ISSUE 2, 2020

Non-ProfitOrganizationU.S. PostagePAIDMiddletown, OHPermit No. 10

A Quarterly Newsletter for Our Donors, Members & Friends

MIDDLETOWN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION We Connect People Who Care

Traci A. Barnett, MBA

ChiefExecutive Officer’s

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Thanks to our Dedicated Members the Coronavirus Emergency Fund Surpasses $100,000 Goal

So much has happened since I wrote my last message to you in the February 2020 newsletter. COVID-19 changed the world and created a sense of urgency at the Middletown Community Foundation. The MCF board of trustees realizes that our role in the community now becomes even more crucial. To that end the board announced in March the creation of the Coronavirus Emergency Fund (CEF) to provide grants to area nonprofits helping individuals and families adversely effected by the Coronavirus pandemic.

The goal for the CEF was set at $100,000 with the Trustees allocating an initial $50,000 to kick it off. Over the last two months the Foundation sought donations from our members and the community at large, raising an additional $57,000 and counting. The total raised for the CEF is at $107,000 as I write this message.

COVID-19 will devastate families and small businesses throughout MCF’s service area. The Middletown Community Foundation is positioned to serve as a leader and a facilitator in helping to tackle this crisis head on. Make no mistake, MCF realizes we are in unchartered waters. The world and our local communities may need to make lasting changes, but MCF is committed to being in this for the long haul.

The process for area nonprofits to apply for the emergency funding has been streamlined, requiring only a one- or two-page grant application. Decisions for grant funding are made on a rolling basis, and the Foundation vows to keep the process nimble and efficient.

The following nonprofits received grants from the Coronavirus Emergency Fund over the past two months:

Atrium Medical Center Foundation - $8,000 for a Rapid Testing Device for COVID-19

Downtown Middletown Inc - $20,000 for rent and utility assistance to 36 struggling Middletown businesses

Feed the Hungry - $3,000 for distributing food in Middletown

Grace Baptist Church - $3,000 for the Enabled Food Pantry

Great Miami YMCA - $5,000 to assist with operating costs of daycare for children of first responders

Hope House - $500 for cleaning and disinfecting supplies and PPE

Madison Local Schools - $5,000 for technology assistance to help students virtually connect to their schools

Middletown City Schools - $5,000 to deploy laptops to the neediest K -12 students to enable virtual connection to their schools

Ohio Restaurant Association Education Foundation - $4,000 to help unemployed area restaurant employees pay for utilities, rent, food and gas – recipients must live within MCF’s region

Parachute: CASA - $2,000 to provide volunteers with online capabilities to remotely serve the children in their client base

Salvation Army - $5,000 for the food pantry and $5,000 for utility bill assistance to those in need

The campaign to raise funds for the CEF will continue indefinitely in hopes of keeping up with the many grant requests received on a regular basis. Contributions to the Coronavirus Emergency Fund should be made payable to the Middletown Community Foundation, 300 N. Main Street, Suite 300, Middletown, OH 45042. Indicate CEF in the memo portion of the check.

Many, many thanks to those of you who have already donated to the Coronavirus Emergency Fund. As I often say…it takes a village! Stay safe!

Spreading Cheer!Scholarship signs were such a hit last year we thought we’d do it again. This year they may have been even more popular! Thanks to all our volunteers for placing signs and thanks to these parents for sharing their pictures.

A Message from Board President Patricia Miller Gage

Patricia Miller Gage

President’s MESSAGE

Thank you to the following people who have made our Coronavirus Emergency Fund possible:Joan StonitschJohn and Avinne KiserDon and Imogene OrtsThomas and Mary Deas WortleyRichard IsroffSandy RogersRichard S. DaviesJim BurkeTim and Kathleen WourmsJudy & Tom SomerfieldMary EnochsDonald AccursoMike and Kim ScortiMiddletown Community FoundationGary and Sarah KaupDebbie and Tom HazelbakerDavid and Rose MorganCohen FundDon and Elaine GarverChris HumphreyScott and Janis NeinJudge Kathleen Dobrozsi RomansLeap and Associates, Inc.Mike and Marlene TakachMr. and Mrs. Frank Pressler

