HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION

donor yearbook 2012 2013 “Help your brother’s boat - Proverbacross and lo your boat has reached the shore.” The staff at Humboldt Area Foundation are inspired and humbled daily by the resiliency and generosity of our fellow community members. Their actions reflect their hearts and their humanity. The scholarship recipients who overcome enormous obstacles to break out of poverty, the mothers in Smith River who lobbied the Del Norte Board of Supervisors to provide recreational activities for their children, the widow who started a fund to support others who share the goals and passions of her spouse of 70 years and the volunteers who spay and neuter pets in homeless camps – these are some of the people with whom we create a better world. There are hundreds more like them who look to Humboldt Area Foundation for assistance in fulfilling their dreams for themselves and for us all. Together, their actions are broad, bold, precise and visionary moving us all towards a better version of the world.

Lyn Risling’s Che’emyach ik Ishyaat Imshirihraavish As a recipient of this yearbook, it is likely (Spring Salmon You Must Shine Upriver Quickly) that you have inspired us with your actions. We thank you for the way in which you make life better here and we look forward to continuing this journey with you. Letter from the Executive Director CONTENTS As I complete my first year as executive director of Humboldt Letter from the Area Foundation, I can honestly 1 Executive Director say that the more I learn about our organization, the more I appreciate Year-at-a-Glance the people, place and work of this 2 community. Humboldt Area Foundation After settling into this position and 4 Funds interacting with other community foundations, I have come to realize The Trinity Trust Funds how Humboldt Area Foundation is 74 held up as a model community foundation for the depth of participation from our community. Union Labor Health 80 Foundation Funds That level of engagement is felt in the impact of the Foundation. I hear stories almost every day about the grant, scholarship, training or Wild Rivers Community networking that provided a boost in those make-or-break moments for 81 organizations and individuals. Foundation Funds Another fascinating discovery about the Foundation is the fact that Community Strategies nearly two-thirds of donations are under $100, yet the Foundation has 88 now grown to over $90 million in assets and has given over $63 million in grants since we started. 96 Grants

As we move forward, we have exciting opportunities ahead to address In Memory and In Honor community needs. We are exploring opportunities for all high school 110 students to go on to post-secondary education, directing a portion of our investments into local projects, and expanding our community 112 Donors engagement efforts to meet our challenges together and turn them into opportunities. 122 Legacy Society Humboldt Area Foundation is just one of many ways that North Coast residents work together. The Foundation serves as a vehicle for the 124 How to Start a Fund generosity, hard work and big heart of our community. You, the donor, the community member, the volunteer, make the difference. On behalf 125 Financial Report of the entire staff, I express our sincere thanks for all you have done and continue to do for our neighbors. 126 Board and Staff 129 Underwriters Patrick Cleary Executive Director DESIGN by CarsonParkDesign.com COVER PHOTOGRAPH by Julia Sumangil 363 Indianola Rd., Bayside, CA 95524 (www.flickr.com/photos/julesnene) www.hafoundation.org • Tel: 707-442-2993 • Fax 707-442-9072 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 1 Humboldt Area Foundation 2012 | 2013 Realizing A Better Community

Young Family Ranch offers educational activities for Trinity County youth.

Humboldt Area Foundation’s investment strategy includes investing in local More than 6,000 people projects such visited the Native as the Open Cultures Fund “River Door Community As Home” Exhibit at the Health Center’s Morris Graves Museum new building in of Art. At least 800 Eureka. students participated in a total of 16 guided tours for K-12, HSU and CR The Northern California Association of Nonprofits (NorCAN) students. hosted 60 organizations and 120 individuals at their 2012 Strong “This exhibit is a as Redwoods Conference. Attendees expanded their networks, comprehensive look at honed strategy skills, and gained tools for engaging those they the spiritual and physical serve, key volunteers, donors, and policy makers. place through the world view of this area’s original peoples.” NorCAN

Bob Benson Exhibition Curator

102 programs received $62,725 in Summer Youth Grants in Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity Counties.

2012 2 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | YEAR-AT-A-GLANCE The Aspen Institute, a national policy think-tank, funded Wild Rivers Community Foundation to participate in a national Opportunity Youth Fund initiative to improve outcomes for Del Norte’s young people. McKinleyville residents voted to form a Local Organizing Committee to address community needs.

The Ernest & May Freeman Trust Fund contributed $142,037 to spay and neuter pets like Luna. 28 local dentists donated a total of 1,606 toothbrushes and 1,005 tubes of toothpaste to be distributed through the Holiday Funding Partnership grant program. Combined with generous donations from the William B. and Patricia D. Smullin Foundation and the McLean Foundation, Humboldt Area Foundation distributed 8,095 toothbrushes and toothpaste packets to low income children, seniors, and families living in Humboldt County.

The Monroe Tobin Family Fund supported $6,500 The Gerald O. and Susan Hansen Fund in meals for Southern Humboldt residents through supported the Volunteer Trail Stewards, here at work on the Arcata Ridge Trail in Southern Humboldt Unified School District’s Backpack the Arcata Community Forest. for Kids program and Healy Senior Center of Southern Humboldt’s Senior Meal TobinProgram.

(2013 Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club #63 Scholarship Committee and Awardees) $756,000 in scholarships were given to 440 Humboldt, Trinity and Del Norte youth. 20132012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 3 SparkVera Vietor’s vision toof establish inspiration Humboldt Area Foundation in 1972 has provided a spark of inspiration to more than 700 North Coast community members who created their own funds to enrich the quality of education, health, the arts, the environment, animal welfare and other causes in our region. The following pages tell hundreds of tales of the vision and values of community members and the creative solutions sparked by their generous contributions.

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Rose Abrahamson Trust Fund $287,600 on-going mission. The Adoption Horizons Endowment Fund was created to Rose Abrahamson passed away on January 19, 2005, support the continued work of the agency. Ninety-six percent of the revenues just five days before her 92nd birthday. She was born in supporting the agency come from fees for service. In establishing the fund, Eureka, with her twin brother, Ralph, to California Adoption Horizons has created another way that the community can support pioneers Charles and Edith (Evans) Boydstun. Her father the valuable work of the agency. Adoption Horizons has sound business hiked from Chico to Salyer for a mill job, then to Korbel practices and management, and a strong Board of Directors. (2003) Y where he found work with the Northern Redwood Lumber Co. There he met and married her mother, the assistant post mistress in Blue Eugenio & Maria Adorni Memorial Fund $69,322 Lake. Rose grew up in Eureka and graduated from Eureka High School in Harry Adorni made a $50,000 bequest to the Foundation as a memorial 1932. She married Einar Abrahamson on October 20, 1947, and lived in his to his parents. Concerned with support of the terminally ill, Harry Adorni family home which later became Sherwood Forest Nursery. She spent 25 directed that income from this fund benefit Hospice of Humboldt. (1988) H years as a secretary and probation officer for Humboldt County. They moved to Willow Creek in 1972 and resided there until 2002. This fund provides Harry J. & Hazel S. Adorni Memorial Fund $69,536 scholarships for the Willow Creek Christian School and support for the Eureka Mr. Adorni also bequeathed $50,000 in memory of himself and his deceased Rescue Mission to help people in need. (2006) C HS Y wife, Hazel. The income is designated for the benefit of homeless or injured cats, preferably through the Humane Society. (1988) W Wendell Adams Memorial Fund $12,149 Wendell Adams, former owner-manager of KINS Radio, Adult Day Health Care of was active in broadcasting associations and volunteered Mad River/Wellington Fund $64,552 in a leadership capacity for local service and fraternal Adult Day Health Care of Mad River is a organizations. The income from this fund is used for non-profit organization established in 1985 Eureka Rotary Club Exchange Students. (1986) S for the purpose of providing care for frail elderly and those 18 years or older who are Adoption Horizons Endowment Fund $21,701 dependent on others for their care. Adult Day Adoption Horizons was founded in 1982 by Health Care participants receive individualized health care along with two adoptive parents, Kathleen Zamboni and personal rehabilitation, planned activities and involvement in numerous social Sue Andrews who hoped to bring new energy events. The program provides respite for many families and caregivers. Jean and ideas to the field of adoption. Adoption Wellington was a volunteer at Adult Day Health Care of Mad River for 15 Horizons has provided continuous service since 1982. During this time, years. He is remembered as a kind, gentle man with a great sense of humor. Adoption Horizons has placed nearly 425 children from local birth mothers, Jean’s passion for his fellow man is evidenced by his generous contribution foster care and international sources. All the children placed come to mature, given to Adult Day Health Care of Mad River, which will help fund various loving and prepared homes. Changing lives, one child at a time, has been its special projects and scholarships. (2010) H

4 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Don & Bettie Albright Endowment Fund $10,887 Lodge No. 106, Free and Accepted Masons, the Oakland Scottish Rite of Don grew up in Fresno, CA. He enlisted in the Marines, Eureka, the Aahmes Redwood Shrine of Eureka, the Arcata Kiwanis Club, the serving as flight engineer on a PBY. Upon his discharge Ingomar Club and the Baywood Country Club. Elaine Allen, born in Arcata, he worked for PG&E for 43 years. Don was a mover and died in 1997, at the age of 92. She attended Arcata schools and graduated a shaker of the community, serving as past presidents of from Arcata High School. She was a member of Eastern Star and the First Eureka Chamber of Commerce, United Way, Humboldt Presbyterian Church of Arcata. This is an unrestricted gift to the Foundation. Economic Development and West Coast Alliance, serving (1999) C on the boards of Humboldt Area Foundation, Humboldt Taxpayers League, Amer Memorial Fund $10,173 City of Eureka Visitors & Convention, Eureka Historical Society, Boy Scouts, From a very early age, Linnea Amer lived Ingomar Club, and as a member of Eureka Downtown Rotary, North Coast and breathed dance. As a teenager, she Vintage Aviation and Marine Corps League. Don & Bettie served together on discovered the joys of teaching dance and the first Jazz Festival Committee of Eureka. Don loved woodworking as a of choreographing her own dances. Her hobby. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. students were her pride and joy. Her love Don passed away on March 5, 2008. He and Bettie had a wonderful life of life was infectious. She never knew a together and wanted to share this discretionary fund with others. (2008) C stranger and was a friend to all. Linnea died in a car accident in 1983. Her Les & Frances Alexander’s Blessings Fund $69,970 father Richard’s world revolved around his family. He loved life and people Les Alexander met his bride, Frances L. Archer, when he and enjoyed working with the ballet company. All the dancers became his returned home to Klamath Falls, OR, from military service “kids,” but he was especially proud of Linnea and Phillip, his own two in the European Theater in September 1945. This union dancers. Richard died in 1985. This fund was established to help dancers produced two children, four grandchildren and seven take advantage of summer workshops and classes that will help further their great-grandchildren (and counting). The family formed a hopes of a future dance career. (1983) A logging firm known as L. R. Alexander Logging, a American Association of University Women, business that brought them to Fort Seward, Humboldt County in 1955 and Humboldt Branch (AAUW) Fund $4,108 flourished in various parts of the county until 1978. The Alexanders were The Humboldt Branch of the American Association of instrumental in forming the Associated California Loggers and Women in University Women was founded in 1950 as a branch of Timber, in support of the timber industry. In 1974 they formed the Mad River the national organization. AAUW was founded in 1881 by Hardwood Company, a wood chip mill that produced wood chips for use by educated women who wanted to support other women in the pulp mills and for export to Japan. They retired in 1986 and now reside in completing higher education. Nationally, with over Freshwater. This fund was created to support the work and mission of Grace 100,000 members, AAUW is a powerful voice for girls Baptist Church and the work of the Angel Fund. (2006) C HY and women all over the world. The mission of AAUW is to Joe Alexandre Memorial Family Fund $11,616 promote equity for all women and girls, lifelong education, and positive The Alexandre family established this fund to support a societal change. This is achieved through supporting women and girls at all variety of charitable purposes in honor and memory of levels of education, groundbreaking research, and projects in our local Joe Alexandre. Born on the Azores Island of Terceira on community. The AAUW Humboldt Fund supports projects selected by board May 14, 1937, Joe came to America with his mother, Eva members of the Humboldt Branch. (2007) S Rocha, as a twelve year-old boy without knowing a word Curtis R. & Helen M. Anderson of English. In 1960 he married Loretta Trutalli. They Scholarship Fund $227,733 established and operated the Alexandre Dairy in Ferndale while raising three Curt and Helen Anderson, both native children, Renae, Blake and Kristina. A progressive dairyman, Joe enjoyed to Humboldt County, chose Eureka as improving his business. He served as a director on the Humboldt Creamery their lifelong home. Curt was the son Board and as president of the local Portuguese Association. After he retired, of a Norwegian Sea captain who he and three partners purchased a restaurant and card room in Ferndale, sailed the lumber trade for the Carson “Poppa Joe’s.” He loved to entertain and have a party and he never met a Lumber Company. During WWII, Curt stranger. “You may be gone from this earth, but you will always be held to his seafaring tradition by remembered by the friends and family who loved and respected you.” sailing in the U.S. Merchant Marines. He ended his working career still (2004) C involved with the sea as an employee of Westfall Stevedore Company. Helen Laurence & Elaine Allen Memorial Fund $21,469 M. (Aitken), born in Fields Landing, was also of Danish and Norwegian Laurence N. Allen, a native of Nova Scotia, heritage. Throughout their lifetimes they celebrated their heritage with active Canada, moved to Arcata at age six and died in participation in the Sons of Norway Lodge. Both also shared a deep 1992 at the age of 87. He was a member of the appreciation for Humboldt Bay’s cultural diversity, its richness of personal Arcata City Council and a long-time Arcata histories, and it’s abundance of good friends and family. They were pleased businessman. He was a member of the Arcata to leave a lasting legacy, a small return for the abundance that Humboldt County provided them during their lifetimes. (2011) S

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 5 David Riley Anderson Memorial Fund $5,552 Arcata Forest Fund $4,469 David Anderson, a Times-Standard veteran reporter and The Arcata Forest Fund provides a source for private donations to assist community activist, passed away in January 2002 at the the City of Arcata in purchasing forest lands to be added to the Arcata early age of 61. David’s newspaper career stretched over Community Forest, the Sunny Brae Forest, and the Jacoby Creek Forest. three decades. During that time he acquired a reputation Donations to this fund will go only towards the purchase and restoration of as an eloquent commentator on Humboldt County news forest lands, and will help the City leverage State and Federal grants. Forest issues. He had true passion for the theater and bird lands purchased through these funds preserve and expand open space watching. He helped pioneer the Pacific Arts Center Theater. David played in around the City, and will be managed for recreation, watershed and habitat several Shakespeare plays. He had a natural stage presence with his New protection, carbon sequestration, and sustainable forestry use. (2002) W England-tinged, maple-thick baritone, Falstaff beard and mountainous figure. Friends of David considered him to be a true gentleman, incredibly Arcata Foundation Fund $184,878 knowledgeable and a gentle person who cared deeply. David’s family from The Arcata Foundation Fund, established in 1987, is the East Coast established this fund to purchase a bench at the Arcata Marsh dedicated to the enhancement of community life in in his memory and to award an annual scholarship to a student studying Arcata. The Arcata Foundation facilitates charitable giving creative writing. (2002) S and raises funds to support work in the areas of human services, education for all ages, art, culture, local history, Jim & Judy Anderson Charitable Remainder Unitrust healthful recreation, peace, and enhancement of local natural surroundings. The Andersons have been long-time volunteers in (1995) AC WH Humboldt County. Jim currently serves on the HAF board of directors. Judy is a member of the board of Six Rivers Arcata FFA Fund Planned Parenthood. “We believe in giving back to the The Arcata Future Farmers of America (FFA) Fund was established by the community,” says Judy. “If everyone contributed a little Arcata Friends of AG Club, which supports the Arcata FFA Program. Income time and money, it would strengthen our community both from this fund will generate annual scholarships for Arcata High School FFA S now and in the future.” (1999) C graduating students. (1996) Animal Rescue Fund $4,325 Arcata High ’50s Fund $31,877 As Executor of the Barbara Wrede Estate, Kent Wrede opened the Animal The Arcata High ’50s Fund was created by contributions from each Arcata Rescue Fund to honor Barbara’s love for dogs, particularly Great Danes, High School graduating class from the ’50s. Funds will be used exclusively which she owned and bred for over twenty years. Barbara was a college by the counseling and nursing departments for students in need. Any income SY English teacher, described by one of her students, Michael Browne, as remaining will be used to provide scholarships for students. (1994) “sharp, challenging and often very, very funny.” She served on the County Arcata House Endowment Fund $19,800 Democratic Central Committee and on the Board of Directors for the The mission of Arcata House is to support people experiencing homelessness Humboldt Humane Society where she volunteered at the shelter, assisting while they build a more stable life, to educate the community about housing with pet adoptions. The fund receives regular contributions in the form of issues and to advocate on behalf of homeless people. The vision of Arcata royalties from Barron’s, the publishing house for three books written by House is a community where everyone has a safe and affordable place to Barbara about training and caring for dogs, including Before You Buy That live. Arcata House currently provides transitional housing to families and Puppy. The fund will eventually provide an annual grant to support the permanent supportive housing to individuals who are chronically homeless W mission and ongoing work of Miranda’s Rescue. (2009) and disabled. The Arcata House Board of Directors opened this organizational Anniversary Lodge #85, Arcata, California, Independent endowment fund with a generous gift from Alex Stillman. It will eventually Order of Odd Fellows Scholarship Fund $15,963 provide additional income for the important work of this non-profit. C HY The Arcata Odd Fellows Scholarship Fund was created to (2008) memorialize and continue the Odd Fellows’ commitment Arcata Main Street Oyster Festival to the Arcata community. Scholarship awards are made Aquaculture Support Fund N $5,000 annually to Arcata and McKinleyville High School graduates continuing their Away.com ranked Arcata Main Street’s Oyster education at a community college or university and majoring in history. Festival the 7th best food festival in the world. S (1996) Arcata was recently named the Oyster Capital of Arcata Educational Endowment Fund $16,510 California. The annual festival includes live music, This advised endowment fund was established to award-winning microbrews, plus over 30 food promote and enhance the quality of education in Arcata’s vendors take over the Plaza. This annual event draws crowds of over 18,000 public schools by supporting educational projects not people to Humboldt. The Oyster Festival brings in millions of dollars to the currently funded by school district general and local economy and visitors from all over the world visit Arcata for this event. categorical funds. Funded projects will represent extensions of teaching that All the proceeds will help to sustain the year-round activities Arcata Main challenge, inspire and excite students at Arcata High School, Sunnybrae Street puts on in order to encourage local shopping in Arcata. The Oyster Middle School, Arcata Elementary School and Pacific Union Elementary Festival began 23 years ago as a way to promote the local aquaculture School. (1992) Y industry. Over 70% of the fresh oysters consumed in California are grown in 450 acres of Arcata. (2013) W

6 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Arcata Tigers, Inc. Scholarship Fund $34,214 Tom & Marilynn Bartlett Stand Down Fund $16,204 The income from this fund is used to supplement annual awards given to As a member of “the greatest generation,” Tom was an Arcata High School graduate to further his or her education and to make proud to serve with the army during World War II. After school improvements. (1988) S the war, he felt a special compassion for fellow veterans. Tom’s family created this fund to honor Tom Area I Agency on Aging Endowment Fund $17,121 by supporting the annual North Coast Stand Down The Area I Agency on Aging has been ensuring the event which provides much needed help for local provision of many life-enriching programs for senior veterans of all wars, especially the homeless and their families. After his citizens in Humboldt and Del Norte counties since army years, Tom graduated from Cal Berkeley, became an Optometrist, 1980. This endowment fund, supported by the married Marilynn and was blessed to have four children, five grandchildren Planned Giving Program, will assure quality senior and a host of friends. Tom loved the North Coast area with opportunities to services for generations to come and lessen the Agency’s dependence on hunt, fish, play tennis, ski and travel to other parts of the world. For years, he shrinking government support. The Agency is dedicated to guaranteeing and his father, as veterans, helped to place small American flags on the leadership, service and resources in developing and supporting an older graves of each local serviceman or woman to celebrate Memorial Day. person’s ability to lead a dignified, safe, healthy and independent life. Income Thomas Bernard Bartlett died on Memorial Day, May 28, 2007. from this fund is used to support and improve the work of the agency and the (2007) CH internal programs under its administration: The Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, Information and Assistance, and the Volunteer Center of the O.H. Bass Memorial Fund $16,729 Redwoods. (1997) C O.H. was a popular restaurateur and longtime supporter of local athletic activities. Income will benefit the Sequoia John Ash Sustainability Fund $9,248 Humane Society and Miranda’s Rescue. (1986) W John Ash created this fund to encourage exploration of the natural beauty on the North Coast and make remote areas more accessible to a variety of groups. (2001) W Bauriedel Family Fund $62,176 John Bauriedel was a highly respected teacher at Eureka High School, as well as a successful businessman. John’s  B  wife, Phyllis, passed away on August 20, 2006. Fund income enriches programs offered to children at the Humboldt County Library in Eureka. (1983) AY Bancroft Scholarship Fund $1,682,147 This fund honors Dwight and Lavina Beal Family Scholarship Fund $17,019 Bancroft. Because of Dwight’s The Beal Family Scholarship was established in 2007 by William and involvement in music and the couple’s Angelica Beal. This fund is in memory of four young people who lost their shared commitment to business, lives that same year. The Beal family intends to give $1,000 to a graduating scholarships are available to local Ferndale High School senior each year to help that student achieve their S students majoring in business college education goals. (2008) administration or music at Humboldt State University. Lavina established this Robert Raymond Bean Memorial Fund $9,412 fund in 1985 in Dwight’s memory. With Lavina’s death in 1995, the fund now Vern R. and Gail Edeline Bean established this memorial S honors both Dwight and Lavina. (1985) fund for their youngest son Bob, who died of a malignant Matthew David Barnes Memorial Fund $37,733 brain tumor on October 5, 2000 at age 34. He left his Matthew D. Barnes was born in Arcata in 1977 and died wife of 14 years, Pamela Tompkins Bean, and four suddenly from heart complications at age 29. He was a top children, Nathan, Erica, Matthew and Jessica. He also left scholar at Arcata High School, a champion showman for his sisters Caren Campbell, Rosanne Gephart, and Diane 4-H and FFA and a decorated athlete in soccer and Holsworth, and brother Edward Bean. While growing up in Eureka, Bob was wrestling. Matt was an avid golfer, and loved the SF Giants active in school bands and orchestras. After moving to El Cajon, CA in 1981, and 49ers. Matt graduated from Cal Poly, SLO with a he became a member of the Grossmont High School marching band and the degree in Agriculture Engineering and afterwards, worked for the John Deere Red Robe Choir, which was chosen to perform at the Vienna Music Festival in Company. He was devoted to his career with them. Matt had a passion for 1983. Bob had fond memories of these music programs and often spoke of agriculture, sports, hard work, family and friends. This fund was established the enrichment they brought to his life. To celebrate Bob’s love of music, this in Matt’s name to benefit students wishing to pursue a four-year education fund will provide scholarships to outstanding music students furthering their AS for careers in agriculture or engineering. Consideration will be given to music education. (2007) students who have actively shown livestock or dairy at the Redwood Acres or Humboldt County fairs, have high academic achievement, extra-curricular and community involvement. 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A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 7 Julia Bednar and Irene Finney Betty Kwan Chinn Rescued Animal Care Fund $2,728 Homeless Foundation Fund N $4,537 Julia and Irene became close friends during the years they worked together Humboldt County resident Betty Chinn has been serving on the Board of Directors of the Humane Society of Humboldt County (now the homeless in and around Eureka since 1987. She known as the Sequoia Humane Society). They shared a deep concern for the became legendary for her compassionate care for welfare of stray, abandoned or homeless animals. They also recognized the feeding, clothing, and serving the homeless each day financial hardship incurred by an individual who, by rescuing a stray injured with her own resources. Betty has been recognized by animal and taking it to a veterinary hospital, became responsible for the many, including a 2008 Minerva Award from Maria medical costs involved. This fund is intended to pay a portion of the costs of Shriver and in 2010 the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Obama. medical care and treatment of stray injured animals rescued and brought to a Until recently she had no formal organization or established channel for veterinary hospital in Humboldt County by a non-owner. (2010) W seeking support. Betty has partnered with Catholic Charities and the local community to further serve the needy through The Betty Kwan Chinn Albert & Irene Benzinger Homeless Foundation. The Foundation has established a Center to reduce Memorial Scholarship Fund $17,191 homelessness and poverty in Humboldt County through street outreach, case Albert was born in 1903, the third management that will teach life skills, and a learning center. Transitional generation of his family in Humboldt housing will be available for up to five clients who help at the Center. Meals County. Active in high school sports, he will also be served in Eureka and at area encampments. (2013) CH graduated from Eureka High School in 1921 and from UC Berkeley in 1926. His Louis A. & Alice M. Blaser Educational Fund $752,707 creative work in electrical engineering This fund was planned for years before Alice’s death in was cut short by the Depression and he returned to Eureka, eventually to 2006 as a way for Alice and Lou to “give something operate a radio and TV service business until retirement in 1968. In 1941, back”, and to help provide for ongoing quality in the Albert married Irene Potter, a self-taught artist. In addition to painting, professions of their choice. Alice graduated from Eastern gardening and politics, she loved sketching plans for compact and efficient Oregon University in 1954 with a degree in Education houses. This scholarship, established by the Benzinger family, will recognize and a teaching certificate. She taught for the next 28 students eligible for membership in the Humboldt Pioneers Society who are years, was a master teacher and was highly respected by peers and students graduates of Eureka High School and majoring or prepared to major in a field alike. After serving in the military during the Korean War, Lou graduated from related to electronics or architecture. (2000) S Oregon State University in 1957 with a degree in Forest Engineering. He spent the next 34 years in various logging and land management positions Archie Bernardi Memorial Fund $12,826 with Simpson Timber Company, retiring in 1991 as Simpson’s California Arcata Fire Chief Archie Bernardi spent more than six Timberlands Manager. The fund provides annual grants to the School of decades devoted to the Arcata Fire Protection District, Education at Eastern Oregon University and the School of Forestry at Oregon right up to his passing on December 22, 2007 at the age State University to provide scholarships and maintain their excellent of 93. According to District Chief John McFarland, “Archie educational programs. (2007) S was the Grandfather of CPR in all of Northern California, changing prior practices … that were primitive and Peggy June Boedecker totally ineffective.” Because of Bernardi’s leadership, Arcata was also the first Memorial Scholarship Fund $18,160 fire district in the county to have rescue saws, and Jaws of Life. Archie’s sons This fund was established to commemorate the life of Mark and Gary recall their father cooking for his family and the fire Peggy June Boedecker who had a career-long department volunteers. He grew in his garden many of the ingredients for his involvement in California’s community colleges. Proceeds secret recipe for raviolis and he also kept his favorite blackberry patch a from this fund are to provide financial assistance to secret, the source for his famous blackberry pies. In addition to other gifts, women who transfer from the College of the Redwoods to Chief Bernardi created this fund by bequest for the protection and a four year college or university. (2011) S conservation of wildlife in Humboldt County. (2008) W Frederick O. and Linda H. Bott Fund $20,780 Anthony Joseph Bessette Memorial Fund Fred Bott, native Eurekan and longtime businessman The family of Anthony Bessette established this fund to (Mercer Fraser), born April 5, 1921, and passed away support a variety of charitable purposes in his honor and February 18, 2010. Fred loved his family, community and memory. Born in Eureka, CA, his life of 18 years was engineering. Along with his loving widow, Linda Bott, Fred shared with friends and family and his smile and warm and Linda created this endowment fund in honor of their personality left an imprint on the hearts of all who knew families, with the true desire to enhance the health and him. He lived life on his own terms and followed a unique well-being of the Humboldt County community. Fred built many buildings, path that valued friendship. He had talent for computer applications that institutions, roads and bridges standing today in Humboldt County. In honor amazed everyone. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, of his love of engineering, this fund also provides scholarships available for attended local schools and obtained his GED in 2007. The income from this local engineering students. (2010) S fund shall be used to support youth programs that promote positive experiences for teens and encourage the celebration of life. (2008) Y

8 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS K. Dean & Mary Ann Bottini Scholarship Fund $6,215 Dean Bottini had a full life. As a boy, he had a brief movie career, dancing in the Shirley Temple movie, “Heidi”. Later, he was student body president at Sturges Junior High and San Bernardino Valley College. Before graduating, Dean enlisted in the army during WWII and was assigned to the 89th Infantry. Stationed in Europe, Dean’s company faced frequent combat, and was able to liberate the Ohrdruff concentration camp. Upon discharge, Dean graduated from Valley College, and attended University of Redlands. Dean had a 35-year career with the Division of Highways, retiring as the District Personnel Administrator Curtis Gillis in 1984. Though his career was important to Dean, family and home were his Trust top priorities. He was survived by his wife of nearly 61 years, Mary Ann, and their two daughters, Peggy and Janet. This scholarship fund benefits Eureka Carl Nielsen students with high academic achievement studying teaching or civil Memorial Fund engineering. (2008) S The Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods Building Renovation Fund N Blue Ox Community School The Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods Building Textile Arts Renovation Fund has been established to ensure that the quality of the environments in which our youth learn and For an entire school year, Blue Ox Community recreate are equal to the staff and volunteers who are School students worked together learning providing them. Gifts made to this fund will be used for any necessary amelioration and renovation efforts. to quilt, machine sew, spin yarn on a wheel, (2013) Y embroider and hand sew. They also learned Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods about each other. Endowment Fund $12,299 “The quiet activity of handcrafts creates a calm The Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods offers safe, structured and fun activities to children ages six to 18 atmosphere where students felt safe to talk years of age who live in Humboldt County. Its mission is about their lives. Frequently, one or two extra to enhance the quality of life for boys and girls as students would drop in to take advantage of participating members of a richly diverse society, strive to achieve equal the calm, feeling the need to sit and engage in opportunity and foster respect for human dignity for all youth, initiate and promote service which will enhance the quality of life for all youth, and conversation. strengthen its role as an advocate for youth. This fund will serve as a It would have been very difficult to maintain a sustainable resource to assist youth in delinquency prevention activities. The organization will continue to offer after-school activities, community service full year of volunteering at Blue Ox without this projects, sports leagues and leadership clubs. The T-Ball Sports League grant, and seeing the personal value the textile allows youth participation throughout the community in baseball skills program had for these at-risk students was Y training. (1990) perhaps more important than the craft skills they James P. Brantly Memorial Fund $4,985 learned.” James Phillip Brantly, born January 16, 1932 in Lake Providence, Louisiana, served with the Navy during the - Crystal Estelle Dobbs, volunteer textile arts teacher Korean War. He studied engineering, then worked for U.S. Border Patrol. On August 25, 1953, he married Donna Stevens. They raised two daughters, Cheryl and Susan. James received citations from President Kennedy and rescuing a woman on Palomar Mountain. Jim was a member of the Murrieta Attorney General Robert Kennedy for his assistance during the Oxford riots United Methodist Church for 50 years and a Life Member of the VFW. He when the University of Mississippi enrolled the first black student, James enjoyed duck hunting, fishing, family, and telling stories. He was killed in an Meredith, and from President Johnson for bravery during the Watts riots. He automobile accident on December 29, 2007 in Trinity County. This fund is for also received the Commissioner’s Meritorious Achievement Award for rural search and rescue organizations. (2008) CH

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 9 Breast Cancer Healing Retreat Center Fund $31,291 Brockhoff Family Fund $529,205 Dr. Ellen Mahoney moved to Humboldt County in 2000. With the formation Pat and Bill Whiting set up a personal of a local advisory group and a planning grant from a Bay Area donor, Dr. foundation when they lived in Cincinnati, Mahoney is developing a healing center for breast cancer survivors and their following the lead of Pat’s philanthropist families here on the North Coast. Plans include a beautiful, natural landscape father, Harry L. Olden. After Bill died and in which survivors can regain their physical, psychological and spiritual after Pat’s move to California, the health. Traditional and complementary therapies will be practiced and original foundation was divided into after-treatment nutrition and wellness classes will be taught. Professionals halves to benefit the communities and favored causes of their two daughters. who care for women with breast cancer will be able to come for renewal Cara and Jerry Brockhoff of McKinleyville, and their sons Tucker and Bailey, and a sacred space will be set aside for a memorial garden. This advised positioned their family fund with Humboldt Area Foundation. As owners/ endowment fund was created with the planning grant Dr. Mahoney received administrators of Northcoast Greyhound Support, the family directs a majority and will be used to help her and the advisory committee begin their work. of grants to the rescue and adoption of retired racing greyhounds while, at (2001) H the same time, providing continued support to a number of favored community organizations in other areas both human and humane. Breast Health Project Fund, Humboldt County $58,751 (2001) CW The mission of Humboldt Community Breast Health Project is to be a community resource of support and education for Conrad and Olga Brosek Trust $112,689 those facing a breast health concern, breast or gynecologic Conrad and Olga were married in 1956 in Pasadena, cancer. It is a client-centered, grass roots organization with California. They moved to Humboldt County in 1987 and services provided by cancer survivors and their support built their home in McKinleyville. They loved their life in persons. The warmline volunteers are available every Humboldt and enjoyed more than 20 years in the area. weekday to answer questions and lend a compassionate They are survived by thirteen nieces and nephews who ear. In the Patient Navigator Program, experienced R.N.s and volunteers visited them regularly and loved them dearly. The Broseks serve as navigators, supporting and guiding women through cancer created this endowed designated fund by bequest to assist children who screening, diagnosis and treatment. Services include referral for financial aid need surgery or other assistance to overcome a physical deformity. and in-home assistance, buddies for one-on-one support and assistance, (2008) HY and consultation planning which helps clients make the most of the patient/ physician relationship. Other services include support groups, educational David E. Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund $4,857 newsletters and seminars, an extensive resource library, and information David Brown grew up in Cincinnati, enlisted in the Marines just specialists who provide individualized research on breast and gynecologic out of high school and traveled the world. Upon his discharge, health-related issues. Bilingual volunteers, who provide services to Spanish he moved to Florida and eventually settled in California. After speakers, are also available. (2005) H receiving his associate of arts degree from College of the Redwoods, he spent his life’s work in electronic technology Bridgeville Endowment Fund $17,406 and management. “Life is full of choices,” David was fond of This fund was established to promote the health and quality of life for the saying, “and everything that happens is a result of the choices you make.” children, families and senior citizens of this rural, 500 square mile Bridgeville With this in mind, David’s daughter Kristin created a scholarship fund in his School District, and residents served by the Bridgeville Community Center. memory for a Fortuna Union High School graduate enrolling in any college or Local residents built the Bridgeville Community Center with funding from the university. The application includes an essay about choices, asking students State Healthy Start Initiative. It became a non-profit in 2001, coordinating to reflect on the choices they have made and are making and how the year-round medical, dental, emergency food, clothing, senior citizen, consequences of those decisions will have the power to guide the direction of transportation, youth activities and family resource services using grants, their lives. (2006) S donations, newsletter sponsorships, and proceeds from the annual Bridgefest Celebration. The Board of Directors disburses funds in accordance with their Grace & Jim Brown Memorial Fund $19,789 mission statement. If anyone would care to start a separate scholarship fund Reverend James “Jim” M. Brown emigrated from for graduating children, it would be greatly appreciated as an incentive for Northern Ireland at age 21. He graduated from Seattle a child to get a college education. Individuals, families, and other funds may Pacific University and San Francisco Theological add to the fund at any time by donation. (2002) C Seminary and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1946. Jim served congregations in Oregon, Washington, Vernon & Grace Brightman Memorial Fund $12,001 South Dakota and Humboldt County. He also attended Vernon and Grace Brightman graduated law school and worked for 17 years as a volunteer for the Humboldt County together from Ferndale High School in the Public Defender and the Superior Court of California. He contributed his time late 1920s. They married in 1935 and lived as well to KEET-TV, the SPCA, General Hospital, Mitchell-Redner Society and on their Blocksburg ranch. An accomplished as an ombudsman at the Humboldt County Jail. He was active in ecumenical musician, Grace played first trumpet at HSU. work with St. Bernard Catholic Church and Temple Beth’el and helped For many years, Vern played the drums in a organize the Presbyterian Churches of McKinleyville and Fortuna. Jim died on quartet which entertained St. Luke’s Manor residents regularly. Income from June 13, 1998, at the age of 84. Grace died on December 1, 2007 at the this endowment fund is used to support the music program at Bridgeville age of 86. They are survived by their two daughters, Mildred and Alice Mae. School District. Vern died in 2001. (1996) AY This fund provides scholarships for local students. (1998) S

10 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS James T. Brown Forestry Scholarship Fund $56,750 taught at each school for 13 years, spending 4 years in between coordinating Green Diamond Resource Company established this fund the Trade and Vocational Education classes. This fund furnishes scholarships to honor its president, Jim Brown, who retired in 2006. for Eureka High School graduates intending to study automotive technology. Jim started his career with Arcata Redwood Company, (1986) S acquired by Simpson in 1988. He began working on a Rayner C. & Winifred W. Burke Memorial Fund $46,620 logging crew in 1975 and held several increasingly Ray and Winnie Burke were active members of the responsible positions during his 31 years with the Eureka community from their arrival in 1961 until their company, becoming president in 2004. Jim garnered broad respect deaths, Ray in 1988 and Winnie in 1991. He participated throughout California’s forest products industry, serving as president of the in Kiwanis and Navy League, and Winnie was a member Redwood Region Logging Conference, the California Forest Products of American Association of University Women, the Commission and California Redwood Association. A graduate of Venice High Humane Society of Humboldt County, and the Humboldt School, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Humboldt State College County Historical Society. Grants from this unrestricted fund meet current and and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from San Jose State future needs of the community. (1992) C University. Jim was a lecturer in the Humboldt State College Forestry Department and is a past recipient of the Humboldt State University Arthur John Burman & Mildred S. Burman Distinguished Alumni Award. This fund provides scholarships to forestry Memorial Fund $33,461 students at Humboldt State University. (2006) S Art and Millie Burman met while students at Eureka High John Anderson Brown & Dorothy Eileen School and enjoyed almost half a century of marriage Wells Brown Memorial Fund $18,720 together. They raised two daughters and also shared in the ownership and operation of John Burman & Sons John and Dorothy were married on July 12, 1927, and General Contractors, specializing in heavy road were married 61 years. They lived in Eureka for 45 years. construction for state, county and private enterprises until Dorothy was active in the First Methodist Church and their retirement in 1978. Millie passed away in August numerous charitable organizations in the community. 1985 and Art in January 2007; and this fund was established by their John worked for the California Division of Highways for daughters Deanna Pawlus and Brenda Jones to honor their parents. The 40 years. He was honored in the California Highways income from this fund will provide an annual scholarship to a high school Magazine for his beautification along the state’s highways and freeways, and graduate from Humboldt or Del Norte County who is pursuing a degree in was dubbed “Johnny Lupin-seed”. This fund was established by their civil engineering. (2007) S children and grandchildren. Income is used for the beautification of parks and schools, purchase of playground equipment, physical fitness equipment John Ellis & Linda S. Burman Memorial Fund $58,003 and support of physical fitness programs. (1988) C HY John Ellis and Linda Burman were married 19 years Gary J. Brusca Memorial Scholarship Fund N when John was tragically killed in a car accident. Linda served on the St. Joseph Hospital Advisory Board, the This scholarship is in honor of Dr. Gary J. Brusca, a long boards of directors of the YWCA and the Senior Citizens time professor of zoology and marine biology at Humboldt Foundation, and was active in other community activities. State University. Dr. Brusca was also an avid fly Linda left a portion of her estate to establish this fisherman, and for decades fished the Trinity River endowment fund, with income available for discretionary purposes. through the Hoopa Valley. In the early 1970’s, Dr. Brusca (1991) C and a few other fisherman began camping and fishing in the Hoopa Valley, and the tradition of that fishing trip continues to the present Helen Keesee Bushnell Fund $12,887 day. This scholarship is funded by Dr. Brusca’s former fishing partners and Remembering and honoring those who have passed is friends to benefit a worthy graduate of Hoopa Valley High School who wishes important to Helen and Don Bushnell. They established to pursue a higher education in the field of the biological sciences, fisheries this fund to provide a space for anyone to memorialize a or wildlife management. (2013) SW loved one in the Community Memorial Garden of the Clarence Bugenig Memorial Fund $22,292 Community Presbyterian Church of Garberville. This garden is open to all. A memorial wall displays the names, and date of birth Wayne Vickers established this fund in 1986 to honor his longtime friend and and death of those remembered. This fund will support the ongoing business partner, Clarence Bugenig. Fund income provides awards to high maintenance and improvement of the garden. (2011) C scoring 4-H and FFA members in the beef cattle and sheep departments at the Redwood Acres Fair. (1986) Y Butler Valley Fund $14,720 Ralph E. Bumpus Scholarship Fund $14,952 Butler Valley, Inc. is a non-profit corporation established in our community by Francis and Carole Carrington to ensure a normalized living environment This scholarship was created to honor Ralph E. Bumpus, a for adults with developmental disabilities. Butler Valley’s mission is dedicated long-time educator in Eureka. Ralph developed the to affirming the sacredness of the human person and to create, establish automotive programs at both Eureka High School and and provide a place on the California North Coast to allow adults with College of the Redwoods. He was instrumental in designing developmental disabilities to reside in a safe and caring community setting, the automotive technology buildings at both schools. He to enhance their quality of life and to participate in community programs, including Butler Valley’s Day Care and Active Treatment Program. CH A 1 3 6 4 2 N (1999) ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 11 currently numbering over 500. Our institutional members represent hospital   and community blood centers as well as transfusion and transplantation C centers. Individual and institutional members come from across the United States, the majority being located in the West Coast area. The CBBS supports everyone involved in transfusion medicine by providing objective education, Paul & Elaine Cacci Scholarship Fund $7,547 strengthening professional relationships, responding to regional issues and Born in 1930, Paul Cacci was a well-known Humboldt encouraging collaborative efforts. This advised expendable fund assists in the County native and Rio Dell resident. He actively education of the members of the California Blood Bank Society. (2004) H participated in sports throughout his school years at Rio Dell Elementary and Fortuna High. Paul and his wife California Faculty Association Elaine owned and operated Cacci’s Market in Rio Dell for Scholarship Fund – Humboldt Chapter $11,695 21 years. Paul spent the next 19 years as a beverage The Humboldt Chapter of the California Faculty Association established this salesman, winning top honors for salesmanship in the western United States expendable organizational fund to provide for the organization’s charitable and Canada. Later in life, Paul helped his daughter and son-in-law with their giving and to buffer unusual circumstances that may befall union members. catering business at CC Market. Paul loved horse races. He sold Sam’s Card, The fund will support a variety of union activities as determined by the a horserace tip sheet, at the Humboldt County Fair for 28 years. Paul also organization’s current executive board. Examples include, but are not limited was a member of the Elk’s Lodge, Redwood Grange #504, Redwood League to, scholarships for relatives of union members, disaster relief for union Old Timers’ Baseball Team and an honorary member of the Rio Dell Fire members and strike fund support. (2004) C HS Department. This fund, established by his wife Elaine Curless Cacci in 1999, provides scholarships to Fortuna High graduates interested in sports. California Retired Teachers Association (1999) S #27 Scholarship Fund $31,447 The California Retired Teachers Association (CRTA) Mada Huggins Caldwell Endowment Fund $7,390 created this fund to provide annual scholarships to HSU The Mada Huggins Caldwell Endowment Fund was students during their student teaching year, and to CR established to assist youth between the ages of ten and students enrolled in the AmeriCorps or Early Childhood 18 who have been affected by violent crime. The fund Education programs. These scholarships are awarded to was established by JoAnn Caldwell Sapper in memory of students who have demonstrated academic excellence, her mother, Mada Huggins Caldwell, who was kidnapped have financial need and are pursuing a career in teaching. Students must while working at a small country grocery store and later also be graduates of a Humboldt or Del Norte County high school. The killed by her kidnapper. Mada was a loving, devoted Christian wife and purposes of the North Coast Division #27 of the CRTA are to support public mother of four children. In addition, she was a creative and talented individual education, promote the professional interest of public school teachers, who contributed greatly to her church and community. This advised fund is encourage the participation of retired teachers in community services used to assist youth to attend Christian activities including summer camps endeavors, and provide a continuing statewide and local scholarship and other healing activities. (2003) Y program. (1997) S The Wayne Caldwell, CFP®, James V. Callison Memorial Fund $12,341 Financial Literacy Scholarship Fund $9,577 James Callison was born in Eureka. After attending local The Wayne Caldwell, CFP®, Financial Literacy Scholarship schools and Oregon State University, he graduated from Fund was established by Wayne Caldwell, who is one of the Humboldt State University in 1958. He worked with his founders, former President, and current Chairman of the Board father in the family business, Callison Truck Lines, until it of Premier Financial Group. This fund was created to support was sold to Nielson Freight Lines. Jim worked for Nielson higher education for our local youth, and to emphasize the Freight Lines until the time of his death in 1986. A very importance of achieving financial independence and peace of active businessman, he was past president of the Rotary Club of Eureka, a mind. Applicants are required to submit a short essay on the importance of member of the Ingomar Club board of directors, and past president of the saving and investing for the future and planning for retirement. For more than Eureka Chamber of Commerce. In 1967 he served on the Grand Jury. 25 years, Premier Financial Group has been helping local families and Proceeds from this fund are used to benefit the Redwood Empire Scouting businesses manage their investments and prepare for retirement. For Program. (1986) Y students entering college, retirement probably seems too far in the future to address now. However, Premier understands the benefits of pairing financial Bruce Cameron Memorial Fund $22,083 literacy with a long time horizon and is committed to promoting these Bruce Cameron believed that “people should do good benefits with our youth and our community with this fund. (2009) S things for each other” and throughout his life, he lived that intention. An adventurer and sailor from the California Blood Bank Society beginning, Bruce explored many parts of the world before Educational Fund $65,136 settling in Arcata. During his life he kayaked the Amazon, The mission statement of the California Blood Bank Society, established spent months in the Malaysian jungles as well as in 1951 is, “We help save lives of people who need blood.” Physicians, extensive time in Peru, hunting for a lost city. But more scientists, administrators, clinical laboratory scientists, medical technologists, than an ordinary traveler, Bruce was foremost a humanitarian, helping to registered and licensed vocational nurses, donor-resource personnel and build a school and hospital on the remote islands of Tonga. The people there product management specialists make up the CBBS individual membership, remembered Bruce years later and welcomed his boat as he pulled onto the

12 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS beach with great celebration. Bruce passed away in 2009. Because Bruce the child, child’s family, juvenile court and supporting agencies to ensure loved his life, his home and family and his natural surroundings, he that each child is placed in a permanent, safe and loving home where they demonstrated that love by making a last and lasting gift from his estate to can live without fear. The endowment is used to provide on-going support to support the work of the community through Humboldt Area Foundation. CASA volunteer advocates and the children they serve. (1999) Y (2010) C CASA Endowment Fund Carranza Family Fund $39,179 in Memory of Jessie Hansen $37,868 In recognition of the many contributions given to the community by their Corinne “Corky” Nordstrom established this fund to honor parents, the children of Donald and Inez Carranza have established this her mother, Jessie, “a courageous woman” born in 1891, advised expendable fund in honor of their parents’ memory. They also wish who experienced the San Francisco earthquake and fire to continue the family’s tradition of charitable giving. The fund is used to of 1906. Jessie graduated from San Francisco State meet a variety of community needs in Humboldt County and to a much lesser Normal School and accepted a teaching position at a degree, in other communities throughout California. (2000) C one-room school in Siskiyou County. While there, she lost an eye in a horse and buggy accident. Jessie never complained about her Donald A. & Inez H. Carranza loss and never considered herself handicapped. She went on to teach the Scholarship Fund $161,812 first special education classes in Berkeley before marrying Walter Nelson Don and Inez were part of a partnership that founded Hansen in 1921. They moved to Willow Creek during the 1940s and operated Commercial Radio & Electronics Co. in 1948, pioneering the Hansen Lumber Company until it was destroyed in the 1964 flood. two-way radio communications and marine electronics in Throughout her life, Jessie was involved with her family, her garden and her Humboldt and Del Norte counties. Inez also taught school volunteer activities, the PTA, the Red Cross, and later, the Eureka Women’s in the Eureka City School system for over 20 years. Don Club. The purpose of the fund is to support the work of CASA in Humboldt explained, “This area has been so good to us, we decided County. (1999) Y to give back a little of our wealth in the form of scholarships to local students.” A minimum of five scholarships provide annual financial support to Catalyst Service Fund $8,293 graduates of Humboldt or Del Norte high schools interested in the sciences Catalyst is a church [www.provokechange.org] and/or teaching. An additional scholarship at Cal Poly in honor of Don’s father committed to inspiring community action and service. and himself, supports an undergraduate student majoring in either electrical This fund exists to create mini-grants to fund community engineering or electronics. A final scholarship assists a teaching student at service projects planned by Catalyst Life Groups. Priority Inez’s alma mater, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. Don died on will be given to projects that include hands-on December 17, 1998. Inez died on August 21, 2000. (1997) S volunteerism and/or that include matching funds donated from the Life Group participants. (2009) C Sarah Carter Scholarship Fund $309,883 The Sarah Carter Scholarship Fund is for Eureka High Changing Tides Family Services Fund N $29,601 School seniors who wish to continue their education in Each day, Changing Tides Family Services makes it the arts and humanities. The first scholarship was possible for thousands of children, youth, families and granted in 2000 at Eureka High School’s 50th year individuals to enhance their physical, emotional, or reunion of the Class of 1950. Mrs. Carter was a highly developmental well-being. Formerly the Humboldt Child respected and successful teacher who, as a young Care Council, Changing Tides Family Services was woman, received a gift that allowed her to obtain a master’s degree at UC established in 1975 by local residents with a focus on providing child care Berkeley. An active member of the community, she was a consulting member services to enable parents to work. Since then, numerous programs have of the Eureka Library Board, a publications editor for the League of Women been added to address unmet needs of families and the community. Some of Voters, a charter member of the Humboldt Branch of the American these include nutrition services, mental health services, information and Association of University Women and active in Delta Kappa Gamma, a referral, and supportive programs for individuals who have developmental national association of women teachers. Mrs. Carter was a board member of disabilities. Changing Tides Family Services is forward thinking and the California Teachers Association for 12 years and became president of the responsive, and will continue to help improve the health and wellness of our CTA in 1960. In 1963 she moved to Redwood City, California and taught for community in the years to come. (2013) HY six years at Sequoia High School, retiring in 1968. Sarah Carter turned 100 on December 15, 2004. She passed away on August 28, 2005. Chegwidden Family Memorial Scholarship $2,619 (1997) AS The life of Robert “Cheg” Chegwidden was closely bound to Humboldt County and Eureka High School in particular. CASA Endowment Fund $18,633 He attended Eureka High where his father, Theo, was The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program coordinator of vocational instruction. After graduating was established in Humboldt County in 1991 to be a from San Juan High School in Sacramento he attended powerful voice for the community’s abused, neglected Sacramento J.C. and then transferred to Humboldt State and abandoned children. CASA’s trained volunteers where he graduated with a major in history and his secondary teaching provide one-on-one advocacy to prevent these children credential. After serving in the U.S. Army, his first teaching position was at from “falling through the cracks.” Advocates work with

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 13 Del Norte High School and he then spent thirty years teaching history and Betty Chinn Fund for the Homeless social science at Eureka High School. His two passions in life were closely Betty grew up homeless in China but for the past 25 interwoven: history and teaching. This scholarship will recognize and honor a years has been a tireless advocate and caretaker to Eureka High senior with similar passions. (2009) S Humboldt County’s homeless and under-served populations. Twice a day, nearly 365 days a year, Betty The Wesley Chesbro Second Senate District delivers meals and coffee to hundreds of people. Betty Community Fund also provides toiletries, clothing, phone cards, bus tickets, This fund, established by Senator Wesley Chesbro, blankets, and a host of other items. In addition, Betty supports the St. Vincent provides scholarships to youth of outstanding de Paul-Betty Chinn public showers and is currently focusing on developing accomplishment from the Second Senate District. These Betty’s Place: a community center where the homeless can find comfort and annual scholarship awards are given to youth for connect to community. In 2008, California First Lady Maria Shriver presented achievement of academic goals and for accomplishments Betty with the prestigious Minerva Award. In 2010, President Obama gave in areas such as leadership, community service and Betty the second highest civilian honor in the U.S., The Presidential Citizens personal achievement. (1999) S Medal. Betty will be the first to say that it is the generous community that enables her outreach. All funds go directly to serving those in need. www. bettysblueangel.com (2008) CHY Frances & Raleigh Christopher Memorial Fund $56,780 Family and religion were lifetime passions for Eileen Christopher. She established this fund in memory of her loving parents, Rollie and Frances Christopher. Eileen attended St. Bernard’s Academy and Eureka Junior and Senior High. She excelled in clerical and business classes. Eileen enjoyed traveling with friends and spending time with her niece and nephew, Sharon and Dennis Christopher. William Adrian Eileen was a loyal and devoted lifetime member of the Young Ladies Institute & Lillian of St. Bernard’s Parish. She spent her entire life in her family home in Eureka, Robinson and passed away five months after celebrating her 98th birthday. This fund Memorial Fund will benefit St. Bernard’s Catholic Elementary School students through two scholarships. One scholarship will be awarded to a graduating student who achieves the highest grades in the subject of religion. The other will be awarded to the student who is at the top of the class academically. HSU Marine Laboratory Girl Scout (2012) S Marine Day Leslie Christopherson Memorial Fund $557,922 Leslie “Les” L. Christopherson was born and raised in the Blue Lake area. For more than 10 years, the HSU Marine He lived at the family’s ranch on West End Road all his life. He spoke of Laboratory in Trinidad has hosted activities for riding the wagon into the Blue Lake train station as a child to pick up an Girl Scouts interested in marine sciences. This order for his mother from Sears arriving by rail. Les spent his working year, the Robinson Fund grant allowed for new career as the “Store Keeper” for Simpson Timber Company at the Korbel plant. During his tenure, he made many lifetime friends and formed the curriculum tailored to older Girl Scout troop Bug Creek Recreational Club. He was a long time member of the Polled members. Hereford Association. Les was in the army during the Korean War, stationed in Germany. Les was a 50 year member of the Six Rivers Masonic Lodge. He With instruction from a dozen HSU was also a member of the Scottish Rites Society, the IOOF, and the Veterans Oceanography Club students and HSU of Foreign Wars. Les passed away April 3, 2005. This fund will provide Marine Biology Professor, Sean Craig, the scholarships. (2007) S girls learned about squid and shark anatomy, Dr. J. William & Martha Clague Fund $8,993 uses for seaweed, ocean acidification and pH, Bill and Martha moved to Eureka in 1958. Bill practiced current, salinity and depth measuring. The general thoracic and vascular surgery for over thirty years. Their five children grew up here. Dr. Clague passed program included a lecture by HSU professor away on August 29, 2006. This fund is discretionary. of Invertebrate Zoology and Intertidal Ecology, (1997) C Kathryn McDonald, who discussed the wide variety of careers in marine science.

14 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Class of ’56 Eureka Theater Ticket Booth Renovation Fund Corbett Student Leadership Award $9,927 The Eureka High School Class of 1956 is an unusually This annual award established by Kathryn L. Corbett is to charitable group of alumni with more than one fund at recognize outstanding contributions of student leaders to Humboldt Area Foundation. Hank Pierson opened this the quality of community life in Humboldt and Del Norte. temporary fund on behalf of his classmates to raise funds Enrolled students at accredited Humboldt County and Del to renovate the ticket booth at the old Eureka Theater. Norte County High Schools, the College of the Redwoods, (2006) A and Humboldt State University are eligible. Recognition of leadership contributions which enrich the community and its people is the Dorothy Coeur Memorial Fund $21,730 aim of the award. Community may consist of school, neighborhood, city, town Dorothy K. Coeur touched a great many people in her lifetime or county. (2007) Y with her bright smile, warm heart and willingness to lend a helping hand to young and old alike. Income from this fund is Sandra Nancy Corcoran Memorial Fund $288,970 available for humanitarian, cultural, educational and Sandra Corcoran, a community leader, beloved friend of charitable purposes. (1988) ACY many, and an inveterate Democrat, helped shape the political landscape of the region throughout the 1980s Madeline Rose Coker Memorial Fund $10,402 and 1990s. She held a degree in Geography from HSU C (2006) and maintained a lifelong passion for travel and world Madeline Rose Coker history. She worked with Assemblyman Dan Hauser, held Memorial Scholarship Fund $56,224 elected office in McKinleyville and dedicated herself to Madeline Rose Coker, born May 8, 1987, enjoyed life with many projects that improved the lives of those less fortunate. She had a quiet her parents, Rebecca Coker and Arlen “Shag” Coker, and countenance and extraordinary ability to engage in interesting conversation her many friends until her time was cut short in a tragic with everyone she met. She was a voracious reader, an ardent collector of car accident, June 22, 2006. Maddie touched the lives of antique glass, political ephemera and many other treasures. It was her desire many people, living in the present moment and delighting that her estate, including her valuable collections, benefit the community she in making others laugh. She was generous and loved. This fund was established by Sandra to benefit Humboldt Library kind-hearted, a defender of those in the position of the underdog, a true Foundation, Northcoast Environmental Center, Clarke Museum, Redwood friend to her friends, a lover of people, animals, music and team sports. Community Action Agency Trails Program and local organizations that support AW Maddie loved to create scrapbooks, collages and journals, saving reminders animal rescue and shelter. (2011) of special times in photos and words. She wrote once “I always knew one Crichton Family Fund $26,693 day I’d look back and laugh at the things that made me cry. I never knew I’d R. Chalmers and Virginia G. Crichton’s four children and also cry one day at the things that had made me laugh.” Her friends and their spouses, Nancy V. and Robert L. Wilcox, Marilyn Sue family remember Maddie with the creation of two funds; one to support a and A. Jerald Cleveland, Robert C. and Irene J. Crichton, variety of charitable purposes in Southern Humboldt, the second to provide a and E. William and Marjorie B. Crichton, established this S scholarship to graduates of South Fork High School. (2006) fund to honor the family name and deceased family Marie Coleman Scholarship Fund $5,783 members. This family advised fund is used to benefit the C Marie Coleman designated Humboldt Area Foundation as the beneficiary of community. (1989) her IRA. After she passed away, Humboldt Area Foundation received her gift Tim Crossan Memorial Scholarship Fund $12,851 and created this fund in accordance with her wishes to provide a $1,000 Tim Crossan, a native of Eureka and graduate of Eureka scholarship each year to a student who resides in Curry County, Oregon. High School, attended College of the Redwoods. Tim S (2004) loved sports, his favorite being baseball, which he played Community-Led Change Fund see page 30 all through school and with the Humboldt Crabs. Tim passed away in April 1983. This memorial scholarship Community Assistance Fund was set up by family and friends for a Eureka High School This advised expendable fund provides or supports activities that contribute senior who will attend either a two or a four-year college, who was involved to a healthy community. (1999) C in school activities, and who earned at least one varsity letter. (1992) S Cooperative Community Fund $466,837 Helen G. Crozier Scholarship Fund $135,896 The Cooperative Community Fund (CCF) is a permanent Originally from Montana, Helen Crozier came as a young adult to Fortuna endowment established and directed by members of to teach math at Fortuna High School for more than 30 years. Helen loved the North Coast Cooperative, which awards grants to playing Scrabble, completing jigsaw puzzles, and watching college basketball. support projects and the work of community Her love of music led to providing piano lessons for many students, playing organizations in Humboldt County. Through as an organist at several churches, and her active involvement in the collaborative grant making the Fund seeks to strengthen the community by Humboldt County Community Concert Series. Most of all, Helen loved to emphasizing projects and activities that promote democratic cooperative travel, keeping track of her trips on a wall map with pins marking the many principles, community development and food security. (1990) CH

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 15 places she visited. Helen stayed in touch with many of her students and His mother, Eugenia was born in Asia Minor and passed away in May 1997. enjoyed their visits and letters after her retirement. This endowment fund will This fund supports Camp for Kids N’ Cancer in Arizona and is under the provide a scholarship for graduates of Fortuna High as they continue their auspices of the Greek Orthodox Church. (1983) HS Y education. (2002) S Marguerite L. & General William T. Daly Fund $16,961 Joseph P. Cruz Memorial Fund $18,751 Marguerite L. “Tini” and General William Anne Souza Cruz, upon her passing on January 15, T. Daly established three funds to 2004, established this fund in memory of her late provide perpetual support of institutions husband, Joseph P. Cruz. Joseph and Anne were totally to which they have been committed devoted to the Little League Baseball program. Income throughout their years together in from this fund will be used for the support and Humboldt County. These funds are the betterment of the Arcata Little League. (2005) Y Tini Daly Humane Society Fund, the Tini Daly Clarke Memorial Museum Fund, N and the General William T. Daly HSU Scholarship Fund. Tini Daly passed away Cultural Heritage Fund $137,889 on March 3, 2004. General Daly passed away on September 10, 2008. This donor advised fund supports arts and culture through community (1994) ACWS organizations such as libraries, museums and art centers. (2013) A Dancing Yak Fund $11,590 Ernie Cunningham Memorial Scholarship Fund $7,002 The Dancing Yak Fund was established to provide Ernie Cunningham became one of the first teachers and the financial support to social service agencies and first athletic coach at St. Bernard High School. Ernie was a programs that assist individuals with making Humboldt County native and graduated from Eureka High meaningful choices in their lives. Every individual School and HSU, where he played basketball and earned a regardless of their circumstances should have the Masters’ degree. His career included St. Bernard and Arcata right to make important decisions about themselves High Schools, where he was an English teacher, varsity and about how they live. Sometimes they just need a little help, whether basketball and football coach, school counselor and Dean of Students. Ernie through education, assistance with medical care, housing or food, or any later became an administrator for the Eureka City Schools. He was elected to other program that can give them the tools they need to make those the Halls of Fame at St. Bernard and Arcata High Schools, as well as HSU. important choices. In addition, some funding will be available to assist with During his coaching career, his teams won 20 C.I.F. championships, of which providing medical care for companion animals. (2011) CWHY 10 were undefeated. Ernie touched the lives of many students and athletes by setting an example as a kind, fair and understanding teacher and coach. Helen Davis Memorial Fund $269,205 His family established this scholarship to be awarded to an incoming Helen was born on November 15, 1900, on a farm in freshman at St. Bernard High School. (2009) S Illinois. Her family later moved to the “wild west,” a town called Round Up in Montana where she married Dave Davis in 1926. Eventually the couple found their way to Arcata where Dave operated a barbershop and served on  D  the city council. Helen became a Campfire Girls leader, inviting as many as 60 girls a week into her home. She also invited the boys who lived at the Presbyterian rooming house to her home for dinner once a Nelo Dal Porto Memorial Fund $12,643 month. At age 76, Helen began volunteering at the Presbyterian Thrift Shop, Nelo was born in Arcata. He was a businessman who continuing until age 92. Declining health finally restricted Helen to her home owned and operated North Town 5 & 10 Cent Store, where she died on June 2, 2003, leaving behind many grateful friends and Hutchins Grocery and 4th Street Market & Deli. He admirers. Humboldt Area Foundation established this fund to thank and loved the San Francisco Giants and the 49ers. He also honor Helen for her gift to the Foundation. Grants will be made to a variety of enjoyed going to the Ferndale Fair and the horse races. charitable causes. (2004) C He loved his place at Willow Creek with his family and many friends. He belonged to St. Mary’s Church, Sons of Italy and the Italian James C. Davis Memorial Fund $20,709 Catholic Federation. He belonged to the North Arcata Kiwanis Club for 25 Jim Davis was born in Brainerd, Minnesota, but grew up years. On January 6, 1940, he married the love of his life, Lena, at St. Peter in Blue Lake and Eureka, California. He graduated from and Paul church in North Beach, San Francisco. He was married close to 67 Eureka High School and served in the World War II US years. Nelo had 2 children, Michael and Diana, 8 grandchildren, 19 Army Air Corps. He was a hairstylist/barber from great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. He served in the Navy in 1947-1985. He enjoyed many friends and customers WWII from 1944 to 1946 in the Pacific Theater. (2007) Y over the years. This fund was established by Jim’s wife June Gonion Davis, retired high school English teacher Gust & Eugenia Dalianes Scholarship Fund $39,568 and exercise instructor of 35 years for Eureka Adult School. This fund is to be Thanos “Art” and Marguerite Dalianes used for the Sequoia Humane Society and other deserving animal shelters. established this fund in 1983 in memory (2011) W of Thanos’ parents. His father, Gust Dalianes was a native of Greece and a 38-year resident of Humboldt County.

