2015 Annual Report

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Our mission is to enrich the quality of life in our community by

responding to needs and inspiring philanthropy. We are a resource for people, businesses, and nonprofit organizations committed to

making a difference. Our staff assists donors with creating charitable

funds and incorporating philanthropy into their estate plans; oversees complex grant, scholarship, and award programs; and works to

strengthen the rich array of nonprofit organizations in our community.

For more information about our services, please visit us online at www.cfcbr.org or call 540-213-2150

Organized by Blue Ridge Community College, and supported by a grant from the Community Foundation, Career Connect enabled nearly 400 high school students to tour area industries and learn more about high-growth jobs.

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The Waynesboro Generals baseball team has a longstanding commitment to working together with local nonprofit organizations to serve the community. Team member Alex Ernestine was one of several players who volunteered to work with children with special needs and circumstances at Camp LIGHT, operated by Creative Works Farm, located just north of Waynesboro.

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Letter from the President & CEO

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2015 was a record year for the Community Foundation in many respects.

First and foremost, our annual investments in our community — through grants, scholarships, and awards — exceeded $1 million for the first time. We also received new gifts at a record level of $3.98 million.

We have the many donors who chose the Community Foundation as their philanthropic partner to thank for this success, which is why we selected “Together We Serve” as the theme for this report. As the following pages illustrate, we are committed to cultivating relationships throughout our community. In addition to the development of new charitable funds, these relationships also contribute to our increasingly strategic approach to community investment.

For example, we completed a series of community leadership conversations in partnership with the United Way and CAPSAW two years ago. Our goal was to better understand how residents could work together to meaningfully prioritize local issues. During 2015, we acted upon what we learned by developing a proactive investment in workforce development. We regard this as a long-term commitment of our time and resources that will have a significant impact upon our region’s economic and social fabric in the years to come.

It is with great anticipation that we look forward to continued growth in 2016, the Foundation’s 25th anniversary in 2017, and working together with you in new and exciting ways to serve the community we love.

Sincerely,

Dan Layman, President & CEO

We offer a simple, powerful, and highly personal approach to giving.

What is a community foundation?

About us

A community foundation is a charitable

Central Blue Ridge serves the independent

organization created by and for a community

cities of Staunton and Waynesboro,

of people. It is supported by local donors

and the counties of Augusta, Nelson,

and governed by a board of private citizens

and Highland.

who work toward the greater good of

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the community. Funds come from a wide variety of donors who establish permanent charitable funds, or contribute to existing funds, to ensure that the charitable work that matters most to them will be supported today and forever. From those funds, the Community Foundation distributes grants, scholarships, and awards to worthy organizations and individuals each year.

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You can contribute cash, appreciated securities, real estate, or other assets during your lifetime or through your estate. If you choose to create a new charitable fund within the Community Foundation, you may elect to stay personally involved in the good work your gift makes possible while we handle the administrative details.

We invite you to contact us to learn more about how to join the Community Foundation’s family of donors.

540-213-2150 • info@CommunityFoundationcbr.org • www.cfcbr.org

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Bring us your aspirations.

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We will design a fund that can achieve your goals

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Offer your tax-deductible gift to your fund now or through your estate

We will invest your fund for long-term growth

Enjoy making a meaningful difference as your fund supports your favorite causes

The Community Foundation is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization, and you may deduct your gifts to the full extent of the law.

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Serving Today Meet Dennis and Bonnie Fontenot Nielson.

Like many other recently retired couples, the Nielsons are choosing to give back earlier in life, believing that philanthropy is no longer something that needs to wait for a bequest.

Donor-advised funds, like the one created by the Nielsons, offer many of the benefits of a private foundation at a fraction of the cost and without the associated legal, tax, and regulatory burdens.

The Nielsons currently focus the grants from their fund on early and secondary education, having advised the Foundation to support Bonnie’s alma mater, Stuart Hall School, during 2015.

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All those who were lucky to know Maryanne Moffett knew that she loved animals.

