush ErnestL.Jackson’snephews,nieces& their families BillJackson&daughters,Amy&Janell Cory,Teresa&McKalynnJohnson Mr. Robert Knierim Mrs. Jeanne Lash Sam&JoLigget Mrs. Mary Jo Mace Gene&JoyceMcCammack Bert&SondraNelson Mr.&Mrs.MauriceParker Dan,Corkey&AnnieParr Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Education Department Cathy&EdSamsel&Family Dr.Thomas&MaryLynnSiefert Sociables of Four Lakes Beverly S. Spear Russ&BarbaraStafford Stevenson Family Mrs. Naomi L. Summerlot Terry&BethTevlin Mr.&Mrs.NormanR.Thomas Terry,LauraVanHorn&Family WWY Class

Quentin Jeffries Terry&BethTevlin

James Keith Mrs. Donna Keith

Ida Norine Kraemer Mr. Mark A. Howell

Martha E. Jones Lachney JohnS.&KrisNewlin

Doug Liebermann Anthony&EllenRoberts

Marcella Ann Lenne Lundstrom Dever Distributing Company Inc. Wright,Shagley&Lowery,P.C.

Dick Mace JohnS.&KrisNewlin

Terry "Mila Skopa" Malone, Sr. Mr. Mark A. Howell

Thomas McCarthy Mr.&Mrs.ConradW.McCarthy

Robert E. McClelland Wright,Shagley&Lowery,P.C.

Laura Brook McDonald Travis&JoannMcDonald

Dick Melloh Fred&NancyNation

Ruth Melloh Fred&NancyNation

Louis Faris Nasser Terry&BethTevlin

Janet S. Newman Bobbi Froderman Ms. Joan Kasameyer Mrs. Mary Bonnie Kemper Mr.&Mrs.BradleyNewman Newman Co. Inc. Newman Family Trust Ms. Helen D. Sapp

Dorothy Nicholson Fred&NancyNation

Nancy Nicoson Dever Distributing Company, Inc.

Marjorie Oglander Pat&MaryCahill Jim&BevCristee Fred&NancyNation Tom&CarolTempleton Barbara A. Vogel

Elizabeth Pease Dr. Dale S. Raines

Beth Pease Mr. William W. Drummy

O.W. Pendergast Mrs. Shirley J. Underwood

Steven Persinger Mrs. Margaret A. Persinger

Lou Petrulis Fred&NancyNation Mrs. Margaret Roby Barbara A. Vogel

Mary Jean Petty Luke&AnnDever

Gary Wayne Phillips Mr. Mark A. Howell

Robert Pfister Fred&NancyNation Barbara A. Vogel

Lorene B. Pigg Jim&DanaKrodel Jean&DonMcMahan Harold&MalindaMedsker SullivanCountySoil&Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors

Paul Proctor, Jr. Terry&BethTevlin

Bob Romas DorisRomas&Family

Virginia Salmon Wright,Shagley&Lowery,P.C

William Robert "Bob" Sanders Dr.&Mrs.SamE.Borden Lucy Callahan Guille&CindyCox Ralph&JanCutter Don&PegDecker John&RolandaDinkel KathleenDrummy& Ray Goddard Bob&NancyHerman Mr.&Mrs.EliasLyman Jim&JaneLynch Pat&CarolynMonaghan JohnS.&KrisNewlin Sharon&SteveNicoson Jeff&KatySmith Terry&BethTevlin

Henry Monroe Shagley George&SusanBrattain Mike,Nicole,Tyler,Madison& Abigail King Anthony&EllenRoberts Richard&AliceShagley

Gene Shike Steven&StaciBrown

Mary Smith Showalter Mr.&Mrs.GaryW.Schomer

Dr. John & Mary Showalter Mr.&Mrs.LukenE.Dever

Bob Smith Bob&NancyTomey

Elizabeth Smith Terry&BethTevlin

Karen Bledsoe Smith Barbara A. Vogel

Steve Smith Bob&NancyTomey

Virginia Spelbring Terry&BethTevlin

Ewel Spurlock SullivanCountySoil&Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors

Jason David Treadway Bob&RobbieKuchar

Donny Warner Tom&SallyWhitehurst

Donald Warren Dever Distributing Company Inc.