16 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Mary Davison Memorial Fund $286,916 the renovation of the Sequoia Park Zoo. Dick served during WWII as a Major Mary Davison was born on October 1, 1893 in Denmark. in the Chaplains Corps 38th Combat Infantry. This is where he met and later When she was 12 years old her family migrated to the married Julia Martin Conroy. Julia was serving in the Army Nurse Corps, Eureka area. She married John W. Davison of Orick on reaching the rank of Second Lieutenant. At war’s end, Julia launched her January 3, 1916. They had one child, Marian. Except for brilliant 30-year teaching career with Eureka City Schools. She had a love of a few years in Orick, the family lived in Eureka where teaching. Her ability to connect with students was recognized when elected Mary devoted her life to her family and her home. She “Teacher of the Year”. She was an inspirational teacher who will not soon loved her garden and was a talented artist. Mary also had a great love for be forgotten. Dick passed in 1980 and Julia passed in 2011. Fund income children and the neighborhood children were all her friends. When Mary died benefits Hospice of Humboldt. (1980) H on February 21, 1985 at the age of 92, her daughter Marian established this Disc Golf Development Fund N $4,034 fund in her memory to benefit youth. (1985) Y The Disc Golf Development Fund was created by Par Susan Dean Memorial Scholarship Fund $37,855 Infinity Disc Golf Club to promote and cultivate the sport Susan was a loving wife, mother, teacher, and friend. She of disc golf in Humboldt County. Disc golf is a sport that taught kindergarten and first grade at Hydesville School can be enjoyed by a wide variety of people. As the for over 30 years. Susan’s friendly smile and demeanor popularity of the sport grows worldwide its growth will were her trademark. She always modeled the highest continue locally as well. In doing so, the fund will add to standards whether in or out of the classroom. Her the bounty of free and accessible recreational opportunities in the county. contributions to her family, friends, school, and community This will be accomplished through the three goals of the fund: 1. Promote will continue to be an inspiration to all who had the honor and create youth disc golf programs and events. 2. Encourage and fund local and pleasure to know her. (2007) S course development. 3. Purchase property for a disc golf course/complex. (2013) CHY William Foley DeBoice Memorial Fund see page 32 L.R. “Doc” Douglas Scholarship Fund $28,795 Tony Del Grande Memorial Scholarship Fund $10,845 The family of retired veterinarian Dr. Leslie R. Douglas, DVM started this fund Charles Anthony “Tony” Del Grande passed away on April in his honor as he completed his term as President of the Ingomar Club. The 9, 2004 at age 61. After graduating from HSU and fund will give scholarships to local students who plan to study veterinary receiving his teaching credential in 1967, Tony was hired medicine, agriculture, or a related field. Doc Douglas passed away on June to teach social studies at Zoe Barnum High School in 19, 2008. (2005) S Eureka, his career home for the next 37 years. Through generations of students, Tony was a constant. Tony’s love Travis McKinley Dow and respect for his students showed in all he did. He endeavored to guide Memorial Scholarship Fund N $9,912 them as he did his own daughters. He believed in the right of all students to Boston born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, a quality education. When they left his class each knew that they would Travis graduated from Humboldt State University in 1995 always be in his heart. Tony received numerous awards including the Jean in Theatre Arts. He fronted his first band, The River, while Olsen Career Achievement Award, Teacher of the Year, the Humboldt County there. Always inspired by the beauty of the Redwoods, Excellence in Teaching Award and the Outstanding Teacher Award. This the sea, even fog, he returned often. He achieved a scholarship was established to honor Tony’s life and to continue his efforts on recording contract with Jerecho/Sire records for the behalf of Zoe Barnum students. (2004) S S.F-based band Cal Hollow, recorded three albums with The Katie Todd Band in Chicago and multiple solo and band albums. In Portland he co-created the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, award-winning The Concrete Cowboys, penning original songs for two Epsilon Pi Chapter, Scholarship Fund $25,881 albums. Travis wrote nearly 1,000 songs, solo and collaboratively. He said, “A The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is a professional honor unique connection happens when artists create music together, moving society of women educators. The Society, including the local Epsilon Pi things from the normal to the sublime.” In 2011, Travis fulfilled his lifelong Chapter, promotes the professional and personal growth of its members and dream of songwriting in Nashville. At the height of his creativity, cancer took excellence in education. The purpose of this advised endowment fund is his life on his 41st birthday. He envisioned sharing the creative quest with to recruit future teachers by awarding scholarships or “recruitment grants” and for everyone. (2013) S to students who are well advanced in their teacher preparation education. (2000) S Dows Prairie Educational Foundation $9,033 The Dows Prairie Educational Foundation was established Dick Denbo & Julia Martin Denbo in 1998 by parents and teachers at Dows Prairie School Memorial Fund $33,205 in McKinleyville. The purpose of the Foundation is to Dick Denbo served 20 years as manager of enhance in-depth study of fine arts, sciences, the Eureka Chamber of Commerce, providing mathematics, social sciences, language arts and enthusiasm and leadership which encouraged technology at the school. (1998) AY a prosperous economy. Dick can be credited for miles of new highway, the dredging of our harbor, the building of the Samoa Bridge and

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 17 Drop in the Button Fund $25,080 values, lived by his ideals and was committed to helping others. Kevin The Wolff Family established the “Drop in the Button” graduated from Arcata High School, received a bachelor’s degree in music Fund as a small family fund that is just beginning to meet from UC Santa Cruz and became an active duty Navy SEAL and corpsman. and define how to best use limited resources to make the He hoped to build on his training as a corpsman to pursue a career as a world in some small ways a better place. They meet as a physician. Kevin married Ursula (Jansson) Ebbert in 2011. The couple shared family yearly and decide as a group how to best use a love of the outdoors and enjoyed family gatherings. Kevin was killed in resources. The “Drop in the Button” Fund is dedicated to action in Afghanistan in 2012. Funds will be given in honor of Kevin to engaging the family across four generations to find and support small organizations that support education, protecting the outdoors, medical care, nonprofits that provide hands-on services to those who can directly benefit wounded warriors and the families of the fallen. (2012) CHYW from the gift. The current name came from a slip of tongue intending to say Ecotrust Native American they did not want the funds to be a drop in the bucket of a larger Scholarship Fund N $24,926 organization. The laughter that followed is representative of the joy they Ecotrust’s mission is to inspire fresh thinking would like funds to bring to others. (2007) C that creates economic opportunity, social equity Ardyce Dysert Memorial Fund $12,387 and environmental well-being. Ecotrust Ardyce “Ardy” Nadeen Dysert was born December 4, established its Indigenous Affairs Program to promote, recognize, and 1929 in Eureka, spending her childhood there, support a growing network of Native leaders; increase outdoor education graduating from Eureka High School in 1946 and then opportunities for Native youth in culture, natural resource stewardship, and marrying George Dysert. Together they had five land management; and restore Native lands and their resources for future daughters. In 1965, Ardy left Eureka for Chico and generations. As part of this initiative, the contemporary education of the next Kneeland before settling in Fortuna and spending 20 generation of Native Leaders is critical. Their ability to preserve and protect years working at Fortuna High School. She developed many meaningful their Native and natural legacy will be strengthened and empowered by relationships over the years with staff and students, based on mutual love contemporary education. In 2006, Ecotrust received specific grant funds and respect. Ardy was known for her strength of character and ability to rise from an anonymous donor for the purpose of supporting access to above adversity. She was proud of her Norwegian heritage, an avid reader undergraduate and graduate college education by American Indians/Alaskan and bridge player and a lifetime fan of both the Giants and the Rams. This Native/First Nations students. The goal of the funding is to support the fund was created to honor Ardy at the time of her death on September 2, educational needs and promote the next generation of Native leaders in the 2006. It provides scholarships to students graduating from Fortuna High Ecotrust bioregion. (2013) S School and an annual grant for students who need season soccer passes Dorothy Egan Memorial Fund $950,901 and soccer equipment. (2006) SY Dorothy Mae Egan was born and raised in Scotia. Dorothy met and married Victor Egan. Together they built a home and settled in Eureka. Her greatest joy came from taking   care of their home. If you were to walk by, you would find E Dorothy working tirelessly in her yard. It was Dorothy’s wish that her estate be given to Humboldt Area George Eastman and Hally F. Pixley Trust $135,570 Foundation to be used to benefit the people and needs of Humboldt County. (2010) C George Eastman created an endowment fund with a testamentary gift as a way to remember his loving mother, Hally F. Pixley, and to leave his own Orvamae Emmerson Endowment Fund $4,992,772 memorial as well. Each year, grants are made from this fund to Hospice, Long time local resident Orvamae Emmerson, was born American Cancer Society, St. Joseph’s Heart Institute, Vector Rehabilitation, August 14, 1916. She left her home in Illinois as a young and Miranda’s Rescue. George Eastman was born on April 16, 1933, woman and traveled to San Francisco, finding in Eureka to Hally and Phillip Eastman. He graduated from Eureka High employment with PG&E. There she met R.H. “Curly” School and Humboldt State University in 1955. George taught for six years Emmerson and eventually married this “handsome man at McKinleyville and Morris Elementary Schools and then taught math at with silver wavy hair.” Orvamae moved with Curley to Jacobs Junior High and Eureka High until 1988, at which time he retired to Arcata where he was involved in the lumber industry. She was a member of take care of his mother, Hally, until she passed away on November 1, 1995. Humboldt Sponsors, the Ingomar Club, Baywood Golf & Country Club and the George loved teaching math and his years of teaching and community life Cattlemen’s Association. Orvamae passed away December 20, 2006, leaving left him with many close friends, students and neighbors. He passed away on a generous gift of property to further her charitable intentions. The Orvamae WH October 23, 2002. (2004) Emmerson Room at Humboldt Area Foundation is available for non-profit use Kevin Ebbert Memorial Fund N $15,625 throughout our region. She noted in her trust that she was especially interested in supporting the Arcata Volunteer Fire Department, the Arcata Kevin R. Ebbert was born in 1980 and grew up in Arcata. Police Department and the treatment and prevention of arthritis and heart As a boy he loved backpacking, rafting and drawing. As a disease. (2007) CH young adult he played Ultimate Frisbee, was an accomplished musician, loved learning and was an avid reader. Kevin grew into a caring man who practiced his

18 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Fern Wymore Enke Fund $19,823 Eureka, California – Nelson, New Zealand Fern Enke retired in 1982 after working for 50 years with Sister Cities Program Fund $2,076 Matthews Machinery Company. During her employment The Sister City Program between Eureka and Nelson, New and retirement, she was an incredible volunteer. She Zealand forges an on-going, collaborative relationship served as Chairman and life member of the Salvation Army between peoples of Humboldt Bay and Tasman Bay areas. Advisory Board in Eureka; President and life member of the Both bay regions were settled in the 1840’s - 1860’s. Soroptimist Club of Eureka; President of the Republican Recently the economic strength of forestry, fishing and Women’s Club of Eureka; Chairman of the Humboldt County Republican agriculture, in each region, has been shifting toward cultural tourism, Central Committee; President of the Business and Professional Women’s specialty manufacturing, and e-commerce. The primary purpose of the Club of Eureka and Redwood Empire District. Fern also served on the Board Eureka, CA-Nelson, NZ Sister City Program is to share concepts and of Directors for the American Cancer Society, Eureka Chamber of Commerce, resources for the enhancement of life quality and the strengthening of global Humboldt Humane Society, United Way, Junior Achievement, Redwood Region ties. Three areas of emphasis include educational exchanges for all age Conservation Council, Crippled Children’s Society of Humboldt and the groups, the pursuit of economic development in both regions and the Eureka Emblem Club. Fern established this fund in 1983 to assist non-profit exchange and sharing of a full array of the arts, including literary, textile, organizations of Humboldt County with the purchase of supplies and small visual, performing, electronic/digital and musical arts. Local schools, items of equipment. She passed away in January 1997. (1983) C colleges, community clubs, business groups, chambers of commerce, arts organizations and others pair with their “sister” counterpart organization for Eureka Church of the Nazarene Marriage the enrichment of all involved. (2002) AC Y Enrichment and Counseling Subsidy Fund $15,170 The pornography industry is larger than the revenues Evergreen Lodge Fund $73,365 of the top technology companies combined: This fund was established in 1989 to assist with the construction and Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo!, Apple, operation of Evergreen Lodge in Eureka. This facility provides a home-away- Netflix and EarthLink. Pornography and sexual from-home for cancer patients and their families or special friends, as they addiction are corrupting our society - destroying undergo extensive medical treatment at local health care facilities. (1989) H marriages, families, careers, and even churches. With this in mind, the Eureka Church of the Nazarene Marriage Wendy Ewald Memorial Fund $6,200 Enrichment and Counseling Subsidy Fund has been established to support its Wendy Ewald moved to Trinidad in 1980 while attending marriages and families in two ways: first, by providing marriage conferences; Humboldt State University. After teaching at Lafayette and second, by offsetting the costs for travel, accommodations and School in Eureka, she focused on her family and interest enrollment at a Christian-based counseling facility specializing in sexual in education and fitness through community service. addiction issues. (2010) CHY Wendy served as a CASA, President of the Big Lagoon School Board, President of the Trinidad School Site Eureka City Schools Foundation $4,499 Council, board member for Inside Sports and was co-director of Humboldt Eureka City Schools has established an TriKids Triathlon at the time of her death in 2008. Because both her children educational fund to support its mission of graduated from Trinidad School, Wendy spent considerable energy in support “creating partnerships with the community.” of the school. Her passion for running led her to initiate the popular Jogging Donations to the fund are an opportunity to and Walking Stars (JAWS) program, a stint as cross country coach, and invest in student programs and activities that go above and beyond the ability culminated in the acquisition of funds to build the track at Trinidad School. In of the schools to support. Parents, current and retired staff, alumni and tribute to her life-long support of youth fitness and dedication to Trinidad community members may make positive investments by helping to expand School, this fund will support athletics at Trinidad School. (2009) Y educational opportunities for the students of Eureka City Schools. Eureka City Schools operates four elementary schools: Alice Birney, Grant, Lafayette and Washington; Zane Middle School; three high schools: Eureka High School, Humboldt Bay and Zoe Barnum; the Eureka Adult School and Winzler  F  Y Children’s Center. (2006) EHS Class of ’56 Richard Ames Music Ferndale Museum Memorial Fund $16,145 Scholarship Fund $30,330 The purpose of the Ferndale Museum, as an historical A group of classmates of the Eureka High School (EHS) Class of 1956 has and educational museum, is to foster an appreciation and established this advised endowment fund to honor Richard Ames for his understanding of the culture and heritage of Ferndale, many years of dedication to the welfare of their class. Income from this fund the lower Eel River Valley and the area as far south as the provides an annual scholarship to an outstanding music student at EHS. Mattole River Valley. These objectives are to be achieved through the AS (2001) collection, preservation and display of artifacts that pertain to or were used EHS Classes of 1941 Scholarship Fund $17,071 by the residents of the area. The museum will conduct research and publish Eureka High School classes of 1941 established a scholarship fund that will material of an historical nature for the education and interest of residents and assist a deserving student in furthering his or her college education. visitors. Memorial and honorary gifts to this discretionary fund are used for A (1999) S special needs such as acquisitions, equipment or projects. (1998)

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 19 A Clear Path from the Gerald O. and Susan Hansen Fund

usan Hansen standing in front avid birder, music lover and successful local The Hansens also shared a mindset that of the sign at the Arcata Marsh which asks, CPA. Gerry and Susan shared a zest for life living in a community means giving back to it. “What’s your wingspan?” seems fitting. She’s reflected in the intent of their fund, which Susan supports numerous local organizations, been asking that question in one way or encourages education and participation in either as a donor or an active volunteer or another for years. the fields of music, the natural environment both. Having spent so many years married to a SSusan’s wingspan was tested early and career development. Both Susan and CPA, Susan is also mindful of tax advantages in life when, at the age of ten, she helped Gerry are children of dance band musicians, available in charitable giving and has a “to assume the household duties and care of and proponents of the transformative effects give” list at the end of each year as well as several HAF Funds included in her estate plan. “I don’t know where I got the notion that we should give back. Gerry and I were both fortunate enough to have had good careers in Humboldt County and it seemed important to share our success with the community and see where we could make a difference in some small way. It’s a very comforting feeling when you get a nice letter that says thank you, this helped and this is important and made a difference.”

her three sisters after the death of her father. of music on the human spirit, much like the This responsibility beyond her years didn’t effect of communing with nature and the stop Susan from earning a scholarship to richness this provides in our lives. This hope to Reed College, which she refers to as a “total foster a quality of life that is rich and fulfilled The Hansens were founding sponsors brain experience that really opened her is evident in the grants from the Gerald O. of the Arcata Marsh where you can mind.” However, she realized that a well- and Susan Hansen Fund to the Trails Trust find several trail guides supported by rounded educational experience goes beyond of Humboldt Bay, the Eureka Symphony, the Gerald O. and Susan Hansen Fund academics, an idea that Susan instilled in her Weitchpec Elementary Yurok Magnet School, including the Arcata Marsh Map and children as well as the countless students she Jacoby Creek School, Godwit Days and many Guide, a local birding guide and a guide counseled in her 37 years as the Director of others. to dog-friendly trails. the Humboldt State University Career Center. This inclusive vision affected Susan’s giving philosophy as well. Even in retirement, Susan is still creating ways to encourage intellectual and spiritual exploration. After volunteering with Humboldt Area Foundation as a grant reader and seeing the great need and great generosity of the community, Susan established the Gerald O. and Susan Hansen Fund in memory of her late husband, Gerry, who was a 4th generation Humboldt County resident, an

20 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Hansen Family Ferndale Repertory Theatre Endowment Fund $4,999 First 5 Humboldt Fund $4,462 Established in 1971, the Ferndale Repertory Theatre FIRST 5 HUMBOLDT’s vision is that all provides quality live entertainment that engages, Humboldt County children thrive in healthy, educates and excites. Its diverse offerings include supportive, nurturing families and dramas, musicals, comedies and classics, as well as neighborhoods, enter school ready to learn youth programs and special showcases, with hundreds of and become active participants of their communities. To achieve this vision, community donors and volunteers contributing to produce each season. This FIRST 5 HUMBOLDT funds prevention and early intervention supports and organizational endowment fund is intended to support long-term projects services for children age 0 to 5 and their families in the County of Humboldt. including capital improvements and one-time or start-up costs for new or Core program areas include Parent & Family Support, Early Childhood Care special programs. (2007) A and Education, and Health and Well-Being. The fund helps to realize the vision by helping FIRST 5 HUMBOLDT sustain successful prevention and William F. Ferroggiaro, Jr. early intervention programs over time for the benefit of our local young Fellowship for Teen Leadership $25,553 children, their families, and their communities. (2007) Y A portion of Humboldt Area Foundation’s Scholars’ Fund was renamed and redirected to honor William F. First Presbyterian Church of Eureka Ferroggiaro, Jr., a highly respected and much loved International Student Fund $16,509 Superior Court judge who died in 1997. Judge Ferroggiaro The First Presbyterian Church of Eureka International Student worked tirelessly from his position to improve conditions for Fund scholarship is awarded to one student per year, to be the less fortunate on the North Coast, most often children used for tuition, books and expenses. The applicant must have and teenagers, demonstrating how the influence and power of the court a U.S. student visa and a sponsor, attend College of the could contribute to community-wide improvement. His direction and support Redwoods or Humboldt State University, and demonstrate helped the Teen Center in Eureka become a reality. A man of tremendous financial need. As a part of the First Presbyterian Church’s mission to help integrity who was into his third term as Superior Court judge when he died, people in need, it is committed to assisting international students in their was known as a great humanitarian. Judge Ferroggiaro’s influence was pursuit of an education in order to improve their lives and the lives of their profound and high reaching. The fund’s purpose is to support the further people. (1997) S development of character and leadership qualities in teens. Grants are awarded to area teens who have provided exceptional service to the Marjorie Fitzpatrick community. (1997) S Cookbook Scholarship Fund $87,572 HSU Youth Education Services (Y.E.S.) has volunteers working in community- Fieldbrook Educational Foundation Fund $159,120 based programs that serve local youth, seniors, low-income families and The Fieldbrook Educational Foundation Fund (FEF Fund) disabled persons. This fund was established in 1985 by the Y.E.S. Fiscal is dedicated to enhancing the educational environment of Wellness Committee with the publication of A Taste of Humboldt, a cookbook the Fieldbrook School community. The FEF facilitates offering local ethnic diversity and historic heritage. Proceeds have created charitable giving and raises funds to support classroom this endowment to provide financial aid to volunteer Y.E.S. student program teachers and their curricula, to supplement existing directors. (1985) Y school programs, to develop and implement plans for playground improvements for school and community use, and to support programs that Flynn Family Fund see page 57 provide educational enrichment for the residents of Fieldbrook. The FEF Fund Follow Your Heart Fund $4,724 continues to grow through generous contributions from parents, teachers, To follow one’s heart is often difficult, terrifying, yet most often, infinitely students, friends and residents of Fieldbrook and through fundraising events rewarding. In 1999, Jenna MacFarlane relocated to Humboldt County in SY and pledge drives. (1996) search of a hiatus from the fast-paced urban world to pursue personal goals. Irene E. Finney Memorial Fund $65,003 One of those goals was completion of her baccalaureate degree, which Irene E. Finney was born in Boston on August 16, 1911. happened by mid-2002. Continuing her education had been a dream since She moved to Portland at age two and spent most of her her mid-twenties. Jenna wrote, “To interrupt my career, my ‘place’ in life, was younger years in the northwest. At age 19, she found almost more than I had the courage to withstand. Challenges aside, the gift herself in Eureka, employed as an usherette for the George of my degree has enhanced many areas of my life and given me the yearning Mann Theater. During WWII, Irene moved to Long Beach. to pass along the gift to other women with a similar dream.” Jenna’s There she met and married Paul J. Finney. After the war, endowment fund is tailored toward returning female students attending the couple moved to Eureka, where Irene was employed for 21 years by the Humboldt State University who wish to finish a bachelor’s degree and take S Division of Highways, now known as Caltrans. She passed away at age 89 in the grand leap of faith into life’s pool of opportunity. (2005) March 2001. Because of her love and concern for animals, Irene established Food for People Fund $10,763 this endowment fund with a bequest. Fund income provides on-going support Food for People is dedicated to eliminating hunger and for the Sequoia Humane Society of Humboldt County, an organization in improving the health and well-being of our community W which Irene was active for more than 25 years. (2001) through access to healthy and nutritious foods, community education, and advocacy. Food for People programs reach 9,000-10,000 low income individuals each month through a

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 21 countywide network of food pantries, child nutrition and senior programs, Fortuna Area Fund $3,664 cooking classes and other safety net services. This fund was created to help Kent Wrede established this fund in 1997 to enhance the quality of life for Food for People attain its vision of a community where no one is hungry and residents of the Fortuna area. As part of this general purpose, beginning in everyone in Humboldt County has access to good quality, nutritious food. 2006, the fund also will support an annual scholarship for graduating seniors Each one of us has a role to play in creating a strong, healthy community. at Fortuna Union High School who show exemplary commitment to recycling This fund was created by a Food for People board member in honor of all the at school, work, home and in the community. The general public may wonderful FfP volunteers – volunteers who are creating the change they want donate their CRV cans and bottles to Fortuna Union High School Recycling to see in the world. (2007) CHY Scholarship Fund at Eel River Disposal asking for Fund 97 to be the recipient. (1997) CS Jackie Foote Memorial Fund $12,690 Jacalyn (Jackie) Foote was born and raised in Marin Fortuna Kiwanis Youth Fund $20,513 County, California. She attended the University of Redlands The Fortuna Kiwanis Club supports activities for youth in and graduated Cum Laude from Boston University in 1970. the Fortuna area. The club established this advised Highlights of college included a semester abroad in expendable fund to provide annual scholarships and Salzburg, Austria, participating in the Kappa Kappa other special funds for worthwhile youth activities and Gamma sorority, and achieving finalist’s rank in a national programs. (2000) SY Hearst Photojournalism Competition. Jackie married Willard Foote and they moved to Humboldt County in 1980. Besides being a creative and Fortuna Senior Services Building Fund $45,730 enthusiastic mother to her children, Adam and Rachel, Jackie contributed Fortuna Senior Services is committed to providing a leadership skills to community organizations including the American forum and a facility that will enrich, empower and involve Association of University Women, League of Women Voters, Arcata the lives of the senior community living in and around the Elementary School Board of Trustees and Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fortuna area. The vision of Fortuna Senior Services is to Fellowship. For 14 years, Jackie was involved in Arcata High School’s Career be the central resource which coordinates and delivers and College Center. She treasured the opportunity to assist young people in needed services and opportunities for all seniors in one planning their futures. Jackie passed away March 22, 2008. This fund will central location. This fund will be used to build, buy, maintain and operate a CH support Arcata High School’s Career and College Center. (2008) Y Senior Center in Fortuna. (2006) Brayden Allen Ford Foundation $90,681 Fortuna Senior Services Martha Betschart Brayden Allen Ford was blessed to be born in a family full of Memorial Fund $258,531 love. He was a beautiful, innocent baby boy with wispy blond Martha Betschart was an active volunteer and caring hair, deep brown eyes and a smile that lit up any room. This member of the Fortuna Senior Services. She participated irresistible smile was sometimes mischievous, earning him in everything available to senior citizens. Martha was the nickname “Little Monster” as he moved on to make mess especially concerned with the nutrition of senior citizens after mess! Brayden enjoyed a short but very happy life from living in the Fortuna area. She witnessed and experienced October 23, 2007 to September 19, 2008 with an extended family that this by volunteering as a meal deliverer for meals on began with his parents, Travis & Renee Ford, his brother Jeran, his paternal wheels and helping at the Senior Dining Hall. Martha was always willing to grandparents La Verne & Tim Ford and his maternal grandparents, Linda & help with the Brown Bag Food for People Program with whatever needed to Fred Sundquist, who created this endowment fund in his memory. Members be done – sometimes even delivering the bags of food to seniors. This fund of the family will serve as advisors to the fund, deciding together which was established to allow Fortuna Senior Services to utilize the funds to charitable purposes they want to support each year, in remembrance of this promote and expand the quality and creativity of a senior meal program in a C H special little boy. (2008) CY senior center. (2007) Katherine Lucille Forsyth Ford Memorial Fund $39,857 Fortuna United Methodist Church Katherine, a native and life-long resident of Humboldt Endowment Fund $60,364 County, was a major participant in the family-controlled The Fortuna United Methodist Church Endowment Fund was established logging and livestock companies. Established in 1990 by the as a vehicle for members and friends of this church to contribute toward Ford family, income from the fund benefits the Arcata- its long-term financial health. Each year the appropriate church committee McKinleyville High School Orchestra. (1990) AY determines how the interest income from the endowment is used to further the mission of the Church. The purpose of the fund is to give the Church a Nancy Forrest Theater Arts Endowment Fund $11,022 continuing source of financial support for activities and projects, which are This fund was created with an initial gift from the MiaBo Foundation Fund to not within the general church budget. Individuals and families may add to the support theater arts activities at Equinox School in Arcata. The fund is named fund at any time by pledge, cash or inclusion of the fund in their estate plans. in honor of Nancy Forrest, the drama coach and inspirational leader of the The principal will never be spent; only the interest is distributed back to the school’s theater arts program. (1999) AY Church by the Foundation. (1998) C

22 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Alfred “Al” Foster Memorial Fund $11,883 Franceks contributed to their community in a variety of roles, including John’s Alfred Andrew Foster was born in Eureka on June 28, 10 years as bookkeeper for the Healy Senior Center. Barbara served for 1914 to Andrew and Hilda Foster. Growing up in Eureka 12 years as a member of the Board for Heart of the Redwoods Community and Trinidad with his beloved grandparents, Jack and Hospice and then as a member of the Cedar Street Senior Apartments, Inc. Kitty Jackson, he acquired a lifelong passion for music Board of Directors. Barbara died on April 29, 2001. John died on May 28, and dancing. He attended Arcata High School, leaving 2003. The Franceks created this discretionary field of interest fund with the after his grandfather’s death to work at ranches in the remainder from their charitable remainder trust. Income will be used for area, exposing him to the traditions and foods of Portuguese, Italian, and charitable purposes in Southern Humboldt. (2003) C other cultures. Al worked for Hammond Lumber Company and retired from Alice Nelson Franks Scholarship Fund $15,714 Simpson Timber Company in 1979. He was a member of the Moose Lodge Mrs. Franks established this fund in memory of her parents, A.C. Nelson and and the Friendship Circle. “Alfredo” as many friends called him, loved Marie Teichgraber Nelson, and her late brothers and sisters, Walter Nelson, dancing fast to Dixieland Jazz and Swing. He and his partner, Lena, enjoyed Emma Cathey, Frank Nelson, Mabel See and Anne Sorenson. Scholarships Dixieland Jazz festivals, but appreciated the Eureka Dixieland Jazz Festival are available to Humboldt County high school seniors and previous graduates most. He enjoyed good food, animals and the love of many friends. This fund who have been away from school for at least five years. Recipients must supports Sequoia Humane Society and the Eureka High School music have a parent or grandparent who attended a Humboldt County high school. program. (2006) AWY (1986) S FoxFarm Scholarship Fund Ernest & May Freeman Trust Fund $3,944,493 FoxFarm Soil and Fertilizer Company was May Lizzie Freeman was born on May 17, 1909, at Bald founded in Humboldt County in 1989, and over Mountain, Korbel, California, the fourth child of Robert the last 21 years has stayed true to their roots by and Rachel Carlisle McGaughey who had immigrated continuing to make premium fertilizers and soils from County Armagh in Northern Ireland. May met Ernest by hand in small batches with the finest David Freeman while attending Eureka Business College. all-natural ingredients. Everyone at FoxFarm is pleased to support the They were married in May 1932 and founded the Humboldt Area Foundation and help create educational opportunities in the Freeman Insurance Agency together. May helped start the local chapter of areas of biology, horticulture and agronomy. FoxFarm is on a path to a the Humane Society and was a longtime champion of animal protection. The greener, healthier, and more abundant future, and today’s students will lead Freemans created a marital trust to benefit their nephew Marvin McGaughey the way by creating new innovations in crop science, plant breeding, and and his family in appreciation for the care they gave to May during her last understanding of the soil under our feet. FoxFarm would like to thank the years. They also created a fund to be used in perpetuity for the spay and Humboldt Area Foundation for the opportunity to partner with it as it carries neuter of Humboldt County cats and dogs. Ernest died on October 15, 1997, out its vital mission. This scholarship is in memory of Larry J. McCracken, and May died on December 30, 2005. (2006) W FoxFarm’s beloved and greatly missed General Manager, who left us too soon. (2009) S Susan Freeman Science Scholarship Fund $10,910 Fox Family Fund $11,899 Susan Freeman, a well-known local educator, was a graduate of the University of California at Davis. Sue believed Larry and Brooke Fox developed this in education and had a passion for the sciences. Sue fund out of appreciation for Christian received her masters degree and administrator’s credential education and Christian arts. They are from Humboldt State University. She was a popular science thankful for the academic and life skills teacher at Sunnybrae Middle School for 16 years and was training their five sons received at Arcata the Assistant Principal at Zane Middle School for the last two years of her life. Christian School. As their sons have During her teaching career, Sue was honored with the “Excellence in continued to practice Biblical principals in their adult lives, they have been a Education” awarded to outstanding Humboldt County teachers, was selected blessing in other countries, here in the US, and in their respective by the National Science Foundation to participate at the Woods Hole communities through their music, good counsel and example. Larry and Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts, the Marine Research Field Brooke have also seen the value of excellent artistic expression that reflects Expedition in Key Largo, Florida, and to work with the Monterey Bay God and gives glory back to Him. They want to assist programs of excellence, Aquarium doing research in Baja, California. Sue was also an athlete, a NCAA such as the Messiah School of the Arts that have so positively affected the Tennis Champion, rode the 100-mile Tour of the Unknown Coast and in the members of our community, both young and old. (2003) AS Y Kinetic Sculpture Race. Hope through science was Sue’s philosophy. John & Barbara Francek Memorial Fund $44,870 (2002) S John and Barbara Francek moved from Manhattan Beach to the banks of the Eel River in Southern Humboldt in 1972. John enjoyed a long career testing aircraft for the Department of Transportation while Barbara traveled as a stewardess for Western Airlines. Life-long volunteers, the

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 23 Margarita M. & Claudio J. Freixas Spanish Ralph and Shirley Fullmer Memorial Fund N $5,000 Scholarship Fund $29,025 Born in Twin Falls, Idaho in 1921, Ralph Fullmer loved the Margarita M. Freixas was born in Havana, Cuba on March outdoors. After high school he worked for Lockheed 30, 1924. She worked as a kindergarten teacher for 16 Aircraft and served in the Army in the South Pacific years, until she moved to this country on November 1, during WWII. He and Shirley married in 1943. Following 1961. Margarita came to Arcata in 1965, where she the War, Ralph worked for the Division of Highways made her home until her death on December 31, 1992. (Cal-Trans). In 1960, Ralph, Shirley and their three daughters moved to She taught Spanish at many different levels, from grade Humboldt County. Shirley worked as a secretary for Eureka City Schools school to Humboldt State University. She will always be remembered as a where she enjoyed the students and always hoped for their success. Shirley dedicated, warm and caring instructor. Claudio J. Freixas was a Professor enjoys the arts, especially tole painting, and is a member of Redwood Emeritus of Humboldt State University. He established this fund in memory of Decorative Artists. Ralph devoted over 25 years to his projects, including a his lovely and loving wife. Dr. Freixas died on October 30, 2001. Income cabin he built for the family in Trinity Village. Ralph and Shirley enjoyed benefits Humboldt County high school graduates studying Spanish. traveling, family and events at the cabin, and truly enjoyed their 70 years (1993) AS together. This fund supports many of the Fullmers’ interests, including environmental projects, education, the arts, humane animal care and search Friel Family Scholarship Fund $28,714 and rescue. (2013) A W HS The purpose of the Friel Family Scholarship Fund is to recognize an outstanding Eureka High School graduating senior who intends to major in English at the University of California or California State University. Selection of the award winner is to be made by the chairperson of Eureka Senior High   School, with the support and cooperation of the high school’s English faculty. G Preference is given to a student who not only excels in the study of English, AS but has been active in Eureka Senior High’s music program. (2009) Romano Gabriel Sculpture Garden Fund $26,343 Friends for the Ferndale 4-H Club Romano Gabriel was born in Mura, Italy in about 1887 Scholarship Fund $2,031 and worked with his father as a furniture maker before This fund was established by Friends for the Ferndale 4-H Club and provides coming to America in 1913. After serving in World War I, scholarships to graduating high school seniors. The applicants must meet he settled in Eureka where he worked as a carpenter and all required criteria and plan to attend a vocational school, junior college or gardener. It took Romano Gabriel nearly three decades to four-year college. (1998) AS make the hundreds of brilliant and arresting objects with which he filled the front yard of his Pine Street home in Eureka. The garden Friends of the Dunes Coastal became a tourist attraction, gaining national and international attention. After Conservation Fund $14,361 the death of the creator, the Ray Vellutini family purchased the wooded Friends of the Dunes involves the community in conserving garden from the estate and through the efforts of the Vellutinis, the Eureka coastal environments through its Bay to Dunes School Heritage Society, the City of Eureka and others, a permanent home was Education Program, weekend guided walks offered to the created in Eureka’s historic Old Town. The Sculpture Garden was dedicated in public at several dune locations, and the Dunes Ecosystem April 1982. The Humboldt Arts Council is the designated caretaker. Restoration Team, made up of community volunteers, (1978) A working to restore coastal environments. In addition, Friends of the Dunes is a Land Trust, able to receive donations of coastal The Gallon Memorial Scholarship $3,541 properties and conservation easements in order to assure that land use is Frank Gallon was born in Sweden and consistent with the ecological values of coastal environments. The purpose of emigrated to Canada at age 2. He came this fund is to provide on-going support for Friends of the Dunes education, to Eureka soon after and graduated from restoration and land trust programs. (2001) W Eureka High School. Ruth Gallon (Carlson) was born and raised in Eureka Friends of the Foundation Fund see page 30 and also attended Eureka High School. They married in 1947 and had three children, Jim, David and Marsha. They all attended Eureka High School, Jim Friends of the Redwood Libraries Fund $8,379 graduated in 1966 and Marsha and David followed in 1968. Jim died in an This fund was established to support Humboldt County’s accident in 1968 and David passed away from illness in 1980. This memorial libraries and to stimulate community interest in the scholarship is for graduating seniors of Eureka High School or Fortuna High libraries’ needs, services and facilities. Believing that a School, continuing HSU students and students going into trade schools. well-informed populace and the freedom to read are (2007) S essential to the well being of our community, the Friends seek gifts, endowments and memorials to enable the libraries to procure Julie Ann Garciacelay Piano Scholarship Fund $11,608 books, manuscripts and other materials not provided for in the regular Julie began piano lessons at age six and studied seriously budget. (1997) A throughout her lifetime. Thanks to her piano teacher, Mrs. Dawson, Julie performed with poise during her childhood at many piano recitals held at the Stockton Museum. Julie was in fact, a natural performer, not only at the piano, but also as

24 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS a dancer in her high school’s musical productions. She was also an athlete, The Givins Family Fund $4,014 active in baseball and swimming and on the golf course, a student of her The pioneer Givins family has farmed and felled timber, father’s golf instruction. Julie’s sisters are Gail Anderson and Lori Garciacelay. taught school and sold merchandise, tended bar, raced Julie’s mother, Ruth Garciacelay, shares her daughter’s love for music and dragsters, fished, fought, and danced through the decades recognizes its importance in the world. She also believes in the importance of since 1870. This open-ended fund is held by the reins of hard work, follow-through and living in a civil society. Ruth established this whimsy and will be used to encourage, educate, spawn, fund in her daughter’s honor for serious students of the piano at HSU who spin, arouse, and update as the family is inspired and can are experiencing financial hardship. (2002) AS afford. (2000) ACY Sylvia Garvie Memorial Fund $38,550 Ralph S. Goddi Memorial Scholarship Fund $15,908 Sylvia Garvie loved to make new friends and was always Ralph S. Goddi grew up in Rio Dell and attended Arcata ready for new experiences such as golf, tennis, gardening, High School and Humboldt State University, where he cross-country skiing, organ playing and travel. This fund was played on the football team. He served in the Navy in established by her husband Laurence after her death on WWII on the aircraft carrier USS Wasp and was called January 1, 1989. (1989) C back to serve in the Korean War. Upon his discharge, Ralph returned with his family to settle in Rio Dell. He Richard A. Giacolini Fund $2,542 worked in the timber industry and sold insurance before establishing his life’s This donor advised fund was established by Richard Giacolini to provide work as a real estate broker. He loved helping people buy homes, especially backing for projects that seek to protect our beaches and encourage outdoor their first home. Ralph served the Rio Dell community as a member of the activities in the open air, including hiking and bicycling trails. Other projects planning commission, city council and fire department. He supported that promote outdoor recreational and environmental stewardship may be athletics at St. Bernard High School, where all six of his children graduated. considered. (2012) W Ralph loved to travel and meet new people. He especially enjoyed visiting his Toni Marie Gilbert Memorial Fund $18,181 relatives in Italy in 1994. This fund will provide scholarships to students in Toni Marie, daughter of Pat and Tony Gilbert, passed away in Humboldt County. (2002) S 1985 at the age of 24. Toni loved children and animals. This Hun Kwan Goh Memorial Book Fund see page 32 fund was established in her memory by the Humboldt Hoo Hoo Club, with the income to benefit children. (1985) Y Hun Kwan Goh Scholarship Fund $22,019 Hun Kwan Goh (1899-1959) emigrated from China to Thailand at an early age. Over the years his many business Curtis Gillis Trust $105,285 interests expanded to include import-export, rubber A published author, songwriter and musician, Curtis Gillis died plantations, smoked-rubber assembly plant, tin mining, a in 1981, leaving the residue of his estate to Humboldt Area winery, and the harvest of birds’ nests (from which birds nest Foundation as a discretionary fund. A copy of his book, Stories soup is made). He was awarded a title from the King of From Life, is available at Humboldt Area Foundation. Thailand for his community efforts. Dr. and Mrs. Vis Upatisringa established (1983) C this fund in 1981 to honor the memory of his father, an active business and Mercedes Jean (Whipple) Giovannetti Smith River community leader in Thailand. Income provides an annual scholarship for a Rancheria Elder Endowment Fund Humboldt County high school graduate of Asian or part-Asian descent for Dr. Joseph M. Giovannetti created this fund to honor his study at an accredited four-year university. (1981) S mother Mercedes (Whipple) Giovannetti, a Tolowa tribal Grantmakers’ Fund see page 30 elder who passed away at age 65 in 1991. Mercedes married Frank Giovannetti of Philo, California, while he Grassroots Grantmaking Fund see page 30 was a Seaman I during WWII. They relocated to Eureka to raise their children: Victor (a Vietnam combat vet), Joseph Great Blue Heron Environmental Fund $5,407 and Marie (Chandler). Mercedes and Frank were advisors to the Eureka On a long ago autumn day in the Catholic Youth Organization and supporters of American Indian education. Chattahoochee National Forest, while Frank passed away in 1977. Her son Joseph is a citizen of Smith River resting on a blanket of fallen early Rancheria and was elected to the Tribal Council in 2007. He has been an October leaves, came a life altering Associate Professor of Native American Studies since 1994 and served as deeper appreciation of a thought by Department Chairman. He was inducted into the HSU Sports Hall of Fame for John Muir; “...going out I found I was running accomplishments from 1969-1972. The fund assists needy elders of really going in...” As a result of that moment, this fund is dedicated to the the Smith River Rancheria with medical prescriptions, energy assistance, support of the natural environment in a hope that the awakening joy of being transportation and food vouchers. (2007) CH with Mother will be honored thus held sacred for others to share. May the great blue heron always fly our way. Namaste’. (2006) W

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 25 Greenwood Family Fund $7,550 discipline of students for higher education. The scholarship is to help direct Charlotte Greenwood, the widow of William R. “Bill” worthy students on a path that leads to a life in useful labor, while forming Greenwood, a well-known Eureka businessman, good habits and a noble character. (1996) S established this endowment fund in his memory and in honor of their family. Income from this endowment fund provides an annual scholarship, awarded on the basis of both academic excellence and community service, to a  H  Eureka High School graduate enrolling at Humboldt State University to study business. (1996) S Hadley Memorial Fund $144,346 Judy Griffith Memorial Scholarship Fund Created by Monica Hadley in memory of Judy was born August 25, 1964 in Eureka to Frank and her husband, Gordon G. Hadley (’81) Jewel Griffith, the youngest of seven children. She was and her son, Craig L. Hadley (’84), native named California’s “Miss Basketball” in 1981 and Arcatans and career newspapermen, graduated from Fortuna High as class valedictorian. Judy this fund income is designated for also starred in softball and tennis and was awarded a full recreational purposes in the Arcata area. Both men were publishers and athletic scholarship to Stanford. After graduating in Human presidents of Hadley Newspaper, Inc., which included the Arcata Union, the Biology in 1986, she completed a teaching credential and Masters in Del Norte Triplicate and the Redwood Record (Garberville). Monica taught at Education and became an extraordinary science teacher, loved by her many Humboldt State Teacher’s College, later became Dean of Women, served as students and colleagues. She put her teaching career on hold to be a Director and then head of Women’s Physical Education Department. In 1945 full-time mom for her three children, helping in their classrooms, coaching she began her journalism career at the Arcata Union, working alongside her their teams and giving them many wonderful experiences, while continuing to husband. She spent a lifetime dedicated to community service and her family. enjoy softball, basketball, her church, her friends and her intergenerational Gordon & Craig served as past presidents of the Arcata Rotary Club, family. Judy passed away May 16, 2007. This scholarship for Fortuna High members of the HSU Advisory Board and were active in civic affairs and graduates was created by her family, who will remember Judy always as professional groups statewide. The Hadleys promoted sports programs and generous, unselfish, clever and creative. (2007) S recreation for local youth. Monica passed away on February 17, 2004. CY William P. & Ruth R. Gross Fund $18,180 (1981) Bill and Ruth Gross came to Humboldt County from Handicapped Persons Assistance Fund $41,073 Oregon in 1957. They spent their early years together in This fund was created by a gift from Dolph Fursee to assist handicapped the sawmill business until a fire destroyed their sawmill adults with transportation and other mobility issues. (1983) H in Redwood Valley. Starting from scratch, they both attended seminars and took classes in real estate at The Hansen Family Trust, College of the Redwoods. They have been involved Christian Endowment Fund $576,081 successfully in real estate development ever since. Because of their own Chris S. Hansen, who died in 2002, created this fund as a community involvement and their support for the interests of their children, testamentary gift to honor his family members who Bill and Ruth Gross established this expendable fund to support the Salvation preceded him in death; his wife Frances; his parents Nick Army, Hospice of Humboldt and the St. Joseph Hospital chaplaincy program. and Mary; and his three brothers, Harold, Melvin and Roy. William Gross passed away December 31, 2006. (1999) CH Fund expenditures are made with the advice of family, local Lutheran pastors and a financial advisor. The fund was Dee Ann Gruhn Memorial Scholarship Fund $23,411 established to benefit the local Christian ministries of Eureka and Humboldt Frank and Millie Gruhn established this scholarship in County with emphasis given to the Lutheran Church. Chris expressed a memory of their daughter, Dee Ann. An Arcata native, she desire to help both youth and senior activities equally. The fund is also graduated from Arcata High School and Humboldt State intended to help missionary activity abroad including but not limited to ELCA University, where she was a hard worker and excellent missions, World Hunger and World Vision. Grants requested for capital student. Dee Ann became a certified public accountant and investment, administrative funds and “annual” funds will be considered on a maintained an interest in history and art as well as traveling limited basis. (2002) C and golf. To encourage and recognize the academic achievements of girls like Dee, this college scholarship is awarded annually to a graduating Arcata Gerald O. & Susan Hansen Family Fund $52,121 High girl planning to major in business management, preferably accounting. Because a love of music and an Millie passed away in September 2004. (1996) S appreciation of nature and the outdoors are long-held family values, Susan Jack L. & Arlene R. Guccione Hansen established this fund to honor Scholarship Fund for Adventist Youth $23,712 her late husband, Gerry, by providing Together, Dr. Jack Guccione and his wife Arlene operate a music training/scholarships for dermatology practice in Fortuna, specializing in skin cancer deserving young Humboldt County musicians and funding projects that and cosmetic dermatology. In founding this college facilitate the ability of residents to enjoy the beauty of our environment, such scholarship fund, the Gucciones noted that they feel a joint as trail guides/maps, nature information and exhibits, or bird watching responsibility with educators and parents in the proper guides. In addition, to support the youth of Humboldt County in developing

26 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS and pursuing meaningful and productive careers, the fund will offer grants for career/vocational information and programs for elementary and secondary students in Humboldt County. Gerry Hansen was a prominent 4th generation Humboldt County native and CPA who died of cancer in 2002. Susan retired in 2004 from Humboldt State University after 37 years in career planning and placement services. The fund will be donor advised by Susan and her two children, Lisa and Aren. (2005) AWHS T.J. Harris Scholarship Fund $11,197 The TJ Harris Scholarship Fund was created by her family in honor of her 80th birthday in 2005. TJ was a teacher in the Eureka City Schools, with the majority of her teaching being Grassroots at Zoe Barnum Continuation School. TJ was born Thelma Grantmaking Rankine, in Youngstown, Ohio. In the 1950s she moved to Fund Eureka as an executive with the Camp Fire Girls. It was in the course of this work that she met Robert (Bob) Harris. They married and raised 5 children, Mary, Rob, Karl, Anne and Bert. After TJ’s retirement she became involved in volunteering with The Friends of the Library, The Symphony, Family Service Center, and the Presbyterian Church. This fund fulfills TJ’s deep passions for learning and service to the community. Imagination Playground Scholarships from this fund are for students who are graduating or who have graduated from a continuation high school in Humboldt or Del Norte “The Jefferson Project playground, built by 200 Counties. TJ passed away September 30, 2009. (2005) S volunteers in July of 2012, was a model project for Patricia J. & O. Bruce Hart Memorial Fund $15,162 an inner city community. Because of its success we To honor the memory of a loving mom and dad, Patricia and O. Bruce Hart’s family established this fund. “Pat” received a sponsorship for an Indoor Imagination Hart was MOM to many neighborhood children in need of Playground composed of giant, soft building blocks, an accepting, nurturing adult. Bruce Hart, during his last which inspire creativity and collaboration among year, contributed to the lives of many young people as children. The indoor playground and the Boys & Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Shriners Hospital. Although residents of West Sacramento, Bruce and Pat Girls Club Summer Camp program had a wonderful loved the visits of the seventh and eighth grade students from Fieldbrook effect on our neighborhood. It may be the first School during their class trips. This fund provides scholarships and other time that such activities have been available in SY awards to graduates of Fieldbrook School. (1998) Eureka's Westside. After-school programs and a Edward J. Hartley Fund for Animals $138,351 rainy day indoor play space are priceless assets to Edward Jerren Hartley was a fourth generation Humboldter, our community, especially for many single parent born in Eureka in 1941. Known as Jerry in his growing-up years and later using his first name, he was raised in his families. Thanks to the Grassroots Grant we were family’s Main Street Ferndale home (see George Hartley able to provide healthy meals for all participants.” CRAT) and graduated from Ferndale High School in 1959. After attending St. Mary’s College in Moraga, he had a long Richard Evans employment with Pacific Bell, Nevada Bell and AT&T before his sudden death Westside Community Improvement Association Vice President in Reno in 2003. During his life he had a special interest in animal rights and humane societies and was a contributor to their causes. Money from his estate created the fund that continues that interest with annual distributions aiding domestic animals, particularly dogs. (2005) W George Hartley Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust George Hartley, a lifelong Ferndale resident 1934, George and Kathleen (Zook) spent all of their married life on Main and graduate of Ferndale High School, was Street, Ferndale. George died in 1979. The gift of their family home at 934 employed for 46 years on Ferndale’s Main Main Street by their children, JoAnn, Lynn and Edward J. (deceased 2003), Street. He first worked with his uncle David, established the George Hartley Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust. When owner of the Hartley Grocery, in Ferndale in terminated, the trust remainder will become the George Hartley Family Fund; the 1920’s and at the Miranda Market in the the fund income is intended to help support athletic programs, public and 1930’s. Hartley Grocery became part of Marcussen’s, a business that had school libraries and the cemetery in Ferndale, and also the Nevada Humane transferred to Nilsen Co. in the decade before his retirement. Married in Society. (1997) ACWY A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 27 John F. Hartley Memorial Fund $8,439 Healy Center Program Operations Fund $2,550 John Hartley, a local CPA, was dedicated to children, youth This Healy Senior Center expendable fund will make it and families, giving his volunteer time to several related possible for the Healy Senior Center to meet current associations and boards including Boy Scouts of America, program needs. Among these needs are senior nutrition, Family Service Center, Sacred Heart Church and St. Bernard senior exercise classes, information & referral services Schools. He was a strong advocate for scholarships for and facility upkeep. (2005) CH students of St. Bernard Schools. As a child, John often watched other children participate in youth activities while his family’s limited Healy Senior Center Friends Endowment Fund $4,000 means prohibited his involvement. His wife, Lynn, and family, in establishing The Healy Senior Center Board of Directors established two funds to this advised endowment fund in his name, wish to honor and support his enhance the Center’s ability to carry out its mission to support independent, belief that qualified youths should be able to pursue their dreams, whether meaningful, dignified lives for older adults through social interaction, through a school scholarship or participation in youth activities. recreation, good nutrition, health and care maintenance, information & (2002) SY referrals and volunteerism in a warm and welcoming facility. The endowment fund will support the long-term, on-going work of the Healy Senior Center, Martha Hauser Memorial Fund $23,853 serving senior needs of all of Southern Humboldt County through programs This fund was established with a gift from the estate of carried out at its facility on Briceland Road in Redway. (2005) CH Martha Hauser, who passed away from cancer on September 14, 1998. Martha grew up on a ranch in Ojai, Heart of the Redwoods Community Hospice Fund where she developed strong family ties that provided a Heart of the Redwoods Community Hospice believes that no source of strength and comfort throughout her life. During person or family should have to stand alone in difficult times. the depression, she, like many others, learned the value of HRCH is an independent, non-licensed hospice that brings hard work, community and caring for others less fortunate. She and her free services to people in the Southern Humboldt, northern husband Carroll moved to Humboldt County in 1963. They enjoyed many Mendocino and western Trinity areas. Comprehensive years of world travel, but her favorite spot in the world was her beloved ranch services begin with early support to people from the time in Fieldbrook. She was a very talented gardener and won many awards for they have received a life-threatening diagnosis and continue through death her gorgeous roses. Martha always had a special place in her heart and and the bereavement needs of the family. HRCH also sponsors a lending home for animals. She befriended many stray dogs that quickly became library, education to the community, sudden death support and grief accustomed to royal treatment. This fund was created for capital education to youth. The mission of HRCH is to honor patient needs and improvements at the Sequoia Humane Society. (2004) W wishes in the treatment process. Income from this fund will support HRCH’s on-going operations. (2000) H The Robert K. Havemann Scholarship Fund $16,010 This scholarship assists residents seeking work in Donald Morris Hegy Fellowship Fund see page 55 diesel-powered transportation to enhance their earning Roy Heider Family Fund for power. The Havemann family came to Eureka in 1914 Southern Humboldt $104,673 and operated Humboldt White Star Laundry. Bob was Roy Heider moved to Southern Humboldt in born in 1930, attended local schools and received a 1948. He was proud to have served his degree in Vocational Education at Sacramento State. He nation both in WWII and in the Korean War. served in the Civil Air Patrol and US Army. Bob won the world speed record He was a business leader in his community, for diesel-powered vehicles in 1972 and designed the first diesel-powered serving on the hospital board as President wheeled vehicle to exceed 200 miles per hour. Starting in 1969, Bob taught for 12 year and as a Rotarian since 1961. at CR and developed the diesel heavy equipment program, including training Roy was especially proud of having served on the Humboldt County Board of for a commercial driving license. As advisor to the diesel club, Bob oversaw Supervisors as the Supervisor for the 2nd District. As advisor to this projects that set five world records. In 1978 Bob became an engineer for endowment fund, Roy supported a variety of charitable purposes in Southern ThermoKing and was awarded ten patents for new products. He retired in Humboldt. His daughters, Lynda Pitts, Sharon Ott and Renee Heider carry on 1990 to Carefree, Arizona to design and build anything that looks like fun. Mr. the family tradition of making generous and timely gifts as successor S Havemann passed away unexpectedly on July 27, 2005. (2003) advisors to the fund. Roy passed away March 19, 2009. (2006) C HCAR Endowment Fund $11,275 Henderson Center Kiwanis Scholarship Fund The Humboldt Community Access and Resource Center The Henderson Center Kiwanis Club is part of an (HCAR) is a private, non-profit agency incorporated in international Kiwanis organization dedicated to serving 1955 by a group of dedicated parents seeking an local communities and addressing worldwide issues with alternative to institutionalization for their children with an emphasis on the needs of children. Kiwanis focuses developmental disabilities. Today, HCAR serves local citizens with on youth health, citizenship, and leadership, as well as assisting the elderly. development and other disabilities by promoting individual independence, Henderson Center Kiwanis Club sponsors youth groups at elementary, community inclusion and family unity. The wide variety of services HCAR middle, high school and college. Through participation in service projects, provides include Adult Day Services, Tutor Services & Tutor Plus, Baybridge volunteer members work to improve life in the community and around the Employment Services, Advanced Transportation System Care-a-Van, Leisure world. For more information contact Henderson Center Kiwanis Club at P.O. Companion Program, the Studio, Respite & Interpreter Services, Supported Box 615, Eureka, CA 95502-0615. (2005) C Living Service and Independent Living Skills. This organizational endowment fund will support HCAR’s mission on an on-going basis. (2002) C HY 28 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Lillian & John Norman Henderson Memorial Fund Thurnald Hinson Memorial Scholarship $26,735 see page 32 Administered by the Mountain Communities Healthcare Foundation, the Thurnald Hinson Memorial Scholarship Stephen Scott Hensell Memorial Fund $19,900 strives to increase the number of appropriately-trained Stephen Hensell, born in Eureka in 1943, attended local healthcare professionals who practice direct patient care in Trinity County. schools and graduated from Humboldt State University. He Scholarships are awarded to persons re-entering or continuing their was General Manager of Hensell Materials at the time of his education in fields such as nursing, occupational therapy, radiology, death in 1980. The fund, established by his family, is used to laboratory, pharmacy and respiratory care. Applicants must agree to practice A benefit the Humboldt County Library in Eureka. (1983) in direct patient care for at least one year in a paid position in Trinity County. Edna R. & Stewart M. Herriott They must be accepted by an accredited or approved healthcare education Memorial Fund for the Arts & Sciences $15,697 program within the State of California, and have been a full-time Trinity The Edna R. & Stewart M. Herriott Memorial County resident for at least the past 12 months. Applications are available at HS Fund for the Arts & Sciences was created to (530) 623-5541, ext. 3255. (2010) support and recognize students who Historical Sites Society of Arcata Fund $8,897 demonstrate potential in the field of art and/ The Philips House Museum at 7th and Union Streets or science. The children of Edna and preserves the atmosphere of a typical farm house found Stewart wish to honor their parents’ life in Arcata. As a living museum, Arcata’s best example of long endeavors in the field of education and their continual love of learning. Greek Revival architecture shows the daily life of an Both Edna and Stewart taught school in the Eureka City School system. Arcata resident between 1854 and 1932. This fund was Stewart was very active within the Eureka Teachers Association. After raising established with a generous gift from Alex Stillman. Free her children, Edna returned to school and upon receiving her teaching tours of Phillips House are available 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. every Sunday and by AS credential taught until her retirement in 1980. (2009) appointment – (707)822-4722. (2008) A Nancy Hilfiker Memorial Fund $23,793 Ron Hoover Memorial Scholarship Fund $9,593 Active in many segments of the community, Nancy Hilfiker Robert and John Hoover created this advised may especially be remembered for her association with the endowment fund to honor their father by Sequoia Park Zoo renovation and the building of the aviary supporting an annual scholarship to a forestry named in her memory. A Humboldt County native, Nancy was student at HSU. Ronald Craig Hoover was born an original founding member of the Humboldt Area Foundation in Glendale, California in 1943. He graduated Board of Governors and remained on the Board for seven from HSU in 1966 and worked in forestry years. This fund, established by her family, provides grants for community throughout his lifetime, including 22 years with Sierra Pacific Industries. Ron betterment projects and the Nancy Hilfiker Aviary. In 1992 the Aviary Fund was happily married to Chris Freemantle Hoover. He loved his family, the W was combined with the Nancy Hilfiker Memorial Fund. (1987) great outdoors, and Dutch oven cooking. He especially enjoyed the times he Henry J. & Lorine Hindley and John Klingenspor spent with his friends in the “Bradford Bunch.” Ron served on the Humboldt Memorial Fund $5,122 County Farm Bureau, the Redwood Acres Rodeo Committee, the Northern Henry & Lorine (Mulvany) Hindley were California Scaling and Grading Bureau, the Back Country Horsemen life-long residents and members of Association and the California Licensed Foresters Association. This big man Humboldt County pioneering families. With with a big heart, known to some as the “Timberbeast,” died suddenly on their daughter Louise they were an August 23, 2000. He will always be remembered as a man who knew how to S affectionate and happy family. Henry, as be a true friend. (2001) foreman, and Lorine, as welder, worked Hospice of Humboldt “Hospice House” for Chicago Bridge and Iron Works during WWII. Later, they purchased the Capital Campaign Fund $1,335,157 Thompson Brick Yard on Ryan Slough and created Hindley Clay Products. The Hospice of Humboldt Board of Henry finished his career as the county office manager for the Agricultural Directors established the Hospice House Stabilization Bureau. After WWII, John Klingenspor, a Southern California Capital Campaign Fund in 2011 to support native was recruited to play basketball at HSU. The on the court star “Spider” building a 12-bed inpatient facility near asked his classmate, Louise, to dance, a dance that would last for 58 years. Eureka. This will be the first specialized end of John spent the majority of his career as a local school teacher and life care facility on the North Coast. The administrator. They enjoyed a long and especially happy marriage. Louise Hospice House will be a comfortable, family oriented environment where created this fund to support Humboldt County charities and honor the parents patients can live their final days with expert end of life care and family C and husband she loved so dearly. (2009) support. The Hospice House will serve patients who cannot be cared for in their residence either because of caregiver limitations or the patient’s need for intensive medical care. Help us provide a place to nurture and comfort us and those we love as we accompany them on their final journey. (2011) H

