Very often it is a tragic event that prompts a family to memorialize a loved one by setting up a fund in the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, but doing so can also be a very positive step for family members.

Such is the case with the family of Peter Anthony Duong, 19, who died September 9 when he was hit by a car on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington. Peter Anthony’s family has established a scholarship fund in their son’s name with the Community Foundation.

Peter Anthony’s father, Dr. Peter Duong, explained,

“When we were at the funeral home, we were in shock. There were so many decisions that had to be made, and one was the obituary in the paper. We didn’t really want people to send a lot of flowers, and someone suggested something more meaningful – that we remember Peter Anthony by awarding a scholarship.”

Lisa Duong, Peter Anthony’s mother, said a friend who was with them at the funeral home had experience with the Community Foundation and said she would make the initial contact. “The Foundation made it very easy to set up the fund,” Lisa said, and because of this they were able to get information about the scholarship into Peter Anthony’s obituary.

“So many people ask you what they can do to help,” Lisa explained. “A fund like this lets people do something that is really lasting.”

“The people at the Foundation are so helpful,” she said. “They explain everything, but you can decide what the requirements

of the scholarship will be for the recipient. I wanted this to go to someone who excels in literature and languages, and goes to South High School; someone who gets very good grades like Peter Anthony did.”

Peter Anthony was just beginning his sophomore year at I.U., and his dream was to go on to medical school. He had received several scholarships for college, including the Ambrose and Miriam Rubey Scholarship from the Foundation.

Lisa emphasized that starting a scholarship in Peter Anthony's name had just seemed right. “He was 19, so for someone coming out of high school who is close to his age, this could give them the opportunity to pursue their dream, to finish what he couldn’t.”

His father added, “We have learned that tragedy is unavoidable, but if you can help someone as a result of a tragedy, to give hope to young people, it’s a wonderful thing.”

Lisa said Peter Anthony had a contagious smile, a contagious laugh. He had a passion for many things – his friends, tennis, dancing (he loved hip hop), languages, music and learning in general. He had earned honors and volunteered in the community, and he had found a way to balance it all. “Peter Anthony did so much in his life,” his mother said. “He touched so many lives, and I think even more when he passed. Just to be able to have this fund in his name – it’s everything. It’s forever.”

Gifts to the Peter Anthony Duong Memorial Scholarship may be made c/o the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, 2901 Ohio Blvd., Suite 153, Terre Haute, IN 47803.

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4 Memorials

5 Exemption Coming to an End

6 Calendar of Events

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The Board of Directors of the Wabash Valley Community Foundation celebrated a successful 2009 at its Annual Meeting on September 23 at the Country Club of Terre Haute. At that meeting, the following new officers and board members were selected.

For the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, new officers are: President, Jacqueline Lower; Vice President, Lant Davis; Secretary, Char Doerr; and Treasurer, William Olah. Members new to the board include Fred Nation, Don Ritter, Randy Stevens, M.D., and David Wulf. Board mem-bers renewing their terms are Jacqueline Lower, Alane Meis and Richard Vining.

The affiliate community foundations also elected officers and board members.

For the Clay County Community Foundation, new officers are President, H. Michael Lawson; Vice President, Sam Glover; and Secretary, Sue Ridenour. Clay County’s representatives to the Wabash Valley Community Foundation board are Mike Lawson and Joyce Emmert. New

board members include Randy Collins, Kandice Brown and Bryan Husband. Board members renewing their terms are Jerry Anderson, Mary Brown, Brian Deakins, Sam Glover, Scott Hill, Jan Howell, Jim Romas, Lucy Strauch and Matt Weber.

For the Sullivan County Community Foundation, the new officers are President, Troy Orwig; Vice President, Jean McMahan; and Secretary, LeAnne Daniels. Sullivan County’s representatives to the Wabash Valley Community Foundation board are Brandi Floyd and Jean McMahan. Newly elected to the board are Clay Arnett and Darrell Wesner. Board members renewing their terms are Jan Gill, Dr. Allen Lueking, Jeff Salyers, Howard Unger and Ruth Ann Wood.