A former board member of the Augusta Regional SPCA, Maryanne left a $300,000 contribution to the Community Foundation upon her death in 2015. Her planned gift, and continuing legacy, will help reduce the number of animals euthanized in our area and will also reduce the number of new litters. In May of each year, thanks to Maryanne’s bequest, the SPCA will offer reducedrate spay and neuter services for cats and dogs over six months old.

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Being a catalyst for social change is hard and time-consuming work. Visionary leaders, like Christopher C. Earhart of Dixie Gas & Oil, tap into the Foundation’s knowledge base and fund management capabilities to provide more stable charitable giving, regardless of business volatility. The result is a more meaningful, long-range impact in our community.

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c i v r e S w e AN After serious consideration, our Youth Philanthropy Council (above) chose to distribute $20,000 in grants to support the needs of children and teens in our region, including access to enrichment opportunities. Among the six grant recipients, the Salvation Army units in Staunton and Waynesboro each received grants specifically to fund their music programs, making it possible for kids from low-income families to gain access to musical instruments and instruction (which would have been unaffordable otherwise) and perform in ensemble activities.

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What would it be like if you couldn’t see to read? Fortunately for our community, the Talking Book Center – located on the second floor of the Staunton Public Library - is able to meet the needs of those who are print disabled, by providing free braille and audio materials for visuallyimpaired and blind children and adults.

The new Talking Book Center Fund at the Community Foundation will be a reliable source of support for the good work of this organization for years to come.

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2015 Accomplishments

$18.4 million IN ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS $20 million $15 million $10 million 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

$1.1 million

DISTRIBUTED THROUGH GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND AWARDS

DISTRIBUTIONS

GROWTH OF DISTRIBUTIONS 2015

$1,111,267

2014

$740,499

2013

$709,395

2012

$507,320

2011

$529,955

Aiding our most vulnerable community members

16%

$178,000 Supporting aspirations for better lives

52%

$578,525

Rewarding outstanding individual effort

10%

$110,000 Enhancing our community’s quality of life

22%

$244,742

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2015 Grant Recipients 116th Infantry Regiment Foundation, Inc. Active Minds Allegheny Mountain Institute American Cancer Society, Inc. (Relay for Life of Augusta County) American Civil War Museum American Frontier Culture Foundation American Red Cross American Red Cross of Central Virginia American Shakespeare Center ANSWER Relief The Arc of Augusta Augusta County Fair Augusta County Historical Society Augusta Health Foundation Augusta Health (Hospice of the Shenandoah) Augusta Regional Clinic Augusta Regional SPCA Babe Ruth Leagues of Virginia, Inc. (Waynesboro Youth Baseball/Softball) Bessie Weller Elementary School Bethany United Methodist Church Beverley Street Studio School Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Blue Ridge Community College Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation Blue Ridge Court Services Blue Ridge Legal Services Blue Ridge Medical Center Boy Scouts of America (Stonewall Jackson Area Council) Boys & Girls Club of Waynesboro, Staunton, & Augusta County Bridgewater Volunteer Rescue Squad Casa de Amistad CASA for Children Cat’s Cradle Central Virginia Community College Chatham Hall Chesapeake Bay Foundation Children’s Art Network Christchurch School Foundation City of Staunton Fire Department City of Staunton Police Department Clymore Elementary School PTA Community Child Care Center Council on Foundations Creative Works Farm, Inc. Crimora Community Center Crossroads to Brain Injury Recovery, Inc. Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Daily Living Center Danville Community College DePaul Community Resources D’Evelyn Education Foundation FairField Center Fishburne-Hudgins Educational Foundation

Friends of the Augusta County Library Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway Garth Newel Music Center Grace Christian School Great Aspirations Scholarship Program, Inc. Grottoes Rescue Squad Habitat for Humanity - Nelson County Heifetz International Music Institute The Highland Center Historic Staunton Foundation Hollins University House of Mary Institute for Reform & Solutions Jacob’s Ladder, Inc. James Madison University JMU Foundation Learn English and Reading Now, Inc. Lord Fairfax Community College Mary Baldwin College Mental Health America - Augusta Miller Center Foundation Mission of Hope (Bolivia) The Mosby Foundation Mountain Empire Community College The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen New River Community College Patrick Henry Community College Piedmont Virginia Community College Project GROWS Renewing Homes of Greater Augusta Ride with Pride Riverfest River Spirit Waynesboro, Inc. Rockfish Valley Community Center Rockingham - Augusta Search & Rescue Rx Partnership Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery The Salvation Army USA - Southern Territory The Salvation Army- Staunton VA Corps.