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 29 Hospice Services Investment Fund $3,800,179 Fortuna area for more than 40 years before retiring to travel, play bridge Hospice of Humboldt, Inc. was founded in 1979 by local and garden. Carl owned City Meat Market and then Redwood Meat Co. residents who wanted to ensure that people in our After his retirement in 1948 he moved to his ranch in Kneeland and then to community dying from cancer, heart disease and other Santa Barbara. He died in August 1981 and Ivy, in May 1996. The fund is illnesses could conclude their lives with dignity and as unrestricted. (1997) C much comfort as possible. The Hospice Services Investment Fund is a means to guarantee that major gifts, restricted gifts, and bequests received by the agency are used to Humboldt Area Foundation Funds carry out the wishes of the agency’s founders and its contributors - that all eligible Humboldt County residents will have a chance to die in the familiar surroundings of their place of residence with help from Hospice. Earnings from the fund will enable pain control, symptom management, physical care, counseling, respite care, and other services to be provided to patients and their families by the Hospice team of nurses, home health aides, social workers, spiritual counselors and volunteers. (1998) H There are a variety of funds that support the work of Humboldt Area Foundation. Gifts made to support this work Hilton R. Hostler Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund are contributed to one of the funds listed below as directed Hilton Hostler, Jr. was a native of Hoopa, California and a by the donor. Hupa Tribal Member. He was a man who loved Jesus and his family more than anything in life. Hilton was a Hoopa Valley Tribal council person for several years and dedicated his life HAF | Community-Led Change Fund $50,125 to his native people. He also was a man who loved education Donor contributions to this expendable fund make it possible for HAF to and sports, coaching numerous teams in different sports support and sustain a variety of community-led change initiatives for the during his life. His philosophy was to seek a good education first and then benefit of Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity County residents. Initial donors to give your athletic career everything you have. Hilton believed in success, not this fund include Mollie Smith and the Estate of Louise L. Mahan. (2004) C in failure. This incredible man left a lasting impact in the hearts of all who knew him. This scholarship was established by his family to honor the HAF | Friends of the Foundation Fund $ 41,760 amazing man that was the center of their world. An annual scholarship will This endowment fund supports the work of Humboldt Area Foundation (HAF). go to a Hupa, Yurok or Karuk athlete or athletes from Hoopa High School. HAF’s mission is: “to serve as an independent staging ground for residents, (2006) S individually and in concert, to build social, economic and environmental prosperity in the Redwood, Trinity and Wild Rivers Region.” (2004) C Edith & James A. “Jim” Howard Scholarship Fund $38,511 HAF | Grantmakers’ Fund $335,203 Jim Howard, born in 1915 in Athens, The Board of Directors established this fund in 1991 to enhance the Georgia, came to Eureka at the age of Foundation’s ability to respond to the changing needs of the community. three months. A member of the first Grants are made to support worthy, local charitable organizations. (1991) C black family in Eureka, the Turks, Jim HAF | Grassroots Grantmaking Fund attended Eureka City Schools. A “Grassroots” refers to people who are drawn together by something they self-employed Eureka businessman for have in common that has both personal and community consequences, and over 36 years, Jim is a well-liked and respected member of the community. take the authority upon themselves to solve the problem they are facing or He was a member of the Eureka City Council for 18 years, 1972-1990, create the future that they desire. Inspired by Ken Nakamura, a past HAF including three terms as Vice Mayor. Jim also served three years on the board member, who believed in the power of residents to create positive Eureka Housing Authority. He was a member of the Eureka Chamber of change in their communities and neighborhoods, grassroots grants support Commerce, and served as Vice President of the Rotary Club of Eureka. Jim community-driven and community-led ideas, plans and goals. (2010) C also was the President of the Eureka NAACP. Jim and Edith Howard were married for 39 years, until Edith’s death in 1987. Scholarship recipients are HAF | Scholars’ Fund $17,271 African-American graduates of Eureka High School or St. Bernard High North Coast donors express their belief in the value of education by School, with a 3.0 grade point average, and acceptance into a college or supporting local students with more than 240 scholarships through HAF university. (1995) S each year. The original donors to this fund, created in 1988, and those for whom memorial contributions were made include: John Anderson Brown, Ivy Erene Hughes & Carl G. Lundgren Fund $312,637 Ralph Bryant, Rayner Burke, Dr. Sam Burre, Nene Collver, Dee Daudell, Mr. & Ivy and her brother Carl were born in Eureka to Swedish Mrs. Robert Gardner, Wilma Hamilton, William J. Kay, Tom Knapp, Charlotte immigrants. After their parents’ early death, 13-year-old Niskey, Ian Thornson Long, Orville H. “Bud” Marcellus, Charlotte Niskey, Carl left school to support himself and Ivy. Carl paid Ivy’s Lydia Stanberry, Carl Swanson, Eureka High School Class of 1935 and the tuition and was very proud when she graduated from Humboldt-Del Norte Life Underwriters Scholarship Fund. (2004) S Humboldt State College in 1923. Ivy taught school in the 

30 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Humboldt Arts Council Endowment Fund $12,185 Humboldt County Agricultural Heritage Fund $8,920 The Humboldt Arts Council, the North Coast’s pre-eminent Established by a partnership among the Humboldt County Farm Bureau, the community arts agency since 1966, provides opportunities Humboldt County Historical Society and the Humboldt Area Foundation, this for artists, develops arts programs and makes the arts fund supports projects to advance ranch and farm practices, youth service accessible throughout our region. As the state/local partner club projects related to ranch life and/or projects to preserve and document of the California Arts Council since 1987, HAC provides ranch and farm history. It is hoped that others will add to the fund over the leadership, coordination and advocacy for the arts and years. A grant selection committee equally comprised of Historical Society cultural community, and serves as a state and national voice for the arts. The and Farm Bureau representatives responds to projects proposed for funding. Council’s programs and services offer art experiences of the highest quality (1996) AWY and encourage collaboration through partnerships within the community. HAC’s Morris Graves Museum of Art, in Eureka’s historic Carnegie Library Building, Humboldt County Historical Society Fund $11,597 provides the North Coast community with a premier showcase for local and Since 1947, the Humboldt County Historical Society has regional arts and culture. (1998) A worked to acquire, preserve, interpret and disseminate historical information about Humboldt County and related Humboldt Bay Habitat Enhancement Fund $25,241 areas. Its members believe that there is no greater gift to Humboldt Bay has been an industrial port the future than the careful preservation of the past. The for decades and there has been a great Society publishes an outstanding quarterly magazine, deal of harm done to our bay-associated maintains a thorough reference library, prints historical books, records and habitat, primarily wetlands, as a result of transcribes oral histories, and archives valuable collections. Its professionals this industrial activity. Currently, Humboldt Bay has only 4% of its native salt and volunteers welcome questions on projects and can advise researchers on marsh habitat remaining, and much of the intertidal wetland that historically using the library. This fund is to foster greater awareness and appreciation of surrounded the Bay have been filled and developed. By establishing this fund, the county’s people, places, events and activities. (1997) A the hope is to reverse that trend. Grants from the Humboldt Bay Habitat Enhancement Fund will be distributed to projects that focus on direct Humboldt Domestic Violence Services restoration of various wetland habitats around the Bay, improving the tidal Capital Campaign Fund $15,354 prism around the Bay by removing or replacing tide gates, and water quality Humboldt Domestic Violence Services (formerly Humboldt sampling related to cleaning up contaminated wetland areas around Humboldt Women for Shelter) provides emergency services and Bay. (2008) W on-going support to adults and their children who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence. This Humboldt Bay Recreation advised expendable fund will eventually be used to build a Enhancement & Water Quality Fund $232,413 new facility. (2001) CHY The Humboldt Bay Recreation Enhancement & Water Quality Fund supports community-oriented projects designed to improve public access, the quality Humboldt Domestic Violence Services of marine or aquatic recreation, research and public education, as well as Endowment Fund $15,530 projects to improve water quality. (1995) CW Humboldt Domestic Violence Services also created an endowment fund. Income from this fund provides on-going operation support for the agency’s Humboldt Bay Rowing Association important services. (2001) CHY Program Fund $3,161 The purpose of the Humboldt Bay Rowing Association Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club #63 Scholarship Fund $20,279 Program Fund is to support the development and growth of The International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo is one of the sport of rowing in Humboldt County, specifically for the world’s oldest service organizations, having been youth and the community at large. The charitable purposes organized in 1892. It has survived all these years due to of the fund may include, but are not limited to, the fact that its members are interested in the welfare and scholarships for the competitive Junior Crew Team, promotion of the forest products industry. Hoo-Hoo equipment purchases for the club, uniforms, facility members believe in the multiple uses of forests in which there is a place for maintenance, and travel to competitions. all, so that industry and the whole community can share in this great (2005) CSY renewable resource today and for generations to come. This fund offers scholarships to students with a minimum 3.0 grade point average. (1998) S Humboldt C.A.R.E.S. Fund $4,131 The Humboldt Association for the Education of Young Children created Humboldt Land Surveyor’s Scholarship Fund $14,116 this fund to provide financial support for those community efforts aimed at The Humboldt Land Surveyor’s Scholarship Fund was improving the quality of childcare by increasing Compensation And Retention established in memory of Ken Omsberg. Ken was a which Encourage (workforce) Stability in early childhood programs. The fund well-respected local surveyor who passed away on initially supported the Retention Incentive Program administered by First 5/ October 6, 2007. The fund was established by friends and Humboldt and has expanded its scope to support other activities that promote colleagues of Ken to provide a scholarship for students quality child care. (2001) Y pursuing higher education in the profession of land surveying. The Humboldt Chapter of the California Land Surveyors Association will continue to sponsor this fund in memory of Ken and other Humboldt County Land Surveyors. (2009) S A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 31 Humboldt Library Foundation Funds HLF | Humboldt Library Foundation Endowment Fund $246,423 The Humboldt Library Foundation was HLF is building this endowment fund to support its vision of opening the established to build financial support for the world to a library that is an active educational and cultural center. The Humboldt County public library system. endowment fund will enable HLF to secure a sound financial base to Donations to support the public library may generate revenue to supplement library services over the long-term. be made to the funds described below: (2000) A HLF | Humboldt Library Foundation Endowment HLF | William Foley DeBoice Memorial Fund $11,165 Elizabeth Murguia & Sally Upatisringa Fund $52,757 Established with the gift of 1,000 shares This fund is to provide books on CD, tape, large print books of stock by Dr. Vis Upatisringa, this fund and other resources for the visually challenged, and in honors Elizabeth Murguia and Sally particular, resources in the field of U.S. History, Abraham Upatisringa for their work to raise funds Lincoln and the Civil War. It was established by family and for the construction of the Main Library friends to remember Bill, an avid history buff who pursued in Eureka. Dr. Upatisringa encourages his interests throughout his life in spite of failing eyesight. He others to consider establishing a library endowment fund under the auspices was born in Clinton, Illinois, grew up in Springfield, Illinois and served in of HLF. (1996) A China during World War II. After the war he graduated from the University of Illinois and moved from Illinois to Southern California where he worked in HLF | Knowledge Fund $40,569 electronics and was part of the early development of today’s George R. Johnson, Jr. and Nancy A. Nieboer established microprocessors. He moved to McKinleyville when he retired and spent the this endowment to purchase books, computer software remainder of his life pursuing his interests in history, politics and gardening. and other materials to improve the nonfiction and (2004) A scientific collections of the Humboldt County Library HLF | Hun Kwan Goh Memorial Book Fund $17,524 system. They invite the support of other donors who recognize the value to the community of regularly Dr. Vis and Sally Upatisringa established this fund to honor updated sources of factual information, in the belief that together, small gifts the memory of his father, an active business and community can provide large benefits. (1999) A leader in Thailand. The purpose of this fund is to build the library’s collection of books and other materials about HLF | Jim & Betty Mills Library Thailand and China, including Chinese literature in Chinese Endowment Fund $74,178 and videos about China in Chinese or English. (1998) A Jim Mills established the James P. Mills Co. which HLF | Lillian & John Norman Henderson eventually included paint and body shops, a Memorial Fund $394,844 towing service, a used car lot, as well as a new and used auto parts store. In 1965 Jim began his Lillian Ross Henderson, a Humboldt Standard counseling career at McKinleyville High School reporter, and John Norman “Doc” Henderson, and three years later became a counselor at Humboldt County’s Undersheriff, were Arcata High School where he remained until his retirement in 1983. Jim and married in 1934. They participated in several Betty are graduates of Humboldt State University, as are their sons Jim and community activities, including Travel Club, Bill. Betty, an industrial arts graduate, enjoys remodeling, rebuilding and Audubon Society and the Native Plant redecorating their various homes. This fund supports the Humboldt County Society, and both were avid readers. Following Doc’s death in 1946, Lillian Library. (1998) A received a Master’s of Library Science degree at UC Berkeley and taught at Eureka City Schools for 34 years. She volunteered at St. Joseph’s Hospital, HLF | Virginia Zacharias-Eastman Fund $31,415 helped found the Friends of the Redwood Libraries and donated time and Virginia Zacharias-Eastman created this fund in 1983 as her gift to the money to the Humboldt Historical Society, the Heritage Society, Garden Club, community, to establish a health information section at the Humboldt County Morris Graves Art Museum, and the Christ Episcopal Church. Lillian helped Library in Eureka. Medically-related reference books are purchased to assist with the Friends of the Redwood Libraries’ book sales well into her 90’s. the layperson in researching health problems. Ms. Zacharias-Eastman Distressed by the diminishing funds for the County Library, Lillian left much of passed away on July 25, 1997. (1983) AH her estate to benefit the library-and therefore the community she lived in and loved for 100 years. (2007) A

HLF | Humboldt Library Foundation Fund $40,114 Established in 1978, this fund is used to support the immediate needs of  the library, including books, educational and cultural enrichment, special equipment and staff development. Contributions solicited for the Library Automation System and Restore the Collection campaign have been deposited into this fund. (1978) A

32 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Humboldt Lyme Awareness Group Fund HSU Female Students Financial Aid Trust $34,895 The foundation was established in 2009 by Sylviane Schwarz and Claire Dr. Lan Sing Wu created a charitable remainder unitrust, designating the Ajina. The organization promotes improving the understanding of Lyme charitable remainder as a gift to HAF. With that gift, HAF will establish a fund disease and other tick-borne diseases through educational and navigational to assist financially needy female students attending either Humboldt State programs for the public with the goal of reducing the occurrence of these University or College of the Redwoods. The financial support provided will diseases in our community. HLAG is also dedicated to advancing the standard include tuition and childcare expenses. It will be offered to women returning of care with health care providers in our community for treating tick-borne to school after raising a child or caring for a relative or friend, and planning to diseases. HLAG also provide support group for patients undergoing these enter or reenter either HSU or CR to complete their educations. (1997) S illnesses as well as loved ones supporting the ill one. (2009) H HSU Women’s Athletics Fund $12,625 Humboldt Senior Resource Center This fund has been created for the purpose of enhancing all aspects of the Endowment Fund $63,338 athletic program for women, working toward equity for women in sports at The Humboldt Senior Resource Center, founded in 1974, HSU. Title IX, enacted in 1972 and enforced in 1978, brought significant is committed to providing services, information, education increases in funding for the women’s program. However, women still have and recreation for seniors, families and caregivers in not caught up in terms of over-all funding as required by Title IX. This fund Humboldt County. HSRC evolves in response to a growing is designed to aid where needed, including but not limited to scholarships, senior population with expanding and changing needs. recruitment, travel, equipment, legal issues and audit. (2000) SY Available income from the endowment fund directly supports congregate and home delivered meals, Adult Day Health Services, the Alzheimer’s Resource Humboldt-Del Norte Scholastic Center and other vital senior programs. (1998) CH Sports Awards Fund $27,046 This fund was established to furnish awards for individuals who win or place Humboldt Soccer Fund $77,282 in Humboldt and Del Norte Championship sporting events. Advisors to this This anonymous fund was set up primarily to provide sponsorships to Inside donor advised expendable fund will be coaches of Humboldt and Del Norte Sports soccer teams. (2008) Y scholastic sports. (2002) Y Humboldt State University Hydesville Elementary School CSU Employees Union Scholarship Endowment Fund $15,588 Humboldt State University, California State Martin Sachs initiated this endowment fund because of his University Employees Union (CSUEU) represents commitment to this excellent rural school and his concern approximately 500 employees at HSU. We are about reductions in governmental funding for it. This fund is the classified employees working as health care intended to support the mission and on-going work of the support in the Student Health Center, operation school, including support for its teaching staff and provision support, clerical and administrative support and of educational materials and equipment. (2006) Y technical support. CSUEU’s purpose is to maintain the highest possible quality of life for all our members and their families by negotiating fair working conditions and salaries, augmented by employer and union benefits. This fund was created to extend our dedication to education and our  I  commitment to support CSUEU members and their families in achieving their educational goals. (2011) S Ingebritson Discretionary Fund HSU Emeritus & Retired Faculty This remarkably generous and modest couple Association Fund $31,828 created a scholarship fund with Humboldt Area Humboldt State University retired faculty Foundation in 1989 during their lifetime together. members established this fund more than 20 Later they left significant gifts to several local years ago to assist young faculty in their organizations from their estate, including a professional development. It has provided awards second fund with HAF to be used at the to more than 70 junior faculty to further their discretion of the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Dr. Ingebritson died in 2000 research and creative accomplishments and and Mrs. Ingebritson died in 2006. (2007) C enhance their teaching effectiveness. Recent recipients have used their awards to help involve students in their work on Ingebritson Scholarship Fund projects, many related to the local area, such as forest regeneration, the Thelma and Kasper Ingebritson established this fund in 1989, initially to North American river otter, Native American architecture, field research in provide scholarships for College of the Redwoods students enrolled in Tibet, Devonian floras, children’s theatre, and printmaking. The Association nursing or early childhood education programs. In 1994 the Ingebritsons gratefully accepts donations to the fund. Pictured: Katherine Corbett, broadened that focus and began providing 10 scholarships each year to founding member of ERFA, presenting 2011 research grant award to Dr. re-entry students in any field of study offered by College of the Redwoods. Robert Cliver Photo credit: Ellen Land-Weber, Emeritus Professor. (2011) Y Dr. Ingebritson died on October 8, 2000. Mrs. Ingebritson died on April 26, 2006. (1989) S

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 33 Herman A. Iverson Memorial Fund $13,453 Established in 1995 to honor the memory of Herman A. Iverson, M.D. in the community he loved, this fund benefits the Humboldt North Coast Land Trust in Trinidad. Dr. Iverson had lived in Humboldt County since 1947, practicing ophthalmology until his retirement. He donated his time and talents to charitable work in developing Frances countries. An outdoorsman who enjoyed sailing and fishing, he spent his Angelina retirement years in Trinidad with his wife Ann. Dr. Iverson supported the and Anton J. non-profit Humboldt North Coast Land Trust from its establishment in 1978. Ondracek Fund In 1980, the Iversons donated a portion of their property to the trust to provide public access to the beach known as Indian or Old Home Beach. They also provided a bench so that people might rest before climbing up the Marie Raleigh bluff. They continued to support the trust generously over the years. Mrs. Memorial Fund Iverson died on July 2, 2001. (1995) W

Roderick L. Iverson Charitable Remainder Unitrust $219,217 As part of her estate, Ann L. Iverson created a Charitable Remainder Unitrust. Hospice of Humboldt – The life income is for her son, Roderick L. Iverson, and the charitable Pet Peace of Mind remainder is to be added to the Herman A. Iverson Memorial Fund, for the benefit of the Trinidad Coastal Land Trust. (2001) W Pet Peace of Mind helps hospice patients by providing food, volunteers to help with pet care and grooming, routine medications, vaccinations  J  and veterinary visits, boarding or foster care, and guidance in finding new homes for pets Kathryn E. Jackson Scholarship Fund $27,597 when the time comes. The program cares for Mrs. Jackson, a resident of Hoopa, was well known for hundreds of dogs and cats each year as well as her interests in PTA, education and civic projects. She the occasional horse, rabbit or cockatiel. was the first woman president of the Humboldt County Board of Education. The income from this fund provides annual scholarships to graduates of Hoopa Valley High “Pet Peace of Mind works to have the animal School. (1978) S remain as a member of the family and not a Sylvia M. Jacobson Memorial burden during the end of life,” said Dennice M. Scholarship Fund $16,383 Stone, Manager, Patient Care Volunteer Services. Sylvia M. Jacobson was employed by Simpson Timber “The client can just enjoy their animal and the Company for 22 years as advertising and promotion manager. She was a member of the Farthest West comfort of knowing they will be cared for.” Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association (of which she twice served as president), Women in Timber, Baywood Golf & Country Club, and Blue Lake Wha-Nika Club. ABWA honored her as “Woman of the Year” in 1988. She touched many lives in a very positive way. She attended College of the Jill Irvine Memorial Fund $256,682 Redwoods and Humboldt State University as a re-entry student. The scholarship fund was established by family and friends of Sylvia M. Jill Irvine, a dedicated nurse, helped organize Hospice of Jacobson, in her memory, to support women re-entry students attending Humboldt in 1977. She initiated the annual Avenue of the College of the Redwoods or Humboldt State University. (1995) S Giants Marathon Run for Hospice, in which she was a participant, raising large sums of money for the organization. She died as a result of an accident in 1982 while training for the marathon. Income from this donor-advised fund created by the physicians of Eureka Internal Medicine is available for humanitarian, cultural, educational and charitable purposes. (1984) AC H

34 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Jacoby Creek Land Trust sophomore class. In the spring of her sophomore year she was awarded Conservation Management Fund $276,734 the Hugh O’Brien Leadership Award, attended his West Coast convention in The Jacoby Creek Land Trust is dedicated to the the Bay Area and was diagnosed with cancer. Jenifer died peacefully in her preservation of land in the Northern Humboldt Bay region home on August 21, 1981 at the age of sixteen. During her short life, she for scientific, historic, educational, recreational, demonstrated how, with a positive attitude, life could be lived to the fullest agricultural, scenic, wildlife and open space values. The and death could be met with dignity and grace. Just days prior to her death, Land Trust’s leadership established this expendable Jenifer personally established this scholarship and the selection criteria: organizational fund to assist with management costs for scholarship, leadership and participation in athletics and athletic support lands owned by the Trust. The fund serves as a complement to the Jacoby groups. The community has donated to her fund for over twenty years so that Creek Land Trust Stewardship Fund, created in 2002 by Bill and June a $1,000 scholarship could be awarded each spring. (1998) S Thompson. (2004) W James & Rebecca Jensen/Loleta IOOF Jacoby Creek Land Trust Stewardship Fund $46,648 Scholarship Fund $42,928 The Jacoby Creek Land Trust was incorporated in 1992 The Jensens were lifelong residents of the Loleta area as a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and very much involved in their community at the time of of land, primarily in the Jacoby Creek watershed, for their deaths in 1982. The Loleta IOOF lodge members scientific, historic, educational, recreational, scenic, designated the income from this fund to be used for two wildlife and open space values. It achieves this goal annual two-year scholarships to be awarded to Fortuna/ through the use of conservation easements or Ferndale school district students after their graduations acquisitions of land to be managed for agricultural, ecological and aesthetic from College of the Redwoods, so that they may continue their educations. purposes beneficial to the public interest. This fund was created by Bill and (1983) S June Thompson to help the Jacoby Creek Land Trust cover stewardship costs Lorana Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund $22,582 and provide assistance for donors of conservation easements. (2002) W Originally endowed as the Mattole Triple Junction High Victor Thomas Jacoby Fund $724,199 School Citizenship and Community Service Scholarship, Established by Victor before his death in 1997 at age 52, this scholarship has been renamed to honor the memory this trust fund is dedicated to supporting Humboldt of its 2004 recipient, Lorana Eileen Johnson, who died County visual artists and craftspeople and to encouraging tragically on February 22, 2005. Lorana very much the exploration of new ideas, materials, techniques, embodied the spirit of the award in her dedication to mediums and images, as well as excellence. Victor was a school spirit, and her unwavering desire to better herself and give back to her gifted artist whose chosen medium was French tapestry. community. This scholarship is awarded on the basis of outstanding His work has been shown in galleries and is placed in collections across the citizenship and community service in order to honor and recognize students country, in Mexico, Europe and Japan. A gentle wit with a charming smile who have made a significant contribution to the success of our small school and eye and ear for all the arts, Victor was also a dedicated master teacher community. (2000) S and an outstanding singer, baker and naturalist. (1997) A Wade Owen Johnson Memorial Fund $118,851 Janssen Family Fund $29,851 Wade Owen Johnson was born in Garberville on March This donor advised endowment fund was established in 12, 1958, where he resided until his death January 5, 2008 by Ardene Janssen in loving memory and honor of 2010. He was proud to be the great grandson of Nicholas C. R. “Bob” Janssen. Bob was a highly regarded trial Johnson, who came to Eureka in 1868 from Oslo, attorney. He resided in Humboldt County and lived a life Norway. Wade was a kind and gentle person who will be of service to others and devotion to his family. Bob and missed by all who knew him. His parents, Jim and Marie Ardene’s two daughters, Dina and Shannon, will serve as Johnson of Garberville, created this fund in his memory to aid the teachers of co-advisors to this fund. At the time of the founding of this fund all members Redway Elementary School in purchasing teaching aids, supplies and of the Janssen family reside locally. To reflect the diverse interests and programs for their students. (2010) Y pursuits of the family, gifts from this fund will be made to support a variety of Doralie Anderson Johnston Memorial Fund $32,359 charitable causes including education, the fine arts, health, agriculture and ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of the environment. (2008) ACWHY these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ (Matt The Jenifer Scholarship Fund $45,230 25:40). Doralie Anderson Johnston, a nurse by profession, Jenifer Nunnemaker was a scholar, athlete and leader in often opened her home to those in need. It didn’t matter if middle school and high school. She participated in softball, the person was a friend or a stranger. Doralie was a nurse basketball, track, California Scholarship Federation, in Garberville when her children were young and always Humboldt-Del Norte Interschool Council and Interact Club. maintained strong ties to friends in Humboldt County. This memorial fund Jenifer was freshman class treasurer and president of her was established to honor her generous acts and to carry on her legacy of giving. The proceeds from this memorial will be used to support homeless families in Humboldt County by funding programs whose end goal is transitioning families out of homelessness. (2012) CHY

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 35 Burnie & Mary Kemp Charitable Remainder Unitrust $82,426  K  Burnie and Mary Kemp have lived in Humboldt County most of their lives. They have created this Charitable Remainder Unitrust (CRUT) to give something back to the Karshner & Roscoe Scholarship Fund $14,578 community from which they feel they have received so Gayle Karshner established this fund in much. Burnie enjoyed a successful career with Ocean memory of her son, Warner, an Arcata View Cemetery, retiring as general manager. He is a boy who excelled as a scholar and as a member of Rotary and the Shriners. After he and Mary were married in 1952, performer in local musical productions. Mary worked for the North Western Pacific Railroad for a short time before He received the “white sweater” award becoming a fulltime homemaker, bringing up the couple’s two daughters, upon graduation from Arcata High assisting Burnie with property management and participating with him in the School for his achievements in theater, Humboldt Trap & Skeet Club. Mary is also an active member of the Daughters music, politics and academics. After graduating from the University of Oregon of the Nile. The Charitable Remainder from the Kemp CRUT provides support in 1968, Warner served in the Peace Corps for six years in Malaysia. He for the Southwest Rotary Scholarship Fund, the Shriners’ Hospital and HAF’s continued to serve throughout his lifetime, receiving the U.S. President’s discretionary funding in the field of youth and families. (2001) HS Y Volunteer Service Award in 2007 in Gig Harbor, Washington. Warner earned a PhD in counseling from the University of Wisconsin and enjoyed a career as a William F. & Ruby M. Kennedy Fund $2,110,633 clinical psychologist. His happy life was nourished by his wife Diane, sons William “Bill” Kennedy grew up in Samoa where he rode Eric and Brett, other family, friends, colleagues and the great outdoors. a paddle-wheeler across Humboldt Bay every morning for Warner died suddenly at work on July 18, 2008. His fund provides a school in Eureka. Bill graduated from Eureka High School, scholarship to an outstanding graduate from Arcata High. (2008) S attended Armstrong Business College and went to work in Saudi Arabia for Standard Oil Company when oil fields Bernard F. Katri, Mary Ryan Katri & Eleanor Ryan were being pioneered. He served as Naval aviator for two Shanahan Memorial Fund see page 57 tours during WWII. Ruby grew up in the Arcata bottoms and graduated from Arcata High School with a Certificate of Achievement in Bookkeeping. She Justin Scott Keele Memorial Fund $84,969 lived in San Francisco before moving back to Eureka and working as This fund was established in memory of Justin Keele. bookkeeper. Bill returned to Humboldt County, met Ruby, and they married in Justin was born in Eureka on June 12, 1979, and passed 1953. Together they established Kennedy’s Office Supply which celebrated away on October 4, 2004. Justin was an Eagle Scout, a 43 years of business. Bill’s life long interest in fly fishing and their student leader in high school, a committed volunteer, an mutual love of the outdoors took Bill and Ruby to many special places. This entrepreneur and a friend to everyone he met. This fund fund will be used at the Foundation’s discretion. (2009) C will grant stipends to students and young adults who emulate Justin’s spirit and values and through their demonstrated KHUM’s Stop the Violence-Start the Healing involvement can make a difference in the lives of others. The stipend will help Endowment Fund $22,063 make their aspirations come true. (2004) Y KHUM’s Stop the Violence-Start the Healing Campaign is a partnership of private businesses, public agencies Keep Eureka Beautiful Fund $3,998 and individuals committed to raising awareness of the Founded in 1996, Keep Eureka Beautiful promotes realities of domestic, sexual and community violence. beautification as an essential building block in preventing It is also committed to promoting involvement in and crime, calming traffic and promoting economic raising funds for the on-going work of agencies development. Its mission is to educate the community responding to victims and survivors of violence in Humboldt County. The about the importance of beautification, to motivate individuals to take annual campaign raises awareness primarily through live interviews, personal responsibility for making Eureka a more beautiful and livable city, to recorded announcements and special events sponsored by the founder, advance policies and programs that promote beautification and to undertake KHUM-FM radio station at 104.3 and 104.7 FM. The annual campaign also beautification initiatives where appropriate. An all-volunteer board works in a raises funds from business sponsors, merchandise sales, individual variety of ways to further these goals. In 2006, a gift of $50,000 from the donations and special events to continually add to the endowment fund. Arkley family allowed Keep Eureka Beautiful to launch a street tree program. Grants are made to local agencies serving victims and survivors of violence. (2006) CW (1998) H KEET-TV, Redwood Empire Public Television Wayne & Carole Kime Memorial Fund $2,387 Endowment Fund $134,345 This donor advised endowment fund was established first by Income from this fund is used to support KEET-TV’s Wayne for Carole. Later, the family expanded the fund’s continued broadcast of educational and inspiring public scope to honor and remember both Carole and Wayne. It is television, the production of local programs, early intended for general charitable purposes. (1991) C childhood literacy workshops and community outreach projects in Northwestern California. (1991) AC Y

36 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Thelma Kinsman Scholarship Fund $14,334 Kneeland Fire Protection District California Medical Assistants Association Inc., Fire Station Fund $65,499 Redwood Chapter, established this fund to be used The mission of the Kneeland Volunteer Fire Department is for providing scholarships to local students in an to provide fire protection and prevention and emergency accredited medical assisting program. The Charter medical aid to our 36 square mile district. The KVFD has President of Redwood Chapter, Thelma Kinsman, worked as a medical provided these services for over 20 years without a assistant in the Eureka area for many years and bequeathed $10,000 to the firehouse. Currently the response vehicles and fire and chapter upon her death. In her memory, this fund will continue to benefit medical apparatus are housed at the homes of the medical assistants on the North Coast. (1999) HS volunteer firefighters, where they are exposed to maritime influences and other weather affects. This trust fund has been created to raise the money Kiwanis Club of Humboldt Bay needed to build a 60’ x 80’ building, with three large bay doors, a fueling Scholarship Fund $23,952 station and development of the water source and storage. The firehouse will This fund is used to provide scholarships to youth serve as a central command post to house and maintain the equipment and graduating from Humboldt County high schools who have a training center for our brave, volunteer firefighters so that they can excelled academically and actively participated in continue to provide outstanding service to the community of Kneeland. community and school activities, thereby indicating a strong commitment to Support your local fire department! (2008) C community service. (1998) S Knights of Columbus Scholarship Fund see page 57 Klamath Communities Fund $3,845 Degradation of the Klamath River by four Knowledge Fund see page 32 dams and water usage conflicts have created a health crisis for all Native Kokatat Fund $18,786 communities along the river, severely Kokatat has been manufacturing paddling gear in Arcata, damaged both fishery and farming economies and eroded the environmental California since 1971. At a time when many technical health of the Klamath Basin. A remarkable agreement has been reached to apparel brands were moving manufacturing offshore, remove the four dams below Klamath Lake and balance water use between Kokatat continued to invest in infrastructure in the United fisheries and farms. Developed and signed onto by the three Klamath River States. Kokatat is proud of our contribution to the local Tribes, farmers, commercial fishermen, environmental groups, the states of Humboldt County economy. More than 90% of our global Oregon and California and federal agencies, the Klamath Basin Restoration sales are generated from apparel and accessories manufactured in Arcata, Agreement (KBRA) will improve health of the communities, economies and California. This fund was established to promote the mission of Humboldt environment. Funds are needed for the Klamath River Coalition to make the Area Foundation and to encourage discretionary giving to support strategic C agreement a reality. (2011) WH community work. (2011) Lewis Klein Environmental Education Jimmy Kwan Scholarship Fund $6,784 Endowment Fund $6,458 Jimmy Kwan was the beloved and only child of Alex and Lewis Klein, born in New York, became a naturalist, Linda Kwan. Rarely is a child born with such intellectual gardener, cyclist and fisherman. He fell in love with the and athletic gifts and such an affable nature. As a pianist, West Coast as a teenager and returned to study at UC he won the Humboldt Young Artist of the Year Award; at Berkeley. His passion for the natural world and spirit of Zane Junior High, he was class salutatorian; and as a scientific discovery led him to the rain forests of tennis player at Eureka High School he was exceptional. He Colombia where he studied spider monkeys. Later he also spent the summer of 1993 with an HSU theatrical troupe in Scotland. spent summers in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta observing wildlife, Jimmy Kwan’s short life of 15 years was filled with great accomplishment, S eventually returning to California to concentrate on native plant research. He happiness and the love of all who knew him. (1993) was a natural teacher, with the ability to explain almost anything to anyone. He became a community leader in McKinleyville, attempting to understand and instruct others in the legalities and realities of local land use issues. His   fund was established by the McKinleyville Land Trust and is used for L environmental and conservation projects in McKinleyville schools and to provide environmental education materials to McKinleyville schools and public library. (2000) CWY Nancy Jacobs Lafrenz Memorial Scholarship Fund $25,216 Dorothy & George Knab Memorial Fund $58,368 Nancy Lafrenz was a gifted actor, charming clown, George Knab established this fund in 1988, the year after dedicated Dell’Arte alumnus, devoted daughter, the death of his beloved wife Dorothy. Hospice of thoughtful friend, and loving wife. She succumbed to Humboldt and Humboldt Home Health Services provided colon cancer on December 26th, 2005, at the young age daily care for Dorothy until her death. The income from of 31. Nancy was a giver and a leader. Nancy mentored this fund benefits those organizations. George died on younger students and ensemble members, spoke up March 11, 1995. (1988) H when others were afraid to, and nurtured those in need. Nancy not only loved working in ensembles but also loved building them. To keep Nancy’s spirit A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 37 alive, the Dell’Arte graduating class of 2002 created The Nancy Lafrenz Phyllis Nilsen Leal Memorial Fund $70,261 Memorial Scholarship Fund. This fund will allow one ensemble of graduating Louis Leal established this fund in honor of his wife Phyllis, Dell’Arte students to begin their professional career. The scholarship will fund to support families who have children undergoing medical the creation of an ensemble created original work for Dell’Arte’s Mad River treatments. Mr. Leal passed away on December 31, 2004. Festival. Through the creation of these works Nancy’s spirit will not only live A memorial fund for Mr. Leal was established in 2006. on but it will help mold the careers of young ensemble members for years to (1986) HY come. (2006) A Leavey Ranch Fund N Marian Coffman Larson Fund $49,844 Joseph James “Jim” Leavey, Jr., left the area to Marian Coffman Larson, born in Jacksonville, Texas in 1930, pursue his career, and returned in the 90’s to spend came to Humboldt County with her family as a young girl. She time on his ranch, located along the Mad River outside graduated from Humboldt State University with a BA degree of Blue Lake. There Jim raised many bird species in and an elementary school teaching credential. Marian taught his aviary and was an avid gardener. Jim also had school in Humboldt County for 24 years, including 19 years in ponds built and stocked with a variety of fish. Jim’s the Cutten Elementary School District. Marian devoted her Sunday drives to the ponds were the highlight of his weeks. The Leavey time and efforts to the improvement of education of young elementary school Ranch will serve as an educational area for Humboldt State University and students. She was a member of the California Teachers Association and the other educational organizations. The wide range of distinct natural Eureka Church of Religious Science. Marian is survived by her husband, ecosystems existing on the Ranch are appropriate for educational uses in the Garth Larson. The fund is used for discretionary purposes of the Foundation. fields of forestry, fisheries, rangeland management, wildlife management, (1998) C botany and other sciences relating to the conservation, preservation and understanding of natural resources and of species indigenous to the North League of Women Voters of Humboldt County Coast. The Ranch will also remain an open space with continued operation as Education Fund $38,246 a working ranch. (2012) W The League of Women Voters of Humboldt County, a non-partisan political organization, encourages the John L. & Marian Ledgerwood Memorial Fund $301,321 informed and active participation of citizens in Marian Ledgerwood established this government. The first purpose of the fund is to further fund to honor the memory of a loving League educational purposes within the Humboldt husband. Because John had appreciated County area. Examples of education fund activities are: the care he received during his many candidates, public information and educational forums; non-partisan voter hospital stays for heart problems, registration and “get-out-the-vote” drives; voter information for new citizens; income from the fund provides purchase of printed pros and cons on ballot measures and other non- scholarships to nursing students. Marian had the opportunity to meet and partisan election-related materials; support of Internet access to unbiased inspire several scholarship recipients before she passed away in September voter election information; and publication of the Humboldt County Citizens’ 2003. During her youth, Marian worked for the City of Eureka. It was she who Guide to County Government. The second purpose of the fund is to filed the necessary papers to qualify the Carnegie as an historical building. underwrite the state and national membership dues for those local League of She subsequently was an active volunteer with RSVP for many years, Women Voters members and potential members who cannot afford to pay processing film for the Eureka Police Department. In addition to the funds these costs. (1999) C she established at HAF, Marian also left an exquisite collection of locally made baskets that had been purchased by her mother before 1920. This gift Louis “Louie” Leal Memorial Fund $33,628 resides with United Indian Health Services at Potawot Village. (1986) S This fund was established by Robyn Bryant in loving memory of her father Louis who went home on Marian Ledgerwood Fund for Dogs & Cats $85,825 December 31, 2004. Louis was and still remains a great Marian Ledgerwood was born on April 22, 1918, in Eureka to John and Mary source of strength and inspiration to others. He was Davison. Marian spent her childhood in Orick living at the Davison Ranch. She always doing tangible things to help his family, friends, graduated from Eureka High School in 1936 and then attended Humboldt and community and is greatly loved and appreciated by State College. For more than 30 years, she worked for the City of Eureka in all who knew him. In honor of Louis this fund has been created to help the Engineering Department as an engineering technician, retiring in 1981. provide medical treatment, crisis and/or legal counseling for those dealing Marian had a life-long interest in photography and always had a camera with serious issues that may arise from severe physical, emotional or mental with her. She volunteered many hours to the Eureka Police Department, disorder, or through the loss of a loved one. In so doing, this fund also honors developing and printing their film. In 1986, Marian was predeceased by her the memory of Robyn’s mother, Phyllis, and two brothers, Robert and John, husband of 44 years, Johnnie. Marian loved animals, especially the Pekinese by partnering with and supporting the Phyllis Nilsen Leal Memorial Fund, she had over the years. Because of her love for animals, upon Marian’s death which supports families with children undergoing medical treatments. on September 2, 2003, she established this fund for the education, altering (2006) HY and spaying of dogs and cats in Humboldt County. (2004) W

38 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Neil A. Lemons Memorial Scholarship Fund $15,949 Fruit Company, Eureka’s Water Department, and finally retired as an Born January 9, 1979, Neil grew up locally and attended accountant for the California Division of Highways, now known as Caltrans. local schools. He participated in scouts, baseball and In her retirement, Beanie traveled extensively and enjoyed a good game soccer. Neil loved the outdoors, hunting, camping, of bridge. Her quick wit and stories of the past warmed many a family backpacking and fishing. His smile touched many lives. gathering. Her fund is intended for the exclusive benefit of the Glen Paul Neil was murdered on April 30, 2002, at the age of 23. Center for Exceptional Children in Eureka. (1999) Y This memorial fund was established by his parents, Mike Charles Lucchesi Memorial Fund $4,237 Lemons, Arlene and Ken Britt, and family for the benefit of those successfully Dawn Lucchesi, Karen Berman and Joni Branstetter completing a rehabilitation program to further their education. (2002) HS established this endowment to honor husband and father Elizabeth & Theodore Lippert Charles (Chuck) Lucchesi. Chuck lived a full, beautiful life. He Scholarship Fund $241,852 was loved by many and had such a positive view of life it was a Helen Betsy Lippert established this fund in memory of joy to be in his presence. Chuck was a lifelong educator who her beloved parents, Elizabeth and Theodore Lippert. Ted retired as Vice President, Student Personnel at College of the Lippert was a vocational shop teacher for 36 years, Redwoods. Called one of the most versatile student-athletes in school history, Fortuna Mayor for 12 years and served on the Fortuna he was inducted into the University of California Athletic Hall of Fame in City Council for 20 years. He was a 50-year member of 2003. During the last 22 years of his life he competed in Senior Tennis both the Eel River Masonic Lodge and Delta Chi of Tournaments and held national rankings. He was still competing nationally in Oregon State College where he received his bachelor’s degree in 1930 in tennis the year he died at 86. Funds will be used to support local youth industrial arts. Elizabeth Lippert graduated from the University of Southern purchasing athletic equipment needed to participate in group sports. This California in 1926, receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She fund reflects Chuck’s belief that participation in athletics as a youth can build taught at several local elementary schools and was an award winning lifelong skills in achieving success in life. (2007) Y member of the Fortuna Garden Club. The Lipperts were members of the Paloma Smith Luce Trust Fund $21,184 Fortuna Methodist Church. This scholarship fund is for Fortuna High School Paloma Smith Luce, a graduate of Fortuna Union High School’s class of graduates who are members of a church and are interested in pursuing a 1932, established this trust fund to support the high school’s science and career in teaching or vocational education. (1998) S agriculture departments. (1999) Y Robert M. Lochtie Memorial Fund $44,772 Eli & Jacob Lyons Memorial Scholarship Fund $22,451 Robert Lochtie practiced veterinary medicine in Eureka for Eli Lyons was a native of Arcata. A quiet over 30 years, building the Broadway Animal Hospital. He young man with a lifelong love of the contributed to youth programs through 4-H, FFA and the outdoors, Eli loved to fish and spent his Boy and Girl Scouts. This fund was established in his happiest hours on the local rivers. An memory in 1992 by his family. The income is used for exemplary student, Eli planned on pursuing a community projects, especially those that benefit youth, in education, the career in the field of marine biology. He was environment and the arts. (1992) AWY active in sports, and lettered in football and basketball at Arcata High School Robert & Carol Lorensen Fund $41,946 receiving All-County honors for football in 1993. This fund was established in Carol Lorensen, a resident of Humboldt County for nearly Eli’s name for scholar-athletics graduating from Arcata High School planning 50 years, retired from HSU as Secretary to the Vice to attend a four-year college or university and majoring in the biological President of University Relations. Bob, a native of Eureka, sciences. retired as chief technologist of Humboldt Central Lab in 1991, and has been employed by St. Joseph Hospital for Eli’s brother, Jacob, passed away in 2008 just before his 24th birthday. 50 years. Both Bob and Carol are graduates of HSU and Jacob was a kind and gentle young man who struggled, as a young adult, to together have eight children. Bob and Carol have made gifts including their make sense of his brother’s death. He discovered an interest and talent for life insurance policies, the death benefits to support the needs of Humboldt woodworking in high school, going on to work in local woodworking shops County and to give something back to the community from which they have after his high school graduation. Memorial gifts in Jacob’s name have been received so much. Carol passed away December 1, 2007. (1993) C used to purchase a bench for the Arcata Community Forest and to plant a tree at the Humboldt Botanical Gardens. A scholarship was established to Zerbina Lovfald Memorial Fund $645,152 help Arcata High School graduates pursue ongoing education in the area of Zerbina Susan Lovfald, or “Beanie” as she was known to industrial technology. (1995) WS her family and friends, lived in Humboldt County for over 90 years. Her husband, John Lovfald, preceded her in death in 1970. Beanie attended Eureka High School and Craddock Business College. She worked for the Diamond

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 39 Mad River Community Hospital   Partners in Caring Fund $4,179 M Mad River Community Hospital is committed to caring for all members of MacAlton Fund $320,001 our community, regardless of their ability to pay for services provided. Each year Jim MacKinnon and Alton English created the MacAlton Fund with a the hospital provides over $1.3 million in charitable remainder trust. The fund will support annual MacAlton Awards, non-reimbursed health services to more providing financial assistance to students in the fields of mechanical, than 1,700 patients. Through the Partners in Caring Fund, donors can build industrial and/or vocational arts and sciences, including architecture, upon Mad River’s generous gift to our community. Donations to the Partners carpentry and furniture making. (1998) S in Caring Fund support services for patients in need. For example, the fund John F. Machen Memorial Fund $23,572 will help the hospital provide oral surgeries for low-income pediatric patients John was born November 22, 1945. He graduated from the referred by local clinics, benefiting 30 children per year. Donations to this University of Iowa Medical School and served as a flight designated expendable fund are used directly for indigent patient care, not surgeon in the United States Navy. John and Lynn for administrative or overhead costs. The Partners in Caring fund makes a Schoenewey were married in 1979, and they moved to Eureka difference in our community by ensuring health care for those who cannot in 1980, where John became a partner in Urology Associates. afford it – allowing donors to become true partners in caring for our friends He served the local medical community in many ways and neighbors in need. (2003) H including Chief of Staff at St. Joseph Hospital and President of the Humboldt-Del Norte Foundation for Medical Care. John enjoyed flying The Maffia Family Fund $51,617 This fund was established by Lynn Maffia airplanes and fly-fishing. His favorite airplane was a 1946 Aeronca 7ac McKenna in memory of her parents, Nard Champ, which he personally restored; and his favorite fishing adventure was and Jennie Maffia, and her brother Tom. The catch-and-release for steelhead on the Klamath River. John was also a Maffias were life-long residents of Eureka devoted family man and because of his pride in his sons, Matt and Scott, and with a rich Italian heritage. Nard’s family built their musical accomplishments, the John F. Machen Memorial Fund has been and operated The Flor de Italia Hotel in the established to benefit music education. (2002) AY early 1900’s. This building, located at 110 2nd Street, currently houses the Douglas G. Mack Memorial Scholarship Fund $31,020 Eureka Rescue Mission. Jennie worked at the Bon Boniere and for Harry This fund provides an award annually to a student Adorni Insurance before marrying Nard. Together, with other family members, graduating from McKinleyville High School who is attending they owned and operated The McKinleyville Store, The Logger Bar in Blue college with the intent of becoming a teacher. Douglas Lake and The Ritz in Eureka. Jennie was the executrix of the Adorni estate Gordon Mack was a 1986 graduate of McKinleyville High and oversaw the building of the Adorni Center. Nard and Jennie were also School where he was active in soccer, tennis, forensics and very involved with the Jazz Festival as supporters and volunteers. This donor theater. His favorite teacher at McKinleyville High School, Mr. advised fund will help support the Rescue Mission building and Jazz Festival Allen Edwards, inspired him to become a high school English teacher. Doug youth programs. (2004) AH attended Oregon State University and was attending Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona to finish work on a teaching credential when he died in Michael Malloy Memorial Fund see page 57 1998 at the age of 30 after a two-year battle with cancer. Doug was proud Mandy & Molly Fund $76,243 that in his last semester, even though seriously ill, he still received straight Jim and Betty Mills established this fund to support A’s. Doug’s parents, Herschel and Rickie Mack, established this fund with the the Sequoia Humane Society, reflecting the love and hope that it would help worthy students accomplish Doug’s career goal of joy so many receive from owning a pet. Betty reports S becoming a teacher. (1998) “Many pets shared our home during the fifty-some Eldred I. “Bo” MacMillan Fund $15,653 years we have been married and all were memorable. The last two dogs we owned were a mixture of black Bo MacMillan, a third generation Humboldt County native, had a successful Labradors and who knows what else? Mandy came career in civil engineering and land surveying until his death in February into our lives in 1972 and left in 1987. Molly arrived 1993. Most of his career was spent in Humboldt County, providing him the in 1982 and departed in 1997. The period that their opportunity to work on projects such as the Arcata Freeway, Eureka’s Second lives overlapped was full of surprises, laughter and wonder at their delightful Street renovation, and one of his favorite projects, the Adorni Recreation antics. If we threw a stick into the pond, Molly would swim out to get it and Center in Eureka. To honor Bo and the profession he loved, this fund provides surrender it to Mandy who would bring it to us to throw again. Suffice it to scholarships to civil engineering students who are graduates of Humboldt say that our lives were greatly enriched by these two very intelligent, lovable County high schools. (1993) S friendly dogs and we miss them immensely.” (1998) W

40 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Ruth Marcus Memorial Writing Scholarship $11,391 Essie Mathews Memorial Fund $13,470 Ruth Marcus was born on December 13, 1925 in Detroit, This unrestricted fund was established by the family of Michigan to Zlote and Sam Pinsker, Russian immigrants. longtime Eureka resident Essie Mathews. Grants from this Her positive attitude and unyielding belief that the fund allow the Foundation to address a variety of universe spins on an axis of positive intent and that all community needs. (1992) C things happen for “The Greatest Good” continued until her sudden passing from cancer on February 5, 2000. Ruth was a devoted mother, sister and friend and was active in the creative Minette & Francis B. Mathews Memorial Fund $22,130 arts from an early age as a radio, TV and film actress, pianist and writer. This The Minette Mathews and Francis Mathews Fund has award was created by her son, Scott Marcus, and her daughter, Cindy been created by friends and family to honor the memory Kobler-Marcus, to be awarded to an aspiring writer of any age who will use it of Minette Roduner Mathews who died in May 1997 and for “The Greatest Good” and further his or her interest in writing Francis B. Mathews who died in June 2000. Minette was professionally. (2000) AS a founding member of Humboldt Sponsors, a non-profit corporation dedicated to raising funds to support John A. Marcuz Memorial Fund $6,210 Humboldt County’s youth with special needs. Eureka residents since 1948, A 1953 graduate of Eureka Senior High School, Mr. Marcuz the Mathews raised four children and were avid bridge players – both received his BA and MA from Humboldt State University in attaining the rank of life master. Francis practiced law in Eureka for fifty-three History and completed his student teaching at Arcata High years. Because of Minette’s thirty-year commitment to Humboldt Sponsors School. A high school and collegiate tennis player, Marcuz and both of their beliefs in its mission of helping Humboldt County youth, this demonstrated the best traits of the “student/athlete,” fund will support the projects of Humboldt Sponsors. (1997) Y continuing to both play and learn throughout his life. Marcuz died in 1996 after a long battle with cancer. His family has established this Gerald & Jane Matson Scholarship Fund $118,752 scholarship in his memory. (1996) S Gerry and Jane Matson, both graduates of Eureka High School, were married in 1946. Gerry received his Jack Martin Memorial Fund $4,547 master’s degree in architecture at UC Berkeley and Jack Martin was born in Tucson, Arizona. After college, he started his own architectural firm in Eureka in 1952. He spent his working years in radio, television and television designed St. Joseph Hospital, some CR buildings, Eureka syndication. He moved to Arcata in 1974 when he bought City Hall and many other schools and commercial the radio station KATA, and later purchased KSXO in Redding buildings in northern California. Jane graduated from the Samuel Merritt which he owned until he retired. This fund was established Hospital School of Nursing in 1942 and worked four years as a registered upon his death on January 9, 1999, by his wife, Lucille, and nurse before staying at home to raise the three Matson children: Susan sons Michael and Jeffrey for the restoration and maintenance of the Arcata Keele, Sharon Smullin and Larry Matson. Jane died on December 20, 2000. Marsh, one of Jack’s favorite places. (1999) W Gerald died on April 16, 2001. Education has been an important part of the Matsons’ life and is a strong family value. The Matsons’ fund provides Lynne Marie Martucci Memorial scholarships to local students studying nursing at CR and HSU, and to local Scholarship Fund $344,182 students who are enrolled in a university, to pursue a career in architecture. John Vito Martucci created this music scholarship fund by means of a (1999) S bequest for his beloved daughter, Lynne Marie Martucci. Lynne was the joy of her parents’ lives as their only child, described as a lovable little girl with Mary & Melvin “Skip” Matson Fund $13,411 a normal childhood. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis after her This fund was originally established by Mary first year at Humboldt University. With medication she was able to continue Matson to honor Skip, her husband and a life-long attending college as a music major who, in her spare time, would visit rest commercial fisherman who passed away in March homes to sing and play guitar. She truly loved her Lord and after Humboldt, of 1997. A Eureka native and graduate of Eureka decided to go to Oral Roberts University to major in Religious Education. High School, Skip served in the U.S. Army during Unfortunately, her health declined rapidly soon after that and she returned World War II. After the war he returned to Eureka to to her parents. Lynne died at the early age of 32. This scholarship in her continue his work as a commercial fisherman. Skippy loved his lifelong work memory will support a student studying music at HSU. (2009) AS of fishing and eventually became known as a “Highliner” among the salmon troll fleet for his knowledge and fishing ability. With Mary’s passing in May of The Patenaude-Juell-Hart Masonic Memorial Scholarship 2002 this fund is now known as the Mary & Melvin “Skip” Matson Fund. This scholarship has been created by Six Rivers Masonic Lodge in memory Income from this fund provides an annual scholarship to a Eureka or Fortuna of three of their Masonic brothers who dedicated their careers to public High School graduate planning to attend a four year college and major in education, Clyde Patenaude, Leonard Juell, and Bruce Hart all of whom business administration. (1998) S taught for many years in Arcata and nearby communities. (2010) S

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 41 Mattole Camp Endowment Fund $5,141 Katherine Hoyt McCaughey Situated along the Mattole River on the Lost Coast of Northern Memorial Scholarship Fund $20,551 California, Mattole Camp has served Humboldt County for Katherine McCaughey was born in 1978 in Eureka to Sarah over 60 years as a year-round gathering place for churches, Ann and Timothy Hoyt McCaughey. Katherine was looking schools, organizations and individuals who want a serene forward to returning to the University of Colorado in Boulder location away from the distractions of life. This advised where she was an honor student and an active member of endowment fund will support the Camp’s ability to improve facilities and the Triathlete Club. Kat attributed her ability to reach for provide special programs. (2002) Y excellence and her determination to achieve personal goals to the lessons she learned while competing in track at Arcata High School. The Mattole Valley Fund $19,503 She was deeply devoted to preservation of the environment and anticipated a The purpose of this expendable fund is to benefit the residents of the Mattole future in international relations with an emphasis on the environment. C Valley and their environment. (1999) Katherine is remembered as the sparkle on the tip of a wave, the tickle in the Ralph Mayo Athlete/Leadership Award Fund $14,418 sea breeze or the smile in a ripple on a calm summer lake. Unfortunately, she Ralph Mayo graduated from Eureka High School and was killed by a hit-and-run driver on July 8, 1997 at the age of 19. This Humboldt State College. He taught and coached in the Mt. scholarship is awarded to Arcata High athletes in track or cross-country who S Diablo School District for over 20 years. A Eureka High School wish to further their educations. (1998) S senior is selected annually to receive this award. (1989) McCrigler Scholarship Fund $10,710 Leonard McCrigler graduated from Fortuna High School The Carlo Mazzone-Clementi Fund $9,447 in 1978, graduated next from College of the Redwoods, The Carlo Mazzone-Clementi Fund provides an annual and then went on to receive his bachelor’s degree in reduction in tuition for a student at the Dell’Arte engineering technology and his master’s degree in International School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake, computer science from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. California, founded by Mazzone-Clementi in 1974 with Leonard and his wife, Laurie, are residents of San Jose his wife, Jane Hill. Paduan-born Mazzone-Clementi where he is a performance analyst with Hewlett-Packard Company. The worked with Marcel Marceau, Dario Fo, and Jacques McCriglers created this scholarship fund for Fortuna High School graduates Lecoq during the forties and fifties before coming to the U.S. in 1958. He who have academic interest or career goals in science, math or technology. S began a visionary teaching career that is greatly responsible for the spread of (1999) movement theatre, commedia dell’arte, mask performance, and ensemble- Frank & Zdenka McGaraghan Academic Award Fund created theatre in America. The Dell’Arte School is a professional see page 57 conservatory for actor training, attracting students from around the world. It was founded in Humboldt County in the belief that creativity blooms in a McGraw Fund for the Protection non-urban setting and that nature is the best teacher of the dynamics of of Small Animals $409,937 theatre. The school and the professional acting company associated with it Lee and Blanche McGraw moved from Southern have become internationally known as leaders in the field. (2001) AS California in 1948. Lee earned his building contractor’s license in 1956 and built over 200 homes and McAlister Family Fund $27,460 commercial properties in Ukiah before his retirement in This fund was established by the McAlister family to honor 1984. The McGraws had a great deal of love and the family name and in honor of Frank and Esther McAlister, compassion for domestic animals, particularly dogs and Linnea and Charles Leslie McAlister, Harold and Opal cats. They established this donor-advised fund to support the Spay-Neuter McAlister, Aileen McAlister Glass, Dale McAlister, Judy Rice, Assistance Program (SNAP) in the Mendocino County area in their work to Karen Baddeley and Pamela Gile. This fund benefits seniors promote kindness to animals and eliminate overpopulation and suffering. in Humboldt County. Harold McAlister passed away on July 5, 2004. Linnea Mrs. McGraw died in 2002 and Mr. McGraw died in 2003. (1995) W McAlister passed away March 11, 2008. (1993) C Mary Virginia McIntosh-Mangham Larry McCarty Foundation for Kids Fund $39,965 Memorial Fund $20,117 Larry McCarty was a vibrant, Mary, a second generation Eurekan, was a resident of much-loved, unforgettable man. He had Oakland when she died in 1987. Her beloved husband, a great gift for life, and for making a James Mangham, established this fund to benefit her native profound impact on the lives of children community. (1987) C and adults. Larry gave joy; he made people happy. A talented and respected administrator, he was Superintendent of Trinidad and Arcata School Districts. Cancer took Larry’s life at age 49 in McKeegan Charitable Remainder Unitrust $48,906 1993. His only request was that a foundation be established to benefit A co-founder of Six Rivers Planned Parenthood, Michele children. Larry specified the goals of this foundation; his friends gave it a McKeegan was its director for 16 years and is the author of a name. Larry’s friends and loving wife Kathy established the Larry McCarty 1991 book on the politics of abortion. She continues to be a Foundation for Kids on May 12, 1993. (1993) Y Planned Parenthood volunteer. Michele donated her house to the Foundation, creating a charitable remainder Unitrust.