Thanks go to the following retiring board

members: from the Wabash Valley board, David Bolk, Mary Ann Carroll and Jerry Einstandig; from Clay County, Pat Wilkinson and Paul Sinders; and from Sullivan County, Bryan Burkhart.

Foundation Board Selects New Officers and Members

Scholarships...

Helping you attainyour educational goals.

Scholarship Program for Clay,Sullivan and Vigo Counties.

Applications are dueDecember 15 to:

Wabash Valley Community Foundation, Inc.2901 Ohio Blvd., Suite 153

Terre Haute, IN 47803 • 812.232.2234Download application at www.wvcf.com

New officers for the coming year include William Olah, Treasurer and Jacqueline Lower, President, Wabash Valley Community Foundation; and

H. Michael Lawson, President, Clay County Community Foundation.

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This delicious Fall offering, paired with your favorite friends, served on an Indian Summer evening and warmed the hearts of all guests…yields servings beyond expectations!

Ingredients- 15 grateful Foundation board members - Community volunteers - A dozen Clay Youth Football players - Over 200 people through the doors- Texas style-barbeque - One pavilion of children’s games - Six sets of regulation cornhole - Multi-item silent auction - One large bonfire - Dash of country music - Nine grant checks totaling over $40,000

PreparationOne day ahead, crank up the heat at the Clay County 4-H Fairgrounds to take off the slight chill from the early October evening.

Turn the 15 board members and other community volunteers loose to set up tables and prepare the pavilion, shelter, roaring bonfire and 60+ item silent auction table.

The next evening, unlock doors at 4:30 p.m. so over 200 people can work their way through the Texas-style BBQ dinner. Throughout the evening, let children know about the supervised games and prizes reserved just for them, while the adults challenge each other to games of cornhole.

Gently interrupt the festivities at 7 p.m. to celebrate the Foundation’s mission to provide “For Good… For Ever…” by asking nine worthy community service groups to come forward and accept checks totaling over $40,000. For added zest, ask each group to briefly share how the proceeds will help them serve others.

With that “For Good…For Ever….warm and fuzzy feeling” still energizing the evening, joyfully resume all previous activities, and a couple of hours later close the bidding on the hugely successful silent auction, and let the winners collect their treasures!

Let the celebration take its course, not worrying about it cooling, as the warmth of the evening will sustain all the good works far into the future!

Reviews and Comments “Great evening! I had no idea what a silent auction was and I spent too much $$$$.” – A grateful supporter

“I beat Mike Lawson at cornhole again this year! It’s an annual tradition, and I can’t wait till next year!” – Ben

“Our young football players just learned a real-time les-son in what it means to help people!” – CYFL Coach

“This recipe is a keeper for sure! We’ll be making it again in October, 2010!!” – 15 grateful Foundation board members”

Clay County Community Foundation’s Fall Recipe for a Successful Harvest Hoedown

Memorial ContributionsSeptember 1 - October 31, 2009

Marshall Alexander Barbara A. Vogel

Larry Archer Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Hacker Mr. & Mrs. J.R. Schutter Mr. & Mrs. James Smitley

Connie Aubin Paul & Cathy Newport

Steven Baldwin Karl R. Johnson Jr.