The Salvation Army-Waynesboro VA Corps.

Scenic Virginia Shelburne Middle School Parents and Teachers ShenanArts Shenandoah Valley Art Center Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation Shenandoah Valley Community Focus Shenandoah Valley Educational Television Corporation (WVPT) Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School Shenandoah Valley Partnership Southside Virginia Community College Southwest Virginia Community College Staunton Augusta Art Center Staunton - Augusta Rescue Squad Staunton Augusta YMCA Staunton Branch NAACP #7119 Staunton City Schools Staunton Creative Community Fund Staunton Mentoring Alliance

Staunton Music Festival Staunton Parks & Recreation Staunton Performing Arts Center Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Habitat For Humanity Stonewall Brigade Band Stuart Hall School Stuarts Draft High School Parent Advisory Council Stuarts Draft Rescue Squad The Talking Book Center Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. United Way of Central West Virginia United Way of Greater Augusta United Way of the River Cities United Way of Roanoke Valley University of the Cumberlands University of Virginia Children’s Hospital University of Virginia Health System, Charles O. Strickler Transplant Center University of Virginia Law School Foundation University of Virginia Rector and Visitors UVA - Wise Foundation Valley Alliance for Education Valley Area Community Support, Inc. Valley Children’s Advocacy Center Valley Concerts Foundation Valley Conservation Council Valley Hope Counseling Center Valley Mission Valley Pastoral Counseling Center Valley Program for Aging Services Valley Young Life Vector Industries, Inc. Virginia Career Education Foundation Virginia Highlands Community College Virginia Historical Society Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Foundation Virginia Weekday Religious Education Association Virginia Western Community College Wayne Theatre Alliance Waynesboro Area Learning & Technology Center Waynesboro Family YMCA Waynesboro First Aid Crew Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra Well of Hope America West Waynesboro Church of Christ Weyers Cave Volunteer Fire Company Wintergreen Adaptive Sports Wintergreen Performing Arts Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library WWRC Foundation World Foundation for Children, Inc. Wytheville Community College

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Education Awards 2015 Dawbarn Education Award Recipients Iris Carter Gary Church John Fregosi Emily Lassiter Shannon Love Courtney Markham Margaret Miller Carole Shriver Jennifer Strother Kristopher Teaford

2015 Smyth Education Award Recipients

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Carey Banton Colleen Cook Gordon Dalton Crystal Grubbs Vonnie Maurhoff Julie Morris Matthew Oliver Beth Price Demetrius Vaughan Kevin Walker

Community Foundation Funds 2015 FUNDS Each fund has its own purpose and history, but all of them gain strength from being managed together. We welcome additional contributions to these funds at any time.

AGENCY FUNDS

AWARD FUNDS

The Arc of Augusta Fund Augusta County Public Schools Endowment Fund Augusta Regional Clinic - Loesch

Endowment Fund Augusta Regional SPCA Endowment Fund Beverley Street Studio School Fund Samuel Matthew Lucente Memorial Fund (Boys and Girls Club) Shenandoah Valley Art Center Endowment Fund Staunton City Public Schools Educational Endowment Fund The Talking Book Center Fund* United Way of Greater Augusta

Endowment Fund Valley Alliance for Education Endowment Fund Valley Concerts Foundation Endowment Fund Valley Concerts Foundation Piano

Maintenance Fund Valley Conservation Council Fund Valley Pastoral Counseling Center

Endowment Fund Valley Program for Aging Services Fund Waynesboro Family YMCA Endowment Fund Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center Foundation Fund