42 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Eventually, half of the assets will establish the McKeegan Endowment for Six Hugh & Ada McLeod-Smith Scholarship Fund $29,749 Rivers Planned Parenthood. Half is designated for other causes dear to her Mrs. John T. Bissell established the Hugh and Ada McLeod-Smith Scholarship heart. Michele’s parents were both from large, poor immigrant families, out of her fondness for Fortuna Union High School and the local community determined to have only the number of children they could nurture and and to remember her parents, Hugh and Ada McLeod-Smith. Hugh Smith educate. She and her brother knew from the start that they were planned and graduated from Fortuna Union High School in 1917, where he was yearbook wanted. “There are dozens of reasons to believe in family planning, from business manager and involved with drama productions. Two scholarships a concern about population growth to belief in individual choice,” she says. year are awarded to high school seniors in need of financial assistance for “What matters most for me is its importance in laying the groundwork for their college educations. Since Mrs. Bissell’s death in 1991, the scholarship strong and loving families.” (1998) H committee has continued to award these scholarships based on her criteria. Selection is based solely on the contents of a personal letter written by the William D. McKenzie Scholarship Fund $26,063 applicant stating how receiving this scholarship might make a difference in William D. McKenzie played varsity football while at HSU the applicant’s life. (1997) S and was a member of the “Old Jack” Club. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he returned to Theresa Mary McNiel Memorial Arcata, where he and Joann were married and remained Scholarship Fund for the Study of Mandarin $13,322 together for 40 years. He was a member of the Arcata Theresa Mary McNiel was born in San Francisco on August Volunteer Fire Department for 40 years and headed that 28, 1965. She discovered a love for the Chinese language Department until his retirement in 1984. After his retirement, he worked while a freshman at University of South Florida. Theresa fighting forest fires in the New Mexico-Arizona area. He is remembered by received scholarships to study at Taiwan Normal University, his friends and family as a man with an easy smile, helping hands and an and Hangzhou University, China. She earned a B.A. in open heart. This fund provides scholarships to HSU for the children of active International Studies from University of the Pacific, and lived paid or volunteer Arcata firefighters who have served the department for at and worked for many years throughout Asia. Upon her least five years. (1994) S return to the U.S., she received her M.A. in East Asian Studies from Harvard University. She was Legislative Assistant to Senator McKinleyville Area Fund $242,366 Chuck Hagel and Senior Advisor to U.S. Secretary of State, East Asian and The McKinleyville Area Fund’s (MAF) purpose is to support recreational and Pacific Affairs. A top Chinese linguist, she accepted a position with the NSA. cultural opportunities for the McKinleyville area. Past projects include the Theresa adopted her daughter, Tonia, from an orphanage in China. Theresa Community Center, Library, Senior Center, Law Enforcement Facility and passed away August 29, 2007, from cancer. Her family establishes this Hiller Sports Fields. MAF provides grants to non-profit community groups. scholarship in memory of Theresa, to encourage the study of Mandarin. Scholarships from the Hewitt Family funds are provided to agriculture (2007) AS students at McKinleyville High School. (1982) ACSY Billie McWhorter Scholarship Fund $8,175 McKinleyville Kiwanis Scholarship Fund $17,161 Born in 1931, Billie was raised on a ranch in Petrolia and The McKinleyville Kiwanis Club established this attended elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse. scholarship fund to reward and support McKinleyville She worked for her room and board while attending High School graduates. (2007) S Ferndale High School and graduated at age 17. In 1949, McKinleyville Land Trust Conservation and she went to work for Youngreen’s Propane Gas Service Heritage Fund $11,577 where her husband-to-be was a partner. She married Ben The McKinleyville Land Trust, established in 1994, is dedicated to the McWhorter in 1950 and together they had eight children. Ben and Billie voluntary conservation of land for ecological, agricultural, educational, purchased Gene Youngreen’s half of the business in 1954 and renamed it recreational, historic, timber and scenic values. The Land Trust works Sequoia Gas. Ben died in an auto accident in 1976 and Billie continued the primarily with local property owners who want to create conservation operation of the family business with the help of her children. She was the easements to restrict the type and amount of development or other activity proud grandmother of 21 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Family that might take place on their land now or in the future. The Land Trust’s role was always “# 1” with Billie. The purpose of this fund, established by her is to monitor the easement and ensure that the conditions of the easement children in her honor, is to provide annual scholarships to graduates of are upheld. In addition to holding conservation easements, the Land Trust Ferndale High School and Mattole Triple Junction High School. (1999) S also accepts and manages donations of land with conservation value. The Harry & Nadine McWhorter purpose of this advised expendable fund is to acquire, monitor and manage Memorial Scholarship Fund $73,040 conservation easements and other conservation lands in the McKinleyville Nadine was born on February 8, 1924 in Sapulpa, area and surrounding Humboldt County communities. (2000) W Oklahoma. Harry was born in Eureka on November 10, McKinleyville Senior Center Endowment Fund $25,249 1920, and raised on a stock ranch in Yager Valley. The The McKinleyville Senior Center, established in 1978, is dedicated to couple met at the U.S. Naval Air Station in Alameda and promoting a better quality of life for the senior citizens of the McKinleyville married November 29, 1942. Their children are Harry area. The Center provides special assistance programs, health services and “Will” McWhorter and Collyn Lee Kralicek. Harry worked a wide variety of social activities. The McKinleyville Senior Center is self- in the insurance business for 44 years. He belonged to the Masons and the supporting, receiving no federal, state or local tax monies. The fund will help Fortuna Rodeo Association and enjoyed sport fishing. He and Nadine liked to ensure long-term financial stability for the Center. (1999) CH play golf and were active in the Redwood Empire Golf & Country Club. Nadine was an accomplished gardener, seamstress and a whiz with her knitting A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 43 needles. She was a member of the Humboldt County Cowbells and the Lelia Frances Miller Memorial Fund $36,334 Fortuna Elementary School PTA. Harry established this scholarship fund for Lelia Frances Miller was a native of Australia and a resident students studying sheep or beef production to honor Nadine, who passed of Fortuna and Eureka. As a war bride, Lelia came to San away on April 5, 2003. Harry followed Nadine on August 23, 2004. Francisco in June 1946, and settled in Vallejo with her (2003) S husband George N. Miller. She enjoyed knitting, needlework, gardening, animals, her Bradford Plate Collection and Melodiers Dance Band Endowment Fund $15,539 playing the piano and violin. This fund was established by The Melodiers Dance Band often her husband George and their four children to benefit the Humane Society of performed at many dances, proms, and Humboldt County, Lutheran Braille Worker’s, Inc. in Yucaipa, California and special events in the Humboldt County Columba Catholic College, Queensland, Australia. George Miller passed away area between 1955 and 1965. The band October 3, 2006. (1993) ACWHY was formed when the founding members were students at Eureka Jr. Reina Milligan Opportunity Fund $13,580 High School and continued throughout As a tribute to his wife Reina, a woman of spirit, grace and their high school and college years. Because all of the members of the principal and the mother of his three month-old daughter, Melodiers got their start in the Eureka City Elementary Schools instrumental Mariasha, Richard Self created this advised endowment music program, they created this fund to give an annual award to that fund with an initial gift from California Indian Legal Services program. A CD, originally recorded by the Melodiers in 1957 and 1961, is (CILS). The fund will support environmental justice and available as a gift to anyone contributing to The Melodiers Dance Band issues within the Native American community. During her Endowment Fund. Members of the Melodiers have included Richard Coe, Bill brief 34 years of life, Reina helped create the Environmental Protection Crichton, Mark Goedecke, Ted Howland, Dennis Hunter, Tom McGowan, Agency’s (EPA) environmental justice program and authored a report on Robert Neloms, John Sander, Richard Sloma, Keith Weidkamp and Noel environmental equity issues for which she was awarded the EPA’s Gold Weidkamp. (2007) AY Medal. As staff attorney at CILS, Reina successfully combined her commitment to the environment with her compassion and dedication to MiaBo Foundation Fund $172,806 working with disadvantaged populations. She authored a Tribal Environmental The MiaBo Foundation Fund was created to foster Protection Plan, later adopted by the EPA to serve as a model for other tribes. educational, artistic, environmental and pro-family She was also instrumental in securing passage of legislation that allows endeavors on the North Coast. After many years as Indian tribes to provide for their neediest members. (2001) W residents of Humboldt County, Maggie and Don Banducci, co-founders of Yakima Products Inc. in Arcata, hope to Jim & Betty Mills Library Endowment Fund share with their children, Mia and Bo Banducci, the gift of see page 32 giving in ways that will benefit the greater community of the North Coast for generations to come. (1994) ACWHY Arnie Millsap & Friends of Zoe Barnum Scholarship Fund $14,932 Jenifer Lynn Miles Memorial Scholarship Fund Zoe Barnum High School, with over 200 students, is the see page 57 largest continuation high school north of Santa Rosa. Students who have not been successful in traditional Jim & Faye Miles Children’s Fund $21,081 schools are offered an environment in which they can Jim and Faye Miles, longtime residents of Eureka, have achieve personal and academic growth. As a Community established this fund to help hungry children on the North of Caring, the core values of trust, respect, responsibility, Coast. Jim, a retired contractor, and his wife Faye, a family and caring are emphasized. The Eureka Exchange Club, urged on by homemaker, want their fund to support Food for People, Arnie Millsap, provided the first post-secondary scholarship for a Zoe Barnum St. Vincent de Paul and the Rescue Mission. Jim died High School graduate in 1995. Arnie had been a great supporter of local April 18, 2007. (1997) CHY youth for his entire career with the Eureka Police Department. His generous Herb & Evelyn Miller Fund $7,575 contribution led to the inception of this endowment, which will help ensure Herb Miller was born in McKinleyville, in 1909 near continued post-secondary opportunities for graduates of Zoe Barnum High Central Avenue, as it is known today. Evelyn Turner was School. Arnie passed away August 3, 2009. (2001) S born in McKinleyville, in 1911 at the Turner Ranch, Jane Irene Mishica Memorial Fund $5,962 located on Turner Road. The couple married in 1931. Jane Irene Mishica dedicated her life to social work, They owned cattle and raised potatoes. Herb Miller began adoptions, and children. Jane had a real sense about what an affiliation with Farmers Insurance Group, as an was really important. She had a way of getting to the heart of insurance agent in 1931, working both at selling insurance and running a the matter. The Jane Irene Mishica Memorial Fund was prosperous farming business. Evelyn supported Herb, both working on the created in her memory since her life was cut short by both ranch, and in the insurance business. Together, Herb and Evelyn raised two Parkinson’s disease and pancreatic cancer. This fund will be used to promote sons, Dick and Don Miller. Family was the core of their existence. Herb, the welfare and well being of foster and adopted children as well as to assist Evelyn and later Dick and Don all lived on the ranch with their families. Dick, those persons seeking to serve children in need. Even a simple need which Don and their wives expanded the farming operation to include a dairy herd goes unmet can have severe consequences for a person. Fund donors hope and chickens. In 1963, “Miller Farms Nursery” was started. The entire Miller others will join in any way possible to make the world a better place for Family is still very active in supporting the local community. (1989) CY children. What else matters in this life if the least among us lack the means of survival and success? (2006) Y 44 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Linda “Lin” Moore Fund $18,367 Lin, as she was known to her family and friends, was born in 1954 to a long-time ranching family, the Hansens, in Patterson, CA. After attending high school in her hometown, she went on to earn a degree in art from Sacramento State University. Lin came to Fortuna in the mid 70’s and worked as a paralegal secretary, most recently for the law offices of Robert Prior. She founded Soroptimists of Fortuna, served as President of the Humboldt Legal Secretaries Association, and was both a member of Humboldt Archers and a strong supporter of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. In October 2001, Lin married Thomas Moore, a resident of Fortuna, in a joyous ceremony in Bali, Indonesia. Lin passed away in September 2002, leaving behind her “memories of laughter, shared travels and a lifetime of wonderful experiences.” This donor advised fund was created in Lin’s honor to support H the fight against cancer. (2002) Morris Parent Teacher Organization Fund $11,206 The MPTO Fund was started in 1998 with the vision of growing through fundraising events and contributions from parents, teachers, students and Sarah Carter Scholarship Fund community members. This fund will support classroom teachers to broaden students’ educational experiences, sponsor family fund and learning nights "The Sarah Carter Scholarship panel members within the Morris School community, and supplement existing school were so supportive and encouraging. They programs such as library resources. These areas of focus will ensure shared great stories about Sarah Carter, their educational enrichment activities and events throughout each school year. former high school teacher who hand-picked (1998) Y them for the scholarship panel. They even gave Morris School/Wellington Fund $62,716 me a copy of Ms. Carter’s book “The Time Of Jean Wellington, who retired from the McKinleyville School District after 23 years as a teacher, established My Life: A Memoir,” which I brought with me this endowment fund to benefit the students at Morris to Chico State because this scholarship has School. An advisory committee from Morris School helped me so much. The scholarship panel recommends grants, which will support special projects members want to stay in touch and hear about or events for the entire student body or, in some cases, will aid individual students. Jean Wellington died in July my progress as a student and I look forward to of 2007. (1992) Y sharing my future accomplishments with them. Ellsworth C. “Jack” Morris Memorial Fund $7,440 My experience with the scholarship has shown This fund was established by Mrs. Ellsworth C. Morris in 1981 at the time me that Humboldt Area Foundation doesn’t just of Mr. Morris’ death. Mr. Morris was a third generation Humboldt County give you money, it gives you connections.” resident and worked for community welfare through his affiliation with the local Shriners. The income from this fund is designated for the HSU Student Sophia Miles Loan Fund. (1982) CY Eureka High Class of 2013 Chico State Asian Studies and International Studies Major Morris-DeMotte Heritage Fund $82,622 This fund is a living memorial in perpetuity to William Loren DeMotte (1891-1957) and Jessie Belle Mastin Morris (1883-1964). The fund was established by Wava Ella DeMotte to celebrate their shared desire to lend a helping hand. Mrs. DeMotte died in 1991. The income from this fund is for Noël Mosgofian Memorial Arts Scholarship Fund $4,327 discretionary purposes. (1986) C The Mosgofian family created this fund to memorialize their beloved daughter and sister, Noël Evette Mosgofian, a very Elizabeth J. Morrison Memorial Fund $23,880 talented artist and dancer, who died in 1998 at age 18, with Elizabeth Morrison, Humboldt County’s first woman attorney, many honors and awards to her credit. This fund will provide practiced with her husband Marc, and sons James and John, an annual scholarship to a graduate of the Northern Humboldt in Eureka for over 50 years. This fund was established upon Union High School District who will be studying the fine and/ her death in 1985 by her sons to provide scholarships to or performing arts after high school. Noël’s passion for life continues to S female law students. (1985) inspire the family and they take a personal interest in each recipient. (2004) AS

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 45 Mountain Communities Healthcare Myrtle Grove Cemetery Fund $52,339 Foundation Fund $6,518 Earle T. Johnson made arrangements for this endowment to assist with In 2009, the Mountain Communities Healthcare Myrtle Grove Cemetery maintenance. (1984) C Foundation (MCHF) was established in order to support health services throughout the healthcare district and specifically the services at Trinity Hospital. The Foundation board is committed to ensuring that the people of Trinity County have access to the best available healthcare. MCHF provides   community-based services and partners with Trinity Hospital to fund the N purchase of equipment, programs, services, and building needs. For H information contact Trinity Hospital at (530) 623-5541, ext. 3255. (2010) Glen & Hilma Nash Fund $9,219 Mr. C Memorial Wrestling Fund $59,188 Glen and Hilma Nash bequeathed $10,000 to establish Bert Van Duzer, retired coach of the Arcata High School wrestling team and and maintain this fund for the purpose of caring for, the Burly Redwood Stickers, working with an advisory committee, helped feeding, and neutering or spaying dogs and cats located establish this fund in 1990 to honor Mr. Paul Conner. “Mr. C” was a retired in Humboldt County. Glen Nash was born on April 4, vice-principal and counselor from Arcata High who was an important part of 1910, in Blue Earth, Minnesota and moved to Eureka the local wrestling program for many years. Mr. C passed away January 4, with his family in 1919. He was a general contractor and 2008. Income from the fund is used to promote and support wrestling on the built a number of area schools, commercial buildings, North Coast. (1990) Y custom homes and other structures. Glen also belonged to several service organizations and clubs. He passed away on November 14, 2003, at age 93. Don Michael Mulkins Memorial Fund $3,933 Hilma Nash was born on July 10, 1907, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and Don Michael Mulkins and his family moved to came to Eureka as a young girl. On March 7, 1927, Hilma married Glen, her McKinleyville when he was four-years old to be near his husband of 75 years. She worked for many years at the local Poultry mother’s parents. Don, or “Mick” to his closest friends, Producers and later as bookkeeper for Glen’s contracting business. Hilma was a fun-filled fellow, finding the world a wonderful passed away on November 11, 2002, at the age 95. (2004) W place. He graduated from “Mack High,” married and spent the next four years in the Air Force during the Vietnam James A. & Geneva Nealis Memorial Fund $125,624 War. His proudest moments were at the births of his two beloved daughters, Believing strongly that people should contribute actively to the community in Amy and Jill. In 1977, while working in the woods, he was paralyzed by a which they live, the Nealises worked with many organizations and on many falling tree, and spent the next half of his 54 years in a wheel chair. This he area projects. Geneva, who died in June 1996, established this fund to honor did with style. This fund will support nursing students at College of the her husband James. (1990) C Redwoods because of the compassionate care Mick received from hospice Joyce Lewis Nelson Memorial Scholarship Fund nurses in his final days. He also wished to honor his daughters, both in the Joyce Muriel (Lewis) Nelson graduated from South Fork medical field, with Jill graduating from the nursing program at CR. High School in 1952 and attended Eureka Business (2004) HS College and San Jose Junior College. She married John C. Nelson and had three children. She worked for Bank of Willard & Donna Mullan Scholarship Fund $288,715 America for several years and Humboldt State University The income from this fund is used to establish annual scholarships for for almost eighteen years, in the financial aid department, graduates of Humboldt County high schools who are pursuing courses of retiring in 1998. Joyce began compiling South Fork High School alumni lists study at College of the Redwoods, to prepare them to become either Certified for her class’s 45th Reunion in 1997. Many classes were invited. She was Shorthand Reporters (court reporters) or legal secretaries. (1994) S instrumental in the planning of several more reunions, especially the all-school reunion in 2000 and her class’s 50th. She passed away on April Seferino (Sef) Raul Murguia Memorial Fund $18,760 29, 2005, a month before the last reunion she helped plan. This fund was Seferino Raul Murguia, Humboldt County Planning established by schoolmates in her honor to provide scholarships to South Commissioner and 2nd District Supervisor, died on Fork High School graduates or alumni who plan to attend or are currently December 26, 2009, at age 67, surrounded by his attending Humboldt State University. (2005) S family. Seferino was a Mexican caballero and a true gentleman, born on the Hardison Ranch in Filmore, CA Nesbitt Family Fund $70,527 and raised in the orchards of San Jose, watching as the Greg and Jennylee Nesbitt, natives of Oregon, returned to fields gave way to urban sprawl. His memories of hunting with his father and the northwest after 20 years in Louisiana where Greg ran uncle in the Los Padres National Forest set in motion a life-long passion to an investor-owned electric utility, chaired the Rapides preserve wild places and manage the rural landscape responsibly. Sef Foundation and led the Louisiana Learn State became an adept swordsman while a student at HSU, was a voracious reader Commission in creating a K-12 Education Plan. and had both a beautiful tenor voice and a photographic memory. He passed Previously, the Nesbitts spent 20 years in San Diego on a fierce pride in his Mexican heritage to his children and grandchildren. where they reared their three children Denise, Staci and Greg. Jennylee is an Sef, his wife Elizabeth and their family created this fund together to promote active volunteer, investing 5 years of her time establishing a Hospice a public conservation corridor within the Humboldt Bay Watershed. (2009) W program, a decade procuring food for a food bank in San Diego, and another

46 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS 10 years developing a shelter for battered women in Louisiana. The Nesbitts improvements to parklands, forests, slopes and streams. They take deserved learned early about philanthropy and have made it a lifetime habit. Greg said, pride in their accomplishments and team abilities, gaining self-esteem. “It’s important to save money and to give some of it back to the communities Cooperating agencies provide in-kind supervision, administration, insurance, in which we live.” Greg currently serves on the HAF board of directors. The etc. Money donated to Nick’s Interns goes to wages and payroll expenses of Nesbitts established this advised, expendable fund to support a variety of the workers themselves. Donations have sustained Nick’s Interns year-to- charitable causes here on the North Coast. (2002) C year. A fund with HAF will ensure its future. (2006) WY Ian Christopher Mackey Newman Fund $34,381 Carl Nielsen Memorial Fund $151,551 Jennifer Mackey, a Rio Dell artist and designer, Carl Nielsen, a lifelong Arcata resident, was a graduate of established this endowment fund to honor her son Ian Arcata High and had a 43-year career with Seely & Titlow Christopher Mackey Newman. This fund is designed to Company. He served in the Army from 1943 to 1946 as an assist minors who are simultaneously severely physically Army Engineer in France and the Philippines. Carl’s beloved handicapped and mentally gifted. The goal of the fund is mother, Emma, granddaughter of pioneer William Burrill (for to help expose these promising children to educational whom Burrill Peak, near Weitchpec, is named), was the and worldly experiences that they might not otherwise be able to experience. daughter of Hans Knudsen, whose family owned ranches at Orleans and Thus the fund makes grants available to such children for educationally Somes Bar. Carl spent a lot of time on these ranches, developing an avid related travel, preferably outside Humboldt County. Previous recipients have interest in the history and customs of the early European settlers and his used the funds to do such things as travel to Washington, D.C. to explore the Indian forebears. He became known as an authority on those subjects, as National Air & Space Museum and to Mexico to study the ancient architecture well as a collector of artifacts from that period. He was recognized as an in the region surrounding Mexico City. Ian passed away January 19, 2010. accomplished woodworker and gunsmith, specializing in early techniques. He (1996) Y was appreciated for his generosity in sharing his knowledge and skills. This is a discretionary fund. (1997) AC Nichols Family Scholarship Fund $6,051 Jack and Henryetta Nichols moved to Humboldt County in 1997. They moved Edward L. & Joan Nilsen Fund $51,775 to Smyrna, Delaware in 2008 to be closer to their family, Greg, Maureen Ed and Joan Nilsen established this leadership fund in and Analisa Nichols. Their son, Greg, received his Doctor of Science Degree December 1994. Ed Nilsen served as a member of the from Washington University, St. Louis and is an engineer with The Boeing Board of Directors from the time Humboldt Area Company in Philadelphia. Maureen is a teacher in the Philadelphia School Foundation was founded in 1972 until 2001. He served System. Jack, Henryetta and Greg established this fund to help young as the first Chair of the Board and is still serving in many people of Humboldt County further their educations in the fields of science, other essential capacities. Grants are currently made to medicine, education and the ministry. (1998) S three Eureka elementary schools for projects outside normal funding. (1994) Y Richard & Marian Nicholson Endowment Fund $4,637 Dick Nicholson was born in Salt Lake City in 1926. After Evelyn Hansen Noderer Scholarship Fund $33,292 moving frequently with his family, he graduated from Evelyn Hansen Noderer graduated from South Fork High Oakland Technical High School and joined the Navy on School in 1953. College wasn’t in her plans until her his 18th birthday. Dick married Patricia Braskamp in principal, Richard Roche, encouraged her to apply for a $100 1950 and graduated from UC Berkeley in electrical engineering that same scholarship. That was the stimulus that started her on a year. He worked as a sales engineer in the Bay Area and the couple had rewarding career in education. She received her bachelor’s three children, Penny, Paul and Mark. After moving to Eureka in 1955, Dick degree and teaching credential from U.C. Berkeley and volunteered as Chairman of the Humboldt Fire District #1, President of Arcata master’s degree from San Diego State University. Post-graduate courses Rotary, and as the foreman of the Grand Jury. His wife Patty died in 1993 included an international summer program at the University of Oslo in and he married Marian Horner in 1994. Dick created this fund to support the Norway. Her first year of teaching was girls’ physical education at South Fork Threshold Project with gifts of stock from Industrial Electric Service Company High School. After four years in Santa Rosa, Evelyn married and moved to where he worked for 37 years, attaining the position of President and CEO San Diego. She enjoyed teaching all ages, from preschoolers to adults, in before retiring. Dick passed away on May 26, 2009. (2009) H classes of adapted physical education, child development and genealogy. Evelyn established this fund to provide scholarships to outstanding seniors Nick’s Interns Fund $149,556 from South Fork High School, to help them achieve a rewarding career with a Nick’s Interns continues the legacy of Nick Raphael, a college education. (2003) S forestry graduate of HSU who died in a car crash at age 26. Nick had worked in the woods since the age of 12, in North Coast Big Brothers/Big Sisters all parts of Humboldt County. In summer months Nick’s Endowment Fund $27,450 Interns employs a mix of high-achieving and “at risk” North Coast Big Brothers/Big Sisters has served North teenagers, who build and maintain trails, stabilize stream Coast families since 1969 with a nationally recognized beds, improve timber stands, plant trees, control erosion, reduce risk of fire mentoring program. Since that time, this affiliate of Big or survey fish and wildlife. Working with inspirational mentors in BLM, State Brothers/Big Sisters of America has served thousands of Parks and a variety of non-profit organizations, interns make visible

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 47 Humboldt County youth between the ages of 7 and 17. At the beginning of the deterioration of the original tapes. The North Coast Environmental History 1998, a branch office was established in Redway to serve youth in Southern Resource Recovery and Preservation Fund was created to raise funds for the Humboldt County. The income from the North Coast Big Brothers/Big Sisters digitization of more than 700 videotapes in the Humboldt Watershed Council Endowment is used to support quality “Big-Little” matches on the North Video Collection. The vision for the North Coast Environmental History Coast. (1997) Y Resource Recovery and Preservation Fund extends beyond the immediate need of the Humboldt Watershed Council Video Collection and will enable North Coast Cultural Trust $5,260 future preservation efforts for materials that tell the region’s important, but North Coast Cultural Trust’s (NCCT) goal is to support broader too often neglected, environmental history. (2013) W public participation in and stability for the already thriving North Coast arts and humanities. NCCT is truly a Northcoast Regional Land Trust collaboration among North Coast donors, artists, cultural Monitoring & Operations Fund $197,022 organizations and community groups. To date, nearly a The Northcoast Regional Land Trust works with private million dollars has been committed to the Trust by local landowners, public agencies and other organizations donors and the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund. Robert Yarber, Loleta toward the conservation of working farms, forests and resident and arts advocate, made a $10,000 donation to establish the trust. ranchlands as well as wildlands and open space. NRLT Yarber moved to the North Coast in 1969 and in 1973 became artist Morris also conducts conservation planning, facilitates diverse Graves’ assistant. “It is a betterment of our own well-being and the community dialogue and enables hundreds of children to experience nature community’s well-being to support the arts. A strong arts community is very and working landscapes each year. This fund is used by NRLT to continue its subtle in shaping people’s lives and a community. It enables us to see the work monitoring and stewarding the thousands of acres of lands already world and ourselves in a deeper and broader perspective,” comments Yarber. conserved, and providing educational and engaging opportunities for our (1998) A community while also capitalizing on new opportunities as they arise. (2008) W Northcoast Circle of Change The Northcoast Circle of Change is committed to bringing Northcoast Regional Land Trust to Humboldt County the vision of Challenge Day, “… Stewardship Fund $557,904 every child lives in a world where they feel safe, loved The Northcoast Regional Land Trust has the responsibility to manage and celebrated.” Hundreds of Humboldt County middle conservation easements on tens of thousands of working ranch and forest and high school students have experienced the lands on the North Coast as well as small fee properties NRLT owns. The transforming power of Challenge Day. The Northcoast Circle of Change is Stewardship Fund ensures for the vital monitoring and stewardship of these working to bring Challenge Day to all Humboldt County youth and support the properties in perpetuity. (2005) W efforts of Be the Change Teams (youth clubs) to NOTICE*CHOOSE*ACT in their schools and communities. Challenge Day events are a powerful Northern California Association of River Guides (NCARG) experience in which youth and adults come together to take a serious look at Eel River Restoration Fund issues such as violence, teasing, racism, harassment, peer pressure, The NCARG is made up of professional sport fishermen working on the substance abuse, and suicide. The program is designed to increase young salmon and steelhead streams from California’s Sacramento River to peoples’ feelings of personal power and self-esteem, to shift dangerous peer the Sixes River in Oregon. Since its inception in 1986, the association pressure to positive peer support, and to eliminate the acceptability of and individual members have become increasingly involved in stream teasing, violence, and all forms of oppression. (2006) Y restoration activities on the Eel, Klamath, Smith, Mattole, Garcia, Gualala and Russian Rivers. Conveying the importance of habitat and wild stocks Northcoast Environmental Center is part of everyday interaction with thousands of fishing clients. The value Endowment Fund $2,959 sport fishermen place on the resource translates into restoration support. The Northcoast Environmental Center (founded in 1970), NCARG has raised over $50,000 through Eel River Enhancement Derbies. In established this endowment fund to assure this grass cooperation with Humboldt Area Foundation, NCARG has set up this account roots organization’s continuing ability to pursue its to fund stream restoration and education projects on the Eel River. NCARG mission to promote understanding of the relations welcomes project proposals, donations and matching fund partnerships. between people and the biosphere and to conserve, (1998) W protect and celebrate terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems of Northern California and Southern Oregon. (2004) W Northern Counties Logging Interpretive Association Fund $303,663 North Coast Environmental History Resource An anonymous gift of $15,000 established this fund in 1990, designated for Recovery & Preservation Fund N a specific future project. Additional similarly restricted gifts have since been From the 1990s through 2004, hundreds of Northwest received. (1990) A California citizens protested destructive logging practices and urged regulatory agencies to promote more Rosalind Novick Fund $615,090 sustainable forest management policies. Several Rosalind, a pediatric cardiologist who worked with the activists video-documented the controversial logging Redwood Coast Regional Center, created this fund by practices, the resultant protest activities, the evidence gathering efforts, and bequest to support Redwoods Monastery for any purpose the testimony given at hearings. Now this video work, both the original and the Monastery deems appropriate. She left a second gift edited footage, is the subject of great concern due to damage from mold and to HAF to support local artists through the Victor Thomas

48 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Jacoby Fund. Ros was a bright and witty storyteller who tried her hand at Society. Candy, family and friends created this designated endowment fund poetry and delighted her friends with her sense of humor. For more than to offer support to Parkinson patients. Candy passed away May 2, 2009. twenty years she and her partner Lan Sing Wu visited Redwoods Monastery, (2001) H first simply as retreat participants, but gradually, as they recognized this as a group of women for whom they cared deeply, they became strong Hans Olsen Trust $370,246 contributors. They worked in the garden and cooked meals for the sisters, set Hans Christain Olsen was born in 1885 on the Olsen up a little first aid clinic and provided blood pressure check-ups, exchanged ranch in the Arcata Bottom, his home throughout his books and created close friendships that are still treasured today, years after lifetime. He was a hard worker. His first job was pick and Ros’s death in the year 2000. (2009) C shovel labor for the Hammond Railroad, and then as a young man, he worked as a teamster and ranch hand in Monsignor Thomas Nugent & Margaret Kellett the hill country of Humboldt. He was noted for his skill in Educational Fund see page 58 breaking and training horses. He vowed to work hard in his youth, so he would not have to when he was old. He ran the family ranch in dairying and stock raising operations until 1958. He outlived four sisters and brother. He remained a bachelor, enjoyed conversations with young people, took every  O  opportunity to encourage them to lead moral lives, and to be thrifty. He lived to 87, and had acquired a sizeable estate earned by his hard physical labor and conserved by his prudent living. (1973) Y Agnes & Kenneth Ogilvie Memorial Fund $690,493 Upon Agnes’ death in 1987, the residue of her Frances Angelina & Anton J. Ondracek Fund $125,657 estate came to the Foundation for discretionary Tony Ondracek established this fund in loving memory of purposes and, in particular, to aid the Humboldt his wife and lifetime partner, Frances, who passed away Bowling Association Junior League. on November 18, 1999. Frances was a Texas girl with a (1987) CS Y great love for animals and many talents, including sewing and crocheting. Tony, a Eureka High School graduate, met Theodore Roosevelt & Ingrid R. Olander Frances while traveling through Texas and knew right Memorial Scholarship Fund $637,598 away that she was the girl for him. They were married on August 31, 1933, Theodore and Ingrid Olander were both born in Eureka, in and spent their honeymoon on a deer hunting expedition. During their 1901 and 1905 respectively. They both attended Eureka sixty-six years of marriage, they built a welcoming home for their family and City Schools but didn’t meet until 1923 while working for friends, their well-loved pets, and all the wild creatures, including a fox that the J.C. McDonald Company. They were married in 1925. learned to come to their door and eat from their hands. The Ondracek’s During his lifetime, Mr. Olander also worked for Nelson advised endowment fund supports Vector Rehabilitation and Hospice; Steamship Company, owned and operated a Chevron provides a scholarship for students of veterinary medicine; and assists with service station in Eureka, and finally retired from Eureka Oxygen Company in costs for spaying and neutering small domestic animals. Mr. Ondracek 1963. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening and was the oldest member passed away on January 4, 2006 at the age of 94. (2000) W HS of Humboldt Masonic #79 at the time of his death in 1997. Mrs. Olander was a housewife, a member of Eastern Star and an avid bridge player. She died in Open Door Community Health Centers Fund $558,746 1999. The Olanders always wanted to go to college themselves but never Established in honor of the Open Door thought they could afford it. They created this fund to make sure Community Health Centers’ 25th underprivileged children in Humboldt County would have the opportunity that anniversary, this fund supports the they had missed. (2000) S provision of high quality health care to Humboldt and Del Norte residents regardless of financial, geographic, social Galen Russel Olsen Memorial Fund or age barriers. With support from the fund, Open Door’s seven community for Parkinson Support $6,141 health centers will work with other community providers to meet community Galen Russel Olsen, a third generation Humboldter, was health needs, improve services, provide education on health and social born in 1922 to Oscar and Marie Bush Olsen. In 1945, issues, and work toward change in the present health care system through while serving in the Navy during WWII, he met and example, education and direct participation. (1996) H married his lifetime partner Lilly Marie (Candy) Olson. In 1951, he established Olsen’s Heating and Sheet Metal in ORCA Dual Wrestling Fund $8,447 Eureka, later operated by his grandsons Matt and Jason The ORCA Dual Wrestling Fund was created to support the wrestling match Olsen. Galen loved being with his family, fishing and snowmobiling. He between the best senior wrestlers in California and Oregon. The dual meet enjoyed playing golf and marshalling for the PGA and LPGA tournaments. As is held in Redding, California on odd years and in Ashland, Oregon on even a hobby, he crafted sports equipment for his sons Garrett, Douglas and years. This match takes place on the second Saturday in March. The goal is Y Gregory. Galen served as regional president on the Sheet Metal, Air to make this the best high school dual meet on the West Coast. (2010) Conditioning National Association and helped establish an apprenticeship training class at College of the Redwoods. He served on the Diamond Lake Home-Owner’s Board and was a member of the North Coast Vintage Aviation

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 49 William H. Osborne Endowment Fund $13,424 utilize recycled materials and/or natural elements to refocus our attention on This fund was established to honor Bill, who loved life to the the beauty of the natural world. Works are encouraged that are site-specific, fullest, laughed loud and often, and was committed to and that celebrate the ephemeral artistic balance of time and nature. helping people realize their maximum potential. Bill and his (2003) A family settled in Eureka in 1958, where he began his Peter E. Palmquist Memorial Fund professional life as a physical therapist. He co-founded for Historical Photographic Research $18,582 Eureka Physical Therapy, which continues to serve the North Peter Palmquist was killed at age 66 by a hit-and-run Coast today. The fund will be used to reflect Bill’s passion for people – to driver on January 13, 2003. A professional photographer assist youth sports programs and to help all of the arts, including theatre, for over 50 years, including 28 at Humboldt State music and the visual arts. (2003) AY University, he is considered one of the most important photo-historians of the 20th century. His emphasis was the American West, California, Humboldt County before   1950, and the international history of women in photography. He published P over 60 books and 340 articles. With coauthor Thomas Kailbourn, he won the Caroline Bancroft Western History Prize for their book, Pioneer Photographers Pacific Union Arts Endowment Fund $13,007 of the Far West. Professor Martha Sandweiss, Amherst College, wrote, “He established new ways of pursuing the history of photography. With his In celebration of a rewarding 33-year teaching career, collections and research notes now accessible at Yale, he will be speaking to David Cherney established this fund in honor of his and inspiring new generations forever.” Established by Peter’s lifetime fabulous colleagues, wonderful students and supportive companion, Pam Mendelsohn, this fund supports the study of under- community. In addition to making his own contribution, researched women photographers internationally and Western American Mr. Cherney contributed the retirement gifts from his photographers before 1900. (2003) A friends and family. The purpose of the endowment is to provide funds to help support Pacific Union School’s Parker Youth Fund $16,979 AY annual Arts Month Celebration. (2004) Stanley Parker was born on August 5,1923. He Pacific Union School District Endowment Fund $3,230 graduated from elementary school in Rio Dell, high school in Fortuna, and the University of California at This fund, created from a previously shared fund, was established to expand Berkeley. He married Mary Owen of San Francisco in technology education and to promote other enrichment projects to enhance 1953, and the couple had two daughters, Eleanor and the education of the students from Pacific Union, a nationally recognized Catherine. Mr. Parker worked as the Traffic Manager and Distinguished Blue Ribbon School. (1996) Y Industrial Affairs Manager during a 30-year career with the Pacific Lumber Sterling F. Paddock Memorial Fund $26,806 Company. He was active in the community, serving with the Fortuna High Sterling Fulmore Paddock was born at home in Eureka on April 11, 1910, School Board of Trustees, Humboldt Grand Jury, Norcoa Health Organization, weighing just over 2 pounds. His grandmother’s wedding ring fit over his Local Agencies Formation Commission, Eureka and Fortuna Chambers of thigh. He was put in a shoe box in the woodstove warming oven, but was not Commerce, Eureka Chapter of the American Red Cross, Scotia Kiwanis Club, expected to survive. He passed away 44 days before his 98th birthday on United Way, Camp Fire Girls & Boys and Redwoods United. Mr. Parker died on February 27, 2008. He spent his youth working on ranches in Humboldt and October 29, 1990. This advised endowment fund was created at Pacific Siskiyou counties and enjoyed deer hunting, fishing, and collecting rocks and Lumber to honor Mr. Parker. It supports youth in Scotia and Rio Dell with a petrified wood. Later in life, he helped local ranchers, taking care of animals, particular focus on education. (2002) Y making wood or house-sitting for them while they were on vacation. Sterling was a reliable, quiet and private individual who lived in his own home until Elizabeth “Freckles” Locke Parrott N a brief stay at St. Luke Manor. In addition to other gifts to organizations he Memorial Fund $10,625 Elizabeth “Liz” excelled in Women’s Amateur Fast Pitch admired, Sterling left this fund to be spent at the discretion of HAF to meet Softball for 17 years with Erv Lynn Florists. She was local community needs. (2009) C selected for the All-American National Softball Congress Charles William Page Memorial Fund $9,981 Team in the World Tournament in Phoenix, Arizona in Established in 2003 to honor the memory of Charles 1952 and was awarded Most Valuable Player. Her team (Charlie) William Page, this fund celebrates his love of art, was twice the runner-up and in 1953 were the World nature, simplicity and environmental stewardship. A naturally NSC Champions. She graduated from HSU in 1959 and began her 30-year gifted artist, Charlie loved to take his sketchbook along on teaching career as a P.E. instructor and coach at Eureka High. In 1966, camping and backpacking trips into the Trinity Alps, Marble “Freckles” was inducted into the Portland Metro Hall of Fame. Liz was forever Mountains and Siskiyou Hills. His sensitive and acutely a coach and faithful 49ers fan. She welcomed animals in need, her “kids”, detailed drawings reflect what he knew best – the birds and fauna of into her home. She loved her McCaan cabin. Her last fond memory was a trip Humboldt County. Charlie’s intimate relationship with the natural environment with her friends to the Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame and the spawned a profound spiritual belief system that reflected his wilderness ethic National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2007. This fund was established by Sharon and deep love and respect for nature. His fund supports local artists who Wold, Jan Wholers and other dear friends to provide a scholarship for college softball players. (2012) S

50 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Betty Slagle Anderson Partain Fund for Richard E. Peters Physical Education & Athletics for Youth $13,514 Memorial Safety Scholarship Fund $21,111 Betty Partain first came to the North Coast as a freshman at Richard Peters was a longshore supercargo, ILWU Eureka South Fork High School in 1946. She went on to teach Local 14, for nearly 50 years and an employee of Westfall physical education at Humboldt State University, retiring in Stevedore Company for 40 years. Dick died in 2002 as 1982. The fund reflects her lifelong concern about getting the result of a tragic accident aboard ship, doing the job youngsters involved in athletic activities. The purpose of this he loved. He was admired and respected for his fund, which is administered by her three grandsons, is to professional skills, his gentle humor and his intellectual provide money for boys and girls, kindergarten through college, to participate curiosity, graduating from College of the Redwoods at age 66. The purpose of in competition or exercise when financial constraints would otherwise be a the fund is to promote safety awareness and provide scholarships to children barrier. (1996) Y and grandchildren of local longshoremen. (2002) S

Gail Pascoe Making Headway Fund $10,632 Donna Petersen Memorial Fund $34,770 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when there is a blow to Mrs. Petersen was a staunch supporter of animal life, the head that causes the loss of one or more abilities, such especially concerned with the well being of homeless as memory retention, decision making, planning, and dogs. She was one of the founders of the Humane concentration. Working with brain injured people and their Society of Humboldt County, which this fund benefits. families since 1983, Gail co-founded Making Headway (1987) W Center for Brain Injury Recovery in 1999. Making Headway is a nonprofit agency that provides services to address these and other losses. Gail wishes Jerry Peterson Memorial Fund $10,407 these funds to be used for prevention, temporary housing, medical care, A native of Arcata, Jerry E. Peterson was part-owner/ emotional counseling and support, case management, and family support for operator of Sequoia Auto Supply. At the time of his death in those with a brain injury and their families. It is Gail’s intent to remember this July 1984, his wife Sharron and his daughters established fund and Making Headway, the organization that represents her life’s work by this memorial fund. It benefits the Humboldt Community means of a bequest. (2004) H Breast Health Project. (1984) H Coach Jerry Paul Memorial Fund $10,177 Melvin & Leona Peterson Memorial Fund $20,571 Jerry Paul was a teacher, coach, athletic director and The Petersons were both natives of Humboldt County. Leona established inspirational leader for youth athletics for nearly 40 years. this fund in 1985 to honor her husband. Initially the fund was used for the Jerry came to HSU in 1953 to earn a degree in P.E. and a maintenance of the aquarium at St. Luke Manor. After Melvin’s death in teaching credential while playing basketball for the 1988, Leona asked that the fund be used to provide scholarships. Leona Lumberjacks. During his 32 years at Arcata High, Jerry passed away on February 15, 1994, leaving a substantial bequest to coached golf, cross-country and tennis. His main love, establish the Melvin T. Peterson Scholarship Fund with the Foundation. however, was coaching varsity boys and girls basketball, leading his teams in (1985) S winning more than 100 games, including many championships. Known for his fairness, nurturing presence and competitive spirit, Jerry was named to Melvin T. Peterson Scholarship Fund $197,155 the Arcata High School Hall of Fame and the California Coaches’ Association Leona Ella Peterson established this scholarship fund in her husband’s Hall of Fame. He was always grateful to his wife Adair and their three children memory, to be used for scholarships for Eureka High School graduates, to Raida, Gary and Debbie for their love and support. At his death in 2001, Adair provide both vocational and academic training. Leona, a native of Ferndale, created this advised endowment fund to continue Jerry’s life work, helping taught in many local schools, and was a social worker for the Welfare local youth realize their educational and athletic goals. (2001) Y Department for many years. She and her husband were life and charter members of St. Luke Manor. (1994) S Perrett Family Fund $10,515 The Perrett Family Fund was established Barry F. Phelps Leukemia Fund $92,190 by Tom and Stephanie Perrett to Barry Phelps was a lifelong resident of Fortuna. After encourage students to seek educational suffering with cancer for four years, he died in 1983 at the experiences that increase their age of nine. To assist the family with the tremendous cost of vocational skills. Tom established his an anticipated bone marrow transplant, the community business, Tomas Jewelry, after many organized a large fundraiser. Barry died before the event, but years of world travels, which were instrumental in his education. Tom and encouraged family and friends to continue with it to help Stephanie and their children Eli and Melissa have been fortunate to complete other victims of leukemia. Preference for assistance is given to young HY many trips abroad. The experiences gained in traveling are enriching and leukemia victims residing in the Eel River Valley. (1986) opening avenues of cultural awareness not available any other way. Through Hugo Pompati Memorial Fund see page 57 this advised scholarship fund they wish to enable more students to attend a vocational or trade school. They also feel strongly about the importance of Andrew & Bertha Pon Memorial Fund $320,007 giving back to the community through monetary contributions as well as When she died in 1995 at the age of 84, McKinleyville resident Bertha volunteerism. (2005) S Pon left the residue of her estate to a fund designated for 4-H, FFA, senior nutrition and health programs, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and organized youth baseball programs. The widow of Andrew Pon, A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 51 Bertha worked for the Bank of America for many years and was a member of both the Mendocino and Humboldt County Historical Societies, as well as the Arcata Business Girls. (1996) CWHY John Paul Poovey Memorial Fund $29,154 John Paul Poovey was born July 3, 1954, and raised in Eureka. He attended local schools where he was an outstanding baseball and basketball player. John graduated from UC Berkeley and later Palmer West Chiropractic College. He was an exceptional and devoted Chiropractor in Fortuna for over 16 years. John died suddenly at the young age of 51. Throughout his life John was passionate about everything outdoors, including hunting, fishing and abalone diving, and camping with his many friends and family. John’s family and friends established this fund to provide camperships to area youth. (2005) Y Premier Foundation Fund $94,819 This fund was established by Premier Financial Group, Inc. Registered Investment Advisor, and its president, Trinidad Library Wayne Caldwell. The fund was originally established by the principals of the firm, Wayne Caldwell CFP, Ron Ross In 1915, the Trinidad Civic Club voted to start Ph.D./CFP and John Gloor, for the primary purpose of encouraging corporate and business good works in our community. This fund a library and purchased $3.37 of wood to put will not only provide Premier and its team with a focus for its own charitable bookshelves in a shed. For the next 98 years, efforts, but will also be used as a model for assisting its many business the library was located alternately in a church, a clients in establishing similar funds. “Charitable donor-advised funds through HAF are an excellent way to add increased meaning to our business schoolroom, the town hall, and even a kitchen. endeavors by enabling local firms to contribute insight and financial support to the community,” according to Wayne Caldwell. (1998) C In 2000, a community effort to build a permanent home began with a generous gift of land from Glenn and Janis Saunders (pictured)   to house a museum, library and park. In 2002, Q the Donald Blue Family Fund was started to encourage donations to build the library. Nicole Quigley Memorial Fund for Dance and Youth Activities $7,525 Donations came in from many businesses Brilliant, sweet, outgoing. Only a few words that describe and residents. One young man even donated the kind hearted Nicole Quigley. A 4th grade student at his bar mitzvah money. The community vision Dows Prairie Elementary School and only 9 years old when a tragic car crash took her life on October 6, 2008. shared with the Friends of Trinidad Library and Nicole was very outgoing and had a lot of friends. She Library Building Committee, the Trinidad Coastal knew at a very young age that dance was her passion. Land Trust, City of Trinidad and the County of She also loved to play soccer, basketball and golf with her sister Ashley and Humboldt was finally realized when the new all her friends. Nicole was the daughter of Kenneth and Debra Quigley and twin sister of Ashley Quigley. Nicole’s fund will provide dance awards and Library opened in August 2013. youth activity scholarships to children in Humboldt County. (2009) AY Don F. & Fay M. Quinn Memorial Fund $17,576 Don F. Quinn, a native of Eureka, was very active in the community. He had a positive attitude toward life and a sincere desire to help others. Born on October 4, 1920, he died July 29, 1983. Fund income is distributed at the discretion of the Foundation’s board of directors. Fay Quinn passed away on December 22, 1997. (1983) C

52 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS counties who are clients of the Redwood Coast Regional Center. Some of the   possible creative uses of the individual grants could include specific housing R needs, one-time moving needs, emergency travel needs, and start-up seed money for programs fostering independence in life-skills, recreational skills Rael Family Scholarship Fund $21,675 and/or housing. Applications for such personal grants are made to the The Rael Family established this scholarship to support a Redwood Coast Developmental Services Corporation Board of Directors. Latino student who demonstrates academic potential and (2009) CH who has a history of community involvement. Dennis Redwood Empire Quilters Guild Fund $32,017 Rael, as we know from the delectables served at Los Income from this fund will cover material costs; provide Bagels, is of mixed heritage; his mother was Jewish and honoraria for instructors, curators and artists for his father Chicano. His father experienced discrimination workshops and classes; and support fellowships for as a child because he was Spanish-speaking. While individuals to attend educational programs related to the working as a printer in his late 40’s, he turned this discrimination around by fiber arts field. (1995) A going back to school and obtaining a teaching credential. He was hired as a teacher because among his qualifications was the ability to speak the Redwood Regional Rotary language for which he once was ridiculed. The Rael family believes that Disaster Relief Super Fund $45,778 people who have access to education can increase their potential. They take This fund has been created by the North Coast Rotary Clubs to assist North pride in their heritage and feel fortunate to be able to encourage others to Coast residents who, due to a natural disaster, need emergency funds that also take pride in who they are and further their education. (2004) S are not immediately available from government agencies. Funds are available Marie Raleigh Memorial Fund $313,674 to anyone located in the areas served by the ten North Coast Rotary Clubs from Garberville to Crescent City. (1995) C Because of Marie Raleigh’s love of animals, her 1985 bequest specified that the income from her fund be used Redwood Roots Farm Education Program $2,627 to provide for the care and feeding of cats. (1985) W The goal of the Redwood Roots Farm Education Program is to cultivate stronger connections between people, their food, and the natural environment. In partnership with Redwood Roots Farm in Bayside, the program provides John & Audrie Recetki Children’s Fund $9,907 hands-on learning opportunities in agriculture and ecology for children and adults. Hundreds of students and John worked as a powderman in heavy construction and community members come to the farm each year to take Audrie worked at the local fisheries. Together, for 40 part in our youth programs, community classes and workshops, internship years, they managed the Topper Trailer Park in Eureka. and volunteer programs, and educational tours. This fund was created to On Audrie’s 80th birthday, the park was renamed and support the ongoing development of the education program, with a primary dedicated to John and Audrie and is now known as focus on opportunities for local youth. (2008) WY Recetki Park “A Community of Fine Folks”. John and Audrie set up this fund through their estate, and after Audrie’s passing in Leo P. & Wilma M. Regan Memorial Fund $14,600 2010, this fund was set up to serve and support the unmet needs of Eureka Natives of Iowa, Wilma and Leo Regan resided in Eureka youth through the Boys and Girls Club. (2011) Y from 1956 until 1965 when Mr. Regan was transferred to Recycled Paper Fund San Francisco. Mr. Regan retired in 1972 from a banking career that spanned 45 years. Mrs. Regan died in 1986, Michael Winkler established this advised expendable fund after which Mr. Regan returned to Eureka to be with his to help reduce the environmental impact of everyday daughter, Mary Ann Spencer, until his death in 1993. The activities in Humboldt County. The fund’s focus areas are Regans shared an interest in promoting leadership among young students. recycled paper, energy efficiency and conservation. After Mr. Regan took great pride in encouraging students to achieve their a 20-year career in the electronics industry, Michael educational goals and offered financial guidance to many as they entered the returned to school to pursue a degree in environmental work place. This fund, established by the Regans’ daughter, supports youth resources engineering and to help create a more sustainable lifestyle in leadership. (1994) Y Humboldt County. He actively participates in civic life with service on the Arcata City Council and previously as Arcata Mayor and as a member of the Dick & Zola Renfro Scholarship Fund City of Arcata’s Planning Commission. (2000) W Coach Dick Renfro died on November 10, 1998 at the RCRC Client Benefit Fund $28,688 age of 79. He was an admired Eureka High School Physical Education instructor for 27 years, department The Client Benefit Fund is a nonprofit fund designed to improve the lives of head and coach. In 1999 he was posthumously awarded the people who are clients of the Redwood Coast Regional Center through the Jean Olson Award for Excellence in Teaching. He small, individual grants for needs that cannot be met through any other earned B.S., B.A. of Education and M.S. degrees from Washington State existing program or agency. The Fund is designated for individuals with College (now WSU) at Pullman, Washington. He became a staff member there developmental disabilities in Humboldt, Mendocino, Lake and Del Norte and was named assistant to O.E. “Babe” Hollingberry, head football coach. He coached football for 3 years at Clarkston High School and 5 years at A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 53 Yakima Valley Junior College before coming to Eureka in 1955. He served in Ride to the Wild Fund $15,122 the U.S. Army Air Corps, instructing pilots in “ditching” procedures from the Thanks to donors Bill & Melissa Zielinski, Humboldt bombers and played football on the 2nd and 4th Air Force Teams. He was County teachers have some financial support to transport drafted by San Francisco Forty Niners pro team in 1946. This fund supports students for nature education field trips. The Zielinskis Eureka High School varsity athletes who need financial assistance. (1998) Y established this advised endowment fund because of their belief that exposure to the outdoors at a young age Reserve Officers’ Association Humboldt Chapter can help develop an understanding of environmental Scholarship Fund $4,973 issues and an appreciation of how the protection of natural places can Humboldt Chapter No. 16 of the Reserve Officers’ enhance the quality of life. They invite others to expand learning opportunities Association established this fund to provide an annual for Humboldt County children by making contributions to the fund. scholarship to the most worthy graduating senior in the (2005) WY Naval Science Program at Eureka High School. (1989) S Charles Callon Robinson Memorial Fund Charles Robinson moved to Humboldt County in 1985. He Alive Richard Scholarship Fund $6,375 had a keen interest in railroading and its history. While here This scholarship fund was established by the Academy of the he worked as passenger conductor and souvenir Redwoods community and the family of Alive Richard to concessionaire on tourist passenger trains for the Eureka memorialize his love of people, love of learning and love of Southern, North Coast Railroad and Northwestern Pacific life. Alive had an exceptional thirst for knowledge and was Railroad. The fund will be used for the restoration and accepting of all people regardless of their backgrounds and operation of railroad passenger equipment for tourist trains on the North beliefs. With his contagious smile and kind heart he offered Coast. (2001) A daily inspiration to his friends, teachers and family. Funds will be allocated annually in the form of a scholarship for an Academy of the Redwoods William Adrian & Lillian Robinson graduate pursuing a college education. The first scholarship will be awarded Memorial Fund $21,970 to a student in the graduating class of 2014. We welcome additional This fund was established in 1989 by contributions to this fund. (2012) S Susan Robinson McGinness and W.A. Robinson, Jr. as a memorial to their Robert L. Richards Memorial Fund $143,614 parents, W. Adrian and Lillian Robinson. Robert Richards valued education and self-improvement. Although he Adrian, a local businessman, was born never attended high school, at the age of 40, Bob graduated with highest and lived his entire life in Humboldt honors from HSU. The Foundation administers this fund to benefit the three County. Lillian, who had lived in Eureka for more than 50 years, was actively scholarships he established at HSU: Mary E. Richards Scholarship for Music involved in community services. Because of their interest in both education or Voice; Joan E. Brenson Scholarship for Natural Resources; and Robert L. and local maritime affairs, income from this fund will be used for Humboldt Richards Scholarship for Music. Additional income is to benefit local animal County education projects. (1989) A welfare organizations. (1987) AWS William T. & Geneva Rooney Fund $11,942 Rick Foundation $67,836 William T. Rooney established this fund in 1991 to honor his Mechanical engineer, Chester Rick created the IEZ Foundation in the 1940s wife Geneva, who spent 25 years in the Eureka City Schools that made garden tools, lamps, bookends and small toys. He hired workers as a teacher, counselor, dean and high school assistant with disabilities, passing on any money he made to his employees. Chester principal. Grants from this fund benefit disadvantaged and his wife Dorothy worked with Paul Robeson and Bayard Rustin in students needing clothing and other necessary items. early civil rights action. This fund was started with proceeds from the IEZ (1991) Y Foundation and is intended to promote race relations and world peace. (1996) C Cate Roscoe Scholarship Fund $17,266 Cate Roscoe created this fund, with money left by her father Stanley Roscoe, Elsie Mae Gardner Ricklefs & Richard Ricklefs to provide two scholarships, the Jaimie King and the Mouth of the Klamath. Memorial Fund $165,072 The Jaimie King was established to help graduates of Happy Camp High This fund provides help in the fields of School who overcome their adverse circumstances to attend college. Jaimie education and health for the Klamath-Trinity King was a student of Cate’s who supported herself through senior year, and area. Grants, scholarships and fellowships gained admission to Humboldt State University despite being told by family are given to those who demonstrate and guidance counselors that she could not. Awarded students are first in leadership, or who have a clear potential to their family and have repeated courses in order to secure college admissions. deliver strong and imaginative initiatives for The Mouth of the Klamath was established to provide graduates of HCHS the guiding the cultural goals of the community. Health support is principally in additional funding needed (gear and fees) to pursue scientific diving while at mental health, and may include grants to organizations that introduce college. Before teaching, Cate worked as a scientific diver. This award was improved directions in care, reaching more families and people in need. inspired by Valisha Armstrong, another HCHS student, who attended HSU to (1994) CHSY become a scientific diver. (2008) S

54 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Rotary Club of Arcata 1991. Sign, a charming and loving man who gave much of himself to people Victor Schaub Community Service Fund of the North Coast, died in April 1997. Income from this fund is used for The Arcata Rotary Club established this advised expendable fund in 2004 to Rotary service projects as recommended by the Rotary Club of Eureka. honor the memory of Victor Schaub, a Club member who had been a pro- (1995) C active advocate for the teen center. The fund’s purpose is to support and help Rotary Club of Eureka maintain youth activities and facilities in Arcata. (2004) Y Joseph Sidney Woolford Fund $209,915 Rotary Club of Arcata John S. Woolford was a graduate of Louisville Medical Educational Fund (R.C.A.E.F.) $63,474 School, with advanced training at the University of Chicago. The income from this fund is used to promote and enhance educational He was the first physician in this area to limit his practice to opportunities available to students eligible for scholarships and other Radiology and was instrumental in organizing the Radiology educational grants under criteria to be established by the Board of Directors Department at General Hospital. He studied and worked of the Rotary Club of Arcata. (1994) SY continuously for the improvement of x-ray equipment and processes. Dr. Woolford was an out-going, social person with a sense of Rotary Club of Eureka humor. He was always ready for a good laugh. He was a member of Rotary Harvey G. Harper Rotary Scholarship Fund $20,056 Club of Eureka from 1934, until his passing in 1957. It was his desire to Harvey Harper was a dedicated and long-time reward measurable scholastic achievement, quality and excellence of Rotarian. Beloved by his family and community, individual performance, career goal direction and an ability to inspire others. Harvey’s love of cars was unparalleled. He left this Scholarships are awarded to HSU graduate students. Recipients are selected lasting gift to the Rotary of Eureka. Each spring a by members of Rotary Club of Eureka. (2003) S scholarship will be awarded in Harvey’s memory to support a Eureka High School graduating senior who Rotary Club of Fortuna is planning to attend a school accredited by the Scholarship Fund $213,367 National Automotive Technician’s Education This fund was established by the Rotary Club of Fortuna in memory of past Foundation. (2011) S Rotarians who were actively involved in the betterment of Fortuna: Benjamin A. McWhorter, Ray E. Stewart, John Kassis, J. Dwight O’Dell, Clayton A. Rotary Club of Eureka “Zeke” Van Deventer, William A. Jamieson, Tom Cooke, Collis Mahan, Otto Donald Morris Hegy Fellowship Fund $39,966 Harbers, Percy Newell, Jim Hunt, Dennis Hazelton, Sherry Hazelton, Allan Mr. and Mrs. William Z. Hegy established this fund in Baird and Max Goble. Awards are made to Fortuna High School graduating memory of their son, Donald Morris Hegy, who passed seniors to further their educations. (1991) S away at the young age of 4 years. Mr. William Hegy passed away in December 1986, and another son, David Rotary Club of Fortuna SUNRISE J. Hegy, passed away in September 1995. The income Paul Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund $35,444 from this fund provides an annual fellowship to a The Fortuna Sunrise Rotary Club, founded on the Rotary Club’s 90th Humboldt State University student for postgraduate study. (1979) S anniversary, honors Rotary founder Paul Harris with this memorial scholarship in his name. Scholarships are awarded annually to three Fortuna High School Rotary Club of Eureka graduates who wish to further their educations. (1998) S Endowment Fund $58,351 Income is used for Rotary service projects. (1981) C Rotary Club of Garberville Roxanne Futrell Memorial Scholarship Fund $16,239 Rotary Club of Eureka Roxanne was born in Marysville, California in 1950 where Sign Smith Service Fund $16,013 she was raised with her two sisters on their family’s C This committee-advised fund is used for Rotary service projects. (1981) peach ranch. In 1977 Roxanne moved to Garberville with Rotary Club of Eureka her husband Gary where they raised their three children. Glyndon “Sign” & Ruth Smith Roxanne spent her time as a devoted and loving mother, Endowment Fund $643,386 wife and friend to all who knew her. Roxanne was a member of Lambda Delta Sorority and a life-long supporter of Youth Soccer, Glyndon “Sign” Smith began his long and varied 4-H, FFA, the South Fork Booster Club and anyone in need of a helping hand. career in magic at age 10; at 16 he was known as This fund was established by Roxanne’s family and friends to support a South the Boy Wonder; at 18, a professional whose Fork graduate who emulates a love of life, has a kind open, heart and the magic included fire-eating, wire-walking, desire to excel in all that life has to offer. (2005) S hypnotism, card tricks and magic. He settled in Eureka in the early 1920s and opened a Rotary Club of Garberville sign-making shop. A 68-year member of the Rotary Club of Eureka, he never Harold E. Murrish Scholarship Fund $84,521 missed a weekly meeting. In Eureka, Sign met the love of his life, Ruth, whom Harold Murrish was born in 1934 in Carlotta, where he he married in 1929. Ruth Smith graduated from the University of California opened a small grocery store. In 1978, he moved to and taught home economics at Eureka High for 19 years. They lived an Redway and turned Murrish Food Center into a exciting, rich life, enjoying their love for each other until Ruth’s death in community landmark. Murrish was the father of four sons and a daughter, and was survived by his wife Helen. A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 55 Known in his community as the highest example of kindness, generosity and He loved assisting students attain their goals. As cofounder of Ming Tree understanding, Harold was also instrumental in helping many people fulfill Realty, he helped many people become successful in real estate. Larry their dreams of beginning small businesses. His wish to help children encouraged others to strive to do their best, and live with his mottos: motivated him to establish this scholarship fund. “autograph your work with excellence” and “going the extra mile is never too (1994) S far.” (2007) S Rotary Club of Garberville Rotary Club of Old Town Eureka Helen Irene Stevenson John McCaddon Fund $8,793 Memorial Scholarship Fund $6,920 John McCaddon was born in Eureka on December 11, 1936. Helen Irene McNally was born in Chicago in 1931 and He retired from the Air Force in 1960 and became an graduated as a music major from Cornell College. Insurance Adjuster for Allstate. John was President of the Following her passion for music and travel, she became a Southwest Eureka Rotary Club from 1982-1983 and a choral director before deciding to join the Army’s Special founder and President of the Rotary Club of Old Town Services in Bordeaux France. She traveled Eureka. He was active in the Rotary Youth Exchange enthusiastically throughout Europe eventually meeting Program, served on the Board for the Humboldt Fire District and worked with her first husband Paul Brannan. Upon their return to the States they had two the first committee raising money for Evergreen Lodge. He passed away children, Christopher and Camilyn and moved up to Garberville in 1963. Irene September 9, 1991. This fund was created to give scholarships to seniors began teaching kindergarten in 1966 with Chris in her first class, and from the Eureka High School District. (2007) S continued to do so for the next 35 years. Her annual Kindergarten Circus was legendary for “children of all ages”. Irene loved the Southern Humboldt Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka community and gave compassionately and generously to many causes. Upon Endowment Fund $32,639 her death in 2007, Irene’s family, with the help of her friends from around the The Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka has a deep commitment to community world, created this scholarship to assist a graduating South Fork student in service as well as to international service. The Board of Directors established higher education. (2007) S this advised endowment fund to expand the range of opportunities for giving and to further the Club’s ability to act upon these commitments. (2001) C Rotary Club of Garberville Todd Sveiven Scholarship Fund $7,751 Lee J. Roth & Frances A. Roth Memorial Fund $635,940 Todd Sveiven attended South Fork High School where he Mrs. Roth died in 1981, leaving the residue of her estate as a memorial was a gifted musician, outstanding athlete, perennial to her husband Lee and herself. Income is paid to the Humane Society of W Dean’s List student and student leader. He was also an Humboldt County. (1981) accomplished guitarist, bass player, drummer, Henri & Lanette Rousseau saxophonist and singer in South Fork’s Mad Jazz Choir. Memorial Scholarship Fund $978,471 He was selected for the 1994 Little Four all-county This fund provides scholarships for baseball team, and played football and basketball. He represented South Fork graduates of Humboldt County high High in Washington, DC at the Youth Leadership Conference in 1993. Todd schools planning to go on to major or S died in a tragic car accident in 1994. (1995) minor in agriculture, agriculture-related Rotary Club of Mad River fields or science, including education Mad River Rotary Service Fund $9,086 courses in agriculture or related fields of The purpose of the Mad River Rotary science. The Humboldt County Farm Bureau recommends recipients. S Fund is to do something good for our (1997) community. The Mad River Rotary Jan Rowen Fund for the Benefit of Small Animals service area covers the area north of the Jan Rowen recognizes the benefits and lessons that Mad River to the Humboldt/Del Norte come from responsible pet ownership and the love that county line. Service projects focus on services for youth and seniors. grows from there, especially when learned at an early CY (2011) age. She established this fund to assist with the costs Rotary Club of Old Town Eureka associated with spaying and neutering domestic cats and Larry G. Doss Fund $9,074 dogs including public education, rescue, transportation, Larry G. Doss, beloved father, husband and grandfather, hospitalization, boarding, necessary supplies and the W was a long time member of the Rotary Club of Old Town surgery itself. (2008) Eureka. Loved and respected by fellow Rotarians, business associates, and friends, Larry was a mentor in many fields. He took on enormous challenges and persevered through hard work, preparation, faith and a positive attitude. Early on, athletics attracted Larry’s attention and became a driving force in learning many principles of life. Larry earned a football scholarship to San Jose State University and was a four-year letterman. After graduating, Larry taught high school and coached football, track, and golf.