Arletta Bandy Denise & John Bell

Peter Baer Mr. Dennis L. Mounce

Wanda Coyner-Cummings Paul & Sue Gettinger

Carolyn Davidson Richard & Alice Shagley

Peter Anthony Duong Dr. & Mrs. Scott L. Ackley Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Acton Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Acton Dr. & Mrs. John Albrecht AP&S Clinic Dr. & Mrs. Walter X. Balcavage Ms. Cynthia Belt Dr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Berry Ms. Minnie C. Biancuzzo Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Biggs Jim, Dianne, Maddy, Jacqualynn & Nathan Bogle The Brechbill Family Ms. Jessica Brown Dr. & Mrs. Fen-Lei Chang Dr. & Mrs. Charles M. Cochran Conservatory of Music Mr. & Mrs. Glen M. Cook Dr. James & Beverly Cristee Mr. & Mrs. John Cristee Dr. & Mrs. Joey David Mr. & Mrs. D.G. Delcolletti Mr. Anand Desai Mr. & Mrs. Albert Di Maggio Mr. Vincent Di Maggio Mr. & Mrs. David R. Doerr Dr. Daotien Duong Bill & Trish Eccles Mr. & Mrs. O. Earl Elliott Dr. Andrew S. Farber Dr. Shaiw Fen Feing Dr. & Mrs. Richard Fitch Mr. Steve Fleschner Ms. Rebecca M. Forest Dr. & Mrs. John A. Forest III Mr. & Mrs. M.A. Foster Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Frazer Mr. & Mrs. Justin Fulford Mr. & Mrs. Jose P. Garcia Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Garrahan Dr. & Mrs. Roy W. Geib Dr. & Mrs. Bernardino Ghetti Dr. & Mrs. Mario Giorgianni Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Gonthier Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Guell Mr. & Mrs. John O. Hansford HealthCare Information System, LLC Ms. Holly Hobaugh Dr. & Mrs. Sang Y. Huh Ms. Judi Hunter Ms. Charlene Hutchcroft I.U. Dept. of Family Medicine Dr. & Mrs. Boris Imperial Indiana Rural Health Association Indiana State University Foundation, Gillum Hall

IU Dept. of Chemistry IUSM Class of 2013 Dr. Bob Jacobs & Family Jewett Publications, Inc. Richard & Carol Jinbo Mark & Mary Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Robbie Johnson Dr. Tom & Mrs. Jones Ms. Kellie N. Kaneshiro Ms. Heather Keefer Ms. Connie King Mr. & Mrs. Francis Klopstein The Knepper Family: Mike, Lisa, Katie & Ross Mrs. Patricia LaGrange Mr. Brett Lane Dr. & Mrs. Michael Lannoo Peter Lannoo Dr. & Mrs. Alvin Levine Dr. & Mrs. James H. Levine Dr. Edward A. Liechty Samuel & Jo Ann Ligget Mr. & Mrs. Lucas Lockhart Dr. Mark O. Lynch Ms. Nancy J. Mangini Ph.D. Ms. Cindi Marietta Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Martin Drs. Steven & Jamie Maynard Mr. & Mrs. William McCord Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. McGlone Dr. Camillo D. Mendoza Ms. Gina M. Minar Mr. & Mrs. Timothy E. Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Paul Multari Mr. & Mrs. Michael Multari Mr. & Mrs. David C. Mutchler Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Myers Mr. & Mrs. James D. Myers Dr. & Mrs. Peter Nalin Aruna Namburi Dr. Pradeep Narotam Fred & Nancy Nation Mr. & Mrs. Randy Neverman Newman Co. Inc. Ms. Trudy J. Newton Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Owen Mr. & Mrs. William Padan Dr. Paul H. Park Mr. James Parnau Mr. & Mrs. Ashok A. Patel Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Polky Dr. Padmavathi Ponugoti Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries, Inc. St. Ann Clinic Dr. & Mrs. Paul E. Roby Dr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Sauer Ms. Mary C. Schaffer Dr. Mark F. Seifert Dr. Garvin D. Senn & Dr. Carla Aldrich Mr. & Mrs. Stuart B. Smith Mr. Henry T. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Douglas E. Sperry Ms. Michelle Srisuwananukorn Dr. & Mrs. Randall Stevens Drs. David & Kathleen Stienstra Mr. & Mrs. Michael Stoick Ms. Brittany N. Stout Dr. & Mrs. Gary Stuart Dr. & Mrs. Michael S. Sturek Ms. Diana Swiecki Dr. & Mrs. George Tanner Danny & Claudia Tanoos Terre Haute Regional Hospital Terre Haute South Band Boosters Dr. & Mrs. James A. Turner Union Hospital Health Group Dr. William Unrue & Dr. Catherine Reck Dr. & Mrs. Samuel B. Vanlandingham Vermillion Parke Community Health Center Vigo County 4-H Junior Leaders Drs. Lee & Gabi Waite

