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2006 Annualreport Artwork courtesy of Stephanie Tenery 2006 ANNUAL REPORT Community Foundation of Burke County Board of Directors Sitting L-R: Hugh Fletcher, Doris Fullwood, Cyndie Callaway (Vice-President), John Branstrom (President), Jim Lowdermilk (Treasurer) and Jim Rostan Standing L-R: Le Erwin, Marc Mitchell, Chip Black, Sterling Collett, John Ervin (Secretary), Otto Woerner, Susan Wilson, Ben Succop and Paul Deaton Mission Statement To encourage, develop and participate in philanthropy by providing flexible giving opportunities, professional support and responsible stewardship for the benefit of donors and qualified recipients Year in Review 2006 has been an extraordinary year for your Community Foundation. It was a year of thoughtful philanthropists, unprecedented growth and new beginnings. It is often said that Burke County is a truly special community – not because of its mountains, its picturesque towns or its state-of-the-art facilities. Our greatest attribute is our people. We insist upon caring for one another – black and white, rich and poor, native-speaking and foreign- tongued, people with and without disabilities. Some people share a meal. Others offer clothing or housing. Others give a hug or lend an ear. These numbers are noteworthy and certainly worth mentioning, but, most importantly, they represent improvements in the quality of life in In this spirit of giving, some choose to use the Community Foundation to our community. They mean a better life for our neighbors. That is reason care for those causes and people closest to their hearts. Please read to celebrate. about Dr. Jean Ervin, a fascinating Burke Countian who took the time to insure that her favorite causes were cared for beyond her life. Her two It has been a full year, and we believe that it is just the beginning. We are testamentary funds will assist those who are critically ill, help preserve only seeing a glimmer of what is to come. As we stand on this threshold North Carolina history, support her beloved church and care for a and look to the future, we are filled with hope, courage and promise. You cemetery that is close to her heart – forever. have invested your time, resources and energy in this community, but your guiding light has been your heart. We will continue to be good stewards Other thoughtful and generous people like Dr. Jean have recognized the of all that you entrust to us – growing the community’s resources and wisdom of using the Community Foundation to permanently care for connecting good people to the causes most meaningful to them. people, neighborhoods, organizations and our natural resources. We gain the confidence of these philanthropists because of many factors. A Please read the next few pages with us and share in our celebration. significant one is our compliance with the National Standards for Accept our genuine gratitude for your generosity, your caring nature and Community Foundations, the highest philanthropic standards for your insistence upon excellence. operational quality, integrity and accountability that a community foundation can earn. The result of this trust and resolve for excellence has been tremendous John T.Branstrom President growth. Please take a few minutes to look at the charts on pages five and six. Our grants to the community have increased by fifty percent and our assets nearly doubled in one year. We had 49 endowment funds that Caroline M. Avery distributed close to $100,000 in grants to worthy nonprofits this year. Executive Director helping good people do great things 1 Community Grants & Scholarships Community Grants In its fifth Community Grants Cycle, the Board of Directors of the In addition, the First United Methodist Church of Valdese was Community Foundation of Burke County allocated $40,000 of awarded $3,027 from the Emanuel A. and Romilda P. Richard unrestricted funds to be used for the most effective projects Endowment for their Angel Food Ministry, which offers weekly addressing current needs in Burke County. An additional $3,000 nutritious meals in a loving environment. came from the Richard Fund, which specifies that a percentage of its distributions be used to meet the changing needs of the area in These organizations are meeting many critical needs for our and around Valdese. community, and the Foundation is proud to help them improve the quality of life for all people in Burke County. Chaired by Dr. Paul Deaton, the Grants Committee diligently researched existing needs in Burke County and programs that are meeting those needs. Detailed applications were reviewed and site visits were conducted by Grants Committee members Paul Deaton, 2006 Scholarship Recipients Hugh Fletcher, Daniel Gutierrez, John McElrath, Marc Mitchell and Jean VanNoppen. Jimmy C. Draughn Scholarship Landon Tyler Huffman (UNC – Chapel Hill) Grants were approved to the following organizations and projects: Harry L. Hallyburton Scholarship Burke Council on Alcoholism & Chemical Dependency Christopher Drew Anderson(NC State) received $9,192.00 to assist with crucial office renovations. Christopher Allen Buchanan (NC State) Tyler Montgomery Buff (NC State) Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina was awarded $5,000 to provide funding for protection efforts that will lead to the Tara A. Hubbard (UNC – Wilmington) protection of lands with high public values. Larry and Louise Huffman Scholarship Good Samaritan Clinic was awarded $7,655 to assist with the Christopher Chance Cook (Emory and Henry College) purchase of life saving medical equipment and supplies. Ashley Danielle Styles (Catawba Valley Community College) Habitat for Humanity of Burke County was awarded $2,653 Faye T. Russell Scholarship for the purchase of a swing set for their Gold Park in Drexel, a Danielle Leann Epley (Appalachian State University) collaborative project between Girl Scouts Senior Troop 553 and Nicollette E. Connelly (UNC – Chapel Hill) Habitat for Humanity. Stiff Endowment History Museum of Burke County was awarded $1,000 to be Michael Brandon White (Western Carolina University) used for the Museum’s Capital Fund toward the Phifer/Johnson Marty Allen Parlier challenge grant. (Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute) Battered Women’s Support Group Project of Option’s was Wynne and Otto Woerner Scholarship awarded $7,500. Shane Von Farr (Western Piedmont Community College) Gang and Prevention Education Project of the Salvation Wynne and Otto Woerner – Carolina Shoe Scholarship Army Boys & Girls Clubs of Hickory was awarded $2,000 to implement the program in Burke County. (See picture on page 8). Chesnee Lae Shull (UNC – Charlotte) Shekinah Food Ministry of Oak Ridge Baptist Church of Glenn R. Yoder Scholarship Connelly Springs was awarded $5,000 to help with the purchase Christopher Allen Buchanan(NC State) of equipment to store and deliver food to needy families in Burke Michael Gregory Clontz County. (See picture on page 8). (Western Piedmont Community College) Clyde Nichols Young, Jr. Scholarship Jacob Steven Perry (UNC – Chapel Hill) for good forever 2 Tribute to a Benefactor Jean Conyers Ervin by Dorothy K. Ervin Jean Conyers Ervin, a woman before her time, was the last child Marjorie Miller Triebert, her childhood friend, co-edited the born into a large family of free-thinkers, each of whom had an Heritage of Burke County that was sponsored and published by the agenda and mutual love and respect for one another. Burke County Historical Society in 1981. She wrote her autobiography, The Youngest of Ten, that was After graduating from Morganton High School published in 1997. in 1926 and Converse College in 1930, Jean spent a year at the North Carolina School for When Jean got a “bee in her bonnet,” she was the Deaf where she received a certificate for a force to be reckoned with. This was most special training to teach the deaf. She was evident in her pursuit of a residential then off and running! During the next ten retirement home for the aging in years she taught in state residential schools Morganton. She became the moving force for the deaf in South Dakota, Utah, and behind the creation of Mountain House New Jersey. Retirement Center, Inc., later to become Grace Ridge Retirement Community. The In 1942, Jean received a Master of Arts facility opened in 1987. Degree from Columbia University Teachers College and in 1950, a Ph.D. from the Jean Ervin made an estate commitment to the University of Missouri. She chose Mark Twain as Community Foundation of Burke County. She a speaker for the subject of her dissertation. For the provided assets for the Jean Conyers Ervin Fund remainder of her life, Jean maintained her interest in which benefits the following: the First Presbyterian Mark Twain and collected his works, articles and books Church which played an important role in her life for ninety- written about him, and Mark Twain memorabilia. She gave most of seven years, Burke Hospice and Palliative Care from whom she her collection to the Phifer Learning Resources Center at Western received care and support Piedmont Community College prior to her death in 2006. As she during the final months of wished, the remainder of her collection is now there. her life, and the North Carolina Room of the After teaching at the University of Missouri, the University of Hawaii, Burke County Public and the University of Connecticut, Jean supervised the speech Library System. It should be program for the Arlington, Virginia Public Schools for ten years. She noted that fourteen year old then returned to academia at the University of Virginia. During these Jean Ervin was a visitor to years, she was active in many professional organizations and taught the Morganton Public short courses at many colleges and universities. In 1976, she Library on its first day of retired and returned to Morganton to live in the house where she operation in November had grown up. 1923; at that time, the library was housed in a second story room Back in Morganton, Jean participated in many civic activities.
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