56 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS SB | Jenifer Lynn Miles   Memorial Scholarship Fund $27,942 S Jenifer died on December 15, 1996, at age 15, in a tragic accident at Moonstone Beach while crossing Little St. Bernard's Funds River with her horse. She was a sophomore at St. Bernard High School where she was an honor student, Established to support St. Bernard’s Catholic class officer and lettered in track and cross-country. She Church and St. Bernard's School programs was a gifted writer with a vivid imagination and wonderful and students, the first of these funds was sense of humor. Jenifer was an active and accomplished horsewoman and the Bud H. Wheat Scholarship Fund, created loved her Arabian, Stolen Moment “Sto”. They won many ribbons at shows in 1982. and were constant companions on the beaches and trails near her home and SB | Flynn Family Fund $3,927 on endurance rides throughout the County. Jenifer was blessed with a warm Established by Tim Flynn, a member of the St. Bernard High School Class smile, easy laughter and an uplifting, independent spirit, full of grace and of 1968 and a founder of ValuJet Airlines, this advised fund benefits St. energy. She touched and enhanced many lives. She was the beloved Bernard High. The Board of Directors of St. Bernard High will act as advisors, daughter of Marilyn and Michael Miles and sister of Michael Miles, Jr. This recommending distributions from this expendable fund. Ten percent of the fund provides scholarships to deserving St. Bernard High School students S fund has been designated specifically for the school’s golf and wrestling who exemplify Jenifer’s spirit and leadership. (1997) Y programs. (1998) SB | Hugo Pompati Memorial Fund $10,385 SB | Bernard F. Katri, Mary Ryan Katri At his death, Hugo Pompati, a lifelong Eureka resident, established this & Eleanor Ryan Shanahan Memorial Fund $38,138 endowment fund in memory of his father and mother, John and Angelina Lifelong Humboldt County residents, Mary Pompati, and himself. The net income provides for memorial masses and C Ryan Katri and Eleanor Ryan Shanahan were otherwise benefits St. Bernard Catholic Church. (1996) the daughters of John and Mary Ryan of SB | St. Bernard Church Repair Eureka. Mary died in 1973. Bernard Katri, & Restoration Fund $52,596 Mary’s husband, established this fund upon This expendable fund is dedicated to the major restoration of St. Bernard Mary’s sister Eleanor’s death in 1987 to Church, including the church tower, exterior and related buildings. (2000) C provide a yearly scholarship to a student entering St. Bernard High School. Bernard Katri died in 1992. (1987) S SB | St. Bernard Elementary School Endowment Fund $168,474 SB | Knights of Columbus Scholarship Fund $36,071 This fund supports the preschool - 8th grade education of children in The Knights of Columbus have established this scholarship fund to assist a caring, supportive, Christian environment. A gift to the fund assists in Catholic students attending St. Bernard Schools who experience financial maintaining the tradition of Catholic education on the North Coast, and hardship. (2000) S provides a tax-exempt means to express sympathy or to honor the memory SB | Michael Malloy Memorial Fund $49,438 of a loved one. (1991) Y Lifelong Humboldt County resident Michael Malloy was the SB | St. Bernard Parish Endowment Fund $121,310 son of Joseph Malloy, a native of Humboldt County, and St. Bernard Parish was established in 1864 and the present church built Ruth E. Malloy, born in Minnesota and raised in Devil’s Lake, about 20 years later. The interest from this fund will be used to assist the North Dakota. Michael Malloy graduated from St. Bernard church in projects and activities which are beyond the means of the annual High School in 1967. His brothers and sister also were St. parish budget. This fund is a true endowment; the principal never will be Bernard High School graduates. Michael Malloy died in spent, and the pastor and his advisory boards will determine the distribution 1999. His wife, Theresa, and his family established this fund for the benefit of the interest from the fund each year. Persons or organizations may of students attending St. Bernard High School. (1999) S contribute to this fund by direct donation, pledge or estate planning. SB | Frank & Zdenka McGaraghan (2001) C Academic Award Fund $4,191 SB | Diana Gail Simeroth Memorial Fund $15,569 Zdenka Poscic McGaraghan Williams established this This fund was established by the Simeroth family of New endowment on what would have been her husband’s Hampshire, to honor Diana Gail, who died in an accident 88th birthday. Zdenka passed away in 1997. Frank was on December 24, 1971. A lifelong resident of born to one-time Eureka Councilwoman Annie McKinleyville, Diana was a graduate of St. Bernard High McGaraghan and Bernard J. McGaraghan, owner of School where she achieved distinction in academics and McGaraghan’s Drayage. He graduated from Nazareth was attending Humboldt State University at the time of her Academy, now St. Bernard Elementary School, and Eureka High School. Over death. She was an avid equestrian and participated in Pegasus Patrol 39 years, Frank and Zdenka established three stores in Henderson Center, activities. The income from this fund is awarded annually to two incoming beginning with McGaraghan’s Apparel Shop in 1946. The fund will provide freshmen of St. Bernard High School. (1994) S awards for academic excellence to two graduates, one from St. Bernard High School and one from Eureka High School. (1996) S A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 57 SB | Steven Clark Smith Memorial Fund $17,129 SM | St. Mary’s Church Fund $145,142 This fund was established by Roger and Joan Smith in St. Mary’s Catholic Church Arcata was founded in 1883 and continues to memory of their son, Steven Clark Smith, who was injured serve the Catholic community from the church located on Janes Rd. in Arcata while pursuing a vocation in June 1983. A graduate of St. and the St. Joseph mission church in Blue Lake. This fund was established Bernard High School, Steven achieved distinction in sports by an anonymous donor in 1978. The purpose of the gift was to improve the activities, attained a superior scholastic record, and original St. Mary’s Church building, which was tragically lost to fire in 2003, throughout his young years demonstrated a love for and to support maintenance of the cemetery located on 16th Street. The fund excelling in all fields in which he was engaged. A yearly scholarship is has since expanded to support the programs of St. Mary’s Parish. The church provided to a student during his junior year at St. Bernard High School who welcomes additional contributions to this fund. (1978) C best exemplifies Steven’s excellent record of academic accomplishments. (1984) S SB | Bud H. Wheat Scholarship Fund $10,018  Income from this fund is used for scholarships for St. Bernard High School graduates. (1982) S St. Vincent de Paul Fund $21,741 SB | Barbara Ann Young Memorial Scholarship Fund The mission of the Particular Council of the Redwood Barbara Ann Young was a woman of great faith, love and Region of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is to help the compassion who set a shining example of how best to face needy, the forgotten and the victims of exclusion and adversity. She contracted polio as a young child and spent adversity in the Humboldt area. The income from their several years in treatment. She caught up academically with two thrift stores supports a free dining facility in Eureka her classmates though, and graduated from Regis High as well as a long list of other services provided by a corps of over 50 School with honors. She went on to graduate from volunteers and 32 dedicated employees. These services include boxes of Immaculate Conception College with a degree in English literature. Barbara food for people to prepare in their own homes, clothing, furniture, bedding, was an avid music and movie fan who came to work in her father’s emergency lodging, transportation, expenses for medical appointments and advertising business in 1969. She served on numerous boards and was stranded travelers, help with prescriptions, major appliance reconditioning active in such organizations as the Easter Seals Society, Boy Scouts of and many other forms of assistance. As the Society says in its brochure, America, St. Bernard Parish, Humboldt County Library, Rotary, Redwoods “Sometimes all it takes to help someone is to provide a hand to hold or just United, the Area 1 Agency on Aging and Humboldt Access Project. Edie Young to listen. We can do that too.” This fund supports all the Society of St. Vincent established this fund in memory of her daughter, Barbara, to benefit students de Paul’s good works. (2008) CHY who need financial assistance attending St. Bernard Elementary School. (2000) S St. Vincent de Paul Fund in Honor of Gerry & Oriel Ayers $9,616 This fund was established to support the St.  Vincent de Paul Dining Facility in Eureka. Gerry and Oriel have been supporters of the dining facility since its inception. Gerry was dedicated St. Mary’s Funds to providing shelter to the homeless and food to Established to support St. Mary’s Catholic Church programs, the hungry through the dining facility. He was the first of these funds was the St. Mary’s Church Fund, proud to be a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. He touched many created in 1978. lives on a daily basis with his respect and love for anyone he came in contact with. Gerry lived his faith every day. He was known as a hero to many. Gerry SM | Monsignor Thomas Nugent and passed away in January 2008. This endowment fund will provide assistance Margaret Kellett Educational Fund $82,814 to the dining facility to purchase milk and other staples needed for feeding An anonymous donor left a residence to the Foundation to establish this the hungry. (2008) CHY fund in perpetual remembrance of Monsignor Thomas Nugent and his niece Margaret Kellett. The income from this memorial endowment fund goes to Michael Salstrom Photography the educational fund of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Arcata. (1994) C Scholarship Fund $16,285 This fund was established by Michael’s parents and friends when he died in 1987 at the age of 34. In 1988, additional gifts were received upon the deaths of Mike’s newly married sister Kathryn, and her husband Daniel Weaver. (1987) AS

58 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Alexander T. Salvos & Timothy A. Salvos Col. Mathew Santino Scholarship Fund $19,403 Fund for Youth $335,888 Following 25 years of active duty with the U.S. Army, Colonel Alexander Timothy Salvos was a Eureka native, born in 1934 Mathew Santino retired in Eureka, where he was associated to Thomas & Lottie Salvos. He graduated from Eureka High with the Humboldt Land Title Company. He was very active in School and retired from the United States Postal Service community affairs and a longtime member of the Eureka after many devoted years of serving the Eureka community. Downtown Kiwanis and the Eureka City School Board. He He enjoyed hot rods and classic cars. Alex was a died in August 1984. Because of his dedicated interest in the renaissance man and his favorite saying was, “Imagination is welfare of school children, this scholarship fund was established by his wife everything!” He passed away on November 7, 2002, leaving a provision in his Hazel and their children. The scholarship is for any Eureka High School will to create a discretionary field of interest fund for youth in Humboldt graduate intending to pursue a college degree in international relations or County, in memory of his son Timothy A. Salvos. (2003) Y any foreign language. Hazel passed away April 5, 2008. (1986) S Bendix & Anna Schnoor and Glenn & Janis Saunders Community Fund $124,319 John & Harriet Samuelson Memorial Fund $103,242 Glenn and Janis Saunders, Trinidad residents long active As the last remaining member of this family, Reverend in its civic and business affairs, established this fund for Kenneth B. Samuelson established this fund to honor his the benefit of the citizens and community of Trinidad. Due grandparents Bendix and Anna Schnoor and parents John to their interest and engagement in the community of and Harriet Samuelson. In 1877, his grandparents emigrated Trinidad they donated land and established this fund to from the North Frisian Islands to Petaluma when they were assist with the creation of a Trinidad library and Trinidad both 16 and worked on a farm. After being married in 1884, museum. Other money was pledged and committed from they traveled to Petrolia by steamer up the Eel and Salt Rivers. Anna gave grants and received through other sources in amounts sufficient to pay for birth to Reverend Samuelson’s mother Harriet in 1885. She married the majority of the cost for each project. (2005) A Johannes Herman Samuelson, known as John, who also emigrated from the North Frisian Islands at age 16 in 1901. He worked as a dairyman and later Glenn & Janis Saunders Scholarship Fund $17,105 the foreman of a road maintenance crew. Father Ken attended Fortuna High Glenn and Janis Saunders, Trinidad residents long active in its civic and and graduated from HSU in 1938. He loved music, served in WWII and business affairs, established this fund for the benefit of the citizens and devoted 50 years of his life to the Episcopal Church. This fund provides community of Trinidad. A substantial portion of this fund is used to assist annual support to Hospice of Humboldt. (2011) AC graduates, particularly those from Trinidad Union Elementary School, who will, upon graduation from high school, attend a vocational education, business or Sanctuary Forest Conservation certified program in a college, university or accredited trade or professional Easement Fund $339,833 school of their choice. (1996) S This fund provides for the perpetual management, monitoring, enforcement and defense of conservation Janis Schleunes Gift Annuity $6,958 easements held by Sanctuary Forest. (2005) W Janis established the very first charitable gift annuity with HAF. After receiving a stream of income during her lifetime, Janis will leave a generous contribution for Six Rivers Planned Parenthood. (2006) H

Sanctuary Forest Land Management Fund $20,446 Charles G. & Helen W. Schober Memorial Fund $133,662 The Sanctuary Forest Land Management Fund supports the stewardship of Helen W. Schober was born Helen Woodcock in Eureka in 1920, of a properties owned by Sanctuary Forest. These lands are held by Sanctuary pioneer family that first came to Humboldt County in 1875. She received her Forest for public benefit, providing wildlife, habitat, watershed protection bachelor’s degree from HSU and an MA from San Francisco State University. and open space in the Mattole River watershed and surrounding areas. This In 1942 she married Charles Schober, who was employed with Hammand fund is intended to provide income to care for these conserved properties in Lumber Co. and Georgia Pacific. In roles as teacher and administrator, perpetuity through monitoring and maintenance. This fund is not intended for Helen worked for 46 years in Humboldt and San Mateo Counties. Helen capital improvements. (2006) W will probably be best remembered for developing the Teaching Center Program and serving as the textbook consultant for the Humboldt County Sanctuary Forest Sinkyone Conservation Schools. Helen was well loved by her students and teaching colleagues. She Easement Fund $121,542 established this fund to provide scholarships to HSU students majoring in The purpose of this fund is to provide for the perpetual monitoring, forestry or seeking an elementary or secondary teaching credential. management enforcement and defense of Sanctuary Forest’s conservation (1994) S easement on the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council’s Sinkyone Upland property. (2005) W Scholars’ Fund see page 30

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 59 Schulze-Kronenberg Memorial Fund $586,382 Volunteer Center of the Redwoods, and service learning programs from This fund was established in 1982 by Mrs. Tosca Eureka City Schools, College of the Redwoods, and Humboldt State Kronenberg to honor her parents, G. Hermann Schulze and University. (2001) C Marie P. Theresa Schulze, her sister Grace M. Schulze and Maeve Ryan Shanahan Memorial Fund $9,165 her husband James F. Kronenberg. Tosca Kronenberg Maeve spent her life in the womb where she was loved passed away on January 12, 1998. Income is designated and protected. She grew strong while listening to her for youth projects. (1982) SY brother Garrett’s contagious laughter and the loving Leo D. Sears Charitable Remainder Trust $164,432 voices of her parents, Martha & Patrick. The original form The sale proceeds of a donated apartment complex formed of her name, Meadhbh, was held by a powerful and the basis of this trust, with the income going to the legendary warrior queen of pre-Christian Ireland. True to designated beneficiaries. Eventually, a portion of the trust her namesake, Maeve fought against a pinched source of oxygen for many income will go to Six Rivers Planned Parenthood, The months unbeknownst to anyone to grow into a strong, healthy baby girl. Population Institute, and Population Communications Maeve passed two days before her due date, on April 9, 2011, in the warm International, with the remainder going to other causes. For embrace of her mother’s womb. Maeve’s fund was made possible due to the Leo, “it’s simply my way of paying back to society.” To the charities, it generous donations of loving family and friends and was established to provides an on-going source of funding for their programs into perpetuity. “I support the education of youth at Saint Bernard’s School, the school Maeve wanted to ensure that what I leave would support the charities I believe in.” would have attended. (2011) Y His interest in population grew from the admonitions from his youth “if you James & Elva Shaw Memorial Fund $58,560 can’t afford ‘em, don’t have ‘em” through to the Planned Parenthood slogan James was born and raised in Kneeland and was a “every child a wanted child.” “I think overpopulation is the number one world Eureka High School graduate. He was a WWI veteran, a problem.” The remainder of the trust is going to other causes. (1999) H member of the Army Corps of Engineers for 33 years, Senior Citizens Foundation Fund $257,903 and a 60-year member of the Arcata American Legion The Foundation was established in 1987 to enrich the quality of life of the and Knights of Pythias. Elva Murray Shaw was raised in community’s elderly. Through gifts, bequests and donations, it is building a the Ft. Bragg area, and after marrying Jim was a permanent endowment to supply private funds to augment public funding for schoolteacher for a number of years. This is a senior services. (1988) CH discretionary fund. (1993) C Sequoia Lifeline Community Fund $60,939 Diana Gail Simeroth Memorial Fund see page 57 The Sequoia Lifeline Community Fund will provide funding to the Mad River Six Rivers Planned Parenthood Adult Day Health Care Program (MRADHC) so that the program can provide Endowment Fund $328,922 vital services, including Lifeline, to elders needing financial assistance. Planned Parenthood has been offering reproductive health care (2007) H services to low and moderate-income residents of the North Sequoia Lodge #14, I.O.O.F. Scholarship Fund $22,169 Coast since 1976. Its mission is to ensure that every child is a The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a worldwide wanted child. This fund, which has increased over the years by fraternal order established in the United States in 1819 planned gifts, will serve as a buffer against leaner times and as a guarantee by Thomas Wildey in Baltimore, Maryland. In Humboldt that Planned Parenthood’s essential services will continue in Humboldt, County the first lodge was established in Eureka in 1858. In subsequent Trinity and Del Norte Counties as long as they are needed. Specifically, the years, lodges flourished in Arcata, Blue Lake, Loleta, Fortuna, Ferndale, endowment fund sets aside money to underwrite clinic services, education, Hydesville and Rohnerville. The original directives to the members were, and building maintenance and equipment. (1996) H continue to be, to visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury the dead and Brian and Tim Smith Memorial Fund $8,465 educate the orphan. Over time these lodges have gone out of existence. Brian and Tim Smith were natives of Sequoia Lodge #14, the last remaining Humboldt County Lodge, went out of Humboldt County who perished on the Trinity existence in December 2012. In keeping with the I.O.O.F. mission, this River at Madden Creek on July 22, 2006. scholarship supports students who are pursuing an education in the fields of Both gave their lives to save the life of Tim’s education, health professions and mortuary science. (2002) HS young son, Asa. Brian ultimately pulled Asa Service & Volunteerism Fund $5,149 most of the way to shore and then went back This advised endowment fund was established by the North Coast Regional in an attempt to save his brother. As a result of Brian’s heroic act he was Network for Service and Volunteerism (NCRN). NCRN, a collaborative awarded the Carnegie Hero Medal. Brian and Tim’s mother, Linda Livasy with convened by the Volunteer Center of the Redwoods, envisions Humboldt and the support of Tim’s wife Addie Segura, decided to use the award money to Del Norte counties as places where people of all ages and abilities are invited start this fund to support high school graduates who have suffered the loss to engage in service that unites us in addressing crucial community needs. of a parent. The Smith family recognizes how difficult it can be to raise A leadership team consists of representatives from the local AmeriCorps children with one parent, especially supporting those children through programs, the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, California Conservation college, and hope others will recognize the need to support single parent Corps, VISTA, Northcoast Mentor Program, Humboldt Area Foundation, graduates and join in feeling that “we can’t do it alone”. (2008) S

60 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Glyndon “Sign” & Ruth Smith Endowment Fund see page 55 Steven Clark Smith Memorial Fund see page 58 Somerville Family Expendable Fund $8,109 David and Gabriel Somerville established this expendable fund for the support of youth and public school projects in the Eel River Valley. It will also support special projects of the Sempervirens Deanery of the Episcopal Church in the Redwoods. (2005) CY

Somerville Family Fund $36,088 David and Gabriel Somerville established this endowment fund to support the same projects and organizations as the Somerville Family Expendable Fund. Carl Nielsen Memorial Fund (2005) CY “Davey” Somerville Revolving Travel Fund $4,790 Davey, age 10, the joy of his parents’ life together, was a very bright child and liked by all who had contact with Wiyot Tribe Egret Memorial him. He especially liked playing with his friends and he enjoyed baseball, soccer, basketball, building Lego Sculpture – Table Bluff structures, and reading books of many kinds. He also Community Center enjoyed travels to many places, particularly to Hawaii. But his greatest delight was computers. Even in the hospital in San Francisco, “Being raised in Eureka, I have a close personal when he had become very weak, he would spend a little time with a laptop computer. Davey suffered from a very rare cancer of the adrenal system. His tie to the history of the area and the land. This family spent a lot of time going back and forth to San Francisco and felt they is why I was honored when given the chance to were fortunate that they could afford to do so. While there are family houses carve a memorial for the Wiyot tribe. With the for families of severely ill children, often the travel costs are a big burden on help of the Carl Nielsen Memorial Fund grant, I the families. This fund is to help defray some of the cost of travel for these families. (1999) HY was able to create a redwood egret memorial to honor the individuals who lost their lives during Lieutenant Clarence A. Sousa U.S.N. Memorial Scholarship N $5,000 the Duluwat Island massacre. The use of an Clarence Anthony Sousa was raised on a Ferndale dairy upside down redwood stump created the natural farm where, at the age of 8, he became the “man of the flowing egret bodies. The graceful egrets in the family” when his father died suddenly. Clarence memorial represent the souls of the deceased graduated with honors from Ferndale High School and was a star athlete. Clarence studied engineering at people that will be honored and remembered Humboldt State College while working nights at Pacific forever.” Lumber Company. Running and flying were two of Clarence’s passions. In 1963, he entered the Naval Aviation Cadet program and was awarded the James Davis coveted “Wings of Gold” as a Naval Aviator and a commission as Ensign, US Sculptor Navy Reserve. In 1964, Clarence married his high school sweetheart, Linda Rae Myers, with whom he had two children, Mark and Lorie. Clarence passed away in 1971 while running a race at the age of 29. This fund provides an annual scholarship to a male Ferndale High School student to assist them in realizing their dreams as Clarence was able to do. (2013) S to worthy Southern Humboldt non-profit organizations and community groups through an annual grant making process. The geographic area described The Southern Humboldt Fund for this purpose extends from the Mendocino County line to Weott and This Field of Interest fund was created to connect from Phillipsville to the Pacific Ocean. This fund is advised by the Southern Southern Humboldt donors with community Humboldt Grantmaking Committee, a rotating committee of Southern projects and put local capital to work for local Humboldt residents appointed by the Humboldt Area Foundation. The priorities and the public good. The funds will be committee will provide recommendations for expenditures in writing for HAF used to support a wide variety of charitable work Board’s final approval. (2010) C

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 61 Southern Humboldt Schools Foundation scholarship to a student with financial need and potential for success who is Endowment Fund $44,694 attending Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma. Mrs. Sproul passed away in The Southern Humboldt Schools Foundation Endowment May 2006. (2004) S Fund was established in February 1994 to improve and Stewart-Nicholson Memorial Fund $44,508 enhance the education of students in the Southern Muriel Stewart-Nicholson, a former Eureka area teacher, Humboldt School District. Through gifts and bequests to established this fund in memory of her parents Rose and this fund, a perpetual source of assistance has been Fred Stewart. Income benefits the Nancy Hilfiker Aviary at established for programs and projects not funded by the school district’s Sequoia Park Zoo. (1989) W budget. (1994) Y Richard D. (Dick) Spadoni Endowment Fund for Dogs $721,283 Glenn Stockwell Memorial Scholarship $10,918 Glenn Stockwell wore many hats in our community – father, Eureka native Dick Spadoni graduated with the second husband, college professor, charter boat captain, surfer, class of St. Bernard High School, earned a B.A. in fisherman, friend – to name a few. Any just cause attracted Biological Sciences and a Masters Degree in Natural Glenn and sparked his energies: from the public trust Sciences from San Jose State University and became an needing an advocate for clean water to assisting adults in entomologist. He worked for the U.S. Public Health learning to read. Through his involvement in the community, Service and U.C. Berkeley School of Public Health before spending 28 years he displayed a sense of personal responsibility for doing the right thing, and as a happy agricultural inspector with the Humboldt County Department of his life illustrated how that commitment can become a strong legacy, Agriculture. Animals were always Dick’s passion. He nearly lost his job providing an inspirational model for others. In his memory, his family and because he would take his “buddy” in an official vehicle when on assignment. friends have established this scholarship endowment as a means of Sincere appreciation goes to his boss, Agricultural Commissioner, John E. encouraging local youth to follow their hearts in devoting their energies to Falkenstrom, for his patience. Nothing bothered Dick more than seeing an issues that stir their conscience. (2008) S abused or neglected animal. His fund provides for the medical needs of dogs whose owners are unable to provide treatment for them and for dogs that are Gregory Kent Stromberg Infant Memorial Fund $13,349 abandoned or neglected. It will also support Humboldt County guide dog Gregory Stromberg died in February 1985 of Sudden programs. Dick passed away May 15, 2010. (2010) W Infant Death Syndrome, the number one cause of death of Special Collections Fund N $9,319 children under one year of age. The income from this fund is used for Hospice of Humboldt Children’s Bereavement This donor advised fund supports special collections work primarily at the Program. (1985) H Humboldt State University Library. (2013) A Dr. Robert W. & MaryAnn Spencer Fund $14,595 Charlie & Glady Strope Family Fund $10,672 Established in memory of Glady Strope by her husband of Robert (Bob) W. Spencer, D.D.S. and MaryAnn (Regan) 62 years, Charlie, this fund honors Glady’s volunteer work Spencer met while at Humboldt State College. They in mental health. A native and life-long resident of married in 1959, shortly after graduating. Bob went on to Humboldt County, Glady dedicated her life to the creation attend University of the Pacific Dental School in San of our first mental health clinic and Semper Virens. Glady Francisco, graduating in 1964, while MaryAnn taught then helped shape legislation benefitting mental health high school in San Lorenzo. Bob and MaryAnn returned programs throughout California. She will be remembered as a pioneer in to Eureka to raise their family and operate a respected dental practice for 35 educating our community about the nature and prevalence of mental and years. Bob was active in Southwest Eureka Rotary, Evergreen Lodge, Ingomar emotional illness. Glady was never paid for her efforts, and a huge debt of Club, Clarke Museum, St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation, Eureka Planning gratitude is due to the loving support of Charlie, without whom this important Commission, Circle of Smiles, Union Labor Health Foundation, and Ducks work would not have been possible. This fund will promote and improve Unlimited. MaryAnn served Humboldt Area Foundation for 15-plus years and mental health services by providing appropriate treatment opportunities to was involved in Redwood Capital Bank, Vector Health, Humboldt Sponsors, those experiencing mental and emotional difficulties. Glady’s family hopes and Redwood Empire Quilters Guild. Bob passed away September 28, 2006 that her compassionate and dedicated work will be carried on, touching the and Mary Ann passed away October 21, 2010. Their family created this fund lives of generations to come. Charlie passed away May 30, 2011. (2008) H in their memory. (2006) HY Flora Sproul Scholarship Fund $18,610 Studio 299 Center for the Arts Foundation $11,373 Studio 299 - Center for the Arts, located in Willow Creek, Flora Sproul established this fund because she was a California offers mini-grants between $250-$500 to strong believer in Christian education. As an educator artists and art educators in the Klamath/Trinity area. herself, she thought it important to get young people Grants are available for visiting artists, community art started off right. Mrs. Sproul considered her years as a projects, artists and creative writers in pursuit of teacher the most important of her life and the legacy she educational projects, and for funding of student art and writing programs. For left behind. Along with a gift she gave to her church, her grant application please refer to the website: studio299.tripod.com. gift to create this fund constitutes a tithe on the proceeds she received from (2010) A the sale of her home on “Grandpa’s Mountain” in Myers Flat where she lived for 30 years before retiring in 2005 to Fortuna. The fund provides an annual

62 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Success Through Spelling $12,143 Leonard McCrigler, a 1978 graduate of Fortuna Union   High School, and his wife Laurie established this T designated endowment fund to help motivate young students to improve their spelling skills. Proper spelling William Tamo Memorial Scholarship Fund $20,417 and an extensive vocabulary contribute to a good first Rose Marie Tamo created this fund to honor her husband impression and lead to greater success in business and Willie, a Humboldt County native and entrepreneur who life in general. The fund provides cash awards to the winners of the Fortuna helped many local young people get started in business. Elementary School Spelling Bee. (2001) Y As a hard-working commercial crab fisherman and the Carole Sund/Carrington owner of several local businesses, Willie still managed to Memorial Reward Fund $134,387 have a good time with his family and friends. He liked to Carole Sund always looked for ways to drive moving vans and other big trucks just for fun, fished for sport, and help children whether through foster hosted a poker club, a businessman’s tip club and some fabulous cioppino parenting, CASA, or child abuse feeds from his and Rose Marie’s versatile garage in King Salmon. Proceeds prevention programs. The loss of Carole, from this fund provide scholarships for nursing students who graduate from HS and her daughter Julie, and their friend Fortuna High. (1999) Sylvina through a violent act, prompted Harold “Hal” & Dolores Terry Francis and Carole Carrington to establish a fund that would enhance efforts Endowment Fund for Animals $3,402 to solve crimes and to support victims of violent crimes. This fund helps Dolores Terry established this discretionary field of interest fund to honor her families caught in the tragedy of a missing or murdered love one to post husband. The fund will provide support posthumously for local animal rescue rewards, which brings public attention to the case and a greater possibility of and care organizations as well as provide for the care of small domestic solving the crime. Providing for the type of work that Carole Sund would animals. (2002) W always support keeps all three “forever in our hearts”. (1999) Y Bill & Juanita Thompson Sunset School of the ARTS Fund Fund for Community Benefit $1,872,648 for the Visual and Performing Arts $18,586 Bill & Juanita Thompson were in business in Eureka and The purpose of this donor advised expendable Arcata for over 46 years. They both retired as realtors fund is to support the Visual and Performing and were past presidents of the Humboldt County Board Arts curricula at Sunset School of the ARTS. of Realtors. They developed Valley West in Arcata and The fund may be used to support expenses were responsible for several other developments in the such as salaries or stipends for artists, materials and supplies, equipment, area as well. Juanita passed away in 2006 and Bill fieldtrips, attendance for students at performances, professional development passed away in 2010. Together, the Thompsons were members of Baywood in the arts and art workshops for students. (2004) AY Golf and Country Club and former members of the Rotary Club of Arcata, the Samuel H. Swanlund Memorial Scholarship Fund Ingomar Club and the Quota Club. For 20 years, they were also active in Samuel Harper Swanlund was a native of Eureka, born several organizations in Fallbrook, California. In 2006, Bill created this February 9, 1931, to Oscar and Arvilla Swanlund. After advised fund to help several local organizations, including Humboldt Senior attending Eureka schools and UC Santa Barbara, he Resource Center, Hospice of Humboldt and American Cancer Society. CH served in the military as a cryptographer before a tour of (2006) duty in Japan. He and his childhood friend, Herb Bill & Juanita Thompson Scholarship Fund $152,628 Frahman, purchased Swanlund’s Camera Shop from Bill & Juanita created this scholarship fund in 2002 to help outstanding Sam’s parents, and owned and operated the store for 20 years. Sam also students with financial need to continue their education. (2002) S taught photography at CR, HSU and Eureka Adult School. Later, he worked in public relations for the Louisiana Pacific Company. Sam was active in the Tina Fund $10,451 community, particularly in his church and in Rotary. He painted historical Christina (Tina) Marie Leonardo was born on April 30, photos of Humboldt County, traveled widely and enjoyed doing community 1958, and passed away on February 3, 2005, at the age comments for KINS radio. Sam had a love of history and appreciation of art. of 46. Tina was a life-long resident of Ferndale. She The Swanlund family established this scholarship fund to honor Sam who graduated from Ferndale Union High School in 1976 and died peacefully at home on July 18, 2003. (2003) S went on to earn a degree in business from College of the Redwoods. She worked for Bank of Loleta and for several years owned and operated “Whats n Store,” selling active wear and t-shirts. Tina was born with cerebral palsy and endured many surgeries and setbacks in her life. She was the 1964 Poster Child for Easter Seals and went on to become a Board member and received their Award for Gallantry in 1987. In adulthood, Tina was an avid supporter of Easter Seals, volunteering many

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 63 hours to their fundraising events and encouraging others to do so. Until her Tracy Memorial Trust Fund $40,164 later years, she could be seen buzzing around town in her wheelchair or This fund was established by Mary Harriet Tracy DeLong zipping along in her Z28 Camaro and later in her Honda, determined to not in honor of the children of her grandparents, Joseph and be held back or miss out on anything. Tina was very outgoing, making many Harriet Morris Tracy. In their own quiet ways, the family of friends along life’s way. (2006) S Humboldt pioneers Joseph and Harriet Morris Tracy contributed much to the political, cultural, educational Titlow Family Memorial Fund and economic life of Humboldt County. Their children Thomas Titlow arrived in Arcata in 1850 and were Edith Tracy Gregory, teacher and historian; Joseph Prince Tracy, botanist served on the first City Council. His son, Stuart and title examiner; Eleanor Ethel Tracy, teacher and naturalist; Harriet Tracy Titlow co-founded Seely and Titlow Co. and Graham, teacher; and Morris De Haven Tracy, newspaperman and the served as Arcata’s Postmaster. Thomas’ donor’s father. Because of the Tracy family’s interest in local history, proceeds grandson, Robert A. Titlow, was a prominent from this fund support the study of local history in a variety of fields: Arcata merchant and took over Seely & Titlow economic, political, social, and scientific, and must include presentation to Co. in 1943. He married Berneice Kane in 1925 at the Arcata Presbyterian the general public. (1995) A Church by Reverend Charles Hessel. Their son, Robert T. Titlow, was born and raised in Arcata, graduated from both Arcata High School and Humboldt State Zabelle Helen G. & Lynn F. Tracy Fund $9,690 University, and received his master’s degree from Stanford University. His Zabelle Helen Gulesserian Tracy and her husband Lynn adult life was committed to education and theatre. He served in the military Frederick Tracy were residents of Del Norte County from as a member of the 264th Army Band in Honolulu. In 2005, Berneice Titlow 1947 to 1981, when they moved to a retirement passed away at the age of 104. Her son established this fund to honor his community in Lacey, Washington. Helen was an Armenian heritage and recognize the contributions of his pioneer family, continue his born in Aintab, Turkey, who lost many relatives in the family’s legacy, and support generations to come. (2009) CS infamous Armenian Massacres. Both Helen and Lynn Tracy were intensely interested in the physical and mental development of Monroe Tobin Family Fund $399,665 young people, and enjoyed watching children learn. Helen was California T. Monroe Tobin established this trust because of his love Teacher of the Year in 1973. For over thirty years, the Tracys owned and for Southern Humboldt County. Monroe’s mother, operated Pacamo Camp for children ages 6 to 16. “Pacamo” is an Esperanto Margaret, was born in 1877 on the Robertson Ranch in word meaning “love of peace.” This scholarship is awarded to re-entry Southern Humboldt. His father, Thomas Tobin, moved students with great financial need. (1996) S from Kentucky to Garberville in 1903 and became a successful businessman and community leader, Trinidad Coastal Land Trust Fund $102,436 operating the Garberville Mercantile Company and Garberville Inn. Monroe Trinidad Coastal Land Trust is dedicated to attended high school in Eureka and college in Santa Rosa and Berkeley. He protecting the natural beauty and character of was a manufacturer’s representative in San Francisco before returning to Humboldt County from Little River to Big Lagoon. Garberville in 1950 when he established Tobin Properties. He served on It was created to ensure local control of public many County and local boards and was a charter member of Garberville coastal lands. The Land Trust holds over 50 acres of fee title properties and Rotary Club. His wife of 49 years, Helen, passed away in 1992. She was a conservation easements for the public good. Stewardship includes great contributor to his success. They raised four children: Patricia, Karen, maintenance of four trails to beach coves in the Trinidad area. A special Thomas and Joanne. Monroe passed away January 8, 2008. The trust is account initiated with a donation from Humboldt Surfriders in memory of intended to benefit Southern Humboldt needs, particularly youth and seniors. waterman Glenn Stockwell is dedicated to maintaining the trail to Houda (2001) C Point. The Land Trust also holds property for a future city park, museum and Edward & Phyllis Tomich library in downtown Trinidad. In addition the Land Trust holds other College of the Redwoods Scholarship Fund $12,089 easements and properties for views, a redwood grove, fossil beds, and timber Edward Tomich, a lifelong resident of Eureka, was born in rights. This fund allows the Land Trust to continue to take care of land in the W 1922 and died in 1995. He graduated from Eureka High Trinidad area for the benefit of the public. (2007) School and Eureka Business College. His first Trinidad Coastal Land Trust Simmons employment was with Bank of Eureka. He entered the Room Building Fund N $19,926 army and served as a First Lieutenant in Europe during The Trinidad Coastal Land Trust (TCLT) Simmons Room World War II. Afterward, he was employed in sales Building Fund was established in 2013 to raise the administration in the lumber business and later owned two specialty lumber $90,000 needed for the construction of a new 500 operations in Humboldt and Sonoma Counties. He married Phyllis McKee in square foot office/gallery room adjacent to the existing 1948 and when their children were in school, he sent his wife to college. Trinidad Library, Trinidad Museum and new community Phyllis attended College of the Redwoods and graduated from Humboldt park. The land was gifted by local residents Glenn and State University with a business degree. Their children, Matthew Tomich and Janis Saunders and $30,000 had already been raised. The new building will Mary Tomich Bartlett also received college degrees emphasizing business be named in memory of community volunteer and artist Ned Lee Simmons and they work in that field, as did Phyllis before her retirement. The purpose and utilized as a community art gallery, workshop/events room and office of this scholarship fund is to encourage students to enter the business field. space for our land trust. This building will further their mission to protect and (2002) S manage beautiful beach access trails and coastal conservation properties

64 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS located from Moonstone Beach to Patrick’s Point. Community partnerships, Trinity Scholarship Foundation $1,296,284 support and conservation go hand in hand. Please visit the website and Trinity Scholarship Foundation was contact the Land Trust if interested in donating or learning more. (2013) C established as a non-profit corporation in May 1971. The Foundation is composed of a Trinidad Library Building Fund $113,918 fifteen member Board of Directors, Trinity Libraries offer children opportunities to County residents, dedicated to the purpose of explore new worlds, to discover other providing meaningful and realistic cultures, and to challenge their scholarships to graduating seniors and continuing education students of imaginations. Libraries offer adults Trinity High School to attend accredited institutions of higher learning and/or opportunities to continue learning and to vocational schools as full time students. Foundation funds consist of general interact with neighbors. Families, core and memorial endowment funds as developed over the years. Recipients seniors, and businesses in the greater Trinidad area have begun a campaign of each awarded TSF or endowed scholarship must meet the specific criteria to construct a much-needed County Branch Library in the center of Trinidad. established for said named award. A new library has replaced the converted classroom rented from Trinidad School. The new library is over 2000 sq. ft, provides reading areas for children and adults, offers modern internet and computer facilities, and will Memorial awards supported by the Trinity Scholarship Foundation host family activities. The building is “green” and features a unique endowment: geothermal heating/cooling system. Over $170,000 has been raised toward Dean Addison Scholarship the $450,000 goal. Library lovers everywhere are invited to help complete Ralph Beamer Scholarship the new library. Library plans and donation information can be found at: Robert R. Breeden Scholarship www.trinidadlibrary.org. (2007) A Virginia Brown-Bebee Scholarship Trinidad School Education Foundation Fund $41,799 Leone Irene Costa Scholarship Trinidad School Education Foundation is a non-profit Frank & Vivian Crawford Scholarships organization whose mission is to provide financial Herbert W. & Frances Smith Day Scholarship assistance to Trinidad School, with a specific focus on Eleanor Driskell Music Scholarship support of its fine academic and enrichment programs. K. C. Forbes Scholarship Trinidad School’s Board of Trustees, together with Kyle Fields Jepsen Scholarship students, parents and staff, value a rich liberal arts Ludden Family Scholarships education for students, and it is in support of this effort that Trinidad School John Stanley Martin Scholarship Education Foundation has established its fund-raising goals. Programs Mary T. Meckel Scholarship receiving support from TSEF include visual arts, choral and instructional Leonard & Florence Morris Scholarship music, marine education, special education, Gifted And Talented Education, Jesse Murdock III – ECV Scholarship nutrition, sports and fitness, as well as regular classroom instruction in all Glen Peters Scholarship content areas. The Foundation maintains and builds an endowment for Tracy Plew Scholarship long-term financial stability while also responding to district needs as they Levi Poage Scholarship evolve each year. Donors may specify areas of interest or contribute to the Lonnie Pool Scholarship Foundation’s overall mission, ensuring that Trinidad students are provided Thelma Riordan Scholarship with a broad range of enrichment programs. (2009) Y Phil Stewart Scholarship John & Anita Van Matre Shuford Scholarship Trinidad Trust Fund $85,024 Norma Wilson Shuh Scholarship Donna and Chi-Wei Lin established this advised, Adrienne Marceau-Thomas Scholarship expendable fund to assist the City of Trinidad in providing basic services to residents and fund occasional independent projects. The goal of the fund is to preserve Endowment awards in honor and recognition of: the small village environment Trinidad now offers. The Thomas J. Ludden Leadership Scholarship Lins came to Trinidad in 1997. Chi-Wei is retired from biomedical research at Weaverville Lions Club Scholarships Harvard and served on the Trinidad City Council. Donna was a retired medical (2006) S device design engineer. They owned and operated a small printing company in Trinidad, Linpress Printing and Studio Arts. In creating this fund Donna observed, “Trinidad is a very special place to live. We hope that this fund will assist our city government in meeting some of the city’s many needs and challenges for the future.” (2003) C

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 65 Charlotte Tropp Memorial Fund for RSVP $25,181 Charlotte Tropp was director of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Humboldt County from its inception in 1974 until her sudden death of a heart attack at age 53 in 1988 while on sabbatical in London, England. Known affectionately to her friends and family as “Chuckie,” she had a great love of life. She transmitted her zeal and enthusiasm to everyone she knew. Her vision and leadership inspired countless older people to explore creative paths in their lives by volunteering, thereby enriching the community. Under her direction, RSVP grew from a tiny group of 73 volunteers to 680 at her death. Charlotte’s tireless efforts built a strong foundation for RSVP. This fund was established by her husband, Henry Tropp, C Anonymous as a designated endowment fund to support RSVP’s operations. (2001) Fund JoAllen K. Twiddy-Wood Memorial Fund Richard and Jean Twiddy established this memorial fund in memory of their daughter JoAllen K. Wood who died on November 13, 2003, at the age of 41. JoAllen took the Humboldt Literacy Project most joy and love from her children. She was always Employee Health Insurance Fund willing to open her heart when needed. The fund will help provide needed dental and eye care for children of low In 2006, an anonymous donor redirected their and medium-income families in Humboldt, Del Norte, Trinity and Shasta HY fund to make annual payments to the Humboldt counties. (2004) Literacy Project specifically for staff health insurance.  U  “What impresses me about this donation is how it directly affects the lives of individuals. Vis & Sally Upatisringa Education Fund $11,334 The ability to do meaningful work and have This fund provides educational support in two areas decent healthcare has a tremendous and direct outside Humboldt County. First, it includes grants to eligible institutions in foreign countries like Thailand, impact on a person’s quality of life and we Malaysia, and China. Vis attended primary school in are incredibly grateful. It feels like someone is Thailand and is a graduate of Chung Ling High School in saying ‘I appreciate your work and want you to Penang, Malaysia. Second, it provides scholarships to stay healthy so that you can continue.’” students who will attend Oregon State University after graduating from Sally’s alma mater Crater High School in Central Point, Oregon. Both Vis and Sally Emma Breacain are graduates of OSU. Sally has been active in the League of Women Voters Executive Director, Humboldt Literacy Project and was the fundraising coordinator for the Humboldt County Library project. She is a certified lay minister in the United Methodist Church. Vis is a retired professor of mathematics at Humboldt State University. (1997) S

Hank & Mary Trobitz Memorial Fund $4,005 The three Trobitz children created this fund to honor their parents, Hank and Mary, who passed away in 2003 and   2004 respectively, after sixty-three years of happy V marriage together. Hank was born in 1916 and graduated in Forestry from UC Berkeley where he distinguished “v du” Prize Fund $11,396 himself as an oarsman for the Varsity Crew. He worked Dr. Vis Upatisringa established this advised endowment fund to provide for the Pacific Southwest Forest & Range Experiment Station and served mathematics books each semester to students for outstanding performance during WWII in the South Atlantic before beginning his 33-year career with during their first year of calculus at Humboldt State University. Vis is a retired Simpson Timber, eventually serving as Simpson’s manager and spokesman professor of mathematics at HSU. (2001) Y for many years. Mary was born in 1919 and graduated from Woodbury College in Los Angeles. She and Hank were married in 1940, not long after a first blind date at an ice skating rink. Together they lived a life of service to their community and devotion to their family and friends, never too busy to help others and never expecting anything in return. (2003) C

66 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Jim Van Duzer Memorial Fund $19,625 Lewis & Jane Vellis Jim Van Duzer, a lifelong resident of Humboldt County, Charitable Remainder Unitrust $57,856 was born in Loleta in 1918. As a young man, Jim traveled The Vellis Family Endowment Fund will the fair circuit showing livestock. He was Humboldt be created with the remainder of the County’s first 4-H All Star. He married his wife, Dorothy in Charitable Remainder Trust established 1946, and together they had six children. Jim enjoyed a by Lewis and Jane Vellis in 2000. The long career as a rancher, including 29 years with L.A. fund will serve two distinct educational Ford & Sons. He also volunteered for over 30 years on the Humboldt County goals. While one objective assists Junior Livestock Auction Committee. When Jim passed away on June 30, students directly, the other benefits a community college. The first area of 2000, his family established this fund in his honor to make an annual award interest is to provide scholarships for juniors and seniors in high school to the winner of the Humboldt County Fair 4-H Round Robin competition. A served by College of the Redwoods and its branches. The intent is to expand second annual award to the winner of the Redwood Acres Fair 4-H Round their curriculum so that they can become adults in the workforce, motivated Robin competition was added in 2006. (2000) Y to attain a higher level of proficiency and working toward a stated goal. This opportunity may continue through a bachelor degree in a state college. The VanSpeybroeck Family Fund second purpose is to assist Santa Barbara City College Continuing Education John & Nancy VanSpeybroeck, both physicians Division to develop and sustain courses and seminar series featuring here on the North Coast, established this nationally known speakers, primarily in the field of Transitional Psychology advised expendable fund in 2004. Their two such as the “Mind/Supermind” series. (2000) SY daughters, Katharine and Maggee, will assist them as advisors to the fund. It is the family’s Ray & Dolores Vellutini Fund $6,188 intention to support a variety of charitable Ray Vellutini was born in 1928 in Eureka, and was a causes with an emphasis on health, education, the environment and the fine resident until his death in 1991. Ray was a third- arts. The VanSpeybroecks feel fortunate to be living in this area of generation grocer who started Food Mart Stores and ran unsurpassed natural beauty and community spirit. They are hoping that gifts the company until his retirement in 1987. Ray loved his from this trust will continue to enhance life in this unique place. family, his garden and his community. He was a member of (2004) AC WHY the Ingomar Club and numerous charitable organizations. (1991) C Grace Comstock Van Zee Memorial Scholarship Fund $16,089 Wayne & Florence Vickers Memorial Fund $1,050,941 Grace Elizabeth Comstock was born in 1911 and raised on Mrs. Vickers died in 1972 and Mr. Vickers in the family ranch near Penngrove, CA. After receiving her A.A. 1988, leaving the residue of his estate to the degree in art from Santa Rosa J.C. in 1931, she went on to Foundation in memory of his wife of 50 years major in art at U.C. Berkeley and the University of Oregon. and her sister Margaret Wylie Macpherson. Upon graduation she married her husband Jack Van Zee and Income benefits health care agencies and the was active in the arts at the community level all her life. Her Humane Society. (1988) WH son, Gordon, has established this scholarship to further the art education of a student graduating from Santa Rosa Junior College and going on to study art Vera P. Vietor Trust $3,732,235 at a 4-year college or university. (2007) AS Vera Perrott Vietor, a native of Humboldt County, was married to Lynn A. Vietor, who owned and Greg Veach Memorial Fund $4,419 operated Eureka Boiler Works and Acme Gregory Veach showed interest in music at a young age. Foundry Co. After his death in 1972, Mrs. Vietor He started to play piano pieces he heard his two older established the Humboldt Area Foundation. sisters practicing. Soon after that, his formal piano lessons Later in 1972, at the time of her death, she left began a dedication to music that lasted his lifetime. In the family home in Bayside to be used as the Foundation office and elementary school, Greg played the string bass in orchestra headquarters. The Foundation office was opened in June of 1974. The until his interest in wind instruments evolved and he joined surrounding real property was dedicated in memory of her husband. The the marching band. Playing the tenor or the alto saxophone with other Lynn Vietor Nature Trail was completed and opened to the public in 1995. students in the school band was the best discipline and social outlet for Greg She also bequeathed $2,400,000 in trust for the benefit of the Foundation. growing up. After high school he joined several local bands playing tenor sax Income is available for discretionary purposes. (1972) C and the bass guitar. The music changed to rock and reggae style, but the core enjoyment and sharing were still the driving force of his art. This fund Volunteer Center of the Redwoods will fulfill Greg’s desire to support and encourage children to explore and Endowment Fund $4,379 develop their potential in music and life. (2007) AY Under the leadership of former Retired and Senior Volunteer Program Director Alex Reid and a community task force, the Volunteer Center of the Redwoods was established in the fall of 1994 to serve people under the age of 55 who wished to volunteer. Building on the reputation of the popular and well regarded Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, staff and Advisory Council “remade” the program to serve people of all ages. At the Volunteer Center the core business is recruiting and placing volunteers into meaningful A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 67 assignments within the community. The endowment fund will allow for artists who may need it! “With passion and commitment, vision, daring, increased support and recognition of volunteers, and expand the recruitment, honesty and trusting the Muse, we can light candles, nay, fireworks in the training and technical services to over 360 non-profits, government agencies dark.” (2000) A and schools that request assistance. (2002) C Les & Mid Westfall Endowment Fund $25,154 This fund was established as a lasting tribute to the local community that Mid and Les loved and served so well for many years. Mid was born into Ferndale’s pioneer   Berding family in 1919. After graduating from Eureka W schools and UC Davis, she married Lt. Les Westfall in 1944. Les, born in Lisbon, North Dakota in 1917, Dr. William Joseph and Annette Warren graduated from the University of Arizona and Hastings School of Law and Memorial Endowment Fund $9,966 served in France during WWII. He began his career in the stevedoring Professor William J. Warren was born in Eureka, business in 1952. The Westfallsdedicated their lives to their family and the eldest of three brothers born to Croatian community. They epitomized community service with each giving of their immigrants. While earning his Ph.D. from the leadership skills to more than a dozen local and state organizations. Mid and University of Illinois in electrical engineering, he Les celebrated 60 years of marriage shortly before Mid’s passing in 2004. met Annette Chmielewska, one of 10 children of Les passed away December 6, 2008. The fund will support the work of the C Polish immigrants. They married in June 1936 Humboldt Area Foundation. (2004) and had three children: Nicholas, Mary and Westhaven Ladies Club Fund $19,169 Laetitia. After completing his doctorate, he taught at University of Illinois As one of the original members of the before moving back to California to head the Electrical Engineering Westhaven Ladies Club, Jeanne Department of Santa Clara University. During this period he also worked for Hudspeth has been making blackberry GE. During World War II he worked as a development engineer for pies to support the Westhaven Fire Hewlett-Packard Co. From 1951 to 1971, Dr. Warren was an engineer and Department since 1967. She and supervisor in the Applied Physics Department of Shell Development Company Florence Couch, who joined the in Emeryville, CA. Dr. Warren greatly enjoyed music and gardening. He died organization in 1985, have worked with other volunteers from Westhaven and June 26, 1997. Annette passed away November 2, 2007. This fund will be McKinleyville to make and sell as many as 2000 pies a year at the annual Y used to support youth and families. (2008) blackberry festival fundraising event. With the proceeds they’ve helped the Coach Brad Warze Memorial Scholarship Fund fire department with equipment, supplies, repairs and even the monthly In memory and to honor Coach Brad Warze who coached electric bill. Jeanne and Florence retired as President and Treasurer of the and taught for 31 years throughout Humboldt County, this Club in 2007 and created this fund with the money the Club had saved over scholarship has been established by Brad’s wife, Geri and the years. It will continue to provide annual support to the Westhaven Fire C his two daughters, Sarah and Rachel. Brad was an Department for as long as it exists and remains worthy. (2007) inspiration to all students and athletes from elementary to Westside Community Improvement District college age. Brad taught and coached students at St. The Westside Community Improvement Bernard’s High School, McKinleyville High School, College of the Redwoods Association is a community based and Humboldt State University. He was a masterful coach and an equally organization which undertakes projects successful fundraiser for these schools and programs. It was important to within the greater Eureka area which Brad to make a positive difference in the lives of our youth. Brad was able to revitalize neighborhoods and combat urban accomplish this with great dignity, honor and love. This scholarship is for blight by increasing recreational, educational and vocational opportunities graduates of McKinleyville High School who either played basketball at where they are either lacking altogether or are insufficient to the needs of the McKinleyville High or are going to study Education with plans to teach or community. The Association is currently working on the Jefferson Project S coach. (2007) which entails purchasing the former Jefferson Elementary School on Eureka’s Minor & Barbara Waters Memorial Fund $3,888 west side with the intention of converting this neglected public property into a This fund benefits the HSU Century Club. (1983) Y multiple use facility. Plans call for extensive park, playground and garden areas. The former school buildings will be rehabilitated to serve a variety of Lynne & Bob Wells Fund for Performing Artists $16,851 community programs including a library, meeting rooms, a performance Lynne and Bob Wells met and fell in love pursuing their venue, a community kitchen and space available for other community mutual passion, the theater, in Humboldt County. Their organizations to conduct their own programs. The Association encourages love of laughter, art, beauty and the magical personal public participation and is pleased to accept contributions from members of transformations of live theater has sustained a wonderful the community. (2011) CY partnership that rejoices in giving back to the community the nurturing, the entertainment and the inspiration that this rich region has held for them. In creating this fund in partnership with the North Coast Cultural Trust, Lynne & Bob hope to pass on some good fortune, some financial aid and some encouragement to Humboldt County performing

68 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Victor Thomas Jacoby Award Recipient Amy Uyeki Hits High Notes Across the U.S.

a therapeutic release from their incarceration inspired me, as well as the indomitable spirit of these young people. I wanted to portray the scenes of camp life by creating them from woodcuts and then bringing them to life through animation. With the Jacoby grant under my belt, I was able to co-write other grants to develop this project into a collaborative work with KEET-TV producers Claire Reynolds and Sam Greene to create a documentary using the animation along with interviews with camp musicians. The resulting documentary, 'Searchlight Serenade' aired on PBS stations around the country, and screened in Seattle, Portland, at the de Young Museum in San Francisco and the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. In addition, the full animation was awarded Best Animated Short at the 2013 Big Island Film Festival in Hawaii. All of this was possible thanks to the foresight, vision and support of the Victor have always been drawn to the work little known aspect of camp life so others could Thomas Jacoby Fund and Humboldt Area of artists who have stories to tell. I would like be exposed to what the Japanese American Foundation. I am eternally grateful.” my artwork to start a narrative thread that the people suffered at the hands of injustice and - Amy Uyeki viewer will finish. prejudice. How music provided an escape and 2011 Victor Thomas Jacoby Award Recipient Animation seemed like a natural progressionI of this storytelling penchant. Thanks to the Victor Thomas Jacoby Award, which provided funds for online animation software training and a high definition video camera, I was able to embark on a new artistic direction. Through research and personal exploration, I discovered a story that needed to be told: how young people in the Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II survived the hardships, humiliation and drudgery by engaging in a favorite American pastime: enjoying and playing big band music. I wanted to explore this Scene from "Searchlight Serenade"

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 69 Evanne Wheeler/KEET-TV Memorial Fund $14,680 Alan E. & Barbara C. Wilkinson Evanne Wheeler was the Humboldt County Librarian for 12 Charitable Remainder Unitrust $52,003 years, from 1967 to 1979, and a resident of the County for Alan Wilkinson and Barbara Dolan-Wilkinson established a charitable 29 years. Because of her interest and enthusiasm for remainder trust in 1999, with the net income to be dedicated to supporting education, she wished to create an endowment fund to the arts by promoting local artists whose work celebrates the beauty of support public television. This fund has been established in nature and programs that enhance, protect and interpret the environment. her honor by her sister, Adele Hassis. Evanne was a (1999) AW champion of education and used creative and innovative ideas to promote learning for all. A UC Berkeley graduate in library science, her lifelong library Willow Creek China Flat Museum Scholarship $14,703 career culminated in her service as Humboldt County Librarian. Her The Willow Creek China Flat Museum memorable achievements included the introduction of the Bookmobile into Scholarship has been established to Humboldt County and the addition of several branch libraries. She planned promote the study and preservation of and promoted a new library building and worked continuously toward its local history. It is available to anyone establishment until her death in 1993. The income from her endowment fund who is a resident or has been a resident is disbursed to KEET-TV to support quality educational programs on North in Humboldt or Trinity Counties and is in Coast Public Television. (1997) A college. The annual scholarship will be awarded to a candidate who plans to study history, museum studies, museum internship or Native American Jerry & Marguerite Wheeler Children’s Fund $45,648 studies and have experience with volunteer service and community activities. The Wheeler Children’s Fund primarily provides support (2009) AS for Vector Rehabilitation’s Craniofacial Anomalies Program for children with cleft lip, cleft palate and other Julie Willows Memorial Fund $533,800 craniofacial anomalies. The fund also supports Vector’s Julie Mae Willows was born in Maine on June 17, 1912. Pediatric Occupational Therapy Program and After her father and sister died in 1918 during the flu rehabilitation services for low-income adults. Jerry epidemic, Julie moved to New York to live with her aunt, as Wheeler, M.D. was a founding member of the Vector Craniofacial Anomalies her mother didn’t have the means to raise four children. Julie Panel. He served on the panel providing services for children from 1979 until went to church with a neighbor and Christian Science his death in 1993. His wife, Marguerite Wheeler, has served as Chair and became her way of life. Julie met Chet Willows and they Treasurer of Vector’s Board of Trustees and as a member of the Gala married in 1935. Chet, an ex-marine, served in the Air Force in WWII. After Chocolate Party Special Event Committee. Marguerite is a teacher of special the war, they opened a restaurant called “Julie’s” in Carmichael, California. In needs children. Marguerite and Jerry’s commitment to improving the quality 1959, they bought the Hartsook Inn in Piercy, enduring the 1964 flood and a of life for children in our community has made a difference for many children. fire. Julie was a member of the 1st Church of Christian Science and This endowment fund will help ensure the future of children’s services at Soroptomist International of the Redwoods in Garberville. Chet died in 1973 Vector. (2001) HY and Julie operated the Hartsook Inn until 1984. She moved to Eureka in May 2009 and died March 7, 2011. (2011) C Frances E. Whitehead Memorial Scholarship Fund N Frances Evelyn (Gilmore) Whitehead was born in Elizabeth “Betsy” Wilson Memorial Fund $16,885 Louisiana in 1932 and passed away at home in Fortuna This fund was established by the Wilson family to honor in 2012. Frances was beautiful yet simple, warm and full Betsy, who died in an accident in 1976. The income from this of spirit, who always found a way to make the most of fund is used for special needs at Sequoia Park Zoo. Betsy’s difficult situations. Since Frances was a Humboldt County mother, Jackie Wilson, passed away on October 10, 2003. W foster parent for almost 35 years and received the (1985) Humboldt County Foster Parent of the Year Award on September 15, 1987, George Wilson Memorial Scholarship Fund $118,558 this scholarship fund is the most perfect memorial to honor her dedication to The Wilson family created this fund in memory of their helping the youth in Humboldt County who are having problems in their home brother George who was killed in action, at the age of 20 setting. The annual scholarship will be awarded to a graduating Humboldt years, on July 21, 1944 in a crash of a B17 on his County senior who is living in a foster care home at the time of their seventh mission over Germany during WW II. George S application. (2013) graduated from Ferndale High School in 1942. George Walt Whitman Endowment Fund $37,289 was, perhaps, the most adventurous of the Wilson Established with a donation from Ivor Kraft, this fund focuses special children. He made many friends in his short life. He was one of 59 attention on the needs of ethnic and other minorities, including the grandchildren of Edward Christen, all born in the Eel River Valley. Therefore, handicapped, within the lesbian and gay communities, and will address the family still has many friends and relatives in the Humboldt County Area. cultural and health issues. (1994) ACHY Staff Sergeant George E. Wilson was awarded the Purple Heart and the Air Medal posthumously. His remains are interred in the Cambridge American Cemetery, England. (2006) S

70 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Steve P. Wilson, D.V.M. Kayla A. Wood Girls’ Soccer Memorial Fund $13,562 Memorial Scholarship Fund $2,012 Erich F. Schimps created this fund in memory of his Steve P. Wilson was born in Birmingham, AL and was twelve year-old granddaughter Kayla, a beautiful and raised on his family’s farm. Steve earned a certificate in talented young woman, lost to the Trinity River in May horseshoeing and horsemanship from Cal Poly in 1968 2002. Kayla had traveled widely. She spoke two and then returned to Alabama where he worked as a languages, played several instruments and enjoyed farrier to supplement his income while completing his soccer, basketball, snorkeling, abalone diving, hiking, degree in Veterinary Medicine. After serving as an Air snowboarding, reading, writing, science and the arts. Kayla learned to Force Captain, Steve began his veterinary career in the race horse industry in appreciate soccer from an early age. Her grandfather, aka “Nanu,” was a Southern California. In 1980, Steve began Sandy Prairie Large Animal Clinic Viennese soccer fanatic and her stepfather, Bran Collingwood, who learned in Fortuna. Steve always appreciated a good farrier because he knew what it the game in Scotland, coached her from age 6 onward. She was a natural was like nailing on horseshoes all day long. This fund, created in his memory with a soccer ball and made some of her best friendships on the field. Her to give back to the community that he was a part of, will award a idol was Mia Hamm of U.S. Olympics fame. To honor Kayla’s free spirit and horseshoeing scholarship annually to a Humboldt, Del Norte or Trinity County her love of the game of soccer, this fund will support young girls who need student since he thought it was “hell to find a good shoer”. (2007) WS financial assistance in order to play soccer with the Humboldt County soccer leagues. (2002) Y Catherine Wilson-Lewis Memorial Fund $25,487 In her 26 years, Catherine touched and gave joy to many Woody’s Scholarship Fund $20,286 people. As a talented violinist, music held a predominant Woodrow “Woody” Thompson was a native of Humboldt place in her life. She was also an avid equestrian, spending County. He graduated from Fortuna High School and much time with her beloved Arabian horses. This fund was Humboldt State College. Woody’s life was music. His mother established by her parents, Mary and Wayne Wilson, and her started him on the violin at a young age. He later moved on to grandmothers, Freida Maxon and Eula Wilson, to provide his major instrument, the trombone. He played in the U.S. nursing scholarships. (1985) HS Army Band during his service years and toured the country in N several “Big Bands” during the 1930’s and 40’s. Woody’s musical activities Alicia Shurkin Wilutis Memorial Fund $2,263 here in Humboldt county included teaching music at Arcata High School for Alicia loved backpacking, surfing, dancing with the Grateful 24 years, a director and arranger for the Eureka Brass, director of the Dead, and traveling on long summer road trips which Humboldt Kitchenaires, member of the Scotia Band, HSU Symphony, All transported her to 49 states, Canada, and many areas of Seasons Orchestra and the Ray Bullock Band where he played trombone as Mexico. Yet her true passion was teaching History. She well as arranged some of the music. This fund will give scholarships to earned her Master’s Degree and teaching credentials from Arcata High School graduating seniors who have above average music Humboldt State University, which enabled her to teach Social grades and played in the band for four years. Thank you, Woody. Studies with Eureka City Schools. Requesting to teach at Alternative (2007) AS Education schools, Alicia taught most of her career at the TOP Program and Zoe Barnum High School. Alicia’s colleagues, friends, and family generously Joseph Sidney Woolford Fund see page 55 donated to this fund to support a deserving graduate from Zoe Barnum High School who will receive a scholarship to continue their education and search Worker Bees Fund $6,181 for truth. (2013) S Lois Leskinen retired from Humboldt Area Foundation in 2001 to move to Oregon with her husband, Arne. Born Flora N. Winzler Memorial Endowment Fund $23,645 and raised in Humboldt County, Lois graduated from Flora N. Winzler, a lifelong resident of Eureka, graduated from St. Bernard Eureka High School and Clarke Secretarial College. Her Elementary School and Eureka High School and then attended Humboldt first job was as a long distance telephone operator during State College. Married for 46 years to John Winzler of Winzler & Kelly WWII, where she enjoyed talking to “all of the guys calling Consulting Engineers, homemaking was her career and being a wife, mother home.” For 32 years, Lois worked as office manager for the California State and grandmother was her greatest pride. She was an avid golfer and Automobile Association. She volunteered locally at Alice Birney and Lincoln longtime member of the Baywood Golf & Country Club, Humboldt Sponsors, schools and the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop. Lois established the P.E.O. Sisterhood and the Sons of Italy. Because of Flora’s interest in the the Worker Bees Fund with an initial gift from Humboldt Area Foundation culture of the North Coast, the proceeds of this fund are used to support the board member Mary Ann Spencer. Lois and HAF staff will serve as advisors Clarke Memorial Museum. (1997) A to this expendable fund, intended to support a variety of charitable purposes in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, primarily those that improve the lives of Women & Children’s Fund $233,652 children, youth and their families. The Strope family contributed gifts made in The local Young Women’s Christian Association dissolved memory of Glady Strope to this fund in 2006. Lois Leskinen passed away in 1989. Through the sale of its historic property at H March 19, 2012. (2001) CY and 8th Streets in Eureka, it was able to establish this fund, which provides income for programs benefiting women and/or women with children. (1989) CHY

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 71 Carl & Ellen Wright Memorial Fund $726,267 Lifelong residents of the Eureka area, the  Y  Wrights had a great interest in the environment and the protection of Carolyn K. Yanke Charitable Remainder Trust wildlife. So great was their interest that The charitable remainder of Katy Yanke’s charitable remainder Mrs. Wright bequeathed to the unitrust is intended to benefit several local organizations whose Foundation her home and surrounding purposes are for improved health care in our community, acreage, with an endowment to maintain the property as a wildlife refuge and enhancement of and access to the natural beauty in our region, provide grants to other wildlife protection projects in the area. The Foundation and for youth art and music programs. (2007) AC WHY is working with HSU Department of Wildlife to operate an Urban Wildlife Field Station in the Ryan Slough area known as the “Wright Wildlife Refuge,” Barbara Ann Young Memorial Scholarship Fund providing an educational experience for local school children. (1989) WY see page 58 Steve Wright Memorial Fund $10,306 Jack Young Memorial Fund $12,329 This is an advised expendable fund. The fund advisors have not yet John “Jack” Sharp Young headed a local advertising and established the parameters. (2001) C public relations firm, Young Ideas Advertising, until his death in 1989. Edie, Jack’s beloved wife, who passed away in Jean & Harold Wyckoff Memorial Fund $68,520 2003, established this fund to help carry on some of his The income from this fund is used by the Easter Seals lifelong interests. Income is used for library projects and Society to reflect the Wyckoffs’ shared interest in aiding Rotary Club of Eureka Scholarships. (1989) AS the handicapped. (1982) H Youth Equestrian Fund $15,100 The income from this fund benefits youth equestrian projects. (1979) Y Ginny Wythe Memorial Fund $7,646 Virginia “Ginny” Marie Wythe was a very special person. Her work with students of all ages in Eureka City Schools was a real joy to her. Ginny started as a volunteer in the classroom  Z  while her children were in school, and was active in PTA and on site councils for several years. She received much Virginia Zacharias-Eastman Fund see page 32 recognition for her volunteer efforts. Her volunteerism led to Ginny’s going to work as the librarian at Washington Elementary School Dorothy A. Ziegenfuss Memorial Fund $6,979 where her library program became the standard for all the schools. Ginny After coming to Eureka in 1962, Dorothy A. Ziegenfuss was employed by the next worked in the Eureka High School Counseling Office, and set up the City of Eureka as Deputy City Clerk and later became executive secretary educational mentoring program. Ginny’s husband Bert Wythe and children at the old General Hospital. There, Mrs. Ziegenfuss became interested in Amy and Aaron, along with the Eureka High School Counseling Office medical education, especially after she was stricken with multiple sclerosis. established this fund to honor Ginny and her contributions to and love for At the time of her death on July 21, 1980, funds were donated in her young people. The fund provides scholarships for high school students who memory. This fund, established to award scholarships to health occupation plan to further their formal education. (1998) S students at College of the Redwoods, is administered with the aid of the Rotary Club of Eureka. (1981) S

Gates Family Endowment Fund Summer Youth Grant

Burnt Ranch Fish Derby When Willow Creek Fire Safe Council volunteers aren’t taking down and chipping brush, writing grants to clear emergency exit routes and fire breaks, or presenting in schools about wildland fire safety, they have California Fish and Wildlife stock a private lake with 1,800 trout and put on the Burnt Ranch Fish Derby. Despite the fact that the kids catch as many frogs as fish, the event keeps growing with families from Fortuna to Crescent City making the trip.