Elizabeth White Bill&HelenAitken Ira&TheresaBoots Mr. Wilfred C. Bussing III Ms. Sandra Carmichael Dr. Mary Ann Carroll Mrs. Susie J. Dewey Wayne&LynneEckerle Bruce&JudyEpmeier Mr. Timothy Flesch David&AliceFuller Hafer Associates, P.C. HardingShymanski&Co.P.C. Kahn,Dees,Donovan& Kahn, LLP

Ms. Muriel L. La Vanne Mr. Michael Lucas, JD, CPA JeanMacBride& Jennifer Watson Dennis&MickMadison Pat&CarolynMonaghan Mr.&Mrs.BrianC.Mormino Larry&JaniePile Mr. James Porter Frank&SallyReindl Riley Elementary School Ms. Elizabeth Salisbury Jim&CarolynTrueblood Vigo Machine Shop, Inc. Mr. Stephen R. White Mr. James Wiehl

Betty L. Wilkey Michael Ireland

Coach Larry Michael Wilson Beef O'Brady's Family Sports Pub Wright,Shagley&Lowery,P.C.

Mr. Everett Woll William&SusanMcCarthy

Kimberely Jeanne Fowler Wulf Mr.&Mrs.JamesVeevaete

Elvera Yontz Ms. Beverly J. Black

Marie Zenor Terry&BethTevlin

TributesNorma Evans' Birthday Susie Dewey

Dale McKee's Birthday Craig&DiannMcKee

Lea Long's Birthday Linda Long

Susie Dewey Norma Lemmon Evans

Barbara Vogel Norma Lemmon Evans

Rev. Gene & Jason Gilbreath Ronald&MelissaBales

Harold Paul Loveall Foundation Drs.Steven&JamieMaynard

Bruce & Nancy Brentlinger's Anniversary Nancy Brentlinger

William Drummy Debra Liebermann

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Annual Report Wins Prestigious AwardThe Wabash Valley Community Foundation’s 2010 annual report has been recognized for creative excellence with an ADDY Award from the Advertising Club of Indianapolis. The 2010 annual report, with its “Desiderata” theme, was created by MillerWhite Marketing in collaboration with the Foundation staff and board president. In past years, MillerWhite has created 15 annual reports for the Foundation, which have won seven national creative awards.

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Sullivan County Community Foundation’s 2012 Volunteers of the Year have prepared and delivered rain barrels for the “Art and Conservation” project, created display boards to use at local 4-H and Ag Day events, distributed tree seedlings, built bluebird houses, actively encouraged recycling, and spent days with eighth graders on a sandbar on the Wabash River. Tim and Linda Gregory were recognized with this year’s Sullivan County Community Foundation’s Volunteer of the Year Award for their work with the Sullivan County Soil and Water Conservation District. Inspired by their love of all things outdoors, Tim and Linda have volunteered together for the District for the last four years. The pair is always willing to do anything that is asked of them by greeting tasks with enthusiastic energy and often providing suggestions of projects that can enhance conservation.

Tim and Linda also share a love for Indiana history and spend time working on the Eighth Grade Wabash River Expedition. As a presenter for the historic section of the expedition curriculum,

Tim dresses in period clothing, camps for three to four days on the sandbar and hunts his own food while there. Linda encourages recycling and always makes sure the sandbar is left in better

condition than it was found on the first day of the trip. In recognition of the Gregorys’ work, the Sullivan County Community Foundation awarded the Sullivan County Soil and Water Conservation District a $2,500 grant to assist in operational costs.

In order to qualify for the Sullivan County Volunteer of the Year award, candidates had to be Sullivan County residents and had to have been nominated by their respective nonprofit, government, school or church organzation. Each nomination letter was then reviewed by three judges who reside outside of Sullivan County and were not affiliated with any of the nominees.

There were five other distinquished individuals nominated for the award including, Alice Cox, First Baptist Church; Sonner Faught, Sullivan County Waste Management District; Carol Gaskins, Humane Society of Sullivan County; Bob Tomey, Gill Township Alumni Association; and Molly Woods, The Luke House.

Gregorys named Volunteers of the Year

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