Please Remember Africa University in Your Will Issue: 06 Vol: 19
November - December 2014
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Couple Reaps Joy from Endowed Scholarship Gift When Marcia of Congo, and Zimbabwe—to get Heidenreich first a first-rate education at Africa spoke about making University. a major gift to Africa The gift, made in memory University, it seemed of Marcia’s parents, Karl G. and an unlikely prosSaradora D. Plitt, has grown to more pect—even to her. than $143,000. This year, interest She had read about income from their endowed scholara couple who had ship is supporting a young man who endowed a scholaris in his second year of a four-year ship and remarked to business degree.. her husband Duane, “More than a legacy, it has been a that if she ever ‘won great joy for us, knowing that each Mr. Duane O. Heidenreich and Mrs. Marcia P. Heidenreich, (left), invested an the lottery’, that’s year a student is attending college what she would do. inheritance. They’ve made education and leadership training accessible to persons who would not otherwise be able like Dieu-Merci Lomani Shutsa, (right), the son of a retired pastor from the Duane and Marcia to,” said Marcia Heidenreich. “And Democratic Republic of Congo who could not afford to pay university fees. Heidenreich had the this will continue year after year. Heidenreich. “Every penny of the inherdesire, but not the There is nothing else we could have financial means. Growing up in Idaho itance went toward the endowment, used that money for that could have and Missouri, they say their parents and it turned out to be almost exactly brought us that much pleasure.” modeled generosity. Their opportunity the amount needed.” For more information about Over the past 10 years, the scholar- endowed scholarships and other to honor their families’ values and ship that the Heidenreichs’ endowed opportunities to invest in the ministry leave a legacy arose in 2003. “When her mother died, Marcia with their gift of $116,000 has helped that is Africa University visit: supportrealized that her inheritance could six students—talented young people africauniversity.org. be the ‘lottery’ money,” said Duane from Angola, the Democratic Republic
New Effort Launched to Clean Up the Environment Fifteen seniors who are specializing in Natural Resources Management, and their lecturer, Mrs. Zanele Furusa, have launched a campaign to clean up and build awareness of environmental stewardship. Their main focus is the area around the Africa University campus. “It is a call to all stakeholders to practically engage hands-on in such projects and not just talk about what needs to be done,” said Mrs. Furusa. The AU community—the Vice Chancellor, Dr. Munashe Furusa, deans, faculty, administrators, students and their families—turned out on October 18th for first phase of the campaign. The students and staff are working with a diverse group of partners including national environmental groups, local government, and area businesses, to collect and dispose of litter along and around the intersection of two roads in a 10-mile radius of the campus entrance.
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Phase One: The students and their families, and faculty and staff, cleaning up the roadway.
Two more clean-up days are planned. The group also hopes to erect roadside billboards carrying anti-pollution messages, reach out to the business and transportation sectors regarding their role in pollution control, and engage the AU community in the search for sustainable solutions to waste management on the campus.
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