72 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Building Foundations Ellen Dusick

e often take some of our of $2.4 million to 120 separate funds favorite local institutions for granted, as with assets of more than $12 million if they had always been there. The reality at the time of her departure from the of their origins usually involves hard work, Foundation in 1992. During Ellen’s perseverance and commitment to a dream. tenure, more than $6,744,000 in TheW next time you visit the bear grotto and grants were awarded. aviary at the Sequoia Park Zoo, discover a new Ms. Dusick was described in a bit of whimsy at the Romano Gabriel exhibit, 1982 Times-Standard article as a jump and jive at the Redwood Coast Jazz “friendly woman whose enthusiasm Humboldt Area Foundation Executive Directors, current and past, Festival, watch your favorite program on KEET- for her work shines in every word she Patrick Cleary and Ellen Dusick. TV, or check out a book at the Eureka Public says.” Ellen’s tireless efforts were inspired Library, you might wonder who participated in by the many nonprofit and volunteer creating these familiar entities that are so dear projects she visited as she traveled thousands to us. Ellen Dusick could be one answer to all of miles throughout Northwestern California to of the above. the sites of more than 1,300 grant applicants. The first Executive Director of the Ms. Dusick noted that, “It is surprising Humboldt Area Foundation, Ellen Dusick, what you can learn in the trenches.” Her embodied the dedication of Humboldt connections to the community also included Area Foundation founders, Vera and Lynn working with attorneys, accountants and Vietor. Ellen participated in the origins of the benefactors on estate planning and hosting Foundation as the secretary for the Vietor’s donors for coffee on a regular basis. attorney and assisted in the preparation of the Ms. Dusick led many large-scale initiatives trust that created Humboldt Area Foundation. and signed off on major grants, including Ellen’s closeness and loyalty to the vision Hospice of Humboldt, jaws-of-life equipment of the Vietors gave her clarity of purpose for local fire departments, the HAF Summer that led to bold, engaged leadership and Youth Mini-Grant Program, a linear accelerator tremendous energy and enthusiasm for the for cancer treatment at St. Joseph’s Hospital, numerous opportunities to affect change in and construction of the Eureka Public Library, our community. to name just a few. Then, as now, Humboldt In 1974, Ms. Dusick began her career Area Foundation was focused on providing at Humboldt Area Foundation as Executive diverse opportunities to support the best Secretary, eventually becoming the possible quality of life on the North Coast. Foundation’s first Executive Director in 1980. The Board and staff of Humboldt Area Ms. Dusick was the sole employee for 8 years, Foundation thank and recognize Ellen Dusick working, by her for her years of service. We are honored to own admission, as continue our shared work with dedication and “bookkeeper, janitor, enthusiasm. you name it.” During Ellen’s 18 years of service, the Humboldt Area Foundation grew from one fund

Thank you.2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 73 The Trinity Trust Humboldt Area Foundation supports philanthropic work in Trinity County through The Trinity Trust as well as through the generous neighbors who have established funds in the Trinity region. The Trinity Trust’s mission is to inspire and encourage charitable giving to support Trinity County now and in perpetuity.

Mary Baldwin Memorial Fund $59,552 Virgil C. & Lorrayne DeLapp This fund was created by the Reverend Charles H. Baldwin to honor Mary Vocational Education Fund $5,554 Baldwin, his wife of 38 years. The fund is to be used to provide scholarships Virgil C. DeLapp was born in Burbank, California in to deserving college students from Trinity County, enabling them to continue 1922. He grew up in Southern California and their vocational and higher educations at accredited colleges and universities graduated from Long Beach State College as an and to assist Trinity County pre K-12 students who are enrolled in accredited industrial arts teacher. He and his wife Lorrayne Christian schools. (1999) S moved from Blue Jay to Trinity County in 1956. Virgil worked as an electrical superintendent for Funderburg Electric during the construction of Trinity Dam. For many years he was self-employed as a builder of custom homes and was in partnership with Dr. Robert Breeden in the NicNac Shack. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps. Virgil died in November 2001, at age 79, after a construction accident. His family established this endowment fund as a component fund of the Trinity Trust to honor his memory. Income will provide assistance for young adults in vocational education in Trinity County. (2001) Y

Gilbert Henry Gates C.R.U. Trust of 1993 $300,185 Gilbert F. and Helen J. Gates, longtime residents of San Francisco and Trinity County, created this unitrust ultimately for the benefit of Trinity County. The Gates family was drawn to the Trinity Alps in the 1920’s. Joe Joseph, Helen’s Gates father, purchased the Trinity property in the 1920’s. From Family age 12, Hank Gates enjoyed summers with his mother, his Endowment sister, Joan, and father, Gilbert, in the Trinity area. The Trust will eventually Fund benefit such charities as Coffee Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Trinity County Free Library and Trinity County Historical Society. (1993) AC Gilbert F. Gates Charitable Remainder Unitrust of 1998 $1,016,622 Trinity Alps Chamber Music This trust was created by Gilbert F. and Helen J. Gates and transferred to HAF by their son Gilbert Festival Henry Gates in 2001. This fund will eventually benefit several charities within Trinity County. At the Weaverville Summer Day Camp, (2001) C professional musicians work with youth through Gates Family Endowment Fund $246,054 the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Summer This is a component fund of the Trinity Trust, Outreach program assisted by a Summer Youth established as a testamentary gift from the estate Mini-Grant from the Gates Family Endowment of Helen J. Gates who passed away on October Fund. From listening to chamber music 24, 2002. Helen, along with her two children, Hank and Joan, was a graduate of UC Berkeley. performances to learning violin, Trinity County Her father was a self-made mining engineer. He youth experience classical music. began working at a young age, and walked several miles each way, to save street car fare, to work at the Union Iron Works in San Francisco. He also knew future President Herbert Hoover in his mining days. Helen visited the Trinity Alps as much as she could in the 1920’s and 1930’s. Gilbert F. left UC Berkeley early to work and support his family. The fund supports charitable organizations in and for Trinity County in accordance with the spirit and the wording of prior planned gifts arranged by the Gates family. The Trinity Trust Steering Committee makes all funding recommendations for this discretionary fund. (2003) C TRINITY 74 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS TRUST Finding Home in the Trinities

hen successful, self-made Gil, Helen, Joan and Hank Gates were also mining magnate, Joseph L. Joseph purchased the inspiration for the creation of the Trinity a mining claim in Trinity County in the 1920’s, Trust, which supports philanthropic work in he was looking for an opportunity to strike Trinity County. The Gates Family Endowment gold. It’s unlikely that Joseph could have Fund has made significant contributions imaginedW the many golden opportunities his to the welfare of Trinity County residents family would provide for the people of Trinity including the purchase of emergency response County well into the 21st century. Although equipment for the Coffee Creek Volunteer Joseph held many mining claims throughout Fire Department and, as a major supporter the West, it was the family camping trips to of the Trinity Trust’s Summer Youth Mini- their land above Coffee Creek that started Grant Program, thousands of Trinity County a lifelong love of Trinity County for Joseph’s children have benefitted from a wide variety of daughter, Helen. Her deep appreciation and enriching summer programs. devotion to the people and the place is still felt today, a decade after Helen’s passing, thanks to her long-range vision and generosity. Helen married Gilbert “Gil” F. Gates after her graduation from UC Berkeley. The couple lived in San Francisco and carried on the tradition of spending summer vacations on Coffee Creek with their children, Hank and Joan, who shared their love of the Trinity Alps. Hank Gates recalls that his mother, Helen, felt peace and the comfort of friends at their Coffee Creek retreat, especially after the death Hank Gates need not worry when he of her daughter, Joan, in 1957. It was at that said, “My parents loved this area and the time that Helen decided to spend the entire people so much. I just don’t want them to be summer in Coffee Creek, and construction forgotten.” Given the legacy of their main house began. Helen and Gil of generosity of the Gates welcomed many friends and family over the family, it is sure that they years and were widely remembered as warm, will live on for generations giving people with an elegant esthetic and to come. good sense of humor. The Gates also hosted

many scholars who were conducting research Since 2004, The Gates on the flora, fauna and geology of the Trinity Family Endowment Fund Alps, among them was William Ferlatte who has given 175 grants went on to write the much referenced book, to 56 Trinity County Flora of the Trinity Alps. organizations totaling The fond memories, solace and friendship $114,928 in support. that the Gates Family shared with their Trinity County neighbors led Gil and Helen Gates to establish the Gilbert Henry Gates Charitable Trust, with Humboldt Area Foundation in 1993. They then established the Gilbert F. Gates Charitable Trust in 1998 and the Gates Family Endowment Fund in 2003, after Helen’s passing in 2002. TRINITY TRUST TRINITY TRUST2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 75 Giles F. Horney, Jr., Fund $7,528 Giles was a caring man who had a passion for cars and his community. He lived in Trinity County where he served on the Trinity Trust. He was interested in mechanics, body shops and even towing companies. He was known for helping young people and rescuing dogs. Giles established two funds to be advised by the Trinity Trust. The first, the Giles F. Horney, Jr., Fund in Memory of Tom J. McCoy, Steven James Smith and Helen A. Maxey and Giles and Harriet Horney, Bill and Marlys Hall and Al and Marne Wilkins will provide scholarships to support students attending college or vocational school. Giles wanted students with passing grades and a strong interest to be given a helping hand in continuing their education. The second Gates Family C Endowment fund will be used to support charitable work in the Trinity region. (2012) Fund Human Response Network Endowment Fund $308,718 This organizational endowment fund supports the ongoing work and perpetual growth of the Human Response Network Dedicated to protecting each Weaverville Summer Day Camp person’s right to live in safety with dignity, the Human Response Network was established in 1980 to provide Trinity County youth were treated to a special support to women and children in Trinity County who have been victims of day of activities at the Weaverville Summer Day domestic violence, abuse, or sexual assault. Today, while maintaining victim Camp. Kids participated in bubble play, textural assistance programs, it also serves the community with youth services and teen centers, emergency homeless assistance, childcare resources, child arts, music and paper making. The focus of abuse prevention, mentoring, in-home parent aides, and state preschools. the day was to exercise their gross and fine This endowment fund also provides an annual scholarship to a Trinity County motor skills and to take home creative new art student pursuing a degree in social services or child development, who ideas. This event was made possible with a intends to join the workforce in Trinity County. (2002) SY Summer Youth Mini-Grant from the Gates Family Endowment Fund.

S. Jack & Marjorie U. Hellman Memorial Fund $151,196 The family of this loving and generous couple wishes to honor them by providing funding to cultural, educational, civic and environmental organizations or projects in Trinity County. Their daughter will serve as advisor for this fund. (2005) AC W Gates Family Endowment Daniel Holthaus Memorial Fund $26,515 Fund Born in Hyampom, California in 1971, Daniel Holthaus was raised in Trinity County, graduating from Trinity High School in 1990. He excelled in athletics, receiving many awards Little League Funding and accolades for his efforts. He loved exploring the wilderness and trekked hundreds of miles in the Trinity and Five Trinity County Little League Teams received Sierra mountains. Daniel’s interest in the geology of the unexpected support from the Gates Family North State led him to a degree in Geoscience from Chico State University. He taught science at Hayfork High School for a brief period of time before he Endowment Fund. Since 1997, The Trinity became ill. A loving and sensitive man, he made instant friends with everyone Trust’s Summer Youth Mini-Grant program has he met. His huge smile, infectious sense of humor, and zest for the given more than 175 grants to support local challenges in life made him a popular and unforgettable person. Daniel organizations providing hundreds of summer passed away after a short illness in 2005. His family established this fund in his memory to provide support to projects that serve youth in Trinity County. programs for the area’s children and teens. (2006) CY TRINITY 76 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS TRUST Lewiston Sparkies’ Firehouse Fund $37,190 The Lewiston Sparkies are a group of concerned citizens who are raising funds for the construction of a new fire station in Lewiston to replace the 1950’s converted mechanics shop that was used while building Trinity & Lewiston Dams. The Lewiston Firefighters do not have shower or cooking facilities and several of the firefighting vehicles are too large to be housed in the current building. There is limited insulation in the winter and no air conditioning in the summer. Lewiston volunteers deserve a better building. (2005) C The Lee Montgomery Gates Family Memorial Medical Scholarship $15,075 Endowment Lee Montgomery was a true native Californian, Fund descended from pioneers. He was born in Petaluma in 1924 and raised in Hayfork. He attended high school in Berkeley, intending to become a doctor. World War II interfered with his plans to study medicine, but he never Storytime at the Hayfork Library lost his interest in the sciences, nor his admiration for the medical profession. After the war, Lee worked as a barber to put his wife, The Trinity Trust’s Summer Youth Mini-Grants Marilouise, through college, then moved to Sonoma County. In 1964, he program funded the Hayfork Library Summer moved his family to Hayfork, which is where his heart was always. He cut Reading and Crafts Program with a grant from hair in Hayfork for 30 years, a respected member of the community. In 1993, the Gates Family Endowment Fund. Through Lee died. He left his body to medical science. This scholarship fund is established in his memory to help a graduate of Hayfork High School pursue fun activities that stimulate learning, movement, a career in the medical field. (2001) HS oral, visual and tactile abilities, volunteers, including teachers, grandparents, and parents help prepare children aged three-through-seven for school in the fall.

Human Response Network Ellie Driskell Lewiston Music Fund $370,719 This program is part of the Human Response Network Endowment Fund. The music fund was provided by the estate of Ellie (Eleanor) Driskell. Ellie was an accomplished violinist and lover of music. It was her wish to pass this love of music on to the children in the Lewiston area by providing the opportunity for them to be engaged in a music program. (2012) AY Gates Family Endowment Fund Sarah Ingersoll Memorial Scholarship New "Jaws of Life" for Coffee This fund was established in loving memory of Sarah Creek VFD Rosalie Ingersoll who died in August 1999 while backpacking in the Yolla Bolly Wilderness Area. Sarah was a life-long resident of Hayfork in Trinity County. She Thanks, in part, to a grant from the Gates Family had a love for the natural beauty of Trinity County and for Endowment Fund, the purchase of a new- the people who live there. Sarah graduated from Hayfork generation Jaws of Life extrication tool system High School, was married for 24 years and had two children. She was a by the Coffee Creek Volunteer Fire Department dedicated Christian mother who shared her belief in the virtues of motherhood with others. Her passion for the arts, as expressed through her enhances traffic safety in the north lake area. photography, was known in Trinity County and beyond. The Sarah Ingersoll Memorial Scholarship was established to encourage students of the Mountain Valley Unified School District to pursue their passion for the arts in an accredited arts program. (1999) AS

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW TRINITY TRUST & CULTURE TRINITY& HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY TRUST2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 77 Marilouise Montgomery Scholarship Fund $29,374 Marilouise Montgomery met her husband Lee while attending U.C. Berkeley. She subsequently received her teaching credential from San Francisco State. Since 1947, she has spent a great deal of time in Trinity County, finally making it her home in 1965. This endowment fund provides an annual scholarship to a graduate of Hayfork Valley High. Mrs. Montgomery said, “I am pleased that I can help Valley High graduates, having known several students there who have overcome great obstacles to pursue their education and obtain their goals in life.” (2002) S Gates Family Mountain Valley Youth Fund $21,022 Endowment The Mountain Valley Youth Fund, an expendable fund Fund within the Trinity Trust, was established to serve the health, educational and /or welfare needs of youth (from birth to age 18) who live within the Mountain Valley Unified School District. The fund was created with an initial gift from Barbara L. Stokely, a resident of Pebble Coffee Creek Kitchen Beach, California. She has a son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren who live in Hayfork, within the Mountain Valley Unified School District. Barbara A new kitchen was installed at the Coffee Creek holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from USC. Before her retirement she Community Church, thanks to a community- was an educational psychologist and a marriage and family therapist. (1997) HY wide fundraising campaign and several donors, including the Gates Family Endowment Fund. Mountain Valley Youth Fund Endowment $86,935 “This little church serves as the gathering place The Mountain Valley Youth Endowment Fund was created in 1999 through two major gifts. An anonymous donor for people in Coffee Creek,” explains Mary visited Hayfork and impressed by the urgency of the need Hamilton. “It’s important because it’s where and the efficiency of the already-established Mountain people get together for meetings and potlucks Valley Youth Fund, gave the first gift to create this endowment. Marion and Victor Payse, Barbara Stokely’s and parties.” Barry Bowen, Building Chairman sister and brother-in-law, donated a matching gift of $5,000. The idea of an for the project adds, “We really appreciate the endowment to ensure funds in perpetuity for needy children in the area support we’ve received from the Gates Family appealed to the Payses. They are both retired educators who over the years Endowment Fund for both our Volunteer Fire have contributed not only money but also their time, energies and talents to enhance the community where they live. Although they have no children of Department and now our Community Center. their own, they decided to help the children of Hayfork, knowing that the Without this support we would not have been need was great. A significant anonymous contribution was made by a local able to complete these projects that are so resident. The fund has now reached a level that supports its annual budget. HY important to us.” In the new kitchen are Mary (1998) Hamilton, Barry Bowen and Mary Bowen. Roderick Senior Center Endowment Fund $84,205 The senior citizens of Hayfork have created an endowment fund to support their senior center, which offers a variety of services including information, recreation, social interaction and nutritional meals. Looking toward the future, the Roderick Senior Center Board of Directors has established this fund so that Hayfork residents have an opportunity to make a charitable contribution now or later, through donations, gifts, wills and trusts, to ensure the continuation of the senior center and the important services it provides. (2001) CH Trinity County Library Benefit Fund $9,992 Two funds were established in 2004 in response to drastic reductions to the County library budget to ensure the survival of the three public libraries serving Trinity County. The funds are administered by a steering committee of the Trinity County Friends of the Library. Donations may be made to both funds. The library’s immediate needs will be served by the Trinity County Library Benefit Fund. This fund includes regular contributions from library TRINITY 78 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS TRUST supporters and proceeds from fundraising benefits. Present unmet library Weaverville Cemeteries Endowment Fund $29,434 needs, such as building the library’s database and providing “on call” The Weaverville Cemeteries Endowment Fund was substitute staff to keep the libraries open, are being subsidized from this established in 2007 to help support and preserve the fund. The Friends continue to raise additional funds to spend directly on 150 year-old Weaverville Cemetery and potentially other books, subscriptions, equipment and supplies. (2004) A public historic cemeteries in the area of Weaverville that the County of Trinity no longer maintains. Initial Trinity County Library Benefit Endowment Fund $13,288 endowment gifts were contributed by reflective, This fund is intended to provide a supplemental income to address the good-hearted and thoughtful individuals, families, businesses, community library’s present and future needs such as keeping basic programs advocacy groups and service organizations. The Weaverville Cemeteries functioning during low budget periods and supporting outreach and Endowment will annually and in perpetuity provide funding for such purposes enrichment programs. (2004) A as replacement of deteriorating headstones, maintenance, care and Trinity High School beautification of public cemetery areas and education of the community Athletics Pledge for the Pack Fund $4,549 regarding the cemeteries’ pioneer history. (2007) AC This fund was created to enhance the athletic program offerings at Trinity Young Family Trust $766,503 High School while helping to offset the annual operating costs of the Athletic The Young Family Trust honors the Young Family heritage with roots deep Department. Expenditures from the fund will be made for such items as in Trinity County history. The Young Family Trust supports the work of the athletic equipment and uniforms, officials’ fees, tournament entry fees, and Young Family Ranch (YFR), a 3-acre community-trust farmstead in the heart league dues. The fund will allow Trinity High School to continue to offer a of Weaverville’s historic district. YFR is the perfect venue for free educational wide variety of athletic programs, thereby serving a diverse population of programs on gardening, sustainable small-farm practices, foods, home-craft students while fostering an environment that encourages individual growth, and natural resources conservation. With garden areas, fruit trees, pastures, cooperation, and leadership. All donations will directly benefit the THS Athletic barn, paddocks and farmhouse, YFR was deeded for community benefit Department and the students it serves. (2009) Y and is guided by a volunteer board. It hosts an annual summer day camp, Trinity Trust Endowment Fund $46,499 community plant and seed exchange, fiber and textile arts fair and free The Trinity Trust is a permanent endowment for learning events for all ages. YFR serves the 4-H Youth Development Program the exclusive use of Trinity County residents. This with space for livestock, poultry and learning. Its ranch house is available fund was created with a gift from Trinity County for community groups, workshops and trainings. Proximity to Weaverville residents, with additional funds provided by Community Forest and the trail system add to YFR’s appeal as a learning Reverend Charles H. Baldwin and an anonymous center. (2001) C donor. (1998) C Trinity Trust Expendable Fund $6,550 Thanks to the generosity of local donors, Trinity Trust was able to establish an expendable fund to respond to important needs throughout Trinity County, such as helping deserving young people experience summer camp. (2005) C

TRINITY TRUST BOARD

Standing from the left: Michael Regan, Duane Heryford, Dick Murray, Tom Ludden, Connor Nixon, Richard Lorenz, John Letton, Keith Crane Sitting from the left: Charlene Dunaetz, Pat Hamilton, Mary Scott Hamilton Not pictured: Wendy Drake, Charles Hamilton Honorary Members: Al Wilkins, Barbara Stokely, Carol Patton, Giles Horney

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW TRINITY TRUST & CULTURE TRINITY& HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEING & FAMILY TRUST2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 79 Union Labor Health Foundation Union Labor Health Foundation partners with Humboldt Area Foundation to improve the health and well-being of the residents and communities of Humboldt County. In Humboldt County in the 1900s, workers who were injured on the job found the FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: costs of care at local private hospitals financially devastating. By 1906, the newly 363 Indianola Rd. • Bayside, CA 95524 unionized timber and mill workers of Eureka decided to start a hospital of their own (707) 442-2417 • www.ulhf.org and opened General Hospital, a charitable, nonprofit organization in 1908. In 1997, the Union Labor Hospital Association sold the hospital and established the Union Labor Health Foundation, which has since awarded $3.17 million to support DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO ANY OF community health efforts through organizational grants, funding partnerships, THE ULHF FUNDS BELOW: nursing scholarships, and assistance to individuals for health and dental care.

Union Labor Health Foundation (ULHF) $4,804,675 The mission of ULHF, a supporting organization of Community Health Grants Support Humboldt Area Foundation, is to improve the health Teen Empowerment and well-being of the residents and communities of Humboldt County. The original Union Labor ULHF provided funding for programs that engage, Hospital, later known as The General Hospital, was established in Eureka in 1906 as a charitable educate and empower young people to make nonprofit organization, by newly unionized timber and mill workers. After healthier decisions about their relationships ninety years of service in the field, Union Labor Hospital Association and bodies. The Mateel Community Center’s established the Foundation in 1997 with proceeds from the sale of the Peace Leadership Program utilizes dedicated hospital. The fund balance reflects the original endowment and contributions made to the Foundation by community members.(1997) H volunteers to work with Southern Humboldt sixth, seventh and eighth graders to build a safer The Angel Fund Donations made to this fund, which school community with reduced bullying, and provides fast financial assistance to increased respect for self and others. Six Rivers Humboldt County families for health and Planned Parenthood’s Spare Change Program medical needs, are added to the Angel develops youth leaders to creatively inform Fund grant making budget, with 100% of the donation going directly into Angel Fund grants. The Angel Fund committee meets weekly to consider their peers about sexual and relationship health grant requests made on behalf of an individual or family. The Fund serves all through nearly 30 performances each year. These ages, from infants to seniors.(1998) H innovative prevention programs equip youth with The Dental Angel Fund tools to make healthy decisions into adulthood. Donations made to this fund, which provides financial assistance to Humboldt County children up to the age of 19 for dental needs, are added to the Dental Angel Fund grant making budget, with 100% of the donation going directly into Dental Angel Fund grants. The Fund assists children that are in ULHF BOARD & STAFF pain due to poor dental health, are uninsured or financially unable to obtain specific dental services or need to travel out of the area to obtain services not provided locally.(2002) H The Ted Loring Angel Endowment Fund $8,262 In 2003 following the death of Dr. Ted Loring, a well respected and admired OB/GYN, his family established this fund to honor Dr. Loring’s contributions to Union Labor Hospital and his vision of creating the Angel Fund. Donations go directly to the endowment. Each year 4.5% of the endowment is allocated to the Angel Fund program Standing from left: Pat Farmer, DNP, FNP, RN; Victoria Onstine, RN, PHN; for distribution through grants to local individuals and Susan Diehl McCarthy, Amy Jester (staff), Jill Moore (staff) families.(2003) P Siting from left: Kathy Sattler, FNP; Laura McEwen, RD; Kate Jamison- Alward; Siddiq Kilkenny Not pictured: George Epperson, DDS; Suzanne Dockal, CPA; George ULHF 80 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDS Ingraham, OD Wild Rivers Community Foundation Humboldt Area Foundation supports work in Del Norte and Curry Counties through the Wild Rivers Community Foundation to inspire people and communities by facilitating and encouraging charitable giving, to support the Wild Rivers region, now and forever.

All Children Read and Succeed Fund n $40,891 Caldwell & Sund Family Trust $50,861 The All Children Read and Succeed Fund, established in Kevin Caldwell and Donna Sund- 2012 by Jim and Gail Griggs, supports early childhood Caldwell moved to Crescent City from literacy in Del Norte County. The vision and inspiration is Southern California in 1984. Both family that every child in Del Norte County will be proficient physicians, they decided that Del Norte readers. The fund targets tutoring programs to all County was a great place to live and to children who are not at proficient levels for English raise their three children, Marisa, Dylan Language Arts in the first, second and third grades. (2012) Y and Connor, who have now all successfully moved on to college education. Kevin and Donna continue to operate their own family medicine practice, Ed and Barbara Brattain Memorial Fund $36,933 Redwood Medical Offices. Throughout the years, they have been involved in Ed and Barbara believed that sometimes a little financial the local community in innumerable ways, with a focus on providing cultural help could assist someone to achieve a life changing goal and academic opportunities, and a nurturing environment for their own that would enrich their life or improve their personal or children, as well as all the children of the area. This endowment has been family’s well-being. Thus, this fund is intended to benefit created to ensure financial stability in this continuing community participation those in Curry and Del Norte County who may need that and enrichment. (2006) C little extra amount to successfully complete a goal, and is specifically for those who demonstrate that they have worked hard and are CASA – Del Norte Endowment Fund $5,711 committed to obtaining their specific goal, but need that extra support to Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) successfully accomplish it. (2010) C of Del Norte was established as an independent program in 2002 to be a Brattain Family Student Enrichment Fund $37,933 powerful voice for the abused and The Brattain Family Student Enrichment neglected children of Del Norte County. fund is intended for K-12 public school Their mission is to support and assist students in Curry and Del Norte children in the juvenile dependency program by providing well-trained Counties. The fund objective is to volunteers to advocate objectively in the child’s best interest. CASA supplement a student’s school Advocates provide a consistent and important one-on-one advocacy, which sponsored activities by assisting with the can make a lifetime difference to each child. CASA Advocates work with the payment of fees and costs. The target student is one with the desire to excel child, the family, juvenile court and supporting agencies to ensure each child in a school program or activity, but does not have the financial means to is placed in a safe, permanent and loving home where they have the participate. Examples of this could be fees or uniform costs for a sport opportunity to fulfill their potential. In 2005, CASA of Del Norte received an activity; travel expenses for a school sponsored event that the student is anonymous donation to open an endowment fund. The purpose of the fund is involved with; fees for additional educational materials to enrich the student’s to support on-going recruitment, screening and operation in the form of daily Y knowledge and education; etc. (2007) support to the CASA volunteer advocates. (2005) Y Toni Brixey Memorial Fund $12,213 Wayne Roberts & Kevin Hartwick Catch It Fund $3,018 A life-long resident of Del Norte County and a 30-year The “Catch It” fund, established by local rodeo employee of Seaside and Sutter Coast Hospitals in enthusiasts with the vision of enhancing and expanding nursing and administration, Toni Brixey was passionate programs and opportunities within the region for youth about making a difference in the lives of others. She had and their families, is intended to support and benefit local an uncanny ability to make every situation better and to youth activities and agricultural pursuits directly or inspire others to do the same. When she unexpectedly indirectly related to the Del Norte County Fair. (2006) Y passed away in 2010, her family, friends, co-workers and community were able to channel the love she had engendered in the community by Curry Adult Dental Fund establishing a memorial fund in her honor. Toni’s memory will live on forever, The Wild Rivers Community Foundation supporting the region’s health. (2011) H Curry Adult Dental Fund was created to help support the good work going on at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Brookings, OR. The fund was started with a generous

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEINGWILD & FAMILY RIVERS2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 81 Children’s Hospital Dentistry Program Fund The Children’s Hospital Dentistry Program in Del Norte County was initiated in 2000 with financial support from the Del Norte Healthcare District Board. This expendable fund was set up to support the program in 2005 with an initial gift from Sutter Coast Hospital and tremendous support from the community. The program serves low-income children in Del Norte County (and an occasional disabled adult) who suffer from severe dental conditions requiring in-hospital dentistry under anesthesia and who are too young to tolerate such extensive dentistry under local anesthesia. The Children’s Hospital Dentistry Program was developed by local health care professionals, who in the late 1990s, identified an overwhelming unmet need for specialized children’s dentistry. Practitioners had become keenly aware that low-income children with multiple dental problems did not have access to treatment under general anesthesia and children who needed specialty care had to travel to Redding or the Bay Area for treatment. (2005) HY Circle of Change Endowment Safety City and Expendable Funds $16,332 Women of the Wild Rivers region have come together to Imagine 70 five-year old children on bicycles, form a giving circle with combined resources in order to cruising through obstacle courses, practicing support local charitable causes and enrich the lives of the members of our community by contributing funds to build bike and pedestrian safety in a large parking lot and grow cultural, economic and educational programs in Brookings, Oregon. Thanks to a collaborative within the region. The endowment fund is intended to provide a perpetual effort of local safety partners, incoming annual gift to the region for various projects and programs including those providing support to women, children, seniors, the arts and economic kindergarteners get a week-long crash course development. The expendable fund will support regional programs and in bicycle, pedestrian and personal safety each projects as chosen by the members of the circle throughout the year. The summer in the week-long “Safety City” camp. expendable fund focus will be issues affecting women, children, seniors, the ACY Wild Rivers Community Foundation’s Summer arts and economic development. (2008) Youth Mini-Grant program, a partnership of Del Norte Area Fund $35,425 several funders, has been able to provide a Del Norte Area Fund was established in 1988 with an initial gift provided by the late George and Millie Merriman. It was their hope that a foundation small contribution each year to this collaborative patterned after Humboldt Area Foundation could be established for Del Norte effort. Safety City volunteer, Dan Palicki has said, County. Fund income is designated for projects in the Del Norte area. “Thanks to the WRCF grant, Brookings’ children (1988) C are safer getting to school.” Del Norte Area Youth Fund $53,196 This advised endowment fund, a component fund of the Del Norte Area Fund, was established with proceeds from the Kid Town Project in Crescent grant from the Patricia B. and William D. Smullin Foundation that will City. It is intended to provide support for hopefully attract others who want to help make this project sustainable to projects related to youth throughout Del continue to provide dental services for Curry County uninsured adults. Norte County. (2001) Y (2011) H Del Norte Child Care Council Fund $13,073 Curry Health Network Equipment Fund $5,607 The Del Norte Child Care Council is a private non-profit Curry Health Network consists of their corporation established in 1980. Its mission is to hospital – Curry General Hospital and a provide and support services that promote and series of clinics in Brookings, Gold Beach encourage quality care, education, healthy growth and and Port Orford, Oregon. It also includes development of all children and families in the Wild Rivers Community. The their well equipped new clinic setting at Curry Medical Center in Brookings. agency provides childcare, referrals to services, childcare training, school age This fund has been set up to support the procurement of new equipment for and preschool child care centers, traffic safety and car seat training, and the hospital and its outlying clinics. (2012) H supervised visitation and other child abuse prevention activities. The Council is governed by a volunteer board of directors and audited annually. WILD 82 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDSRIVERS Contributions to this fund will assist the Council in expanding and supporting its activities and services to the children of the Wild Rivers Community. (2005) Y Del Norte County Historical Society Fund $25,778 Del Norte County Historical Society was established in 1951 by a group of citizens who wanted to record the rich history of Crescent City and Del Norte County. In 1965 the Society opened its museum in downtown Crescent City and took over operation and maintenance of Battery Point Lighthouse for the County through an agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard. The board of the Historical Society set up a fund with Wild Rivers Community Foundation in 2006 to bolster support for these and related efforts. The fund provides support for the museum’s research facility and the ongoing operations of both the museum and the lighthouse. Other financial support for the Society’s efforts comes in the form of volunteer labor, memberships, entrance fees and sales of books and other items at both facilities. (2006) A Gordon Elwood Challenge Grant Del Norte County Public Library Discretionary Fund $6,225 Ask most Curry County, Oregon residents what The Del Norte County Public Library Discretionary Fund provides general issue is most pressing in their community support to the Library to enhance learning and ensure access to information and the common theme is concern about throughout the Library’s service area. This fund was established to enable hungry children and families. As a first step the Board of Directors for the Library, as fund advisors, to explore new ways to advance the Library’s mission. (2006) A in addressing food insecurity issues, the Gordon Elwood Foundation of Southern Del Norte Habitat for Humanity Endowment Fund The Del Norte affiliate of Habitat for Humanity Oregon partnered with Wild Rivers Community International works to build simple, decent, affordable Foundation this year through a $3,000 housing by using donated materials and funds, volunteer challenge grant to provide support for the labor and zero interest loans extended to partner families hard working food banks in Curry County’s who share in the work on their homes from the beginning. This fund was established with the future in three largest communities. Over several mind, and the hope that others will be encouraged to make gifts that support months, WRCF was able to raise awareness simple, decent, affordable housing in our community. (2005) C of the Food Banks’ incredible work, promote Del Norte Library Foundation Fund $149,513 local philanthropy, and ultimately, Wild Rivers The Foundation was established in 1997 to ensure that Community Foundation Board members tripled the Del Norte Library will continue to meet the needs of the initial $3,000 investment and raised a total the community in the future. Income from this endowment directly supports the library by purchasing of $12,000 to support community food banks in needed items and enhancing library services. (1997) A Curry County.

Del Norte Senior Center Endowment Fund $137,936 The Del Norte Senior Center Endowment Fund was established as a means of supplementing the funds received by the Maritess Faith Demoret Memorial Fund $23,563 Del Norte Senior Center from Federal Originally from Pensacola, Florida, Tess moved to Gasquet, and State grants to carry out its California with her husband Robert Sewell in 2009. A deeply programs for Del Norte County seniors. The ultimate goal of the Endowment spiritual person, she had a strong connection with the natural Fund is to ensure the long-term continuation and expansion of the many life world and a profound impact on the lives of the many people enriching and supporting programs for seniors through the Senior Center. who loved her. Tess planned on returning to school to earn her The programs involve the three essential elements of healthy living for seniors: nutrition, health maintenance and socialization. This planned giving program will support the Senior Center in providing these services for generations to come. (2005) CH A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW WILD RIVERS & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEINGWILD & FAMILY RIVERS2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 83 MSW before she passed away in an auto accident at the age of 31. It was Vivian & Leonard Goodwin Endowment Fund $10,789 her dream to help children who are abused and create a kinder more loving The Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery is a world. This fund was established to carry on her dreams and protect the non-profit ecological project working to children who cannot protect themselves. Please help us honor her memory increase and perpetuate the native runs of and carry on her dreams by helping this very righteous cause. (2011) Y Steelhead and Chinook salmon in the Smith River, which is the last free-flowing Duncan Family Fund $19,048 river in California. The Fish Hatchery was The Duncan Family fund, established in built in 1968 entirely with donated funds, labor and materials. The property 2005 by Anne Marie and Gregory was donated and the hatchery sits at the confluence of Dominie and Rowdy Duncan, benefits children by supporting Creek. The Vivian & Leonard Goodwin Endowment Fund was established to programs and projects in the Wild Rivers benefit the Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery. Mr. Goodwin, who founded the fund, region. (2005) Y passed away on August 16, 2006. He was preceded in death by his wife of G. Russell Field Scholarship Trust Fund $133,865 61 years, Vivian. (2006) W G. Russell “Russ” Field, a photographer for the U.S. Navy and Green Diamond Resource Company Fund $14,026 a longtime resident of Smith River died on February 10, 1998, The Green Diamond Resource Company leaving his estate to Humboldt Area Foundation for the Fund, established in 2005, will consider creation of the G. Russell Field Scholarship Trust Fund. A grant requests for fisheries and wildlife memorial endowment fund, the annual net income provides habitat restoration, forestry/habitat scholarship awards to graduating seniors of Del Norte High education and research. (2005) W School planning to attend four-year accredited colleges or universities and pursue courses of study in fields other than theology and chiropractic Harbor Reconstruction & Improvement Fund $2,533 medicine. His trustee Joan Field confirmed that Russ denied himself a great Crescent City’s commercial and recreational harbor is deal in order to be able to create this fund to help young people, “our hope well known as one of the largest producing in California for the future.” (1999) S and the safest on the Northcoast. The harbor is the jewel of the community, and is the reason the town of Crescent Friends of Brookings – Harbor Aquatic Center $11,870 City was established. The main dock in the harbor is Friends of the Brookings-Harbor Aquatic Center named “Citizens’ Dock” in honor of those who is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the volunteered their time and the materials to build it. In this spirit, the Board of development of a sustainable community Harbor Commissioners has established a community fund to support the aquatic center to enhance access to year-round economic development of the tsunami ravaged harbor by providing capital fitness and recreational programming that will improvements and reconstruction of the inner boat basin for the benefit of promote wellness and improve quality of life for the citizens of the Northcoast. (2008) C every member of our community regardless of age, fitness level, or physical capabilities. We believe an indoor aquatic center offering active recreation Amy Kaufmann Memorial Fund $12,688 and fitness programs affords countless avenues to address community Amy Kaufmann loved life. She enjoyed hiking, wilderness wellness needs including concerns about health (obesity and chronic camping, snowboarding, mushroom hunting, fishing, diseases), the economy (job creation), and society in general (after-school rafting the Smith River, traveling, playing softball and she activities and opportunities for the disabled and seniors to remain active loved her job working at Dr. Peter Tardiff’s veterinary despite physical limitations). (2011) H office. Amy loved all animals, especially her dog “Green”. Amy was very concerned about the welfare of family pets Friends of the Del Norte County Fair Fund $5,311 and the alarming rate of unwanted and uncontrolled pet This fund was the long term vision of community population. Part of the problem can be attributed to the partners and the 41st District Agricultural Association limited financial resources of some pet owners. The Amy Kaufmann Memorial Board. The fund’s purpose is to finance special projects Fund was established after Amy’s life was tragically taken on January 25th, which will ultimately enhance the community’s overall 2010 at the age of 26. Amy was very actively involved in the free spay and use of our fairgrounds and support current and future projects and activities neuter clinics in Crescent City and the Del Norte Humane Society’s K9 at the Del Norte County Fair. (2006) C Olympics fundraiser. Amy’s fund was created to be used in perpetuity for the Friends of Langlois Public Library Fund $19,932 spaying and neutering of Del Norte County cats and dogs. (2010) W The Friends of the Langlois Public library opened Noel & Margaret LaCombe Fund $677,678 their fund to support the work of the Langlois Mr. and Mrs. LaCombe, long-time residents of Crescent Public Library. As an organization, they hope to City, established this fund to provide scholarships to Del grow their funds and use them for future library Norte High School graduating seniors. Noel and Margaret construction. This library plays an important role did not have the opportunity to further their education. in the small community providing Langlois a central meeting place for many. Mr. LaCombe passed away in 1992 and Mrs. LaCombe, (2011) A in January 1998. (1991) S

WILD 84 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDSRIVERS Lighthouse Repertory Theatre North Jetty Cats Plus Operational Fund $7,517 Performing Arts Center Building Fund $66,312 The North Jetty Cats Plus Operations Fund was established in 2005 to The Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Performing Arts provide for the total care and keeping of cats and kittens in Curry County, Center Building Fund will provide the theater group Oregon. As an expendable fund, the capital may be used to provide the home it needs and a community arts center permanent shelter and loving care for the abandoned cats. A cemetery available for public use. Since LRT was founded in is also in the plans. Ursula Elliot and Janis C. Heuser, DVM will serve as 1978, it has performed dozens of musicals, advisors to the fund. Over the past thirteen years North Jetty Cats Plus has dramas and comedies for thousands of people in a school auditorium. The medically treated, spayed/neutered and adopted into loving homes nearly Lighthouse Repertory Theatre is organized to foster and produce the best four thousand cats and kittens. (2005) W obtainable and most adaptable plays of the living theatre for the entertainment and benefit of the community. (2005) A Physician Recruitment Loan Repayment Curry County Fund $43,307 Martinelli Family Trust Fund $6,751 In response to physician shortages the Wild Rivers Community Foundation The Martinelli Family Trust was set up in 2005 by established the Physician Recruitment Loan Repayment Curry County Fund. Thomas and Robin Martinelli. It was their intention to The fund helps recruit medical doctors by offering a medical school loan have this trust focus on the needs of children, the elderly repayment plan, in yearly increments for each year served in Curry County, and the disadvantaged of our community. Their initial up to a maximum of four years. Applicants must serve in a needed field of funding of the trust will be used to help those in need of medicine in Curry County for at least two years to qualify. (2008) H temporary housing, food, and on occasion, emergency pharmaceutical assistance. Hopefully, future funding will target various projects in the Wild Physician Recruitment Loan Repayment Rivers Community. (2005) CHY Del Norte Fund $248,802 In response to physician shortages the Wild Rivers Maureen McHugh Martinelli Spirit of Buona Community Foundation established the Physician Ventura Memorial Endowment Fund $18,965 Recruitment Loan Repayment Del Norte Fund. The fund Spirit and Charity. These words capture the life and helps recruit medical doctors by offering a medical essence of Maureen McHugh Martinelli. Established in school loan repayment plan, in yearly increments for 2007, the Maureen McHugh Martinelli Spirit of Buona each year served in Del Norte County, up to a maximum Ventura Memorial Endowment Fund will support St. of four years. Applicants must serve in a needed field of medicine in Del Bonaventure School’s annual Maureen McHugh Martinelli Norte County for at least two years to qualify. (2007) H Spirit Day and promote social justice and charity through matching student support of Heifer International. (2007) Y Physicians of Sutter Coast Hospital Fund $134,800 Income from the Physicians of Sutter Coast Hospital Fund, an advised fund, No Hungry Kids – Wild Rivers Coast $6,756 is available for distribution to North Coast non-profit organizations to serve No hungry kids is the goal of this fund. Set up with the assistance of humanitarian, cultural, educational or charitable purposes. (1995) CS community partners, children’s nutritional needs will be addressed by providing meals and improving food security for children, primarily during the Project Kidtown $2,726 summer. This is to be accomplished through the coordination and facilitation Project Kidtown is the community of existing resources and contributions. (2008) Y service project of the two state/county Wild Rivers Coast Leadership Classes North Jetty Cats Plus Endowment Fund $9,915 sponsored by The Ford Family The North Jetty Cats Plus Endowment Fund was Foundation’s Ford Institute Leadership established in 2005 to provide for the total care and Program. Project Kidtown essentially keeping of cats and kittens in Curry County, Oregon consists of the class assessing, designing, fundraising, building and installing including medical care, spaying, neutering and shelter. As simple but durable accessibility enhancements that enable walkers and an endowment fund, the capital will remain intact and the wheelchair access to the equipment at the Kidtown parks in both Brookings interest income will provide on-going support to North (built in 1993) and Crescent City (built in 1998). The class envisions this as a Jetty Cats Plus. Over the past thirteen years North Jetty Cats Plus has springboard for other community improvements and the continued medically treated, spayed/neutered and adopted into loving homes nearly maintenance of our Kidtown parks, which originally brought together four thousand cats and kittens. This fund was established by Ursula Elliot and community members to build the parks, but ended up sparking a community Janis C. Heuser, DVM to financially guarantee the medical and loving care development movement. (2009) Y demonstrated in the past, will continue and expand in the future. Long-term goals include providing on-going support for a feline retirement center, shelter, boarding facilities, and a cat cemetery where cats can be laid to rest with gratitude and love. (2005) W

A 1 3 6 4 2 N ARTS, HUMANITIES COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE HEALTH & SCHOLARSHIPS YOUTH NEW WILD RIVERS & CULTURE & HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WELL-BEINGWILD & FAMILY RIVERS2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 85 Philip & Beth Schafer Fund $32,439 Longtime residents of Del Norte County Philip and Beth Schafer have been avid supporters of the community and have established a fund to support the mission of a variety of charitable organizations in Del Norte County, i.e. the Scholarship Foundation, the Del Norte Library Foundation, Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery, the Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness (DNACA), St. Joseph’s Catholic School, CASA, Sutter Coast Hospital’s philanthropic fund and Lighthouse Repertory Theatre’s building fund. (2008) ACWHS Y Search & Rescue Endowment Fund $12,489 A young child with autism, Colin Buchanan was lost along the North Fork of the Smith River in 2004, while hiking and fishing with his father. When the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue received the call, they Building Healthy Communities immediately recognized the severity of the situation for Colin, who is non-verbal and unable to call out for help. Search and Rescue responded Grants from The California Endowment’s quickly and the child was picked up by a helicopter 30 minutes before Building Healthy Communities initiative nightfall. Colin Buchanan’s family established this fund to provide on-going supported Head Start, school and community support to Search and Rescue for everyone in Del Norte County. They are a skilled team of committed community volunteers, providing ground searches, gardens, a mobile market teaching kitchen technical rescues, swiftwater rescues and dive rescues in coordination with and the second annual Wild Rivers Coast Food the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office. As the fund advisors, the Search and Days. Also, school food services staff received Rescue Board of Directors makes recommendations for expenditures. (2005) CH training in scratch cooking and began serving up locally-grown produce to students. In addition, Smith River Salmon and Steelhead the Community Food Council for Del Norte and Habitat Restoration Fund $8,703 This fund supports habitat restoration projects and Adjacent Tribal Lands launched a gardening related planning and education within the Smith River education series in partnership with College of watershed. The Smith River is legendary for its native the Redwoods and are developing a local food salmon and steelhead. These fish have always been a part of the culture and human habitation within the brand. Wild Rivers Community Foundation is watershed -beginning with Native Americans thousands committed to supporting individuals in creating of years ago to the local community and tourists visiting the watershed today. a more healthy, robust and sustainable regional This fund represents the collaboration of three entities: Green Diamond food system. Resource Company, Del Norte County’s largest private landowner; Smith River Alliance, a watershed organization founded in 1980 that is active in river and fish restoration projects, and Smith River Advisory Council, an independent group of representatives from public and private entities with a shared interest in watershed habitat restoration projects. (2005) W

R. Baird & Jane Rumiano Family Fund $34,084 Eileen A. Tardiff Memorial Fund $12,864 Baird and Jane Rumiano have lived in Crescent City Eileen Tardiff was a loving wife and mother of nine for most of their adult lives. They raised their two children. She was active in her local community before boys, Joby and Tony, in Del Norte. Both attended local her diagnosis and struggle with dementia that resulted in school and completed their college education at her death in 2005. Through her illness, her family learned Humboldt State University. Del Norte and Humboldt of the pressing need in the community for assistance in Counties have been good to the Rumianos, who wish matters involving senior citizens. They established this to give back to the community by way of this fund intended to build financial field of interest fund in her memory to help ensure that seniors in our stability, community participation and enrichment by supporting athletics, community receive the assistance they need. (2004) CH scholarships, training for volunteers and volunteerism and other programs Veterans Monument Fund $16,808 supporting self-sufficiency in the people, the natural resources and the Dedicated to honor past, present and future members of the armed forces beauty of our area. Baird is owner of Rumiano Cheese Company and Jane who serve our mighty nation honorably that we might enjoy our many has been a high school tennis coach and instructor for over 30 years and still freedoms, the Veterans Monument Fund was established to build and later continues her love of the game. (2009) CS maintain a fitting monument in their honor. (2007) C WILD 86 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | FUNDSRIVERS Dustin Weber Memorial Fund Wild Rivers Health Forever Fund n $14,088 Dustin was twenty-five years old, adventurous, had a As physicians who have raised their families in Del dazzling smile and was loved by all. He enjoyed hiking Norte County, they believe quality, accessible with his dad and riding his mountain bike. He was a healthcare is essential to the future of the wild rivers graduate of Mountain View High School in Bend, Oregon. coast of Northern California and Southern Oregon. Dustin moved to Klamath, California in February of 2011 The Wild Rivers Health Forever Fund is dedicated to to fix up a house that was given to him by his preserving, improving and expanding healthcare services for the residents grandmother on Requa Hill. On March 11, 2011, Dustin and some friends and visitors of the region. Fund goals include the addition of chemotherapy, went down to the Mouth of the Klamath to take pictures of the waves from kidney dialysis, cardiology, primary and specialty care physicians, nurses, and the tsunami. Dustin was hit by a large surge wave while his back was turned physician assistants. Simply, the commitment is to helping local residents and was swept out to sea. His body was removed in April, four hundred miles receive quality, affordable healthcare without having to leave the area. north in Astoria, Oregon. He may be gone but never forgotten. October 5, (2013) H 1985 – March 11, 2011. (2012) Y Wildcat Pride Building Fund $9,921 Wild Rivers Community Fund $10,301 The Smith River School Gymnasium/Community Center The Wild Rivers Community Foundation inspires people Committee is a group of community members dedicated to and communities by facilitating dialogue and building a gym at Smith River School. The projected encouraging charitable giving to support the region now construction cost is $3 million. The school district is committed and forever. It works to keep local capital within the Wild to providing $1.7 million. The Committee’s goal is to raise the remaining Rivers region. This fund was established to provide funds through local donations and state grant funding. (2006) Y opportunities for general discretionary giving to support the Wild Rivers Region. (2005) C

WILD RIVERS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOARD

Standing from left: Dan Brattain, Gary Blatnick, William Follett, Kevin Hartwick (Chair), Dr. Kevin Caldwell, John Babin Sitting from left: Michele Postal, Bev Westbrook, Doris Whalen, Becky Wood Not Pictured: Norma Fitzgerald and Dr. John Rush

WILD RIVERS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION STAFF

From left: Geneva Wiki MPA, Executive Director, Building Healthy Communities Hub Manager Angela Greenough, Administrative Specialist/Communications Coordinator Building Healthy Communities Community Organizers: Gina Zottola, Program Officer, Donor From left: Perla Gonzalez, Smith River; Josh Norris, Crescent and Grant Making Services City Youth; Melissa Darnell, MSW, Lead Organizer; Skip Lowry, Weitchpec-Wautec; Heather Equinoss, Humboldt Lead Not pictured: Amber Talburt MPA, Organizer; Natlie Arroyo, Loleta; Renee Saucedo, McKinleyville/ Building Healthy Communities Hub West Eureka. Manager/Learning and Evaluation Specialist Not pictured: Paolo Todd, Klamath WILD RIVERS WILD RIVERS2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 87 Strengthening . . . Our Communities

Humboldt Area Foundation believes our community has the ability to overcome shared challenges by working together to create solutions. We put this belief into action through ongoing programs, evolving initiatives and grantmaking. This work is fueled by Community Funds entrusted to Humboldt Area Foundation through the generous contributions of many local donors, as well as regional and national grants. These funds allow Humboldt Area Foundation to address community needs today and well into the future.

Support for Humboldt Area Foundation’s community work is provided in part by the generous support of the following funds and grants: Bruce Cameron Memorial Fund Ivy Erene Hughes & Carl G. Lundgren Fund Les and Mid Westfall Endowment Fund Community-Led Change Fund Ingebritson Discretionary Fund Julie Willows Memorial Fund Helen Davis Memorial Fund Kokatat Fund The California Endowment Dorothy Egan Memorial Fund William F. and Ruby M. Kennedy Fund The Ford Family Foundation Friends of the Foundation Fund Carl Nielson Memorial Fund The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Grassroots Grantmaking Fund Olsen Family Fund The James Irvine Foundation Curtis Gillis Trust Hans Olsen Trust Morgan Family Foundation Hadley Memorial Fund Alexander T. Salvos and Timothy A. Salvos Fund

SKILL BUILDING SERVICES • Northern California • Strategic Initiatives Association of NonProfits SUPPORT (NorCAN) • Meeting Rooms • Native Cultures Fund • Community Organizing • Rooney Resource Center • Strategic Grantmaking • Cascadia Center for Leadership

COMMUNITY 88 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | COMMUNITY STRATEGIES STRATEGIES Strengthening . . . Our Communities The Native Cultures Fund is a program led by Indigenous people and guided by Native elders and culture bearers that serves 50 California counties. The Native Cultures Fund supports revitalization of Native American arts and cultural transmission between generations with the goal of fostering individual and community health and well-being.

Native Cultures Fund support is generously provided by grants from: The James Irvine Foundation, The Ford Foundation, and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

For information on Native Cultures Fund, contact Chag Lowry, Native Cultures Fund Program Manager at [email protected].

For the last two years, the Native Cultures Fund has focused on fostering Native language revitalization; assisting with traditional-style village reconstruction; and showcasing a decade of individual level cultural capacity support by exhibiting Native cultural work in regional institutions such as the River As Home exhibit at the Morris Graves Louisa McCovey’s Museum of Art. Karen Noble’s Weight of the World Jumpdance Coyote

On February 2, 2013, the River As Home exhibit opened at the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka. For the first time in its history, the museum was filled with Native art, with works by 92 artists from the Wiyot, Tsenungwe, Hupa, Yurok, Karuk, and Tolowa people. Many of the show’s participants were past Native Cultures Fund grantees. During its two- month life, the exhibit had 6,185 visitors, making it the most attended show in the museum’s history! Photo by Thomas Dunklin

Brian Tripps’s Maggie Phillip Woodpeckers; Peters’ Reed’s George “Portie” Blakes’ Baby tloq Dugout Canoe; Basket (salmon) Bob Benson’s Ceremonial Blade Sculpture

Photo by Brandi Photo by Brandi Photo by Thomas Dunklin Easter Easter COMMUNITY STRATEGIES2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 89 Strengthening Residents’ . . . Ability to Solve Problems

Our Community Strategies work helps our community develop solutions together by fostering leadership at the grassroots level. Our Strategic Initiatives are short and long-term efforts conducted by staff, often in partnership, to support residents who want to address and overcome specific challenges. We prioritize work that addresses the root causes of the problems people face.

Community Organizing Network support is generously provided by grants from: The California Endowment Building Healthy Communities, Community-Led Change Fund, and St. Joseph Health System.

For information on Strategic Initiatives, contact Jen Rice, Director of Community Strategies, at [email protected]. For information on Community Organizing, contact Heather Equinoss, Community Strategies Program Manager, at [email protected]. Stay tuned for exciting work in Klamath, McKinleyville, and West Eureka.

Strategic Initiatives

Facilitating Conversations Humboldt Area Foundation staff and People from a cross-section of the Board completed a Southern Humboldt community – listening campaign in businesses, organizations, churches, 2011 with 60 community and social service groups – came leaders in Humboldt Smith River Organizing Committee together, with grant and staff support County to learn about from Humboldt Area Foundation barriers to community and partner funders, in a facilitated engagement and civic process to address issues related to participation. People an increasing homeless and transient identified the following barriers: population. Residents worked across } philosophical divides to identify problems and the “forces” that support and hinder solutions, prioritized actions that could Lack of trust Sunset High School resolve the problems, and determined the in people and Lunches next steps they will take together. in processes Foundation staff is assisting with the – people do convening of long-embattled groups not feel safe wrestling over the final phase of participating. Humboldt County’s General Plan Update, following a request from the Community and California Center for Rural Policy. A group public processes of the most active General Plan Update and decision stakeholders and other policy experts met Weitchpec Burn making aren’t over the last year and found common ground on many formerly intractable effective. policy issues, built new relationships across long-term adversarial boundaries Processes are and sent the County input on most of the not inclusive Plan elements. of the whole community.

Loleta Organizing COMMUNITY 90 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | COMMUNITY STRATEGIES Committee Action STRATEGIES Strengthening Residents’ . . . Ability to Solve Problems Humboldt, Del Norte and Adjacent Tribal Lands Community Organizing Network After extensive research on methods to build effective civic participation, Humboldt Area Foundation, with the generous support of The California Endowment, chose to foster a values-based model of community organizing directly and through our affiiate, Wild Rivers Community Foundation. From Smith River to Loleta, residents – many of whom have never participated in public processes – are building skills to create the changes they envision in their communities through establishing relationships, conducting research and negotiating policy and system-level solutions with decision-makers. Courageous, skilled resident leaders in local organizing committees are addressing important issues and making tangible changes in their communities.

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101 COMMUNITY STRATEGIES2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 91 Strengthening Organizations to . . . Make Collaborative Impact

Humboldt Area Foundation manages Northern California Association of Nonprofits (NorCAN) which is focused on the development of leaders and capacity of organizations working to make our community healthy and strong. NorCAN provides trainings from local and national experts and supports collaborative relationship building through multi-generational, cross-sector networking. In addition, NorCAN offers an annual Strong as Redwoods Conference in the fall.

NorCAN is made possible through a partnership between member organizations, Humboldt Area Foundation and the McLean Foundation.

For information on NorCAN visit www.northerncalifornianonprfofits.org, like us on Facebook, or contact Amy Jester, Program Manager for Health and Nonprofit Resources, at [email protected]. NEW OPPORTUNITIES FROM NorCAN Last year, NorCAN held a series of meetings in Eureka, Garberville, and Crescent City to engage members in planning NorCAN programs and events. As a result of these conversations, NorCAN offered new opportunities for the community, including increased events in Southern Humboldt and Del Norte counties, quarterly technology webinars, quarterly networking mixers, a quarterly Executive Director Roundtable, an electronic newsletter with helpful management and programmatic tools and advocacy updates, and additional membership discounts.