H. Dunlop ‘Buz’ Dawbarn Award Fund Smyth Educational Award Fund

CURRENT FUNDS Cadence, Inc. Community Giving Program Dixie Gas and Oil Corporation Current Fund* Donovan Fund EVACE Fund* Friends of the Sears Hill Bridge H.E. Coiner Trust Jack McKee Personal Charitable Contribution Program Fund LD&B Insurance and Financial Services Fund Martha Erickson Fund* Mathers Construction Community Giving Program

DESIGNATED FUNDS Caroline E. Roberts Memorial Flower

Garden Fund Community Foundation Administrative Endowment Fund Croushorn Endowment Fund Fort Defiance High School Foundation J. B. “Gus” Stombock Memorial Little

League Fund John M. & Katherine F. LaVigne Memorial Fund

Funds created in 2015 are identified with an asterisk.

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Funds, continued John Moore Memorial Fund Leo A. Thralls Fund Linda Ebert Thompson Memorial Fund Loesch-Augusta Regional Clinic Fund Mary T. Echols Fund Maurice H. and Wilma C. Baylor Fund Paul Flanagan Memorial Fund Roy B. Martin Memorial Endowment Fund ShenanArts Endowment Fund Staunton Public Schools Endowment Fund-Bessie Weller Elementary School Stuarts Draft High School Parent Advisory Council SVGS Director’s Fund in honor of Linda N. Cauley Valley Program for Aging Services Endowment Fund Waynesboro Public Schools Foundation Welcome to Stuarts Draft Beautification Fund

DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS Agents of the Wintergreen Real Estate Company Carroll and Grace “Patsy” Guynn Memorial Fund Cochran Family Foundation Dennis and Bonnie Fontenot Nielson Fund* Dixie Gas and Oil Corporation Community

Contributions Fund* Gerhart Family Fund Herring-Jones Donor-Advised Fund The Jamin Fund Leonard and Elsie Chittum Memorial Fund LUMOS Networks Foundation* NTELOS Wireless Foundation* Shenandoah Valley Kiwanis Club Fund Waynesboro Kiwanis Club Fund William K. & Lois Glover Orr Charitable Fund WISE Fund

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FIELD-OF-INTEREST FUNDS A.P. Boxley, Jr. and Rachel Barksdale Boxley Memorial Fund Coyner Endowment for the Elderly David Feline Medical Assistance Fund J.B. “Gus” Stombock Family Fund Lucy Coyner Endowment Fund Maryanne Moffett Memorial Fund* Meadows Fund for the Intellectually Disabled Peggy and Lloyd Gochenour Endowment Fund* United Nursery Fund for Early Child Care

and Education

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS A. Gordon Houff Memorial Scholarship Fund Christopher DeWitt “Chris” Rockwell Memorial

Scholarship Fund Community Scholarship for Excellence Fund Ethel Driver Memorial Scholarship Fund Fritz and Mary Rogers Stout Memorial Scholarship Ganelle Hargrove Cook Scholarship Fund INVISTA Waynesboro Scholarship Fund John W. Greene Memorial Scholarship Fund Kenneth L. Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund Lindsay Ree Hyson Memorial Scholarship Louis and Emily M. Spilman Scholarship Fund Lt. Larry W. McDowell Fund Mark Tinsley Scholarship Fund Martin Lightsey Scholarship for Technical Education McSwain Scholarship Montebello Scholarship Fund Morgan R. Funk Memorial Scholarship Fund Norman St. Laurent Scholarship Fund Peter Veglahn Memorial Scholarship Fund R.S. Yeago, Jr. Scholarship Fund Richard A. Hobbs Scholarship Fund

Robert E. Lee High School Memorial Scholarship Fund V. Francis & Susan S. Reynolds Scholarship Fund Waynesboro High School Alumni Endowment Fund William Henry Sheppard Scholarship*

UNRESTRICTED FUNDS Gertrude M. Fendley Fund James P. Whitworth Fund J.B. “Gus” Stombock Memorial Unrestricted Fund Jean Y. and John M. (Jack) Moore Unrestricted Fund

Kelling Unrestricted Endowment Fund L. Dal and Jane F. Simmons Unrestricted Fund Leonard and Jane Penland Unrestricted Fund Leonard and Jane Penland Unrestricted

Endowment Fund Lewis M. Coiner Unrestricted Endowment Fund McKee Foods Corporation Unrestricted Fund Walter and Marelia Dixon Memorial Fund Warren and Jean Mundy Unrestricted Fund

We accept a wide variety of assets as charitable contributions. We also administer many forms of charitable funds designed to accomplish the goals of our donors.