Linda BarnetTim and Cindy CarlsonJim and Jody AkersJohn and Karen DillonPatricia Miller GageBarney and Bonnie RiesbeckShirley and Jerry TillmanMichael and Anjanette StautbergBill and Joyce TriickMs. Patricia A. AnthonyJohn and Karen DillonBill and Pat SchaeferPat and Karen PiccioniMr. and Mrs. Samuel R. LobarKen and Lois AllenEdgewood Band Boosters Assn.Lancer and Barbara WeinrichPeggy Darragh-Jeromos and Joe JeromosJoyce and Lou ChristyDr. Subodh K. Wadhwa M.D.Jim and Mary Jean KleingersJimi and Verlena StewartJimmy and Judy BoberRon and Judy SpauldingPeggy and Pete Dobrozsi

Calista SmithDeWitt Chapple Jr.John and Karen DillonCourtney SulenticJennifer SpauldingEdwards FurnitureMr. and Mrs. Don GillumMr. and Mrs. Chris McCarthyDee MarkleBud and Kathy GraffDave and Kathy MalottAndrew and Susan SingerMr. and Mrs. Andrew J. DobrozsiJohn and Rhea FraleyAmanda Lorig and Nancy BrownJohn and Rhea FraleyDr. Moira CaseyMr. and Mrs. James SmithPeggy TrimbleMoon and Adrion (Westfield Insurance)Les and Cheryl Landen

If you donated after this newsletter went to print, Thank You, and you will be recognized in the next Newsletter!

What an honor it has been to help our community during this time of need. The Covid-19 quarantine threw us all for a loop but the Middletown Community Foundation stepped in immediately to provide support.

We, along with everyone else who had plans this spring, had to cancel some of our favorite events. We were unable to honor and celebrate our Scholarship students but boy did we have joyful and eager volunteers who placed signs in all the recipients’ yards! I think our volunteers were as excited as the families.

We also had to cancel our Youth Advisory Council recognition which we hated to do because we have some outstanding young men and women graduating from the program this year. Hopefully we have conveyed to them how much we appreciate their service.

We will also be postponing our Open House, which we hoped to have in June but just think how great it will be to see everyone when we can reschedule!

We are very grateful to those in the community who donated to our Coronavirus Emergency Fund. I’m proud of how well the Foundation has responded to the genuine need arising from the lockdown. We are being selective with the grants we fund so that our dollars go as far as possible. Our only wish is we could help everyone.

As we continue to navigate our new normal please know that we are here, continuing our work. We appreciate all of you out there supporting our endeavors through Membership and Coronavirus Emergency Fund grant donations.

We are, as they say, all in this together and together is how we’ll proceed.See you all soon!Patti

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Pictured left to right: Kwenton Wills, Middletown Alex Watkins, Monroe Anna Eschmeyer, Monroe Raegan Francis, Monroe

MIDDLETOWNCOMMUNITYFOUNDATION

ACE ScholarshipSkylar BozarthAlejandro Chairez

AK Steel Sons and Daughters ScholarshipSilas StephensJacob ShortBrooklyn ManningCorinne BurroughsBreanna TomseyEmelia Paige EdwardsKolby HuntAlexandra ScheithePhilip StanicJake KneubuhlerLea CodispotAmber FlynnLindsey AshcraftEllie WeissGriffin KeetonMadeline BurkeDavid StofeskyJacob PohlabelMadison SnowdenEmily Huff

Alison Harris FioraEmma Goubeaux

Allen Beach AwardSavanna Gasper

AAUWBryan Mills

Alpha Delta Kappa Phi ScholarshipGracie Henderson

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Annual ScholarshipMadison Chupka

Arthur Harvey ScholarshipMadison PowellKahmya WilsonAlyssa HallSkylar Bozarth

Audobon Society ScholarshipAnabella Smith

Aviation Educational Trust Fund ScholarshipAidan Wanke

Betty Helsinger Amercanism Memorial AwardSelin Misirlioglu

Betty Walters Music AwardToni Mullins

Beulah Brown RN Nursing ScholarshipSydney Albright

Bob Grimes Memorial ScholarshipGabe Ware

Brian James Cook Athletic MemorialGrant Whisman

Brian Kelly Catron Memorial ScholarshipJudah Thomas

Carl and Faye Robbins Memorial ScholarshipSilas Stephens

Carmon DeLeone Middletown Symphony Orchestra ScholarshipBridgette Kleingers

Cedric E Glover Performing Arts Memorial ScholarshipNoelle Richards

Charles Hook Citizenship Award 1st PlaceEmily McMurryJordan HamdanOwen CappellRachel BerlingAbed-nego CorderoGrace Boles