NorCAN Strong as Redwoods Conference

2012 Nonprofit Leader NorCAN’s 5th Annual Strong as Redwoods of the Year Conference featured local and visiting experts presenting on: Each year, NorCAN presents the • Effective Communications Nonprofit Leader Achievement Award to an outstanding member of our • Advocacy as Good Governance community. Anne Holcomb, Executive • Improving Community Problem Solving Director of Food for People, was the 2012 • Dynamic Partnerships award recipient. • Next Generation Leaders • Organizational Strategy • Stress Management

COMMUNITY 92 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | COMMUNITY STRATEGIES STRATEGIES Strengthening Organizations to . . . Make Collaborative Impact

Nearly every day of the week, the Humboldt Area Foundation Community Center is utilized as a space where community members come together to learn, understand, create, innovate, strategize and lead. More than 6,000 community members utilized the Community Center last year.

For information on the Community Center, contact Jill Moore, Community Strategies Program Coordinator, at [email protected]. For information on Cascadia, contact Keytra Meyer, Community Strategies Program Coordinator, at [email protected]. For information on the Rooney Resource Center, contact Amy Jester, Community Strategies Program Manager, at [email protected].

Cascadia Center for Leadership

Humboldt Area Foundation sponsors Cascadia Center for Leadership, offering The Community Center a ten-day leadership training program and Meeting Rooms year-round workshops at the Community The rooms, available at no cost during Center. Cascadia provides cutting-edge business hours, offer an affordable and leadership skills and tools to emerging and neutral meeting place for residents, seasoned organizational and community nonprofits, and public agencies doing leaders. Since its inception, over 300 North important work in our community. Coast residents have honed their leadership and collaboration skills through Cascadia! The Rooney Resource Center

The Center provides a comprehensive grants database and lending library to support NorCAN ROUNDTABLES AND nonprofits with effective governance and WORKSHOPS: leadership. Community Strategies’ staff • Fund Development • Board Service provide consultant referrals, help with nonprofit startup, individual problem solving • Labor Law • Business Planning Updates support, and help to connect organizations. • Messaging • Conflict • Social Media Management • Technology • Grantwriting • StorytellingNorCAN COMMUNITY STRATEGIES2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 93 Strengthening Leadership . . . Through Strategic Grantmaking

Humboldt Area Foundation’s grants provide financial support to nonprofit organizations and community groups in Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity Counties for projects that provide opportunities for leadership and problem-solving to create thriving communities.

Humboldt Area Foundation is an active member of the North Coast Grantmaking Partnership, which works to collectively identify co- funding opportunities. The North Coast Grantmaking Partnership also includes McLean Foundation, Patricia D. & William B. Smullin Foundation, First 5 Humboldt, St. Joseph Health, Union Labor Health Foundation, and on occasion North Coast Co-op, Green Diamond Resource Company and the Headwaters Fund.

This year, grants supported communities throughout the region working together to solve pressing issues, achieve resident-led change, build cultural opportunities, and provide outlets for youth leadership and development. Grant funds were made available through Humboldt Area Foundation’s Community Grant Program, Technical Assistance Program, and Grassroots Grant Program.

For information on how to apply to these grant programs visit www.hafoundation.org or contact Jill Moore, Community Strategies Program Coordinator, at [email protected].

creating places FOR community connections in hoopa A radio voice in Crescent City Nor-Cal Native Artists, a DreamMaker program of the KFUG, in partnership with Manos The Ink People, is working to develop a printmaking Unidos Incorporated, is a nonprofit collective and Multi-Cultural Arts Center located on the grassroots radio station in Crescent City. Hoopa Reservation. Nor-Cal Native Artists is dedicated A Community Grant helped fund an FM to preserving and promoting cultural awareness and transmitter and installation equipment. bridging native heritage with today’s culture through Improvements to their AM/FM broadcast contemporary visual art. A Technical Assistance Grant capabilities helps KFUG reach a wider helped Nor-Cal Native Artists secure a 5-year lease for audience as well as their goal to offer the Multi-Cultural Arts Center. programming for minority populations, such as the Hispanic and Hmong A Community Grant provided materials for much communities, and the means to share needed upgrades to the Hoopa Rodeo Grounds, which vital information, engage in community are underway thanks to the teamwork of The Hoopa discussions, and have access to an Valley Tribal Council, Hoopa Recreation Department emergency alert system in times and Hoopa 4-H Club. of crisis.

COMMUNITY 94 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | COMMUNITY STRATEGIES STRATEGIES Strengthening Leadership . . . Through Strategic Grantmaking

developing community- centered neighborhoods in arcata A Community Grant provided construction material funding to the RampArt Skatepark Collective, a DreamMaker program of The Ink People, for their all-season indoor skatepark on South G Street. This provides a supervised recreational space, art workshops, afterschool skate and BMX camps, and a youth-based community center. A Grassroots Grant to secure a permanent space helped SCRAP Humboldt launch Humboldt County’s first volunteer-run creative reuse center, which now provides educational programs and affordable materials to the community. The Arcata Playhouse Creamery District Initiative rallied work on a long-term neighborhood redevelopment project that will transform the neighborhood into a “hub of artists and creative industries that synergistically support each other socially and economically.” A Community Grant is paying for administrative support and artist’s stipends for the creation of public art.

yurok language revitalization, eureka With the help of a Community Grant, the Yurok Tribe and Eureka City Schools began implementing a Yurok Language Program at Eureka High School to restore the Yurok language to the status of a living flourishing language with speakers of all levels. Eureka High is now the largest school district in the state to offer a Native American language class. Previous grants have supported language classes in McKinleyville and Del Norte County. The success of the Yurok Language classes has gained national and international attention with features running in the Los Angeles Times and on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Yurok Photo by Robert Gauthier. © 2013. Los Angeles Times. Reprinted with permission. COMMUNITY STRATEGIES2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 95 Grants Summary of Grants for 2012 | 2013

a Arts 15% ...... $607,867 .

c Community 16% ...... $675,619 .

W Environment 14% ...... $572,052 .

H Health 19% . . . . $804,845

S Scholarships 18% . . . . . $756,227 .

Y Youth 18% . . . . . $765,382

TOTAL $4,181,992

A ARTS, HUMANITIES & CULTURE Del Norte Association for Cultural HSU Music Department Awareness Robert L . Richards Memorial Fund . . .$450 . American River Natural History Caldwell & Sund Family Trust . . . . . $1,000 Association Circle of Change Expendable Fund . . .$500 . Humboldt Arts Council Richard and Carol Laursen . . . . . $10,000 Del Norte Area Fund ...... $1,000. . Crichton Family Fund ...... $5,000 . Native Cultures Fund ...... $6,000 Arcata Playhouse Physicians of Sutter Coast Hospital Fund ...... $1,000 Rotary Club of Eureka Sign Smith Dorothy Egan Memorial Fund . . . . . $6,090 Service Fund ...... $8,000 Julie Willows Memorial Fund . . . .$1,910 . Elk Valley Artisans Curtis Gillis Trust ...... $1,000 Humboldt Botanical Gardens Calvary Lutheran Church Foundation VanSpeybroeck Family Fund . . . . $800. . Eureka Heritage Society, Incorporated Jill Irvine Memorial Fund . . . . . $1,000 . Clarke Historical Museum Romano Gabriel MiaBo Foundation Fund . . . . . $1,600 . Sculpture Garden Fund . . . . . $990 . Tini Daly Clarke Memorial Humboldt County Library Museum Fund ...... $270. . Friends of the Rio Dell Library Bauriedel Family Fund ...... $2,310 . Rotary Club of Eureka Sign Smith Parker Youth Fund ...... $100. . William Foley DeBoice Memorial Fund . $370. Service Fund ...... $7,119 Lillian & John Norman Henderson Flora N . Winzler HSU Library Memorial Fund ...... $13,860 Memorial Endowment Fund . . . . . $770 Special Collections Fund ...... $2,000 Stephen Scott Hensell Memorial Fund . $720. Humboldt Library Foundation Fund . . $44,000 Hun Kwan Goh Memorial Book Fund . . $700 .

96 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | GRANTS The Knowledge Fund/Humboldt Library Trinidad Library Building Fund Center on Conscience & War Foundation Fund ...... $1,140. . Schulze-Kronenberg Memorial Fund . . $500 . Rick Foundation ...... $1,000. . Jim and Betty Mills Library Endowment Fund ...... $2,630 Trinity County Friends of the Library Christian Help of Gold Beach, Inc. Jack Young Memorial Fund ...... $220 Trinity County Library Benefit Fund . . $7,500 . Gordon Elwood Foundation Food Bank Challenge . . . . $3,000. . Virginia Zacharias-Eastman Fund . . . . $1,180 Trinity County Library Benefit Humboldt Library Foundation Endowment Fund Church of the Assumption of the Humboldt Library Foundation Fund . . $18,500 Anonymous Fund ...... $5,000 . Blessed Virgin Mary Leavey Family Fund ...... $1,260. . Ink People Center for the Arts Trinity County Library Benefit Fund Curtis Gillis Trust ...... $906 Anonymous Fund ...... $5,000 . City of Arcata Ivy Erene Hughes & Arcata Foundation Fund . . . . . $1,365 . Carl G . Lundgren Fund . . . . $3,094. . Donations in memory of Kevin GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS WERE & Christopher Newcomer . . . . $600. . William Adrian & Lillian Robinson MADE FROM THE FOLLOWING FUNDS Memorial Fund ...... $610 Curtis Gillis Trust ...... $2,211 City of Eureka Tracy Memorial Trust Fund . . . . . $500 . Grassroots Grantmaking Fund . . . $2,000. Myrtle Grove Cemetery Fund ...... $1,950 Dorothy Egan Memorial Fund . . . . . $9,000 Hewlett Grant for Grassroots Grantmaking Fund . . . $3,000. Native Cultures Fund . . . . .$10,000 . Community Alliance with Family William F . & Ruby M . Kennedy Fund . $2,000. Ruth Marcus Farmers Humboldt Chapter Memorial Writing Scholarship . . .$500 . John Ellis and Linda S . Burman KEET-TV Empire Public Television Memorial Fund ...... $350 Evanne Wheeler/KEET-TV Memorial Fund $550 Native Cultures Fund ...... $9,357 Carl Nielsen Memorial Fund . . . .$5,289 . Cooperative Community Fund . . . $1,000. KHSU Peter E . Palmquist Memorial Fund for Dorothy Coeur Memorial Fund . . . .$883 . Ivy Erene Hughes & Historical Photographic Research . . $2,730 Mary Virginia McIntosh-Mangham Carl G . Lundgren Fund . . . . $2,000. . Victor Thomas Jacoby Fund . . . $20,000. Memorial Fund ...... $767 Lynne & Bob Wells Fund KMUD Community Radio Community Assistance League for Performing Artists ...... $500 James & Elva Shaw Memorial Fund . $2,000. Premier Foundation Fund . . . . . $500 . Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Community Assistance Network TOTAL ARTS, HUMANITIES AND Wild Rivers California Wild Rivers California CULTURE $607,867 Endowment Project ...... $1,725 Endowment Project ...... $1,000

Morris Graves Foundation Consumer Credit Counseling Service Premier Foundation Fund . . . . $1,000. . Mary Davison Memorial Fund . . . $3,793. Vera P . Vietor Trust ...... $1,207 Native Cultures Fund C COMMUNITY Vera P . Vietor Trust ...... $6,000 Crescent City Harbor District Arcata Foundation Dustin Weber Memorial Fund . . . . . $1,596 Playhouse Arts Donations in memory of Kevin and Ivy Erene Hughes & Curry Fair Friends Christopher Newcomer . . . . . $200 . Carl G . Lundgren Fund . . . . $1,346. . Wild Rivers Holiday Arcata Presbyterian Church Funding Partnership ...... $800 . Redwood Art Association Helen Davis Memorial Fund . . . .$3,415 . Redwood Art Association Del Norte Habitat for Humanity, Inc. Building Trust Fund ...... $7,428 Beginnings Incorporated Del Norte Habitat for Humanity John & Barbara Francek Endowment Fund ...... $3,000 Redwood Coast Music Festivals Memorial Fund ...... $1,700 Maffia Family Fund ...... $1,000 Kevin Ebbert Memorial Fund Monroe Tobin Family Fund . . . . . $125 . MiaBo Foundation Fund . . . . . $3,000 . SCRAP Humboldt Benevolent & Protective Order Grassroots Grantmaking Fund . . . $1,600. Eureka Church of the Nazarene of Elks #1934 Hansen Family Trust, Christian The Timber Heritage Association Wild Rivers Holiday Endowment Fund ...... $2,500 MiaBo Foundation Fund . . . . . $1,350 . Funding Partnership ...... $500 . Farm Bureau of Humboldt County Tolowa Nee-dash Society Burnt Ranch Indian Association Premier Foundation Fund . . . . $1,000. . Native Cultures Fund ...... $1,675 Hank Gates in Honor of the Ludden & Wilkins Families Fund ...... $500 Ferndale Catholic Cemetery Trinidad Coastal Land Trust Leavey Family Fund ...... $1,260. . Trinidad Library Building Fund . . $347,268. Catalyst Church Trinidad Trust Fund ...... $1,000 Catalyst Service Fund ...... $4,750 .

2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 97 First Presbyterian Church of Arcata Institute for Media Analysis, Inc. Ingebritson Discretionary Fund . . . $1,630. Hansen Family Trust, Christian Rick Foundation ...... $1,000. . Morris-DeMotte Heritage Fund . . . .$554 . Endowment Fund ...... $2,000 Don F . & Fay M . Quinn Memorial Fund . $590. Karshner & Roscoe Scholarship Fund Fortuna Adventist Community Donations in memory of Multi-Generational Center Services Gayle Karshner ...... $345 Vera P . Vietor Trust ...... $8,020 Cooperative Community Fund . . . $1,000. Klamath River Early College of the Native Sons of the Golden West Fortuna United Methodist Church Redwoods Henry J . & Lorine Hindley & Fortuna United Methodist Wild Rivers California John Klingenspor Memorial Fund . . $100 . Building Fund ...... $1,343 . Endowment Project ...... $1,100 North Coast Small Business Garberville Town Square, Inc. Hmong New Year Resource Center Monroe Tobin Family Fund . . . . $2,500. . Wild Rivers California Anonymous Fund ...... $2,000 . Endowment Project ...... $2,000 Mary Virginia McIntosh-Mangham Garberville-Redway Chamber of Memorial Fund ...... $1,800 Commerce Latino Net The Southern Humboldt Fund . . . $1,000. Sterling F . Paddock Memorial Fund . . . . $750 Cooperative Community Fund . . . $1,500. Northern California Indian Grantmaker’s Fund League of Women Voters – California Development Council Donations in memory of League of Women Voters of Humboldt County Cooperative Community Fund . . . $1,000. Thomas B . Floyd ...... $100 . Education Fund ...... $968 Oregon Coast Community Action Green Point School League of Women Voters – National Wild Rivers Holiday Grassroots Grantmaking Fund . . . $1,500. League of Women Voters of Humboldt County Funding Partnership ...... $500 . Education Fund ...... $2,069 Hoopa Tribal Education Association Organic Seed Alliance/Humboldt Grassroots Grantmaking Fund . . . $2,000. League of Women Voters of Seed & Plant Exchange Humboldt County Cooperative Community Fund . . . .$500 . Hoopa Valley Tribal Council League of Women Voters of Humboldt County Andrew & Bertha Pon Memorial Fund . . $6,000 Education Fund ...... $1,439 Our Daily Bread Ministries Convergence Partnership ...... $4,000 Wild Rivers Holiday Lewiston Community Services Funding Partnership ...... $500 . Hope Project District Drop in the Button Fund . . . . . $2,000 . Trinity Trust Endowment Fund . . . .$600 . PFLAG Parents, Families & Friends of HSU Emeritus and Retired Faculty Vera P . Vietor Trust ...... $1,300 Lesbians & Gays, Inc. Association KHUM’s Stop the Violence Loleta Chamber of Commerce Start the Healing Fund . . . . . $840 . HSU Emeritus and Retired Faculty Grassroots Grantmaking Fund . . . $1,000. Association Fund ...... $375 . Reach Out Evangelistic Ministries Loleta Community Church Humboldt Bay Housing Development Wild Rivers Holiday Bruce Cameron Memorial Fund . . . . . $911 Funding Partnership ...... $500 . Corporation James & Geneva Nealis Fund . . . $4,800. Doralie Anderson Johnston Redwood Community Action Agency Memorial Fund ...... $1,208 Manos Unidos, Inc. Julie Willows Memorial Fund . . . .$8,000 . Vera P . Vietor Trust ...... $2,792 William F . & Ruby M . Kennedy Fund . $8,200. Wild Rivers California Redwood Family Institute Humboldt Literacy Project Endowment Project ...... $200 Hansen Family Trust, Christian Anonymous Fund ...... $5,070 . Endowment Fund ...... $1,500 Many Lightnings American Indian Humboldt Plan It Green Legacy Foundation, Inc. Redwoods Family Worship Center Grassroots Grantmaking Fund . . . $1,685. Wild Rivers California Wild Rivers Holiday Humboldt Roller Derby Endowment Project ...... $1,000 Funding Partnership ...... $500 . William F . & Ruby M . Kennedy Fund . . $500 . McKinleyville Area Fund Redwoods Monastery Humboldt Senior Resource Center McKinleyville Area General Fund . . . $134. Rosalind Novick Fund . . . . . $22,200. Senior Citizens Foundation Fund . . .$4,829 . McKinleyville Family Resource Center Rotary Club of Eureka Immanuel Lutheran Church Rayner C . & Winifred W . Burke Rotary Club of Eureka Hansen Family Trust, Christian Memorial Fund ...... $446 Endowment Fund ...... $2,200 Endowment Fund ...... $2,500 Helen Davis Fund ...... $1,780 . Grassroots Grantmaking Fund . . . $2,000.

98 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | GRANTS Rotary Club of Eureka United Way of the Wine Country COMMUNITY STRATEGIES Sign Smith Fund Rayner C . & Winifred W . Burke Glyndon “Sign” & Ruth Smith Memorial Fund ...... $1,730 Cascadia Leadership Institute Endowment Fund ...... $23,920 Morris-DeMotte Heritage Fund . . . $3,270. William F . & Ruby M . Kennedy Fund ...... $10,000. . Rural Human Services VCOR/RSVP Wild Rivers Holiday Charlotte Tropp Community-Led Change Fund Funding Partnership . . . . . $1,000 . Memorial Fund for RSVP . . . . $900. . Nesbitt Family Fund ...... $5,000. . Sacred Heart Parish Veterans for Peace Community Strategies Fund Sacred Heart Ministry & Rick Foundation ...... $13,000 . Community-Led Change Fund . . . $1,620. Education Endowment Fund . . . $26,041 William F . & Ruby M . Veterans of Foreign Wars – Post #966 Kennedy Fund ...... $23,516. . Safe Passage Wild Rivers Holiday Vera P . Vietor Trust ...... $55,506 Drop in the Button Fund . . . . . $2,000 . Funding Partnership ...... $500 . Grassroots Grantmaking Fund Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation Wau-teck Village Vera P . Vietor Trust ...... $20,000 Stewart-Nicholson Memorial Fund . . $1,670 . Wild Rivers California Endowment Project ...... $1,000 Humboldt Area Foundation Smith River Alliance Community Center Wild Rivers California Weaverville Cemeteries Helen Davis Fund ...... $5,000 . Endowment Project ...... $1,000 Endowment Fund Dorothy Egan Memorial Fund . . . . $30,000 Trinity Trust Endowment Fund . . . .$250 . Ingebritson Discretionary Fund . . . $10,000 . Smith River Community Services Vera P . Vietor Trust ...... $39,154 District Weaverville Cemetery Association Les & Mid Westfall Endowment Fund . . $790 . Circle of Change Expendable Fund . . .$300 . Weaverville Cemeteries Endowment Fund ...... $1,000 NorCAN Smith River Fire District William F . & Ruby M . Circle of Change Expendable Fund . . .$500 . Westhaven Volunteer Fire Kennedy Fund ...... $6,500 . Department Smith River Local Organizing Westhaven Ladies Club Fund ...... $720 Committee TOTAL COMMUNITY $675,619 Wild Rivers California Westside Community Improvement Endowment Project ...... $1,000 Association Grassroots Grantmaking Fund . . . $2,000. St. Bernard’s Catholic Church Hugo Pompati Memorial Fund . . . .$390 . Wild Rivers Community Foundation W ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE & William F . & Ruby M . HUMANE ANIMAL CARE St. Bernard’s Parish Kennedy Fund ...... $30,000. . St . Bernard Parish Endowment . . . $3,230. Annie’s Orphans St . Bernard Parish WISH (Women’s Crisis Shelter in Brockhoff Family Fund ...... $1,000 . Hall Elevator Fund . . . . . $58,962. Southern Humboldt) Don & Bettie Albright Arcata Forest Fund St. Francis Episcopal Church Endowment Fund ...... $444 Recycled Paper Fund ...... $500. . Hansen Family Trust, Christian Laurence & Elaine Allen Memorial Fund . . $821 Ron & Jan Ross Family Fund . . . . . $2,000 Endowment Fund ...... $2,500 Dorothy Coeur Memorial Fund . . . .$735 . City of Arcata St. Mary’s Church Union Labor Health Foundation . . . $500. Arcata Forest Fund ...... $7,000 Leavey Charity Fund ...... $650 . Wiyot Tribe Bless the Beasts of Humboldt County Monsignor Thomas Nugent & John Ellis and Linda S . Burman Margaret Kellett Education Fund . $3,100. Marian Ledgerwood Fund for Memorial Fund ...... $2,000 Dogs & Cats ...... $1,070. . St. Mary’s Church Fund Yurok Tribe Marie Raleigh Memorial Fund . . . $8,650. St . Mary’s Cemetery Fund . . . . $68,409 . Wild Rivers California Senior Citizens Foundation Fund . . .$2,000 . St . Mary’s Church Fund . . . . .$24,751 . Endowment Project ...... $1,200 Companion Animal Foundation The Trinity Trust Expendable Fund Edward J . Hartley Fund for Animals . . . $2,200 Charles & Patricia Hamilton GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS WERE Marie Raleigh Memorial Fund . . . .$297 . CRT Fund ...... $1,176 . . MADE FROM THE FOLLOWING FUNDS Environmental Protection Trinity County Resources Wild Rivers California Information Center Conservation District Endowment Project ...... $1,000 Rick Foundation ...... $2,000. . Trinity County Resource Conservation District Fund ...... $14,966

2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 99 Friends for Life Brockhoff Family Fund ...... $1,000 . Friends of Curry County Animal Shelter Friends of the Curry County Animal Shelter Fund ...... $6,938. .

Friends of the Dunes Humboldt Bay Recreation Enhancement & Water Quality Fund ...... $3,100 . Jean & Harold Wyckoff Memorial Fund . $2,000 597 grants awarded for a total of $94,392 Greater Rural Rescue Society Union Labor Health Foundation’s Angel Fund provides small grants to Edward J . Hartley Fund for Animals . . . $1,775 meet immediate health needs of individuals . Greyhound Adoption League of Texas The Angel Fund assisted 222 children and adults with small travel Brockhoff Family Fund ...... $1,000 . grants to help them get to medical appointments with specialists out Greyhound Pets of America/Daytona of the area . Beach Chapter Brockhoff Family Fund ...... $5,000 . The following letters, and so many others, convey the striking need and wholehearted gratitude of the health care funding recipients . Hospice of Humboldt Frances Angelina & Anton F . Ondracek Memorial Fund ...... $500 Marie Raleigh Memorial Fund . . . .$750 . “My words of gratitude feel completely HSU Sponsored Programs Foundation inadequate to express the relief and joy Carl & Ellen Wright Memorial Fund . . $30,000 I feel: just being able to concentrate, Humane Society of Del Norte sleep through the night, make it to work Edward J . Hartley Fund for Animals . . . $1,775 every day . The assistance of ULHF and Amy Kaufmann Memorial Fund . . . . . $440 the Angel Fund enabled me to feel like Marie Raleigh Memorial Fund . . . $2,733. a real human being again . I hope you Humboldt Baykeeper will look past the words of this letter Archie Bernardi Memorial Fund . . . . . $271 Humboldt Bay Recreation Enhancement & and see how truly grateful I am that the Water Quality Fund ...... $5,800 . Angel Fund exists, that there’s someone Angel Fund Grant Recipient Humboldt Spay/Neuter Network and Wonderful Thank You willing to go above and beyond the Marian Ledgerwood Fund for mere requirements of your job to help a Card Artist Dogs & Cats ...... $1,070. . person in pain obtain the resources they McAlister Family Fund ...... $2,000 . needed to live a healthy, productive life .” Frances Angelina & Anton F . Ondracek Memorial Fund ...... $1,730 Robert L . Richards Memorial Fund . . $1,800 . Senior Citizens Foundation Fund . . . $500. “Angel Fund helped save my life! Since 2008, I’ve been fighting Humboldt Wildlife Care Center pancreas and kidney cancer cells that tried to take my body off this VanSpeybroeck Family Fund . . . . $200. . earth, but by the wonderful deeds, giving from others and with the Jacoby Creek Land Trust help of your grant for travel assistance, I’ve managed to keep my Jacoby Creek Land Trust cancers stopped at the gates of unhealthiness .” Stewardship Fund ...... $1,000 . Angel Fund Travel Grant Recipient Keep Eureka Beautiful Keep Eureka Beautiful Fund . . . .$9,745 . Klamath Riverkeeper William F . & Ruby M . Kennedy Fund ...... $12,000. . Klamath Communities Fund . . . .$6,000 .

100 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | GRANTS McKinleyville Land Trust O .H . Bass Memorial Fund . . . . . $275 . Area 1 Agency on Aging McKinleyville Area General Fund . . . $500. Brockhoff Family Fund ...... $1,000 . Marian Coffman Larson Fund . . . . . $1,800 Tini Daly Humane Society Fund . . . . . $270 Mendocino Spay Neuter Assistance James C . Davis Memorial Fund . . . . . $385 Betty Chinn Fund for the Homeless Program Irene E . Finney Memorial Fund . . . $2,430. MiaBo Foundation Fund ...... $500 . McGraw Fund for the Protection of Alfred “Al” Foster Memorial Fund . . . . . $220 Small Animals ...... $24,000. . Betty Kwan Chinn Homeless Martha Hauser Memorial Fund . . . .$890 . Foundation Mid Klamath Watershed Council Mandy and Molly Fund ...... $2,630 Betty Chinn Fund for the Homeless . . $15,360 Mary Davison Memorial Fund . . . $3,737. Lelia Frances Miller Memorial Fund . . . . $340 Henry J . & Lorine Hindley & Handicapped Persons Donna Petersen Memorial Fund . . .$1,300 . John Klingenspor Memorial Fund . . $100 . Assistance Fund ...... $3,263. . Robert L . Richards Memorial Fund . . $1,795 . Lee J . & Frances A . Roth Brookings Harbor Community Miranda’s Rescue Memorial Fund ...... $11,855 Helpers, Inc. O .H . Bass Memorial Fund . . . . . $275 . Richard D . (Dick) Spadoni Gordon Elwood Foundation George Eastman & Hally F . Endowment Fund for Dogs . . . $1,500. Food Bank Challenge . . . . $3,250. . Pixley Trust ...... $1,010 VanSpeybroeck Family Fund . . . . $100. . Wild Rivers Holiday Marian Ledgerwood Fund for Wayne & Florence Vickers Funding Partnership ...... $500 . Dogs & Cats ...... $1,070. . Memorial Fund ...... $3,932 California Center for Rural Policy Northcoast Marine Mammal Center Trails Trust of Humboldt Bay Union Labor Health Foundation . . . $500. VanSpeybroeck Family Fund . . . . $200. . Gerald O . & Susan Hansen Family Fund ...... $750 . . Carseat Funding Partnership Northcoast Regional Land Trust Union Labor Health Foundation . . .$2,000 . William F . & Ruby M . Trinidad Coastal Land Trust Kennedy Fund ...... $2,000 . Herman A . Iverson Memorial Fund . . .$500 . Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa – Northcoast Regional Land Trust Trinidad Coastal Land Trust Fund . . . $30,000 Roman Catholic Welfare Corporation Monitoring & Operations Fund . . $30,000 Betty Chinn Fund for the Homeless . . $50,000 VanSpeybroeck Family Fund . . . . $500. . Trinidad Coastal Land Trust Simmons Room Building Fund Chetco Senior Center Northcoast Regional Land Trust Cultural Heritage Fund . . . . . $10,000. Wild Rivers Holiday Stewardship Fund Funding Partnership ...... $500 . Northcoast Regional Land Trust Monitoring Humboldt County Veterinary Clinics Ernest & May Freeman Fund . . . $140,063 . Childspree Funding Partnership & Operations Fund . . . . .$142,687 . Union Labor Health Foundation . . .$3,000 . Pacific Coast Fish, TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE & City of Arcata Wildlife & Wetlands Restoration Grassroots Grantmaking Fund . . . $2,000. MiaBo Foundation Fund . . . . . $1,700 . HUMANE ANIMAL CARE $572,052 Coffee Creek Volunteer Fire District Redwood Pals Rescue (CCVFC) Edward J . Hartley Fund for Animals . . . $1,750 James P . Brantly Memorial Fund . . .$1,500 . Richard D . (Dick) Spadoni H HEALTH & WELLBEING Endowment Fund for Dogs . . . $1,583. Community Assistance League Adult Day Health Care of Mad River Community Assistance League Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery McKinleyville Area General Fund . . . $500. Endowment Fund ...... $60,360 Vivian & Leonard Goodwin Sequoia Lifeline Community Fund . . $2,270 . Endowment Fund ...... $370 Currry County Food Bank American Cancer Society Julie Willows Memorial Fund . . . .$3,000 . Salmonid Restoration Federation George Eastman & Hally F . Carl & Ellen Wright Memorial Fund . . $9,988 . Pixley Trust ...... $1,010 David “Davey” Somerville Revolving Linda “Lin” Moore Fund ...... $680 . Travel Fund Sanctuary Forest Somerville Family Expendable Fund . . . $2,000 Sanctuary Forest Conservation Bill & Juanita Thompson Fund for Easement Fund ...... $6,105 Community Benefit ...... $3,568 . Del Norte Healthcare District Sanctuary Forest Land Arcata House Partnership Wild Rivers California Management Fund ...... $758. . Cooperative Community Fund . . . $2,000. Endowment Project ...... $267 Sanctuary Forest Sinkyone Conservation Union Labor Health Foundation . . .$5,000 . Del Norte Senior Center Easement Fund ...... $1,877 Vera P . Vietor Trust ...... $8,000 Wild Rivers Community Fund ...... $500 Sequoia Humane Society Arcata Police Department Harry J . & Hazel S . Adorni Orvamae Emmerson Memorial Fund ...... $2,600 Endowment Fund ...... $65,984

2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 101 Del Norte Senior Center Janssen Family Fund ...... $500 Locally Delicious Endowment Fund Dorothy & George Knab Rick Foundation ...... $1,000. . Del Norte Senior Center Memorial Fund ...... $1,090 Vera P . Vietor Trust ...... $800 Endowment Fund ...... $13,395 MiaBo Foundation Fund . . . . . $2,500 . Frances Angelina & Anton F . Ondracek Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc. Department of Health and Human Memorial Fund ...... $278 Lelia Frances Miller Memorial Fund . . . . $340 Services – Resources Development Bendix & Anna Schnoor & John & Harriet Making Headway, Center for Brain Grantmakers’ Fund ...... $500 . Samuelson Memorial Fund . . . $3,830. Grassroots Grantmaking Fund . . . .$500 . Injury Recovery Gregory Kent Stromberg Infant Gail Pascoe Making Headway Fund . . . . $500 Union Labor Health Foundation . . . $500. Memorial Fund ...... $500 DHHS – Maternal, Child, and Bill & Juanita Thompson Mateel Community Center Adolescent Health Fund for Community Benefit . . .$1,784 . Union Labor Health Foundation . . .$4,583 . Carseat Funding Partnership . . . $24,700. Union Labor Health Foundation . . .$8,000 . VanSpeybroeck Family Fund . . . .$2,000 . McKinleyville Family Resource Emma Center Wayne & Florence Vickers Center Union Labor Health Foundation . . . . . $3,000 Memorial Fund ...... $5,243 Union Labor Health Foundation . . .$2,062 . MiaBo Foundation Fund . . . . . $1,500 . Hospice of Humboldt “Hospice McKinleyville Senior Center Eureka Church of the Nazarene House” Capital Campaign Fund Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$1,000 . Eureka Church of the Nazarene Marriage Donations in Memory of Tom Rowe . . . $1,075 Mountain Communities Healthcare Enrichment & Counseling Ray & Dolores Vellutini Fund . . . .$5,000 . Foundation Subsidy Fund ...... $1,600 Humboldt Community Breast Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $1,100 Eureka Rescue Mission Health Project NorCAN Rose Abrahamson Trust Fund . . . . . $1,320 Jerry Peterson Memorial Fund . . . .$380 . Union Labor Health Foundation . . . $500. Jim & Faye Miles Children’s Fund . . .$263 . Humboldt County Breast North Coast Clinics Network Food for People Health Project Dr . Robert W . & MaryAnn Cooperative Community Fund . . . $2,150. Donations in Honor of Nicole Nada . . $1,151 . Spencer Fund ...... $500. . Maffia Family Fund ...... $1,000 Union Labor Health Foundation . . . $500. Jim & Faye Miles Children’s Fund . . .$263 . Humboldt Senior Resource Center Agnes & Kenneth Ogilvie Bill & Juanita Thompson Fund for North Coast Ministries Memorial Fund ...... $5,000 Community Benefit ...... $3,568 . Phyllis Nilsen Leal Memorial Fund . . .$750 . Bill & Juanita Thompson Fund for Union Labor Health Foundation . . .$4,500 . North Coast Rape Crisis Team Community Benefit ...... $1,784 . Wayne & Florence Vickers Julie Willows Memorial Fund . . . .$8,000 . Union Labor Health Foundation . . .$1,000 . Memorial Fund ...... $13,107 Vera P . Vietor Trust ...... $3,500 Humboldt Senior Resource Center- North Coast Stand Down Healthy Kids Humboldt Adult Day Health Services Tom & Marilynn Bartlett Stand Down Fund ...... $500. . Union Labor Health Foundation . . .$5,000 . Orvamae Emmerson Endowment Fund ...... $3,630 North Country Clinic Healy Senior Center of Southern Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$1,000 . Humboldt, Inc. Phyllis Nilsen Leal Memorial Fund . . .$700 . Humboldt Senior Resource Center- Senior Citizens Foundation Fund . . .$1,671 . Oasis Shelter Home Alzheimer Care Center Monroe Tobin Family Fund . . . . $3,000. . Wild Rivers Holiday Galen Russel Olsen Fund for Anonymous Fund ...... $1,815 . Funding Partnership ...... $800 . Parkinson Support ...... $500. . Holiday Funding Partnership Fund Bill & Juanita Thompson Fund for Open Door Community Health Union Labor Health Foundation . . .$5,000 . Community Benefit ...... $1,784 . Centers Wayne & Florence Vickers Union Labor Health Foundation . . .$2,000 . Hospice of Humboldt Memorial Fund ...... $13,107 Eugenio & Maria Adorni Parkinson Support Group – Humboldt Memorial Fund ...... $2,590 Humboldt Senior Resource Center- County Dick Denbo & Julia Martin Denbo Nutrition Galen Russel Olsen Fund for Memorial Fund ...... $1,210 Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$1,000 . Parkinson Support ...... $500. . George Eastman & Hally F . Cooperative Community Fund . . . $1,000. Pixley Trust ...... $1,010 Pregnancy Care Center Henry J . & Lorine Hindley & KUNLE Center Hansen Family Trust, Christian John Klingenspor Memorial Fund . . $50. Grassroots Grantmaking Fund . . . $2,000. Endowment Fund ...... $1,000

102 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | GRANTS Redwood Community Action Agency The Common Good, Inc. Grace & Jim Brown Memorial Fund Union Labor Health Foundation . . .$5,992 . Gordon Elwood Foundation Food Bank Ralph E . Bumpus Scholarship Fund Vera P . Vietor Trust ...... $5,000 Challenge Grant ...... $3,000. . CA Faculty Association Scholarship Fund – Parker Youth Fund ...... $250. . Wild Rivers Holiday Humboldt Chapter Funding Partnership ...... $500 . Roderick/Hayfork Senior Nutrition Paul & Elaine Cacci Scholarship Fund Center Union Labor Health Foundation – The Wayne Caldwell, CFP, Financial Andrew & Bertha Pon Memorial Fund . . $3,000 Angel Fund Literacy Scholarship Trinity Trust Endowment Fund . . . .$961 . Les & Frances Alexander’s Donald A . & Inez H . Carranza Scholarship Fund Blessings Fund ...... $650 Shelter Cove Fire Deparment Sarah Carter Scholarship Fund Orvamae Emmerson Vector Rehabilitation Chegwidden Family Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund ...... $5,360 George Eastman & Hally F . Leslie Christopherson Memorial Fund Pixley Trust ...... $1,010 College Access Foundation of California Six Rivers Planned Parenthood Frances Angelina & Anton F . Ondracek Madeline Rose Coker Brockhoff Family Fund ...... $1,000 . Memorial Fund ...... $278 Richard & Carol Laursen . . . . .$10,068 . Memorial Scholarship Fund MiaBo Foundation Fund ...... $500 . Willow Creek Community Services Helen G . Crozier Scholarship Fund Union Labor Health Foundation . . . . . $5,000 District Susan Dean Memorial Scholarship Fund Sylvia Garvie Memorial Fund . . . .$1,000 . Tony Del Grande Memorial Scholarship Fund Smith River Rancheria Grantmakers’ Fund ...... $7,000. . Mercedes Jean (Whipple) Giovannetti Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Smith River Rancheria Elder Epsilon Pi Chapter, Scholarship Fund Endowment Fund ...... $500 GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS WERE L .R . “Doc” Douglas Scholarship Fund MADE FROM THE FOLLOWING FUNDS Wendy Drake Scholarship Fund Southern Humboldt Community The Angel Fund ...... $89,184 . Ardyce Dysert Memorial Fund Healthcare District Dental Fund ...... $47,440. . Orvamae Emmerson Davey Somerville William F . Ferroggiaro Jr . Fellowship for Endowment Fund ...... $64,000 Revolving Travel Fund ...... $2,884 Teen Leadership Sylvia Garvie Memorial Fund . . . . $316. . JoAllen K . Twiddy Wood Marjorie Fitzpatrick Cookbook Scholarship Don F . & Fay M . Quinn Memorial Fund . $684. Memorial Fund ...... $3,460 Fortuna High School – St. Joseph Home Care Wild Rivers California McLeod Smith Scholarship Dorothy & George Knab Endowment Project ...... $600 Fortuna Kiwanis Youth Fund Memorial Fund ...... $1,090 Women & Children’s Fund . . . . . $215 . Alice Nelson Franks Scholarship Fund Wayne & Florence Vickers Margarita M . & Claudio J . Freixas Memorial Fund ...... $3,932 TOTAL HEALTH & Spanish Scholarship Fund St. Joseph Hospital WELLBEING $804,845 Friel Family Scholarship Fund George Eastman & Hally F . Roxanne Futrell Memorial Fund

Pixley Trust ...... $1,010 The Gallon Memorial Scholarship Rotary Club of Eureka Sign Smith Julie Ann Garciacelay Piano Scholarship Fund Service Fund ...... $10,000 S SCHOLARSHIPS Greenwood Family Fund St. Joseph Hospital Foundation Dee Ann Gruhn Memorial Scholarship Fund Orvamae Emmerson Curtis R . Anderson Evelyn Hansen Noderer Scholarship Endowment Fund ...... $60,000 & Helen M . Anderson Scholarship Harvey G . Harper Rotary Scholarship Fund Rotary Club of Eureka Sign Smith Arcata FFA Fund Patricia J . & O . Bruce Hart Memorial Fund Service Fund ...... $10,000 Arcata Odd Fellows Lodge #85 – Donald Morris Hegy Memorial Fund David and Gabriele Somerville . . . . $10,067 Scholarship Fund Henderson Center Kiwanis Scholarship Fund St. Vincent de Paul Arcata Tigers Inc . Scholarship Fund Arthur Hilfiker Scholarship Fund Betty Chinn Fund for the Homeless . . $10,000 The Mary Baldwin Memorial Fund Nancy Hilfiker Memorial Fund Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$1,000 . Bancroft Scholarship Fund Humboldt Hoo Hoo Club – Maffia Family Fund ...... $1,000 Matthew David Barnes Memorial Fund Jim & Faye Miles Children’s Fund . . .$263 . # 63 Scholarship Fund Beal Family Scholarship Fund HSU Emeritus & Retired Faculty Association Fund St. Vincent de Paul – Robert Raymond Bean Memorial Fund Scholars’ Fund Betty’s Blue Angels Louis A . & Alice M . Blaser Educational Fund Betty Chinn Fund for the Homeless . . $10,000 Peggy June Boedecker Memorial Scholarship Summer Lunch Program Frederick O . and Linda H . Bott Fund Union Labor Health Foundation . . .$1,500 . David E . Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 103 Hun Kwan Goh Scholarship Fund Schulze-Kronenberg Memorial Fund Arcata High School Wrestling Team Ingebritson Scholarship Fund Sequoia Lodge #14 I .O .O F. Scholarship Fund Mr . C Wrestling Fund ...... $500 Sarah Ingersoll Memorial Scholarship Charles G . & Helen W . Schober Memorial Fund Arcata House Partnership Jenifer Scholarship Fund Glenn Stockwell Memorial Scholarship Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . Thelma Kinsman Scholarship Fund Bill & Juanita Thompson Scholarship Fund Arcata Little League Jimmy Kwan Scholarship Fund Tina Fund Joseph P . Cruz Memorial Fund . . . .$700 . John L . & Marian Ledgerwood Memorial Fund Edward and Phyllis Tomich Scholarship Fund Neil A . Lemons Memorial Scholarship Fund Zabelle Helen G . & Lynn F . Tracy Fund Arcata Presbyterian Church Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . Elizabeth & Theodore Lippert Scholarship Fund Trinity Scholarship Foundation Eli & Jacob Lyons Memorial Scholarship Fund Union Labor Health Foundation Arcata School District MacAlton Fund Grace Comstock Van Zee Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Douglas G . Mack Memorial Scholarship Fund Memorial Scholarship Fund Arcata-McKinleyville High School Eldred I . “Bo” MacMillan Fund Vis & Sally Upatisringa Education Fund Orchestra Maffia Family Fund Coach Brad Warze Memorial Scholarship Fund Katherine Lucille Forsyth Ford John A . Marcuz Memorial Fund George Wilson Memorial Scholarship Fund Memorial Fund ...... $1,450 Mary & Melvin “Skip” Matson Fund Catherine Wilson-Lewis Memorial Fund Ascend Wilderness Experience Ralph Mayo Athlete/Leadership Award Fund Alicia Shurkin Wilutis Memorial Fund Daniel Holthaus Memorial Fund . . . . . $400 Woody’s Scholarship Fund Katherine Hoyt McCaughey Author Festival Memorial Scholarship Fund Joseph Sidney Woolford Fund Schulze-Kronenberg Memorial Fund . $5,000. Harry & Nadine McWhorter Virginia “Ginny” Marie Wythe Memorial Fund Memorial Scholarship Fund Dorothy Ziegenfuss Memorial Fund Beginnings Incorporated Arnie Millsap/Friends of Zoe Barnum Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Endowment Scholarship Fund TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS $756,227 Bicoastal Media The Lee Montgomery Wild Rivers Holiday Funding Partnership .$500 Memorial Medical Scholarship Elizabeth J . Morrison Memorial Fund Boy Scouts of America – Y Crater Lake Council Willard & Donna Mullan Scholarship Fund YOUTH & FAMILY Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Nichols Family Scholarship Fund 4-H Trail Boy Scouts of America – Theodore Roosevelt & Ingrid R . Olander Friends of 4-H Trail Equine Fund . . . .$62 . Memorial Scholarship Fund Troop 32 Youth Equestrian Fund ...... $560. . Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $320 . The Patenaude, Juell, Hart Masonic Memorial Scholarship Access Humboldt Boys and Girls Club Perrett Family Fund Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . ChildSpree Funding Partnership . . . $52,500 Melvin & Leona Peterson Memorial Fund Agnes J. Johnson Elementary School John & Audrie Recetki Children’s Fund . . $380 Melvin T . Peterson Scholarship Fund Holiday Funding Partnership . . . . $500. . Summer Youth Program Partnership . $1,200. Vera P . Vietor Trust ...... $3,775 Rael Family Scholarship Fund Alcohol and Drug Care Services Reserve Officers’ Association Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . Bridgeville Community Center Humboldt Chapter Scholarship Fund Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . Robert L . Richards Memorial Fund Alice Birney Boosters Alexander T . Salvos & Timothy A . Salvos Charles Lucchesi Memorial Fund . . . . . $271 Fund for Youth ...... $3,500 . Rotary Club of Garberville/Harold E . Murrish Willian T . & Geneva Rooney Fund . . . . . $460 Scholarship Fund Schulze-Kronenberg Memorial Fund . $5,269. Bridgeville Elementary School Rotary Club of Garberville/Todd Sveiven Vernon & Grace Brightman Scholarship Fund Arcata Christian School Memorial Fund ...... $440 Fox Family Fund ...... $400 . . Rotary Club of Old Town Eureka – Brookings Harbor Community John McCaddon Fund Arcata Elementary School Helpers, Inc. Rotary Club of Old Town Eureka – Sunset School of the ARTS Fund for the Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $400 . Larry G . Doss Fund Visual & Performing Arts . . . .$4,200 . Henri & Lanette Rousseau Brookings Harbor High School Memorial Scholarship Fund Arcata High School Physicians of Sutter Coast Arcata High 50’s Fund ...... $570. . Hospital Fund ...... $1,000 Col . Mathew Santino Scholarship Fund Jackie Foote Memorial Fund . . . . $430. . Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $250 . Glenn & Janis Saunders Scholarship Fund VanSpeybroeck Family Fund . . . . $500. .

104 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | GRANTS Brookings Harbor Little League College of the Redwoods Del Norte High School Music Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $400 . Physicians of Sutter Coast Boosters Hospital Fund ...... $3,000 Wild Rivers California Brookings Police Wild Rivers California Endowment Project ...... $1,500 Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $500 . Endowment Project ...... $950 Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . $1,130. Brookings-Harbor School District Columba Catholic College Del Norte Youth Soccer Physicians of Sutter Coast Lelia Frances Miller Memorial Fund . . . . $680 Association, Inc. Hospital Fund ...... $1,000 Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $450 . Cornerstone Assembly of God California USA Wrestling Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $450 . Dell’ Arte, Inc. Mr . C Wrestling Fund ...... $300 Nancy Jacobs Lafrenz Court Appointed Special Advocates Memorial Scholarship Fund . . . . . $1,427 Carlotta Healthy Start of Humboldt Community Center MiaBo Foundation Fund . . . . . $1,560 . Elk Valley Artisans Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$1,800 . Carole Sund/Carrington Missing Person Wild Rivers California Carseat Funding Partnership Reward Fund ...... $2,000 Endowment Project ...... $500 Vera P . Vietor Trust ...... $2,000 Crescent City Swim Club Ettersburg Summer Recreation CASA of Del Norte Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $300 . Program Summer Youth Program Partnership . $1,000. Wild Rivers Holiday Curry County 4-H Leaders Funding Partnership ...... $500 . Association Eureka Babe Ruth League, Inc. Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $300 . Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $450 . Andrew & Bertha Pon Memorial Fund . . $4,000 Casterlin Parent Teacher Student Alexander T . Salvos & Timothy A . Salvos Curry Public Library District Fund for Youth ...... $1,000 . Association Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $800 . Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$1,200 . Eureka City Schools Cutten Elementary School District Helen Davis Memorial Fund . . . .$5,000 . Changing Tides Family Services Henry J . & Lorine Hindley and Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . John Klingenspor Memorial Fund . . $50. Eureka High School Athletic Childspree Funding Partnership Department Del Norte Association for Cultural Dick & Zola Renfro Scholarship Fund . . $300 . Schulze-Kronenberg Memorial Fund . $7,000. Awareness Vera P . Vietor Trust ...... $4,000 Wild Rivers California Eureka High School Music Christ Lutheran Church Endowment Project ...... $1,000 Department Alfred “Al” Foster Memorial Fund . . . . . $220 Holiday Funding Partnership . . . . $500. . Del Norte Child Care Council City of Arcata Mary Davison Memorial Fund . . . $1,200. Eureka Rescue Mission Cooperative Community Fund . . . $1,300. Wild Rivers Holiday Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . Robert M . Lochtie Memorial Fund . . .$500 . Funding Partnership ...... $500 . Maffia Family Fund ...... $1,000 Summer Youth Program Partnership . $1,750. Del Norte County Lighthouse Eureka Symphony City of Eureka Community Center Curtis Gillis Trust ...... $1,500 Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Wild Rivers California McKinleyville Area – Ingebritson Arts & Endowment Project ...... $1,000 Recreation Fund ...... $1,000. . City of Eureka-Recreation Division Wild Rivers Holiday John Anderson Brown & Dorothy Eileen Funding Partnership ...... $500 . Faith Center Foursquare Church – Wells Brown Memorial Fund . . .$1,413 . Trinity Campus William H . Osborne Endowment Fund . . . $420 Del Norte County Unified School Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . Alexander T . Salvos & Timothy A . Salvos District All Children Read & Succeed Fund . . $11,053 Families Advocating Autism Now Fund for Youth ...... $1,667 . Donations in memory of Wilfred Bessette . $885 Summer Youth Program Partnership . $1,000. Circle of Change Expendable Fund . . .$700 . Del Norte Academic Excellence . . . . . $8,825 Ferndale Community Chest City of Fortuna Wild Rivers California Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$1,500 . Summer Youth Program Partnership . $1,800. Endowment Project ...... $9,138 Wildcat Pride Building Fund . . . $202,000 . Ferndale Unified School District Clarke Historical Museum Tracy Memorial Trust Fund . . . . $1,050. . Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Del Norte High School Physicians of Sutter Coast First Covenant Church of Eureka Coast Redwoods Art Association Hospital Fund ...... $2,000 Hansen Family Trust, Christian Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $350 . Endowment Fund ...... $2,000

2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 105 Food for People Gold Beach Giving Tree Program Humboldt Association of Realtors Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$3,450 . Wild Rivers Holiday “Toys for Kids” Maffia Family Fund ...... $1,000 Funding Partnership ...... $800 . Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$5,000 . Humboldt Association of Realtors . . . $17,235 Fortuna Adventist Community Grace Baptist Church Services Les & Frances Alexander’s Humboldt Bay Rowing Association Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . Blessings Fund ...... $1,950 Humboldt Bay Rowing Association Program Fund ...... $7,714 . Fortuna Middle School Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Success Through Spelling Fund . . . $470. Francisco Gust & Eugenia Dalianes Humboldt County 4-H, UC Cooperative Fortuna Union High School District Scholarship Fund ...... $2,400 Extension Ardyce Dysert Memorial Fund . . . .$330 . Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Paloma Smith Luce Trust Fund . . . .$690 . Hayfork High School – Mountain Valley Unified School District Humboldt County Fair Fortuna Volunteer Fire Department Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $400 Jim Van Duzer Memorial Fund . . . .$500 . Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$1,000 . Hayfork Lions Club Humboldt County Library Friends of the Coast Guard Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $300 Summer Youth Program Partnership . $1,000. Auxiliary, Inc. Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $600 . Hayfork Mining District Humboldt County Office of Education Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $400 Mr . C Wrestling Fund ...... $400 Friends of the Fair Jim Van Duzer Memorial Fund . . . .$250 . Hebrew Christians in Eureka Humboldt Domestic Violence California Services Friends of the Langlois Library Grassroots Grantmaking Fund . . . .$500 . Holiday Funding Partnership . . . . $600. . Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $500 . HSU Athletic Deptartment Humboldt Educare Friends of the National Rifle Minor & Barbara Waters Cooperative Community Fund . . . .$650 . Association Memorial Fund ...... $500 MiaBo Foundation Fund . . . . . $1,500 . Humboldt Sponsors HSU Center Activities John F . Machen Memorial Fund . . .$2,850 . Garfield School District Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Minnette & Francis Mathews Kayla A . Wood Girls’ Soccer Memorial Fund ...... $1,400 Memorial Fund ...... $125 HSU Mathematics Department “v du” Prize Fund ...... $143. . Humboldt Swim Club Gateway Education Ron & Jan Ross Family Fund . . . . . $1,000 Crescent City Boys & Girls Club of the HSU Sponsored Programs Foundation Steve Wright Memorial Fund . . . .$1,000 . Redwoods Growth Fund ...... $255 Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $750 . Duncan Family Fund ...... $250 Humboldt-Del Norte Scholastic Hubert Monks Memorial HSU Women’s Basketball Team Sports Awards Fund – Medals Endowment Fund ...... $491 H .S .U . Women’s Athletics Fund . . . . . $740 Humboldt-Del Norte Scholastic Wild Rivers California HSU Women’s Rowing Sports Awards Fund ...... $417 . Endowment Project ...... $500 H .S .U . Women’s Athletics Fund . . . . . $608 Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $500 . Ink People Center for the Arts HSU Women’s Softball Ivy Erene Hughes & Carl G . Girl Scout Troop 70181 H .S .U . Women’s Athletics Fund . . . . . $1,865 Lundgren Fund ...... $3,000 Grassroots Grantmaking Fund . . . $1,690. Summer Youth Program Partnership . $3,750. HSU Women’s Volleyball Girl Scouts of America – H .S .U . Women’s Athletics Fund . . . . . $800 Katie & Thomas Haynes Memorial Troop 30581 Educational Fund Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $200 . Human Nature Maureen McHugh Martinelli Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $400 . Spirit of Buona Ventura Memorial Girl Scouts of Northern California Endowment Fund ...... $1,000 Cooperative Community Fund . . . .$400 . Humboldt – Del Norte Championships Robert M . Lochtie Memorial Fund . . .$400 . Humboldt-Del Norte Scholastic Kids’ After School Program of William Adrian & Lillian Robinson Sports Awards Fund ...... $477 . Education & Recreation – KASPER Memorial Fund ...... $290 Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $500 . Humboldt Arts Council Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Kingdom Life – Life House Glen Paul School Holiday Funding Partnership . . . . $750. . Zerbina Lovfald Memorial Fund . . . $24,140

106 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | GRANTS Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District Ride to the Wild Fund ...... $400. . Wild Rivers California Endowment Project ...... $1,000 Laurel Tree Elementary Cooperative Community Fund . . . .$500 . Lewiston Community Services District Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $375 Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $700 . Loleta Elementary School Mary Davison Memorial Fund . . . $2,090. Agnes & Kenneth Ogilvie Victor Jacoby at work . Memorial Fund ...... $2,910 Victor Thomas Jacoby Fund Loleta Union School Distict Victor Thomas Jacoby, an internationally recognized tapestry weaver, Ride to the Wild Fund ...... $375. . established a fund to create an annual award for Humboldt County Lost Coast Camp artists and craftspeople to “encourage the exploration of new ideas, Summer Youth Program Partnership . $2,500. materials, techniques, mediums, images and excellence .” Victor’s vision Lost Coast Interpretive Association inspired his friend, Rosalind Novick, to leave a gift and expand his Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $660 . dream of supporting local artists . Monroe Tobin Family Fund . . . . $1,775. . Lowden Aquatic Park Project Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $500 “When an artist moves in a direction unlike those already traveled, she risks losing whatever following and support was hers . Most daunting is moving into Mad River Youth Soccer League an area that involves materials and methods in which the experienced artist Humboldt Soccer Fund ...... $2,000 Mad River Youth Soccer League . . . $500. will once again be a beginner . Nicole Quigley Memorial Fund for Victor Jacoby was familiar with moving beyond the safety of the ‘tried and true’ Dance & Youth Activities . . . . $800. . Kayla A . Wood Girls’ Soccer and into the uncertainty of the untried and new and the path the artist must Memorial Fund ...... $400 take to grow towards her full potential .” Manila Community Services District Joan Gold, 2012 Victor Thomas Jacoby Award Recipient Summer Youth Program Partnership . $1,987. Manila Teenship Wellness Village Resource Center “Having been chosen as the recipient of this award is an honor, and reaffirms Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . that I am on the right track. Through Victor Jacoby’s vision and legacy, I can address the underlying practical problems of making monumental ceramic Marshall Family Resource Center artwork with reinvigorated freedom .” Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . Mary Mallahan, 2012 Victor Thomas Jacoby Award Recipient Mary Peacock Elementary School Circle of Change Endowment Fund . . .$250 . Circle of Change Expendable Fund . . .$500 . Mateel Community Center Madeline Rose Coker Memorial Fund . . . $550 McKinleyville Community Services McKinleyville Family Resource Center Monroe Tobin Family Fund . . . . $2,500. . District Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . McKinleyville Area – Ingebritson Arts & McKinleyville Area General Fund . . . $800. Mattole Unified School District Recreation Fund ...... $500 . McKinleyville High School Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Summer Youth Program Partnership . $1,000. McKinleyville Area – Ingebritson Arts & Recreation Fund ...... $1,000. .

2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 107 McKinleyville Lions Club Orick Elementary School District San Francisco Friends of Chamber McKinleyville Area General Fund . . . $500. Summer Youth Program Partnership . $1,200. Music Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $400 McKinleyville Middle School Orick School District Daniel Holthaus Memorial Fund . . . . . $200 McKinleyville Area General Fund . . .$1,200 . Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$1,250 . Scotia Union School District McKinleyville Union School District Pacific Union School Rick Foundation ...... $250 . . Morris School/Wellington Cooperative Community Fund . . . $1,000. Estate Fund ...... $1,050. . Seeds of Learning Morris School/Wellington Fund . . . . . $1,480 Pelican Bay Arts Association Drop in the Button Fund . . . . . $2,000 . Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $350 . Messiah School of the Arts Seventh Day Adventist Community Fox Family Fund ...... $50. . Playhouse Arts Church Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Wild Rivers California Mid Klamath Watershed Council Port Orford Public Library Foundation Endowment Project ...... $1,000 William F . & Ruby M . Kennedy Fund . $8,000. Wild Rivers Holiday Funding Partnership .$500 Summer Youth Program Partnership . $1,500. Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $600 . Redway Elementary School Smith River Alliance Morris Parent Teacher Organization Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $500 . Cooperative Community Fund . . . .$500 . Wade Owen Johnson Memorial Fund . . $2,280 Redwood Community Action Agency Smith River Rancheria – Community Mountain School – Parent Teacher & Family Services Organization Holiday Funding Partnership . . . . $500. . Summer Youth Program Partnership . $2,375. Wild Rivers Holiday Wild Rivers California Funding Partnership ...... $500 . Endowment Project ...... $2,000 Redwood Discovery Museum Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $150 . Multi-Generational Center Somerville Family Expendable Fund . . . $1,000 Summer Youth Program Partnership . $1,000. Smith River United Methodist Church Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Wild Rivers Holiday New Directions of Humboldt Foster Redwood Elementary Funding Partnership ...... $500 . Del Norte Area Youth Fund . . . . . $500 . Parent Association South Bay Union School District Holiday Funding Partnership . . . . $850. . Redwood Roots Farm Healthy Start No Bully Redwood Roots Farm Education Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$1,500 . Program Fund ...... $139. . Grantmakers’ Fund ...... $4,500. . South Fortuna Elementary School No Limits Jazz & Tap Studio Resighini Rancheria Somerville Family Expendable Fund . . . $1,000 Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $450 . Nicole Quigley Memorial Fund for Dance Southern Humboldt Unified School and Youth Activities ...... $400 Rio Dell Community Resource Center, District Nor Rel Muk Nation St. Joseph Health System Summer Youth Program Partnership . $1,000. Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $300 Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$1,000 . Monroe Tobin Family Fund . . . . $3,500. . North Coast Dance Rio Dell School District Southern Trinity 4-H Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Parker Youth Fund ...... $200. . Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $400 North Coast Natural History Museum Rio Dell/Scotia Chamber of Southern Trinity Health Services Association Commerce Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . Parker Youth Fund ...... $200. . North Coast Natural History Southern Trinity Joint Unified School Museum Fund ...... $1,906 Riparian Education Alliance District Northcoast Children’s Services Arcata Educational Endowment Fund . . . $410 Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $200 Holiday Funding Partnership . . . . $600. . Gerald O . & Susan Hansen Family Fund ...... $800 . . Special Olympics – Northern Northcoast Preparatory & Performing California Arts Academy River Community Homes Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . MiaBo Foundation Fund ...... $500 . St. Bernard Catholic Church Northern Humboldt Recreation & Rural Human Services St . Bernard Elementary School Park District Wild Rivers California Endowment Fund ...... $8,400 Summer Youth Program Partnership . $1,500. Endowment Project ...... $700 Wild Rivers Holiday St. Bernard Catholic Schools Oasis Shelter Home Funding Partnership . . . . . $1,000 . Nelo Dal Porto Memorial Fund . . . .$320 . Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $400 .

108 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | GRANTS St. Bonaventure School Trinity County 4-H Council Willow Creek Fire Safe Council Maureen McHugh Martinelli Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $800 Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $400 Spirit of Buona Ventura Memorial Daniel Holthaus Memorial Fund . . . . . $100 Endowment Fund ...... $1,000 Willow Creek Youth Partnership – Trinity County Fair Association Dream Quest St. Joseph Pantry Shelf Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $400 Cooperative Community Fund . . . $1,000. Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $400 Trinity County Friends of the Library Summer Youth Program Partnership . $2,500. STREAMWAY Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $400 Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $700 . Winzler Children’s Center Trinity County Friends of Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $600 . Summer Lunch Program the Library – Hayfork Helen Davis Memorial Fund . . . .$1,500 . Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $400 WISH (Women’s Crisis Shelter in William T . & Geneva Rooney Fund . . .$500 . Southern Humboldt) Trinity High School Anonymous Fund ...... $1,815 . Summer Youth Partnership Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $400 Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . Hadley Memorial Fund ...... $5,470 . Monroe Tobin Family Fund . . . . $1,300. . Hans Olsen Trust ...... $7,250 Trinity Little League Olsen Family Fund ...... $6,390 Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $500 Wiyot Tribe Alexander T . Salvos & Timothy A . Salvos Trinity River Tennis Club Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . Fund for Youth ...... $5,890 . Summer Youth Program Partnership . . $500 . Worker Bees Fund Sunny Brae Middle School Trinity Youth Soccer League Donations in memory of Sunny Brae Track Fund ...... $7,788 Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $400 Meredith Akey Smith ...... $150 . Surfside Bruins Two Feathers Native American Young Family Ranch, Inc. Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . $1,000. Family Services Young Family Trust ...... $44,000 The Salvation Army Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . Yurok Tribe Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$2,000 . United Methodist Church of the Robert M . Lochtie Memorial Fund . . .$300 . Joyful Healer Wild Rivers California Time Flies Youth Organization Endowment Project ...... $1,500 Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $500 . Hansen Family Trust, Christian Endowment Fund ...... $500 Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program . . $450 . Toys for Tots Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$1,500 . United States Bowling Congress – Humboldt GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS WERE Toys for Tots – Marine Corps League Agnes & Kenneth Ogilvie MADE FROM THE FOLLOWING FUNDS #578 Memorial Fund ...... $10,000 Women & Children’s Fund . . . . $9,533. . Wild Rivers Holiday Funding Partnership . . . . . $1,000 . Vector Rehabilitation Conrad and Olga Brosek Trust . . . $3,350. TOTAL YOUTH AND FAMILY $765,382 Trillium Elementary Charter School Arcata Educational Endowment Fund . . . $90 Veterans for Peace Chapter 56 Arcata Foundation Fund . . . . . $1,000 . Ivy Erene Hughes & Carl G . Ride to the Wild Fund ...... $200. . Lundgren Fund ...... $1,000 Trinidad Lions Club Watershed Research & Training Holiday Funding Partnership . . . .$1,500 . Center Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $600 Trinidad School Mountain Valley Youth Fund . . . .$2,000 . Ivy Erene Hughes & Carl G . Lundgren Fund ...... $1,500 Weaverville Parent Nursery School Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $400 Trinidad Union School District Daniel Holthaus Memorial Fund . . . . . $100 McKinleyville Area – Ingebritson Arts & Recreation Fund ...... $500 . Weaverville Swim Team Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $400 Trinity Center Elementary School District Wild Rivers Summer Youth Program Gates Family Endowment Fund . . . . . $400 R . Baird & Jane Rumiano Family Fund . $500. Willow Creek Christian School Rose Abrahamson Trust Fund . . . . . $9,240

2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 109 In Memory and Honor Gifts received by Humboldt Area Foundation between July 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013 to remember and honor.