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INTERESTED IN STARTING A FUND? We make it easy. Call 540-213-2150. www.cfcbr.org

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2015 Donors FRIENDS OF THE FOUNDATION Membership recognizes donors who have given unrestricted support for the administration of the Foundation with gifts of $500 or more during the fiscal year.

Anonymous (2) Benham and Jo Ann Black Ken and Laura Boward Asher and Laura Jean Brand Shirley Brand Brown, Edwards & Company, L.L.P. Henry and Nancy Carey Central Tire Corporation Steve and Pat Claffey Ken and Tonya Cleveland Allen and Cary Dahl Nancy P. Dahl Ronald and Kathryn Denney Didawick & Company P.C. Steve and Becky Elkins Elmore, Hupp & Company, P.L.C. Perry and Colleen Fridley Kurt and Dinah Gottschalk Larry Harrell and Tom Arbaugh Homer and Joyce Hite Patrick and Becky Kelly Kline’s Ice Cream & Hog Wild BBQ Scott and Devan Koehn Dan Layman and Pamela Fox Joseph and Moira Leigh Preston and Jane Manning Mason Investment Advisory Services, Inc. Mathers Construction Team Dave and Debbie Metz Bill and Lisa Moore Chas and Sue Pauly Carl and Cheryl Rosberg

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William Saxman John and Anne Sills Butch and Lynne Smiley Brett and Kim Snyder Brad and Deana Tipler Ty and Dottie Tysinger Union Bank and Trust Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, PLC

2015 DONORS Tracy and Judy Aitcheson AmazonSmile Mick and Anne Andersen Anonymous (9) Rusty Ashby Atlantic Coast Conference

Officials Association Scott and Peggy Ballin Ballyshannon Fund of the Charlottesville Area

Community Foundation Thomas R. Beam Marie M. Beck Berman Charitable Trust Catharine Birchard Benham and Jo Ann Black Kenton C. Bosserman Ken and Laura Boward Al and Dale Boxley III Jenifer M. Bradford Asher and Laura Jean Brand Shirley Brand Bill and Emily Branscome Bromelkamp Company LLC Brown, Edwards & Company, L.L.P. Carie and Debbie Buckley S. Kay Burnett Judy B. Burtner John C. Cabell Cadence, Inc.

Rob and Debbie Cale Debra S. Callison Henry and Nancy Carey Carolyn Carpenter Central Tire Corporation Chevron Matching Employee Funds Rick Chittum Steve and Pat Claffey Ken and Tonya Cleveland The Cochran Family Foundation Trust Ralph and Judy Cohen H.E. Coiner Trust Commonwealth of Virginia James and Lucinda Cooke Lynn Hall Coyner Allen and Cary Dahl Nancy P. Dahl Gwen David Mary Emily S. Davisson Dave and Anna Deering David and Susan Delcour Ronald and Kathryn Denney David and Cindy Didawick Didawick & Company P.C. Dixie Gas and Oil Corporation Janet A. Doerr Bruce and Olimpia Dorries Susan Driskill Ernest C. Echols Steve and Becky Elkins Elmore, Hupp & Company, P.L.C. Martha Erickson Rich Evans and Lynn Davis FirstGiving Perry and Colleen Fridley Sally F. Fulton J. Melvin Funk David and Teresa Gauldin Peggy & Lloyd Gochenour Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust

Alan and Vicki Goldenberg Kurt and Dinah Gottschalk Graves Family Braxton and Judith Green Douglas L. Guynn Jack and Joey Guynn Michael and Jennifer Guynn M. P. Hamrick Thomas and Yvonne Hamrick Jim Hanger Joe and Evy Harman & The Frederick House Larry Harrell and Tom Arbaugh Randy and Rhonda Harris Cory E. “Sonny” Hartbarger Carolyn Harvick Matt and Stephanie Haskins Cornelia K. Henry Carl Hensley Heritage Hospitality Management John and Shelby Higgs The Highland Center Homer L. and Joyce C. Hite Jim and Pam Huggins Jim and Kelly Hyson INVISTA Dr. Sara N. James Kevin Jarvis and Safiya

Mahmoodian Jarvis Baldwin P. Jennings, Jr. Phillip and Sarabeth Johnson Dorothy H. Jones Becky and Patrick Kelly Jim and Joan Kivlighan Kline’s Ice Cream & Hog Wild BBQ Scott and Devan Koehn Becky Kohler Jim and Tricia LaGrua Dan Layman and Pamela Fox Charles and Helen Leach

Joseph and Moira Leigh Charles and Susan C. Lendermon Martin and Linda Lightsey Carl and Arnesa Lind Victor and Sally Ludwig Frank T. Maffett Dave and Jan Mangun Preston and Jane Manning Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Markley Pete Marks Mason Investment Advisory Services, Inc. Mathers Construction Team Neven Matthews Jim McAuley and Shirley Travis Gene and Jan McCombs Joe and Liz McCue McDonald’s The Merck Foundation Dave and Debbie Metz Maryanne Adams Moffett Revocable Trust Anne J. Moore Bill and Lisa Moore Beatrice Morris Mr. and Mrs. James Morrison Albert and Jane Morriss Carmen Mulherin Dennis and Bonnie F. Nielson NTELOS Foundation Bob and Mary Beirne Nutt Walter and Margie Obenschain Catherine O’Connell and Matt Schultz Thomas and Claudia O’Neill Steve and Shelby Owen Chas and Sue Pauly Tom and Susan Pereles Rick and Dianne Pfizenmayer Sam and Patty Phillips Mr. and Mrs. William C. Pollard Bill Potter Dave and Karen Pugh

Jacob Reeves Dr. Linda Reviea Caroline Roberts Samuel Roberts Thomas and Cindy Roberts Dr. G. James Rockwell Rae and Janice Rockwell Carl and Cheryl Rosberg Rotary Club of Staunton Augusta County Linda C. Russell Richard Rutherford William Saxman Marv and Annette Schaff Jenny Schlabach Jeffrey and Lisa Schwenk Eric and Robin von Seldeneck Fran and Bill von Seldeneck Danny Shifflett Mr. and Mrs. Theodore G. Shuey, Jr. John and Anne Sills Lynn Sisson Ethel M. Smeak Butch and Lynne Smiley Brett and Kim Snyder Joel “J.T.” Souders Bill and Nat Sowers William F. Sowers, Jr. R.K. and Janet Spencer Bob and Jill Sullivan John W. Swett Daniel and Jeanne Swift The Talking Book Center Ms. Louise Thyson Brad and Deana Tipler Tull Charitable Foundation, Inc. Cherie P. Turman Ty and Dottie Tysinger Union Bank and Trust United Way of Greater Augusta

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Donors, continued

IN HONOR OF

IN MEMORY OF Don Adams Milnes Austin A.P. Boxley, Jr. and Rachel

Barksdale Boxley Rafael Brand Charles E. Breithaupt Howard Cassidy Leonard and Elsie Chittum The Honorable John B. Curry, II William R. Deardorff John V. Downey Fitzhugh Elder Jr. Paul Flanagan Morgan R. Funk

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Bruce and Nancy Bowman Laura Jean Brand Linda N. Cauley Lee Cochran

Lewis Coiner Mary T. Echols FDHS Class of 1989 Jack Guynn Jimmy Guynn Eugene and Mary B. Meadows 2015 Riverheads Girls Volleyball Team Tom Roberts Larry Smith

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Carroll and Grace “Patsy” Guynn J.B. and Mildred Van Pelt Hanger Robert Hanger Dorothy Jane Herring Lindsay Ree Hyson C. Edward Jones Alex Kearney Frank Lorentz Maryanne A. Moffett John Moore P. Donald Moses David O’Brien James L. Peak Caroline E. Roberts Christopher DeWitt “Chris” Rockwell Catherine A. Sayers Louis and Emily M. Spilman Robert “Bob” A. Sullivan Harley A. Tomey Jamin Wilson Rhodes E. “Dick” Wray R.S. Yeago, Jr.