Charles Hook Citizenship Award 2nd PlaceBailey JohnsonAlex WatkinsTyler HouckBridgette KleingersNathan WeilandSydney Albright

Christy Minnix Memorial ScholarshipSelin Misirlioglu

Coach Ted Stewart Memorial ScholarshipRobert Borneman

Constantine (Charles) Nicholas Revelos ScholarshipAbed-nego Cordero

David and Carole Schul Fund for the ArtsArianna PagnardChloe Leskovac

David and Wanda Way Educational ScholarshipEmmalee Paarlberg

Diane Meeks ScholarshipBrooklyn Manning

Dorothy M Brayton ScholarshipMadison ChupkaErin KohlsBekka CrouchArely Yanez-RiveraAbigail HamiltonAidan WankeBryan Mills

Dr. James Russell Myers Memorial Scholarship for EngineeringDevant GeterNathan Koloszar

Dr. James Russell Myers ScholarshipGracie Henderson

Dusty Fisher Hustle, Heart and Harmony ScholarshipJake Phelps

Edwin L McCallay and Louis B McCallay ScholarshipMonique ReedKwenton WillsTyree HymanLauren Brandenburg

Edwin Tyson Memorial ScholarshipDevan Hall

Foster Booth Walters Music ScholarshipSilas Stephens

Gene and Dodee Saylor Memorial ScholarshipGabe Ware

George M Verity Memorial - Foundation in College Prep 1st PlaceNathan WeilandSelin Misirlioglu

George M Verity Memorial - Foundation in College Prep 2nd PlaceSilas StephensMonique Reed

Harry A Finkelman ScholarshipTurner Campbell

Helen Hoover Tyson Memorial ScholarshipGrace Boles

Herbert C and Marjorie L Root Scholarship for Early EducationEmily Olson

Herbert C and Marjorie L Root Scholarship for EngineeringAnthony Lococo

Homemaker’s Circle NineRandi Hendriex-LongJada Patton-Frazier

Housh Family Memorial ScholarshipEthan Chapel

Imogene Gephart ScholarshipSabrina Dolph

Jack Gordon Memorial Football ScholarshipDe’Yon Brown

James A MacReady MD Memorial ScholarshipEmily McMurry

James M Anderson MD and Bertha Anderson Family ScholarshipAlyssa Hall

Janice E Schultz and Jerome C Schultz Memorial ScholarshipBekka Crouch

Janine Westercamp Memorial ScholarshipAlyssa Wagner

Jean Verity Memorial Foundation in History Award 1st PlaceSilas Stephens

Jean Verity Memorial Foundation in History Award 2nd PlaceGabe Ware

Jeff Wiley Scholar Athlete AwardMonique ReedNicholas Thornton

John A McCluskey and Helen McCluskey ScholarshipTyree Hyman

John and Kathryn Hensley Memorial ScholarshipWill Emrick

Joshua Taylor Back Memorial Football ScholarshipConner Hamrick

Junior AchievementKylie DingledineShalbrenta Muse JrJack KletzlyCole Leverage

Kathryn Lee Witt Memorial ScholarshipArely Yanez-Rivera

Kayla Harrison ScholarshipAlejandro Chairez

Larry Brandenburg ScholarshipLauren Stewart

Lee Ann Miltenberger ScholarshipNathan Koloszar

Les Johnson Education ScholarshipDeniz Misirlioglu

Louie F Cox Memorial AK Steel Foundation African American ScholarshipKayla BaahGrace Boles

LMHS Class of 1964Marissa King

Mabel D Kinder American Red Cross ScholarshipSydney Albright

Marianne A Dorenbusch ScholarshipSamuel JeffersMason FlanneryElizabeth ConradLucas Fligor