InLoren AbbottMemory Sr. Jan Marie Castorina Wendy Steinkamp Ewald Genevieve Herring Samuel Adams Leonard Mary Adams Erika Church Martha Olson Fernandez Stewart M. & Edna R. Kathy Leonardi Donald C. Albright Jessie Oleva “Ollie” Beverly “Bev” Flanders Herriott Chung Kim Lien Ernest G. “Gerry” Ayers Clausen Jacalyn (Jackie) Ford Hess Donna Jo (Hatfield) Lin Cliff & Vera Bailey Tina Marie Cobb Hartman Foote Mary Hildebrand Phyllis Liscom Jeff Bailey Monique Bolton Colson Brayden Allen Ford Ernest P. Hines Robert M. Lochtie Lynn Scoggins Bain Stanley Cox Katherine Lucille Forsyth Margaret Ann Taylor John Longshore Ford Hofmann Milton Jefferson Baldy Jeff Craig Harley & Irene Lowden Larry Francesconi Daniel Holthaus Matthew David Barnes Chalmers & Virginia Eugene Lucas Crichton Riley Frazel Hilton Hostler Jr. Joan Barnett Chesley & Josephine Robert “Bob” Calvert Rusty Frei Wesley Earl Hotelling Jr. Gino Barsanti Ludden Crichton Chitose Fukuya Robert Clyde Howard Nedo “Ned” G. Barsuglia Chesley Boyer Ludden Eldon & Leila Crosby Roxanne Marie Futrell Carolyn Ann Pitt Edna May (Maple) Bartel Thomas & Emma Adell Nelo Joseph Dal Porto Bob Galleher Hubbard Ludden Katherine Crivelli Bates Louis M. Davis Stephen Gan Elizabeth M. Huber Lulu Donald W. Bellairs Richard Hiram Davis Dr. Robert W. Gardner Kamila Marie Huff John Evo Luporini John Clint Bentley Robert Davis Richard A. Giacolini Monica Hurst Josette J. Luporini G. Joseph Bertain Jr. Susan Eileen Dean Phyllis Giacomini Jill Irvine Eli Lyons Anthony Joseph Evelyn Jane McCombs Emilio Giori Elsie Matilda Isackson Jacob McDougal Lyons Bessette Deike Ralph S. & Mary Jomo John MacDonald Leo Bessette Charles Anthony “Tony” Margaret Goddi Gerald “Judd” Jackson Douglas G. Mack Carol Bethke Del Grande Clara “Tody” Goetze Marcia M. Jensen Ian Christopher Mackey Blackie Harold Del Ponte Hun Kwan Goh Charles J. Johnson Newman Russell Blakely Tymothy Harlyn (Tym) Richard Goodrich Elizabeth “Betty” Gino Mansueto Marcelli Peggy June Boedecker Demello Johnston Captain Robert Dewain Maritess Faith Demoret Hal Eugene Goodyear Alexander Bolton Juniper Markin Jason Thomas Diamond Grace E. Greenwood Frederick O. Bott Katie Lenora Mae Marks John Thomas Diamond Sherry Lucille Grummert Leonard Smith Bowman Danny Lee Kautz Robert Dennis Marshall Wendy Diamond Scott Henry Guild David Reese Bradley Clarence “Pete” Kayes Leah Olga Mast Nita Hurt Livasy Dills Nancy Ann March Guy James Phillip Brantly Justin Scott Keele Francis Mastri Dr. Leslie Robert Bambi Hair Toni Lee Brixey Max the ‘Wonder Dog’ Douglas Jr. Edwina (Eddie) Hannah Dorothy L. Kluck David E. Brown Larry Maxcy Travis McKinley Dow Jessie Hansen Pablo Koontz Mary Ellen Brown Alma Hein McCall Hersh Dunaetz Richard William Hansen Margaret G. Koshkin Wilfred, Mary & Richard Lena Kavacovich Katherine Hoyt Brown Donna Marie Dusick Mike & Hilma Harris Frank Kenny Krupka McCaughey Colleen Bruhy William “Bill” F. Dusick Thelma J. “TJ” Harris Jimmy Kwan Janice Josephine Gary J. Brusca Kevin Richard Ebbert Albert “Bill” Harrison McGinnis Lady Elma Emilia Biasca David Elsebusch Patricia A. Harvey Mary Virginia McIntosh- Burns Laurie Bernadette Enger Meredith Ann McCloskey Nancy Jacobs Lafrenz Mangham Mada Huggins Caldwell Kenneth Matts Goran Heinle Robert “Andy” Lazelle Jr. Barbara C. McKellar Ilene “June” Callan Esselstrom Richard Held Neil Anthony Lemons Marilyn McNulty Sarah Carter Jan Estep Heinz K. Henisch Leo Sam McVean

110 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | IN MEMORY AND HONOR Jenifer Lynn Miles James A. Poor Matthew Shearer June Thompson Shirley Walker Jane Irene Mishica Candace A. Porter Jerry Silva Phyllis Meredith Howard Jane Elizabeth Howard Clifford B. Mitchell Debra Lynn Martin John S. Silva Thompson Clarke Walsh Dian Louise Moehnke Quigley Ned Lee Simmons Jr. Dr. Dale Alden Lynn Diane Warner Thornburgh Pat Moranda Nicole Lynn Quigley Richard Lee Sleighter Bradford Louis Warze Gail Bradford Timmons Mildred Thompsen Carole Ann Reeves Gayleen Ellen Smith Dustin Weber Kaye Tobin Nelson Jim & Mary Jo Renner Meredith Akey Smith Frances C. & Leonard L. Donald Edmund Tonini Wilcox Dr. James L. Nisson Lawrence Michael Charles Brian Snell Julius John Noga Renner Harold Mitchell David R. Wilkins Grace Mathers Torgersen Daniel Michael “Dan” Jay M. Rezzonico Solomonson T.R. Wilson Sarie (Rodrigues) Toste O’Gara Alive Richard David “Davey” Gerri Ann Wilson-Giaconi Brad Olson Jerry Ross Somerville Dr. Henry S. Tropp Catherine Wilson-Lewis Evelyn Elizabeth Olson Richard Rudisill MaryAnn (Regan) John G. Tutuska Alicia Shurkin Wilutis Peter Eric Palmquist Daisy Rush Spencer Suriya Upatising Veneta Windler Dr. Russel Pardoe Nicholas Anthony “Nick” Dr. Robert W. Spencer Vicharn Upatising Isabel Diven Woodford Virginia Parker Russo Francesco (Frank) Pietro Vichit Upatising Richard Woskoski Stagnoli Manuel & Lorraine Stacey Douglas Visunt Upatising Virginia “Ginny” Marie Pastor Sacchi Sr. Catherine Stanley Ricardo “Rocky” Valley Wythe Harry Pate Mary Beth Sacco Joyce (Jo) Startare James A. Van Duzer Yakera Gerald “Jerry” E. Paul Jane Ellen White Helen Irene Stevenson Pete & Karlyn Van Matre Connie Yara Schindler Christopher Thomas Bill Stewart Albert & Zara Van Vernon V. Young Irene Schultz Peepe Roger Storey Wichen Casey P. Zylman Elva Jean (Brand) Peers Suzanne “Suzie” W. Kay Strickland Donald E. Vanni Seemann Beverly Jean “Winzler” Janice E. Sundquist Augustus A. Vogt Ruby M. Selvidge Peterson Martha Rose Sutton Robert Lee Wagner Judy Shaffer Olive Pheasant Bill & Juanita Thompson Jake Wahlberg Maeve Ryan Shanahan

InHannah Honor Belton René Egan Lyn Klay Nicole Nada Sara Traphagen Dalton Booth Eureka High School Jesse Kramer Quinn Janet Tulley Eldridge Kyle Brown Class of 1962 Noah Lammers Quinn Ozaki-McNeil Thomas Tulley Ezra Carlson Janice Fetzer Colin & Linda Livasy Jim & Mary Jo Renner Joshua Ulansey David Cherney Mike & Nicholas Fuhrer Mark Lovelace Melissa Jean Saunders Sally Upatisringa Betty Chinn Giovanni Ghinami The Ludden Family Addie Segura-Smith Joan “Joey” Wauters Tom & Christine Clarke Scott Gibson Dianne Luzzi Susan Simon Rachel & Dave Weldon Susan Cobb Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gina Luzzi Jimmy Smith Michelle Weston Guillaume Dani Cody Pam Mendelsohn Angelica Smullin The Wilkins Family Al & LaVonne Gunderson Kathryn L. Corbett Sheryl Mitchell Carolyn Smullin Bill & Melissa Zielinski Kai Hamilton-Gentry Duane David Tori Mize Barbara Stokely David Zielinski The Hart Family Wade & Sabrina Mateo Montoya Patricia Susan Jeannie Zielinski Jim Hatchimonji DeLashmutt Amanda Morettini Patsy Svarvari Ron & Judy Irvin Daniel Dionne Kenzie Mullen Cherie Terry-Pavlich Lily Judevine Gregory & Anne Duncan Elizabeth Murguia Doris Timm

2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 111 Donors Special thanks to all who made donations from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013.

BUSINESS Coast Central Credit Furniture Design L&M Renner, Inc. O & M Industries ASSOCIATIONS Union Center La Trattoria Ocean West Senior Aalfs, Evans & Coos-Curry Electric Geffen Mesher & The Larrupin’ Cafe Village Company Cooperative, Inc. Company, PC Law Offices of Besson Pacific Gas & Electric Advanced Security Cordtz Family Farm George Petersen & Yarbrough Company Systems Insurance Agency Craig Hansen Lawrence A. Ford & Pacific Partners Real Anderson, Robinson, Insurance Service, Going Places Son Ranch Co. Estate, Inc. Starkey Insurance Inc. Gordon Lewis, DDS Lifetouch National PacifiCorp Agency, Inc. Crescent City Internal Green Diamond School Studios Patch North Dakota, Arcata-Mad River Medicine Resource Company Lima’s Professional LLC Ambulance, Inc. Crescent Sterling, Ltd. Hall Ambulance Pharmacy Pierson Building Baker Surveying Dave’s Place Service, Inc. The Linen Closet Center Barber Welding & David L. Moonie & Co. Harland Law Firm, Living Styles Plaza Home, Inc. Mfg. Co. LLP Del Norte Medical Loleta Bakery Precision EyeCare Bayside Realty Imaging, Inc. Harper Motors Los Bagels, Eureka PS Business Services Beachcomber Cafe Demello, McAuley, Hayfork Discount Store Staff Rainbow Self Storage Big Valley Properties McReynolds & Hayfork Drugstore MacMullin & Ralph A. Roberts, DDS Real Estate Sales, Inc. Holland, LLP Human Systems, LLC Company Redwood Acres Booklegger Duke Bair Trucking Humboldt Association Mad River Community Recycling Center Brett Wonenberg, DDS Edward Jones of Realtors Hospital Redwood Medical C & K Market, Inc. EG Ayers Distributing Humboldt Auction Michael Olaf Offices C.F. Nelson, Inc. Emerald City Laundry Yard Company Redwood Oil Cal-Pacific Carbon Eureka Brake & Humboldt Herbals Moonstone Properties, Company Automotive Inc. Caravan of Dreams Humboldt Redwood Renata’s Creperie Eureka Broadcasting, Company, LLC Musser Accounting Carl Johnson The Rocking Horse Inc. Company Hunter, Hunter & Hunt Niblack Insurance S.A. Camp Companies Eureka Dental Services, LLC Charles Netzow Hussey Financial Laboratory Sassafras Construction Consulting Group Nite Pie Eureka Internal Sequoia Gas Co. Cher-Ae Heights Jitter Bean Coffee North Coast Medicine Sequoia Personnel Indian Community of Cooperative JLF Construction, Inc. Service Trinidad Rancheria Eye Center of North Coast Veterinary Brookings, LLC Johnathan Choi, DDS Shaw & Petersen Cholwell, Benz & Hospital Kelly O’Hern Insurance Hartwick Felines H. Tipton, DDS North Valley Bank Associates Simply MacIntosh Ciara’s Irish Shop Fishing Vessel Lori, Northcoast Inc. Kerisa Elloway, DDS Six Sigma Quality City Ambulance of Horticultural Supply, Kokatat, Inc. Solutions Eureka, Inc. Follett Higher Inc. Education Group Kramer Investment Northern Redwood Solutions Forbes & Associates Corporation Federal Credit Union

112 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | DONORS Stephen C. Angeloff, Estate of Kenneth B. The Ford Family Recycled Paper Fund Jim & Kay Able DDS Samuelson Foundation William & Geneva James Achey Strickland Termite Estate of Bill & Hadley Memorial Rooney Fund Bobbie Adams Control Juanita Thompson Fund Ron & Jan Ross Laith Agha Sunlight Family The Andree Wagner S. Jack & Marjorie Family Fund Noel Ahmad Center, LLC Peace Trust U. Hellman Memorial R. Baird & Jane Thomas Vert, DDS Julie M. Willows Fund Rumiano Family Fund Bettie Albright Tomas Living Trust Henry J. & Lorine Alexander T. Salvos Sally Aldinger Hindley and John TransPacific America William C. Woods & Timothy A. Salvos Deana Allen Irrevocable Trust Klingenspor Memorial Fund for Youth Trinidad Bay Vacation Fund Ruth Allen Rentals Estate of Barbara J. Schulze-Kronenberg Scott & Susan Allen Wrede HSU Library Special Memorial Fund Trinidad Electric Collections Fund Tom & Catherine Allen Glyndon “Sign” Tuck’s, Inc. FOUNDATIONS & Huber – Benner & Ruth Smith Jenni Allen- Turtle Rocks FUNDS Charity Fund Endowment Fund Sangiovanni Oceanfront Inn Don & Bettie Albright Ingebritson Patricia D. & William Norma Allman W & W Mobile Home Endowment Fund Discretionary Fund B. Smullin Foundation Suzanne Alvernaz Sales, Inc. Les & Frances Karshner & Roscoe Somerville Family Philip Ames Alexander’s Blessings Scholarship Fund Wandering Weenie Expendable Fund Richard & Marilyn Fund Wagon William F. and Ruby Dr. Robert W. & Mary Ames Laurence & Elaine M. Kennedy Fund Wier’s Mortuary Ann Spencer Fund George & Kitsy Allen Memorial Fund Chapel, Inc. George Owen Knapp St. Mary’s Church Anagnostou John G. Atkins Memorial Fund Wiley’s Supermarket Fund Joanne Anderson Foundation, Inc. Richard and Emily W.N. Tetrault Co. State Street Patricia Anderson Christine & Jalmer Levin Foundation YARN Foundation Berg Foundation Mark Andre Lucas Family Donor Tides Foundation The California Fund Marilyn Andrews Trinidad School ESTATES & Endowment TRUSTS Bertha Russ Lytel Education Foundation Ward Angles The Capital Group Foundation Cameron & Lisa The Sharon Hunt Trinity Scholarship Companies Charitable Maffia Family Fund Appleton Anderson Trust Foundation Foundation McLean Foundation Robert & Deborah Linda H. & Fred Bott The Trinity Trust Dorothy Coeur Argo Trust MiaBo Foundation Endowment Fund Memorial Fund Fund Lawrence & Carol Brattain Family Trust Union Labor Health Cultural Heritage Nesbitt Family fund Foundation Argyle Mary Eileen Fund Emilee Arispe Christopher 1996 Ogilvie Memorial Vera P. Vietor Trust Helen Davis Fund Revocable Trust Fund Les & Mid Westfall Celestine Armenta Davison Memorial Estate of Sandra Hans Olsen Family Endowment Fund James & Holly Fund Nancy Corcoran Fund Julie Willows Armstrong Dorothy Egan Estate of Lillian Ross Hans Olsen Trust Memorial Fund Susan Armstrong Memorial Fund Henderson Pacific Power Philip & Sally Arnot Gordon Elwood Estate of Joseph J. Foundation INDIVIDUALS Foundation Aileen Arrieta Leavey Jr. Jenny Charles Phillips Richard & Mary Abbey Fidelity Charitable Gift Richard Austin Estate of Julia S. Memorial Fund Paul & Susan Abbott Fund Marion Ayer Rankin Don F. & Fay M. Quinn Paul & Margaret Abels Memorial Fund Eileen Ayers

2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 113 Oriel Ayers Jessica Bernstein Michael & Kathy Bray Claire Camozzi Charles & Mary Jane Timothy & Lisa Rae Susan Vail Berresford Julie Brazil & Adam Harold Campbell Coakley Ayers Richard Berry Pritchard Jean Campbell Gerald & Jackie Cochran Larry & Mary Laurin Berta David & Lori Breyer Marcelina Campbell Bacchetti Danette Cody Elsie Berti Diana Bridges P. Jane Campbell Curtis & Sylvia Baer Betty & Ellen Briggs Gerry & Georgann Janet Bessette & Joy Fritzie Cannon Coeur Sean & Robin Bailie Lund Loran & Maria Briggs Robert & Marilyn Barbara Ann Cole Lynn Bain Harvey & Wanda Tom Bronchetti Cargill Bryce Baker Bigham Dale & Jo Ann Bob & Danielle Brooks Shanna Carlie Coleman Constance Baker James Bilderback Dr. Arthur & Margaret Darin Carlson Amanda Collins James & Joan Baker Bruce Billings & Patti Brown Patricia Carlson Brian & Lynn Collins Ruth Baker Needham Betty Brown Elizabeth Carlyle Carol Ann Collins Nicholas & Susan Stan Binnie & Rev. Donald G. & Kimberly Tays Neal & Barbara Marsha Mace Collins Bambacus Carol Anne Brown Carnam Claudia Bird David Colvin Maggie Banducci Hilary Brown Deborah Carpenter Ken & Linda Bareilles William & Carol Jim & Jan Brown Lyndel Conley & Bivens Gary Carrick Monica Sperling Pamela Barkdull Kristin Brown Robert Black & Michael Carrol & William & Erezia- Jennie Barnes Patricia Vernelson Mary Brown Barbara Hitchko Marrie Connell Michael & Marci Jesse Blacksmith & Michael & Jill Brown Sheila Casey Jeri Conner Barnes Sharon Phillips Richard Bruce Pamela Ford Larry & Ruth Connolly Annalisa Barnett Cavanagh Richard Blair Mildred Brucker Kristina Conti Maria Del Carmen Gary & Becky Blatnick Andrew & Vivian Sonja Cave Baron Lynne Manget Don & Elizabeth Blue Brumbaugh Donna & Kelly Conway Lupe Barrett Cerisham Gina Blumenfeld Jacqueline Bruner Marian Coon Jerry & Roberta Gilbert & Donna Bryan Vinson Champ & Elise Basist Roger Boedecker Tessler Jacqueline Copeland Lynne Bryan Shirley Bass Mitchell Boers Daniel Chandler & Kathryn L. Corbett Joan Buhler Dr. Eleanor Bates Kenneth Bond Betty Braver M.J. Cord & Suzanne Brian Bullard Lyon Jo Ann Bauer Michael & Sharon Chia-Ping Chang Boreing Gary & Karen Burgess Anne Corder Norbert & Cecelia Don & Molly Charles Beising Mary Borges Dr. Peter Burgess Roberta M. Cherney Alicia Cox Stephanie Bellermann Linda Bott Karen Burgesser Mark & Lori Chester Dan & Dorothy Cox Hannah Belton Richard & Sally William Burke & Betty Chinn Lana Lee Craig Botzler Catalina Nocon Angelo & Susan Daryl & Phyllis Chinn James Crain Benelli Heidi Bourne Samuel & Patricia Charlotte Creech Burke Rowland Choate Bruce Benner & Bill Bowman & Renay Carolyn Crews Radniecki Michael & Kathrin Dean & Rena Rosemary Huber- Christensen Bill & Marge Crichton Benner Chris Boyer Burleson Cathy Burns Nancy Church George & Barbara Charles & Judith Benz Mike & Sue Bradbury Crichton Constance Cain Carolyn Clark Robert & Katie William Bragg & Lee Irene Crichton Berkowitz Roscoe-Bragg Wayne Caldwell Donna Clark Faith Crist Joan Berman Donna Brantly Dale & Jacquie Marcella Clem Carolyn Bermudez Gloria Brasuel Callihan Donald Cloney

114 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | DONORS Tim Crlenjak & Susan Wade & Sabrina Jon & Sheryl Dunn John & Terri Fill Eunice Galleher O’Connor DeLashmutt Robert & Ellen Durfee Jennifer Finamore Beverly Gallup Warren & Kathleen Maria Delatorres Ellen Dusick Michael Finamore Margaret Gardner Cropper Stephen & Roxanne Helen DuVernay Daniel & Mary Sue Nick & Ann Gargaetas Tom & Joan Crossan Delikat Robert & Karli Fini Michael Garibaldi Timothy & Tanya Donald & Catherine Dytewski Deborah Fitzpatrick Crowley Dellabalma Ron & Heidi Garrett Marjorie Early Maxine Fleming James & Colleen Cruz Cozette Denbo & Clay James & Thea Gast Inskeep Larry & Roxanne Patricia Fleschner Gilbert Henry Gates Andrea & Nancy Eaton Cunningham Roy & Jeanette Alice Flocchini Rachel Tucker Gates Sharon Eggleston Derwood & Judy Denning Susie Foot Peter Gerth & Cunningham Joan DePeel Karin Eide Sue Forbes Deborah Press-Gerth James & Amy Curry Drs. Harjinder & Stan & Carolyn Eisner Jon & Cynthia Forsyth Frank Giacomini Barbara Dahl Harmanjeet Dhaliwal Gene & Diane Eklund Anthony Fox Thomas Giacomini Patricia Dahlhoff Thomas J. Diamond Cynthia Elbert Patricia Francesconi Michael Giacone Lena Dal Porto Norma Dilley Ann Elsbach & Faith Herbert & Jane Fraser Nick & Judy Giannini Mason Michael & Joan Dal Lorraine Dillon & Mike Brian Frasher Donald & Nancy Metro Jr. Brenda Elvine-Kreis Porto Ted & Nanc Frazel Gillam Daniel & Linda Dionne Karole Ely Thanos & Marguerite Leo & Louise David Gilmore Dalianes Susan Dobie Kamala Englin Fredrickson Mark & Tina Gimle Andrew & April Jeff & Donna Dodd Lynn Joseph English Sandra Freeman Paul & Cynthia Damron Tom Dodgen Maureen Ernst Melinda French Ginsburg Jonathan & Michelle Merle & Dorothy Scott & Beverly Erwin Joseph Giovaniello Daniel Doug & Nancy Frey Doggett Charles Esgro Joseph & Carla Patricia Daniels Galen & Sally Frey Leon & June Marshall & Allayne Giovannetti Duane & Debbra Dokweiler John & Debra Estrada Friedenbach Roger & Angela Gitlin David Sidney Dominitz James & Marilynn Larry Friedman & Paul & Carla Giuntoli Margaret “Micki” Ken & Alma Darlene Evans Davis Susan Orton Patsy Givins Donicht Neal Ewald Mark & Karen Davis Gary & Janis John & Karen Timothy Doran Lillian Falk Friedrickson Gladding Martha Sue Davis Michelle Dostal Steve Falk-Carlsen Ronald & Edith Mitch Glanz & Gayle Michael & Annette Christopher Scott Fritzsche Abramson Davis Sid & Donna Dow Fauerbach Chris Frolking & Timothy & Regina Michael E. Davis Madeline Dow Cecil & Julie Felkins Margaret Nulsen Glaser Susan Davis Christopher & Christie Clark Fenton Tom Fukuya Greg & Jolynn Glass Richard Day Dowling Robert & Susan Julie Fulkerson & Lindell & Lynda Stephen Dazey Nathan & Dallass Ferguson Lynn Evans Gleave Downey Don Dean Betty Ferniz Carla Fuller Roger & Francine Wendy Drake Glidden Laverne Dedrick Julia Fetzer James Furtado Charlene Dunaetz John C. Gloor Earl Deike Earl Feys Cheryl Gabbard Angelina Del Grande Gregory & Anne Ethan Gahtan Katherine Goddi Duncan Bob & Kathryn Figas Carl & Kathi Del Jeannine Galatioto Rupert Gold Kathleen Duncan David Filipek & Grande Beverly Blatt Kenneth Gallagher

2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 115 Clarence & Adrienne Charles Hair & C.J. Laura Herriott Robert & Deborah Diane Johnson Goldberg Sisco Robert & Debra Hubbard James & Carol Steven Gompertz & Christopher & Kelly Herriott Peter & Janet Hubiak Johnson Deborah Fitzgerald Hake Mark & Lauren Hertz Donald Hudson Jim & Marie Johnson Barry & Erica Goode Barbara Hall Paul Hertzmann Terry Huff Ken & Beth Johnson Kim & Gene Goodyear Billie Hall Ann Hess Jonathan & Christine Roland & Nedra Karen Gorick La June Hall Dewayne & Maria Hill Hui Johnson James & Judith Gould Gerald & Melody Jane Hill Chris Hunt George & Carolyn Hamilton Jones Michael Grainger Marian Hill-Rocha Dean & Dana Hunt Kathleen Hamilton- Carolyn Jordan Ivan & Janet Ralph & Renate Hirt Howard & Janeth Grandfield Gentry Hunt Cynthia Julian Anne Hitt Wanda Lee Graves Keith Hamm & Tammy Kevin & Kamala Hunt Dr. George & Sylvia Jarvis Dennis & Sue Hoaas Elaine Gray Lois Hunt Jutila John Hamm Thuy Hoang Adam Green Naomi Hunt Andy Kahn Mark & Jamie Kenneth Hoard Aryay Kalaki Benjamin Green & Hammer Richard & Carolyn Anita Punla Duncan & Carey Hunt Carl & Maija Kalb Robert & Judith Hobbs Matthew Green Scott & Sandi Hunt Warren & Harriet Hannigan Alison Hodges Rex Green Rose Ann Hurst Kantrowitz William & Bernardine Jantz Hoffman Teresa Green Hansell Araya William Kaplan Florence Hogarty & Hwangthawfevitd Bill & Kathy Kasper Mark Greenleaf Freda Hansen Mary Heller Garth & Patty Iorg Leslie Keig John Griffin & JoAnn Lisa Hansen Robert & Larayne Sapper Susan Hansen Holcomb Ronald Irvin Jim & Patricia Keller Mike Griffith William & Eleanor Milton & Bette John Irwin Richard Keller H. James & Gail Hare Holloway Nancy Jackson Patricia Kelly Griggs Timothy Harkins Richard & Julie Holly Ben & Nancy Jackson Paul & Barbara Kelly Andrew Griscom Thomas & Patricia Scott & Esther Smith John & Marge Jacoby Elizabeth Kelsey Donald & Melinda Harmon Holmes Roger & Judy Jaegel Bryce & Gail Kenny Groom Dan & Beverly Harper Lawrence Holthaus Andrew Jarecki Mary Jo Kenny Steve & Cindy Lois Harrington Gale Hooper Gubanez Ward & Carol Jayne Peter & Sharmon Benjamin Hart Thomas & Dorothy Kenyon Linda Guild Edwin & Harriet Arlene Hartin Hopkins Jenesky Jennifer Kern Larry & Suzan Cecil Horner Gunderson Debra Hartridge Susan Jenkins Tina Kerrigan Dan & Helen Horowitz Dawna Gunnerson Howard & Patty Sheri Jensen Bruce & Pamela Harvey Jacque Hostler- Kessler Dorothea Guynup Carole Jespen Ben & Chris Hawkins Carmesin Laura Kiewel Sean Haas Lilian Jepsen Roxie Hazard Lee & Chris House Stephen Kiewel Susan Haase Orval Jewett Sandra Healy William & Donna John Kime Alice Hackett Houston Jill Bart & Wendy Heard Paul & Ana King Charles & Donna Kenneth & Julie Martha & Fred Haddock Virginia Hedgecock Houtby Johansen Patricia Kinsella Max Hadley & Family Phyllis Helligas Virginia Houtby Father John David & Robin Kinzer Gabriel Hagemann Bridget Ann Henisch Sharon Lee Howard Bruce & Janice Johns Robert & Mary Jim & Betty Hercher Claudia Johnson Kirkpatrick

116 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | DONORS Elmone Chaix Kissling Philippe & Amelia Patricia Lohr Susan Edinger Martha McClure John & Shellie Kizziar Lapotre David & Diane Lonn Marshall Dennis & Laurinda Randy Klein Dr. James Lau & Anita Dennis & Pamela Dolores Martin McCollister Sin Arno Klemm Louy Peter Martin & Diqui Stephen & Christin Jay & Christine Lapenta McCollum Louise Klingenspor Mark & Valorie Laurenson Lovelace Ralph Martinelli & Adrienne McConnell Carol Klune Richard & Carol Andrew Loveman Claudia Hedrick- Gloria McConnell Anny Knight Laursen Martinelli Jim Lowry Annette McGee Diane Knight & Michael Lavor Thomas & Robin William Kirchman Karen Lu Martinelli Richard & Mary Donald & Rose McGrath Laura Knight Lawson Tom & Joanne Katherine Martinez Ludden Daniel & Noreen Matt Knihtila Pamela Lawson Laura Martinez Thomas & Joan McKenzie John & Linda Kolb Cassy Lawson- Lukowski Kathryn Mastri David McLean Rodkey Al & Marcy Kolchinsky Diane Lund Ron & Joy Enesworth McLeod Janet LeBoutillier Mastrogiuseppe Lisa Kong L. Monte & Beverly Susan McLeod Mary LeClair Dr. John Mastroni Robert & Dee Dee Lund Thom & Barbie Kornman Robin Lee Samuel & Angela Charles & Carol McMahon Mathews Jennifer Kostecki- Joseph & Louise Lundeen David & Madeline Shaw Leeper John & Pat Lutzow Josetta Matteri McMurray Terry & Jennifer Chris Lehman Dianne Luzzi Frank & Carol Mauceri John & Diane McNeill Kramer Dave & Mary Lehman Alisa Luzzi-Jerland John Maxson Mary McNelis Paul & Carla Kraus Sandra Lenhart Ann Lynch John & Marsha Ronald & Donna Susan Krayer Maxwell Eric & McKaye Lent Patrick & Laurie McQueen Edward & Beverly Connie Leo Lynch Barbara May Cynthia Meadows Kreps Dean Leonard Christa Lyons Daniel May Kristine Mechals Donald & Joyce Susan May Kudrna Tom & Susan Leskiw John & Carol Lyons John Meckel & Judy May-Lopez Barbara Traver Ted & Linda Kuiper Patricia Lesnansky Herschel & Rickie Jacqueline Letalien Mack Robert & Debra Robert & Thersa David Kwan McBeth Mehm Elliott Levin Stephen Mack Michael & Sophia Jon & Suzanne Frances Mellon Kwan Lynne Levine Loralee Janet MacPike McBride Pam Mendelsohn Julia Lacitignola Thomas & Bonnie Jim & Joni Maher Peggy McCaddon Larry & Doris Mendez James Ladika Lewis Brian & Aimee Malloy Christine McCaddon- Carole Meng Spencer Lafrenz & Peter Lillesand Wynn Elisa Murray-Lafrenz Charles & Karen Linnea Mandell Robert & Paulette James & Sandra Menot Lynette Lagrander Lindemann Nicholas & Loretta McCambridge Manfre Teresa Mesquit Norma Lambson Mary Lindholm Ralph & Susan Diehl Ray & Sherry Manka Marilyn Miles Andrew & Garretta Thomas & Anne McCarthy Lamore Lindquist W.P. Maria Mary Lou McCauley & Douglas & Linda Milhous Jeff & Sharon Thomas Lisle & Cena Marino Diane Viale Lamoree Lorinda Dengler Sheila Marks Maclyn & Ann Dwight Miller & Laraine Cook Dorothey Lancaster Colin & Linda Livasy Thomas & Susan Ayer McClary Richard & Joan Miller Lawrence & Jeanine Byrd Lochtie Marquette Dan & Darlene Lancaster Heather Logan-Kelly McClure Lorraine Miller-Wolf

2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 117 James & Betty Mills Lawrence & Gabriela David & Georgia Pete & Julie Payne Anthony Pitre Phillip Minor & Karen Murphy Nowlin Katherine Pearson- Ronald Polito Smith Dick & Mary Murray Dorothy Nuszkiewicz Criss James & Susan Mary Mitchel & Ian & Tiffany Murray Larry & Carol Nyborg Edward Pease & Popenoe Family John Ellis & Peggy Theresa O’Brien Brenda Cooper John Porritt Shelley Mitchell Murray Janet O’Connell- Remo & Easter J. Brian & Gwendolyn Wally & Sheryl Thomas & Colleen Mangham Pecolatto Post Mitchell Murray Tom & Anne Odom Mary Pedley Carla Powell Lisa Miura-Guerra Ken & Marita Musante Karen O’Donnell R.E. Peithman Michael & Marna Ron & Veronica Mize Jeff Myers Larry & Leigh Oetker Andrea Penn Powell John & Barbara Nicole Nada June Offenbacher Marianne Pennekamp Roger & Constance Molinaro Powell Sherif & Mary Nada Dan & Penne O’Gara Peter Pennekamp & Katherine Montagne Judie Najarian Denise Vanden Bos Keith & Elizabeth Rolla & Marilyn Ogle Power Joy Moore Dawn Napier Sam & Sharon Pennisi Martin Olinger Lynda Pozel Shirley Moore Jack & Wynona Nash Pete Perata & Julie Robert Olofson & Scott Lon & Janet Praytor Jim & Lisa Morehouse Sherril Navarro Vonda Huffman James Perkins Thomas & Elizabeth Martin & Leslie Ruth Needham Sharon Olson Moreno Tom & Stephanie Price Robert Neloms Susan Oneglia & Marianne Morettini Perrett Dee Pritchett Gregory & Jennylee Family Suzette Morettini Eugene & Claire Geoffrey Proust & Nesbitt Nancy Only Perricelli Barbara Cline Patrick & Marta Hal Neth Steven Orcutt Morrill Craig Perrone Chelsea Pulliam Thomas & Karen Tia Oros Ronald & Julie Perry Mike & Lisa Quigley Mr. & Mrs. James K. Newton Morrison Ursula Osborne Helen Person Thomas Quigley Jr. John & Henryetta Brooks & Carolyn Otis Joel Morrison Nichols Thomas & Barbara Lewis & Lucy Quinby Helen Overholt Peters John “Skip” Morrison Paul Nicholson Robert & Cynthia George Owren Eric Peterson Quinsey Patricia Morrison Timothy & Annette Linda Mortenson Nickols Roy & Lily Ozaki Nancy McKay Patrick & Karen Peterson Quivey Brenden Morton Dr. Nancy A. Nieboer Rosella Pace & George R. Johnson Fred Pajerski Michael & Angela Dan & Joyce Steve Moser Petrusha Rakestraw Jr. June Papini Archie & Sue Lee Elena Pettit Gertrude Raleigh Mossman Brandon Nikora Diane Parker Edward & Joan Nilsen John & Archee Lynn Rudy Ramp & Vicky Dr. Robert Mott Janet Parker Pettlon Turner Bob & Jan Mountjoy Bruce & Caro Richard Parker Nishioka Charles & Carol Petty Lila Rasmussen Kathleen Moxon Daniel Parnell Wendy Nishizaki Lester & Betty Phelps Barbara Ratzlaff Richard & Terri Kay Parris Robert & Isabella Sharon Malm Read Mulder Jeff & Sherry Nissen Dale & Eleanor Phipps Alles Rebel Doris Mullen Evelyn Noderer Parsons Dominick & Joyce Omar & Jean Reeder Michael & Kenzie Kelley & Michael Carol Patterson Piedmont Nolan Allan Regenstreif & Mullen Adair Paul Sara Pillow Tom & Nancy Noonan Adele Clarke Jon & Alice Munger Deanna Pawlus Bill & Shirley Pinches Corinne Nordstrom Nancy Reid-Hawkins Jack & Jean Munsee Laramie Paxton & Michael & Ann Pinske Keath & Joyce North Marissa Mourer

118 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | DONORS Jon & Sally Renlund Luke Rummell & Anita Andrea Shackleton Truman & Ruth Smith Jim & Susan Larry & Merryl Renner Janis Ann Shackleton William & Sharon Stephenson Anita Rest Joseph & Karen Russ Mark & Margaret Smullin Jim & Pam Stevens Jennifer Rice James & Linda Shaffer Charles & Barbara Malcom Stevens Rutkowski Snell Pamela Rice Greg & Lynn Joann Stewart Dennis & Terri Ryan Shanahan Dolores Snell Kenny & Cathy William & Margaret Richards Patrick Ryan Paul & Sarah Susan Snyder Stiles Shanahan Jason Richie Derek Ryder & Alicia David & Elizabeth Alexandra Stillman Dwyer Joan Shapeero Somerville Dan & Aime Ricke Dale & Cindy Stockly Dudley & Shirley Robert & Vivian David & Gabriele Diane Stockness Richard Ridenhour Sacchi Sharer Somerville Kim Stokely Howard & Dixie Rien Gary & Karen Sack Chip Sharpe Jay Sooter & Donna Stoneman Andrew & Barbara Pam Amarant Angela Shen Margaret Taylor Ringgold Jack Stoob Sageman Walter & Jean Fritz Sorensen Barbara H. Rips & Richard Salzman Shimasaki Margaret Sorenson Michael Strande Family Karin Salzmann Daniel & Laura Shinar Michael Sparkman Gerald & Lois Mike & Jinnie Strandin Robershotte Russell & Darleene Elizabeth Shoemaker Kelly Spaulding Sampson Lawrence & Janis Carlos & Clara Rocha Nancy Kathleen Short Jonathan & Nicole Strattner Jim & Charlene Speaker Hildreth Rodrigues Robert & Martha William Stratton & Sanders Siekmann Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Bill & Dolores Rogers Suzanne Keppler Vincent Sartain Kathie Simas Speigle Charles Roscoe Bradley & Nancy Gail Saunders Frederick Simmons Katherine Spencer Straw Laura Rose Glenn & Janis Rebecca Simone Nilo & Loretta Helen Stromberg G.M. Rosenblatt Saunders Speziale Tom Simovich Patti-Jeanne Stuart Paul Rosenblatt Larry Saunders Janet Spicer Leslie Sinclair & Andrew & Danielle Edward & Penny Ross Steven Saunders Caroline Malaugh George Spinas & Stubblefield Family Ron & Jan Ross Gene Schach Emily Sinkhorn Edward & Barbara Ben & Pat Spini Timothy & Heather John & Nhu-Quynh James & Patricia Subkis Ross Schafer Sjolund Rich & Jane Spini Mark & Deanna Lyle & Janet Rosser Erich Franz Schimps Ken & Carol Skaggs Randolph Splitter Suchanek Vickie Rosser Mike Schindler George Skritakis Marjorie Springer Eleanor Sullivan Marc Rothman & Sisi Frank Schmidt Ronald & Annette Stephen Stamnes & Karen Sullivan & John Myint JoAnn Schuch Sligh Ann Diver-Stamnes Pound Roberta Rothman Kathy Schuler J. Harold & Pat Smith Richard & Phyllis Donnetta Summers Stanewick Zachery & Susan Dolores Seaman Bruce Smith Lois Kubli Sunyich Rotwein David & Tamara Diane Sebring Donald Smith Dave Sutch Robert Rousseau Startare Addie Segura-Smith Douglas Smith & Ann Patsy Svarvari Jan Rowen Keith & Patricia Jeffrey & Patricia Self King Smith Stearns Mark & Dian Jerryl Rubin & J. Harold & Pat Smith Svendsen Amanda Devons Lawrence & Ellen Derek Stechman & Senffner James P. Smith Jr. Mary Brannon O’Rourk & Linda Cynthia Rubio Swinney Christine Seronello Madalenne Smith Laverne Steeneck R. Baird & Jane Chun Sze Rumiano Jack & Amy Sewell Mary Ann & William Jill Stephens Smith Marion Taijala

2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 119 Amber Talburt Glenn Ulansey Craig & Debra Wanek Charles & Rose Mary Sheri Woo Patrick & Sandra Tam Seymore Ulansey Michael & Cherie Wiedeman Geri Wood Dr. Herbert Tanenhaus Marty Ullum Ware Geneva Wiki Gary & Nancy Woods Ed & Mary Taylor Vis & Sally Elizabeth Watson & Cindy Wilcox Dale & Delores A. Alte Timothy Taylor Upatisringa Cynthia M. Wilcox Worker Latta Thomas Upcraft Bruce & Katherine Frank & LaCretia Edmund & Barbara Fred & Joan Ann Wayne Tempas Edwin & A.H. Uyeki Wilcox Wright Charles Webb & Mary R. Craig & Kathleen Janet Elaine Wright Kenneth & Mardi Catherine Valentine Munis-Webb Terrill Wilcox Bert Wythe John & Deborah James Webb & Joan K. Richard Tews Vallandigham Robert & Nancy Michael & Katy Yanke Wauters Wilcox Jamila Tharp Bert & Joan Van Jon Weber Paul & Bernadette Duzer Dorman & Faye Yarbrough Evelyn Thibodeaux Michael & Ginger Willard Diana Van Duzer Dona Yarnall Richard & Jane Neth Weber Donald Williams Thompson Chuck & Sherry Dr. William Maureen Yarnell Vanderpool Jerry & Dottie Doris Timm Weiderman & Clarice Williams Ronald Yaw David Vegliano Alderdice Candace Tinkler Joe & Linda Williams Christopher & Ruth Diane Venturini Keith & Linda York Terra Tolley Ruelon Williams Rosalie Venturini Weidkamp Joseph Young Al & Anne Tomlinson Sally Williams Teri Vodden Noel & Andrea Helny Younger Leland & Marlene Weidkamp Ed & Diane Wilson Toroni Philip & Kathleen Robert & Patricia Vogelsang C. Weiland James & Carolyn Ywaski Duane & Guadalupe Wilson Torres Diana Vogt Susan Weiss Joseph Zamaitis Michael Welch Kenneth Wilson & Linda Torres JoAnn Vollenweider Barbara Glass-Wilson Patricia Zamaitis Chuck & Victoria Alvin Toste Aiesha Volow Mary Wilson Donald & Beverly Weller Zeman Marilyn Treacy Dennis & Leanna Steve & Mary Wilson Wagner Mary Pincini Wells James & Carol Enid (Judy) Trenholm Wayne & Mary Wilson Joyce Wagner Roberta Welty & Mary Zielinski Marvin & Kirsten Jo Weisgerber Jean Wilutis Trump Ed & Leslie Wagstaff William & Melissa Patrick & Carmela Karen Wilutis Zielinski Winifred Trump Meta Wagstaff Wenger Richard Wilutis Carole Ziskin Donald & Marcia The Wahl Family Kimberly Wessells Tschogl Steven Wilutis James Zoellick & Jaffa Dugan Wahlberg Craig & Carol West Rose Gale-Zoellick Gary Tucker Paul & Kathleen Douglas & Tamara Jack & Jan West Windham Gina Zottola Roy & Marilyn Tucker Wakefield Jay West Michael & Elizabeth David Zuber Beth Saunders Tulley David & Kerry Walker Thom Weyand & Wines Alex & Cherie Gregory Tully Donald & Trudi Walker Terence Huwe David & Sharon Zygaczenko Mary Tully Harry & C. Jean Doris Whalen & Star Winnett Ron & Jan Turner Walker Blackburn Lura Winzler Sara Turner Randall & Janell Eldon Whitehead Geoffrey & Mary Wold Walker Donald Tuttle Kimberley Whittaker Patricia Wold Ethel Wallace G. Yoshi & Alicia Christopher & Ethel Sharon Wold Patrick Walsh Uemura Wickizer H. Kenneth Wong

120 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | DONORS ORGANIZATIONS Foursquare Church Knights of Columbus Six Rivers Running Council #1067 Club, Inc. Academy of the First 5 Humboldt Redwoods Student First Presbyterian Marine Corps League Soroptimist Body Church of Eureka – Six Rivers Det. #655 International of Eureka Arcata Elementary First Presbyterian Mattole Camp & School Church Ladies Aid Retreat Center Soroptimist Council International of Arcata Zen Group Fortuna Rotary McKinleyville High Humboldt Bay Big Brothers Big Foundation School St. Bernard Parish Sisters of the North Fortuna Rotary Coast Sunrise North Coast Miracles St. Joseph Health Center System The Buckeye Friends of the Conservancy Langlois Library North Group Sierra St. Joseph Hospital Club California Blood Bank Friends of the Trinidad Tri-County Society Library Northcoast Regional Independent Living Land Trust California ReLeaf Grant Elementary Trinidad Civic Club Par Infinity Disc Golf Catholic Daughters School Trinidad Coastal Land Club of the Americans Our Greater Trinidad Trust Lady of the Redwoods Chamber of Peer Education & Trinidad Lions Club Court # 1742 Outreach Team Commerce Trinidad Museum Center for Spiritual Hayfork Community Redwood Empire Society Living Quilters Guild Spirit Women’s Club Trinity Alps Unified Changing Tides Hospice of Humboldt Redwood Gun Club School District Family Services HSU Associated Redwood Wild River Trinity County Schools Crescent City – Del Run Students UA Local 290 Industry Norte Chamber of HSU Senate Office & Rotary Club of Port Advancement Fund Commerce Orford Faculty Weaverville Lions Crescent City Emblem Human Response Rotary Club of Eureka Club Club #175 Network Rotary Club of CSU Emeritus and Humboldt Library Fortuna Retired Faculty Assn. Foundation Rotary Club of Ecotrust Humboldt Sponsors Hayfork Epsilon Pi Chapter, Humboldt Unitarian Rotary Club of Mad Delta Kappa Gamma Universalist River Society International Fellowship Rotary Club of Old Eureka Church of the KEET-TV Empire Town Nazarene Public Television Sacred Heart Parish Eureka City Schools Kiwanis Club of Sanctuary Forest Eureka First Fortuna Six Rivers Masonic Presbyterian Deacons Kiwanis Club of Lodge Eureka High School Henderson Center Class of 1950 “Lunch Kiwanis Club of Bunch” McKinleyville Eureka High School Kneeland Fire Sunshine Club Protection District Faith Center

2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 121 Legacy Society Humboldt Area Foundation thanks all those who have included a gift for charitable work in their will or living trust. The following are Humboldt Area Foundation’s Legacy Society members whose gifts will support work they value for future generations. If you would like to join the Legacy Society, call Director of Donor Services and Planned Giving, Christine Witt at (707) 442-2993. You can join and remain anonymous.

Jim & Judy Anderson Dr . Scott L . Holmes & Nancy Saemmer John Clayton Anderson Esther Smith Holmes Glenn W . & Janis J . Saunders Eleanor H . Bates James A . “Jim” Howard Janis Schleunes Julia Bednar Don & Julie Hughes Leo Sears Robert F . Benson & Becky L . Evans Ardene Janssen Skye Assemblywoman (Ret .) Patty Berg Claire Josefine Doralee & Chris Smith Joan Rankin Berman Kathleen Kasmire Anthony Snow Dr . Ronald & Karen Berman Burnie & Mary Kemp David & Gabriele Somerville Diane Bettis Dominique J . Kilmer Marie Stine Susan Binckley Louise Klingenspor Dolores Terry Mary Ann Bottini Anny Knight Elizabeth Thompson & Stephen Brisken Johnny Calkins Ivor Kraft Robert T . Titlow Kay Gott Chaffey Larry Kuhn Hank & Sharon Toborg E . David Chambers Melinda Landry & Leo LaCasse Theodore, Josephine, Diana & Paul Carol Claire Alan Laurent Trichilo in memory of Teddy Robert P . & Linda Cohen Richard & Carol Laursen David & Gail Turner Steve & Margaret Cole Vernon A . & Verla D . Lindstrom Richard & Jean Twiddy Susan Combes Robert Lorensen John A . Usrey & Diana I . LaVelle Lynn Hartley Crosthwait Helen Love Carol Vander Meer Derwood & Judy Cunningham Jennifer Margaret Mackey Lewis & Jane Vellis Janet DePace Leonard & Laurie McCrigler John & Rita Wesa Jackie A . Deuschle-Miller Michele McKeegan Alan & Barbara Dolan-Wilkinson Thomas J . Diamond Lynn McKenna Curtis F . & Carol L . Wilson Pete & Doris Evans Marilyn Miles Steve & Mary Wilson Juan & Lynn Freeman Carolyn J . Mueller & James F . Carley Kent D . Wrede Julie Fulkerson John R . “Jack” & Henryetta Nichols Katy Yanke Mary Gelinas & Roger James Edward L . “Ed” & Joan Nilsen Steven M . Gompertz Fred & Marlene Nunnemaker Wild Rivers Legacy Society Harold Goselin Gail Pascoe John & Ellen Babin Charlotte E . Greenwood Peter H . Pennekamp Gary & Becky Blatnick John W . Greiser & Gregory A . Felando Sharron Fuller Peterson Kevin Caldwell & Donna Sund Margaret Guckeen Birgitta Portalupi Bonnie Cushman Marilyn Ann Hagar Frances Allen Rapin Norma Fitzgerald Mr . & Mrs . David Hagemann Jennifer Raymond & Steve Avis William & Maureen Follett Charles & Patricia Hamilton Javan & Alexandra Reid Kevin & Gayle Hartwick Jenny Hanson Carol Rische & Sue MacConnie Chester & Lynda O’Neill Ben & Christine Hawkins Lois Lorraine Rogers R . Baird & Jane Rumiano Sherman & Amy Hensell Jerry & Gisela Rohde Tom & Toni Stewart Martha Hirsch Emily Rowe Patricia Vernelson Peter H . Holgersen Jan Rowen Dennis & Becky Wood

122 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION | DONORS The Legacy of Sandra’s Presence

andra Corcoran had a special way of observing and experiencing the world. Her friends will tell you that she photographed everything, with an appreciation for the mundane and the beautiful. When asked why she tookS photos of unremarkable buildings or streets, Sandra replied, “Because they are there. I want to preserve the memory of their presence in case they are ever torn down.” That reverence to preserve what is here began early in Sandra’s life. On her daily walk to school, she passed one of the two surviving buildings from the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair. The Fair inspired the City Beautiful movement to improve quality of life through the beautification of cities, which Sandra was also inspired to do. As an adult, she lived in Los Angeles next to the MGM back lot, where she Member Dan Hauser from 1982 to 1996 and applied her rescued a set piece from Gone With The Wind from MGM’s deep understanding of local politics and her diplomatic burn pile. She kept the gate to “Tara” for the rest of her life. savvy as a consultant in the development of the Multiple Sandra’s reverence for what is and her vision for what Assistance Center in Eureka in the 1990’s. could be never wavered. In Humboldt County, Sandra Sandra’s way of seeing the world and the dedication was as an advocate for livable towns and historical and with which she applied her vision lives on in the hearts of environmental preservation. Sandra fought for sound her dear friends and in her community efforts. The Sandra planning of open spaces and trails on the McKinleyville Nancy Corcoran Memorial Fund supports many of the Community Services District Board from 1979 to 1983, things she loved. Her ongoing support of the Humboldt during the Humboldt County General Plan update in the Library Foundation reflects Sandra’s life as a voracious 1980’s and as Vice-Chairman of the Humboldt County reader. The Northcoast Environmental Center and the Trails Advisory Committee in the 1970’s. Sandra served Redwood Community Action Agency’s Trails Program as the field representative for California State Assembly continue to benefit from Sandra’s passion for environmental advocacy. Sandra’s tireless documentation of local history led her to direct a portion of her funds to the Clarke Historical Museum. Maybe most importantly, Sandra always had a dog in her life, and left a portion of her fund to support animal rescue and shelter. These organizations will receive continued operating support well into the future, preserving the memory of Sandra’s presence.

2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 123 How To Start A Fund It doesn’t take a fortune to be a philanthropist. CASH REAL PROPERTY STOCK OTHER ASSETS You can contribute to any of the funds you see listed in the yearbook . DONATE You may also start your own fund . It takes 3 simple steps to get started: ❶ Choose the name of your fund  ❷ Make your initial gift ❸ Select the type of fund you would like to start YOUR

TYPES OF FUNDS FUND

Charitable Remainder Trust Funds Irrevocable charitable trusts provide donors with income during their lifetimes, and subsequently support charitable work

Community Funds Donors designate their contributions to support   emerging community needs GRANT Designated Funds Donors name one or more specific organizations they wish to support a c w Donor Advised and Collaborative Funds ART COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT Donors suggest specific uses of the funds

Field of Interest Funds h s y Donors designate an area of interest, i .e . youth, HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP YOUTH education, arts, health

Organizational Funds Nonprofit organizations build income for the future To start a fund or to learn about planned giving options to Scholarship Funds support causes you care about now and into the future, call Contribute to the higher education of local students Chris Witt, Director of Donor Services and Planned Giving at 707-442-2993 or email Chris at [email protected].

124 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION Humboldt Area Foundation Financial Report Growing Philanthropic Resources Since 1972, Humboldt Area Foundation has worked with community members and organizations to continue the long-term vision of Foundation founder, Vera Vietor . Through solid stewardship of funds, we ensure that STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION there will be philanthropic resources available for grants and programs (June 30, 2013) which help create a better quality of life in our region . Assets Thousands of Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity County residents have entrusted their financial contributions to Humboldt Area Foundation . This Cash & Cash Equivalents . . . . $3,867,179 year, 62% of all gifts made to Humboldt Area Foundation were under $100, Unconditional Promises to Give . . $6,273,392 demonstrating that philanthropy is a privilege and a power in which so many of us can participate . Our region has a richness of generosity and Investments ...... $77,722,435 . commitment that has grown Humboldt Area Foundation’s assets to more Property & Equipment . . . . $2,203,343. than $90 million . Other Assets ...... $403,795 Audited Financial Statements are available at www.hafoundation.org or by Total Assets $90,470,144 calling 707-442-2993.

Liabilities TYPES OF FUNDS UNDER MANAGEMENT Accounts Payable ...... $56,525. . Field of Interest Funds . . . $21,616,360 28% Accrued Expenses ...... $104,440 . 16% Organizational Funds . . . $12,765,708 Agency Funds ...... $12,765,708. 16% Scholarship Funds . . . .$11,894,024 Grants Payable ...... $1,872,558 . Obligation under 13% Community Funds . . . $9,711,275. Split Interest Agreements . . . . $2,280,866 10% Designated Funds . . . $8,104,648. Other Liabilities ...... $84,587 . 10% Donor Advised . . . . . $8,018,314 Total Liabilities ...... $17,164,684 Charitable Remainder 5% Total Net Assets $73,305,460 Trust Funds . . . . . $3,533,229. 2% Collaborative Funds . . . $1,820,028 . Total Liabilities & Net Assets $90,470,144 Total Funds $77,463,586 Making A Gift Anyone can make a gift in any amount to Humboldt Area Let us know if you would like your gift to: Foundation with cash, check, credit card, stocks, bonds, life • Build the Foundation’s work in the community insurance, retirement accounts or real estate . A gift can be made today, on a monthly basis, or it can be made in the future as part • Support one of our existing funds of your estate planning . • Create a new fund of your own Gifts can be mailed, delivered to the office or made securely online through our website – www .hafoundation .org . For more information call Humboldt Area Foundation at 707-442-2993 . We look forward to putting your gifts to work! 2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 125 Board

HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Standing left to right: Kevin Caldwell, Paula “Pimm” Allen (Chair), Gary Blatnick, Neal Ewald, Julie Fulkerson, Jon Sapper (Vice Chair)

Seated left to right: Greg Nesbitt, Jim Anderson (Secretary), Terry Supahan, Kathryn Lobato, Steve O’Meara

FORMER BOARD MEMBERS Don Albright, Jorge Babot, Mary Ann Bansen, Casey Crabill, W . Dean Cunningham, Thanos (Art) Dalianes, Ellen Durfee, Jack C . Feigal, Marjorie Fitzpatrick, Monica Hadley, Marilee Hadley Taylor, James A . Hamby, Kevin Hartwick, Nancy Hilfiker, Esther Smith Holmes, Fred L . Johnson, William J . Kay, Simona Keat, Helen L’Annunziata, Eve McClaran, Sam B . Merryman, Jr ., Clifford B . Mitchell, Ken Nakamura, Jeanne J . Nash, Edward L . Nilsen, Eugenia Redmond, Marc Rowley, Jack H . Selvage, Mary Ann Spencer, M . Dale Stanhope, Lane Strope, John W . Thompson, Amos Tripp, Willis J . Tyson, Edythe (Edy) Vaissade, Dolores Vellutini, Mid Westfall

A LETTER FROM THE CHAIR

Dear Friends of Humboldt Area Foundation,

Growing up on the North Coast has allowed me the opportunity to get to know Humboldt Area Foundation in different capacities . I have both experienced and witnessed the impact the Foundation has had in the lives of individuals throughout the region . This giving and receiving fosters a real sense of community and connects each of us to one another . The stories you read in the donor yearbook are each an opportunity to strengthen those connections and I encourage you to take time to read these stories .

As chair of the board, I am pleased to see our leadership at the Foundation continue to embrace and support the good work that has been done by the Foundation for years . At the same time, I am incredibly hopeful about the opportunities and the work we have before us . Many of the initiatives and projects shared in the Community Strategies section of the yearbook reflect those opportunities . We have also begun to allocate a small percentage of our investment pool into direct local investment projects . These investments have allowed us to assist with funding the completion of the Open Door Community Health Center in Eureka and support the efforts to renovate the historic Carson Block Building in Old Town Eureka . These types of initiatives and projects demonstrate our ongoing commitment to the Foundation’s mission and vision .

As you read through these pages, I hope you are moved, as I am, by the generosity of our community and by the impact Humboldt Area Foundation has throughout the North Coast region .

With Respect, Paula “Pimm” Allen, Chair, 2012-2014

126 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION Staff

EXECUTIVE RECEPTION DIRECTOR From the left: Kathy Van Vleet Patrick Cleary & Joanna Volz, Reception & Administrative Assistants

DONOR SERVICES AND PLANNED GIVING From the left: Beth Johnson, Grants Support; Mary Wilson, Donor Relations & Donor Advised Grants; Kate Russell, Donor Relations & Fund Support; Chris Witt, Director of Donor Services & Planned Giving; Claire Reynolds, Communications; Sara Dronkers, Grants Management & Donor Support; Cassandra Wagner, Scholarships & Field of Interest Grants

FINANCE From the left: Wendy Heard, Accounting & Grants Administrator; Deborah Downs, Director of Finance; Warren Schrader, Controller; Susan Elliott, Finance Assistant

COMMUNITY STRATEGIES From the left: Amy Jester, Nonprofit Resources & Grants Management; Chag Lowry, Native Cultures Fund Program Manager; Jen Rice, Director of Community Strategies; Heather Equinoss, Community Organizing & Grants Management; Jill Moore, Angel Fund & Grants Management; Keytra Meyer, Community Strategies Coordinator

2012 – 2013 DONOR YEARBOOK 127 On your next visit to Humboldt Area Foundation, consider taking a walk on The Lynn Vietor Nature Trail

Vera Perrott Vietor, born on Table Bluff, was a “farm girl” at heart. Her father even gave her the title of “best hay pitcher” on the ranch. Vera’s appreciation of nature encompassed every facet of plant and animal life, which Vera and her husband, Lynn Vietor enjoyed from their Indianola home. Shortly after Lynn’s death in 1972, Vera established the Humboldt Area Foundation to support charitable, religious, educational and other works of benefit to the North Coast region. Their home was left to be used as the Foundation’s office and their 14-acre estate was dedicated in memory of Lynn Vietor. The Lynn Vietor Nature Trail winds along the hill between the Vietor House office and the Community Center. Along the trail you will see second-growth redwoods, coastal views, sword ferns and some of the most astounding trillium in the area. The initial trail was developed in 1995 by Bert Van Duzer with help from the Arcata High Wrestling Team. Over the years, the half mile trail has benefitted from restoration work by several volunteer groups including the Henderson Center Kiwanis Club, the Humboldt Bay Kiwanis Club, the California Conservation Corps, Boy Scout Troops 26, 27, 54, and 129, as well as United Way volunteers. The trail starts in the north corner of the Community Center parking lot and winds on an often steep incline to the parking lot of the Vietor House. There are steps and handrails in steeper portions of the trail and a bench dedicated to longtime trail maintenance volunteer, Bill O’Donnell Jr. is located in a sunny meadow below the Vietor House.

128 HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION Humboldt Area Foundation is grateful to the following attorneys, financial advisors and institutions for underwriting this edition of the Donor Yearbook:

ThankDean G. Christensen for You Coast Central Credit Union

David L. Moonie & Co., LLP Certified Public Accountants

Richard Smith, James Aste, Allison Jackson, and John Lopez with Harland Law Firm LLP

Hunter, Hunter & Hunt Certified Public Accountants

Laura Hussey, Renae Alejandre, Donna Bowen, Sonia McBride with Hussey Financial Consulting Group of Wells Fargo Advisors

Wayne Caldwell, CFP®, Ron Ross, PhD, CFP®, John Gloor, Ginger Weber, CFP®, and Bruce Smith, AIF® Premier Financial Group, Inc., SEC Registered Investment Advisor

Confirmed in Compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations Humboldt Area Foundation is certified by the Standards for Excellence Institute NONPROFIT ORG US POSTAGE HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION PAID 363 iNDIANOLA rOAD BAYSIDE, CA PERMIT NO. 23 bAYSIDE, ca 95524

CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED

In 2012 | 2013 Humboldt Area Foundation has given $4.18 million representing 1,781 grants

including $756 thousand

for 440 scholarships.

Your neighbors made 2,408 gifts totaling $6.02 million.

Over $63 million in grants and scholarships given since 1972.

Humboldt Area Foundation Mission To serve as an independent staging ground for residents, individually and in concert, to build social, economic and environmental prosperity in the Redwood, Trinity and Wild Rivers Region.