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Charlotte L. Urkiel Charitable Remainder Unitrust Paul and Martha Vames Mr. and Mrs. Wilson F. Vellines, Jr. Verona Ruritan Club Virginia Academic Decathlon Dan Wachspress Gary and Jean Wade Waynesboro Kiwanis Club Waynesboro Rotary Foundation Hugh and Connie Westfall Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, PLC Jo and Don Whiteman Judith Wiegand Dr. Gloria R. Wilkins Paul Williamson and Judie Stidham Don and Patricia Wilson Joan D. Wray Mrs. R. S. Yeago, Jr.

The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge deeply appreciates the contributions of each one of our donors. We have made every effort to make this list complete and accurate. If you notice a mistake or an

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omission, please accept our apologies and call us at 540.213.2150.

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Our Leadership BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015

PAST DIRECTORS

Steve Elkins, Chair Dinah Gottschalk, CPA, Vice Chair Carl A. Rosberg, Secretary/Treasurer

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Kenneth Boward Cary Dahl

Ronald W. Denney, Esq. Perry Fridley David T. Gauldin, II Larry Harrell, M.D. John Higgs Becky Kelly Jan Mangun Deborah T. Metz John W. Sills, III, Esq. Art Schlappi Travis Tysinger Wilson F. “Wick”Vellines, Jr., Esq.

STAFF (from left to right) Menieka K. Garber

Director of Operations and Donor Services

A. Tracy Aitcheson Carter Allen* C. Phillip Barger* Bob Berrang Benham M. Black Richard Bonin* Laura Jean Brand Michael L. Burton Rob W. Cale Timothy Carwile Kenneth S. Cleveland, III Emily Cochran Lewis M. Coiner, Director Emeritus Harold C. Cook, Director Emeritus H. Dunlop “Buz” Dawbarn* David E. Deering Lynn M. Diveley Richard P. Evans Roger W. Farris* Barbara R. Gibb Thomas L. Gorsuch,* Director Emeritus Richard H. Graham Douglas L. Guynn Thomas Harris William P. Heath, Jr. Timothy C. Hess Andrew Hodson Jan Hoover James T. Huerth Pamela T. Huggins James W. Humphries Safiya Mahmoodian Jarvis Diane Johnson Melsee M. Jones James G. Kelley Martin Lightsey

Dan Layman

Carl G. Lind Donald A. Mastrorocco, Jr. Don McClure Randolph W. McGann, Jr. William P. McIntyre Ben Melnyczuk Deborah T. Metz William K. Meyer A. A. Miles Lisa Moore P. William Moore, Jr. Beverly S. “Cheri” Moran E. Ray Murphy Steven Nichols N. Douglas Noland, Jr. Samuel F. Phillips Thomas W. Puckett James S. Quarforth Thomas Reider William Rion Robert E. Saunders Richard W. Schilling Liz Schreiber Edward A. Scott Richard W. Smith* Ray Stapleton Edward J. Stemmler Stacey D. Strawn Robert A. Sullivan* Cynthia Tyson Jennifer H. Vela Wesley Wampler G. William Watkins M. Terry Westhafer Marcia B. Winfield Philip R. Winter * DECEASED

President/CEO

Susan Carey Lendermon

Director of Nonprofit Services

A very special thank you to Elmore, Hupp & Company.

With appreciation for their help on this annual report, we thank: Mid Valley Press Kathy Moore, Moore Public Relations Gretchen Long, Queen City Creative

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