Marilyn E Day Family ScholarshipNicholas Thornton

Marjorie A Johnston Memorial ScholarshipAnna Eschmeyer

Martin B and Francis R Miller Memorial ScholarshipMason Gardner

Mary Josephine K Hyatt ScholarshipSamantha Earnhart

Mary Susanne Ware ScholarshipChloe Allman

Matthew E Fiora ScholarshipArely Yanez-RiveraMadisyn Carroll

MHS Class of ‘56 Middie Magic ScholarshipNathan Weiland

MHS Class of ‘64Nathan WeilandMonique ReedSilas StephensNicholas Thornton

MHS English Department AwardBryan Mills

MHS Journalism AwardGabe Ware

Michael and Peggy McClusky Educational ScholarshipShelby Williams

Middletown Community Foundation ScholarshipsBraden WoodsHayley TrenumLauren PiattDavis TanakaAmanda FiermanMalory HickmanMichael Langendorf

Middletown Firefighters Association ScholarshipMason Gardner

Middletown High School Class of 1950 Dwight Neill ScholarshipSavanna Gasper

Middletown Music Club Louis John JohnenMichaela FergusonNoelle Richards

Middletown Summer Youth Theater ScholarshipNoelle Richards

Mildred Fisher ScholarshipSavanna Gasper

Monna Conn Scholarship for MusicBridgette Kleingers

Monroe Technical ScholarshipCorey Parker

Monte Miltenberger ScholarshipTyler Tracey

Nancy Cahill GIGGLES ScholarshipRaegan Francis

Nancy Meeks ScholarshipKwenton Wills

Paul Bell Memorial ScholarshipJora Taylor

Paula Burke Memorial ScholarshipIsabella Guinigundo

Ralph and Sondra Gordon Bays ScholarshipAbed-nego Cordero

Richard and Gloria Miltenberger ScholarshipTaylor Yalich

Richard B Monroe Sr ScholarshipMichael Langendorf

RMP Family ScholarshpMorgan Kinney

Robert L “Bobby” Morris Human Relations AwardAbigail Hamilton

Scott Cole Memorial ScholarshipChristian Thomas

SPC James E Hall, Jr ScholarshipAllison King

Stephanie Markham Minge ScholarshipMason Flannery

Steve and Tommy Geckeler Family ScholarshipElizabeth Conrad

The Lawrence and Jeanne Wood MAGYC ScholarshipSarah ShelleyAnthony Lococo

The Mike Kiniyalocts Scholarship Fund for Military VeteransAaron Williams

The Opbroek ScholarshipAbigail Hamilton

Todd E Miltenberger ScholarshipEmily McMurry

Valda Wilkerson Middletown Symphony Orchestra ScholarshipMichaela Ferguson

Veteran’s Memorial ScholarshipRaegan Swartz

Victor and Sara Carpenter Memorial ScholarshipKylee SloneShelby Williams

Vincenzo and Josehine Mazzarella ScholarshipGrace Beene

Walter and Nellie Evans ScholarshipIsabeau PagnardKaylee HarrisEmmalee PaarlbergArianna PagnardAnna FalkAlison PerezSarah ShelleyGareth Fultz

Walter L Bake Memorial ScholarshipAlex Watkins

Wilda and Ernest Streifthau ScholarshipLeona BellElise FossumEthan Nerderman

William and Peggy Verity Memorial AwardAlivia Buchanan

William and Peggy Verity Memorial AwardArianna Layne

Women’s Center of Middletown Culinary Arts ScholarshipSamantha Roy

Merit AwardEmma GoubeauxIsabel BakerMaria DoSarah SnyderSarah KaletaKyle RosenburgPalmer BrockElyce AldridgeMary HorvathMatthew Buzek

Congratulations 2020 Scholarship Recipients

Traci BarnettExecutive Director

Amy BerleanProgram Officer

JoAnn WagnerSpecial Projects

Sarah WatsonProgram & Finance Assistant

Patricia Miller Gage President

John KiserVice-President

Christine Vaughan Treasurer

Verlena Stewart Secretary

Melissa Benedict

William Brock

Moira Casey

Neil Cohen

Tom Dowden

Patrick Edwards

Cathi Evans

Karl Gaston

Brenna Heller

Dustin Hurley

Amy King

Hon. Kathleen

Dobrozsi Romans

Ronald Spaulding

Kathleen Wourms

Elizabeth Yauch

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