Dr. Paula S. Wales Grace Lee Walker, M.D., P.C. Greg, Gina, Sabrina & Dustin Wall Ms. Armeen M. Williams Mr. Ted M. Wilson & Mr. Jeff Blake Ms. Colby Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Brian Woods Mr. Ernest Wright Dr. Warren B. Zimmerman

Rosemary England Barbara A. Vogel

Joe Fowler Mrs. Jeanne Fowler

Bob Francis Sharon & Steve Nicoson Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Chris Gilbert Ms. Jane Flesher Mr. & Mrs. Mark Gilbert

Ellen Ginther John S. & Kris Newlin

Betty Caye Hudson Michael & Susan Mardis Barbara A. Vogel

Bill Hunter Ms. Teresa Hunter

Ray Ingram Mrs. Joan L. Ingram

Connie Johnson Bob & Doris Daugherty

Josh Kackley Barbara Fowler Heather Howard Dawn Kackley

Ruth Ann Kimmell Friends of the Sullivan County Public Library

Dick C. Llewellyn Wright, Shagley & Lowery, P.C.

Jack Lower The Peters Family

Thomas McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Conrad W. McCarthy

Sara McCool John S. & Kris Newlin

Barbara Miescher Barbara A. Vogel

Fred Milam Mr. & Mrs. Gail Edwards Ms. Elizabeth A. Kult Bob & Nancy Tomey

Kathryn Monaghan John S. & Kris Newlin

Janet S. Newman Ms. Rosealie K. Thomas

Jody Owen Barbara A. Vogel

Michelle Pantle Ambucare Clinic

Edward Phegley Mr. William W. Drummy

Earl Ramsey Richard & Alice Shagley Donna Springman

Henry Monroe Shagley Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Wright

Gene K. Shike Mr. Bradley Shike & Paula Fricchione John S. & Kris Newlin

Haley Kathryn Smith Patrick & Mary Cahill Patrick & Carolyn Monaghan Katie Cahill, BJ Moore & Mayson Moore John S. & Kris Newlin Tom, Laurice, T.C., Chris & Brian Newlin Cooper & Bridget Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Wright

Sara Springer Don & Jean McMahan Ms. Myrna Rambis Bill & Sally Patton Alan & Sandy Pierce Troy & Suzanne Helt

Henry Stadler III Steve & Lori Danielson Ted & Judy Kraly Mr. & Mrs. Eston L. Perry Susan & Don Scott Richard & Alice Shagley

John W. Tipton Mrs. Dorothy R. Tipton

Dick Tucker Mr. & Mrs. Don Leonhard

Richard Tucker Ms. Mary Ann Stepp

Wayne Vonderlow Paul & Sue Gettinger

Alice Watson Ms. Virginia Pirtle

Brandon Whitehurst Anne & Ken Baugh Maureen & Naylor Coughlin Linda & Mike Forsythe Lisa & Preston Rakes

Eleanore Woodley Jerry & Jo Einstandig

Kimbereley Fowler Wulf Mrs. Jeanne Fowler Frank & Marilyn Wulf

Larry Zaayer The Sullivan High School Class of 1973

Tributes

Mary Levite's Birthday Laney & Lu Meis Louise & Walter Sommers

Steve A. McDonald, M.D. & Staff Merrill S. Thompson

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The end of the year may be the last time donors over the age of 70-1/2 will be able to give to charities from an Individual Retirement Account without paying taxes on the distribution.

In 2009, there are no required individual retirement account minimum distributions for people over the age of 70-1/2. Last year, the IRA charitable rollover extension was put into effect as a retroactive expansion of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

That act allowed individuals over the age of 70-1/2 to donate up to $100,000 per year from their IRAs to charities without paying taxes on the distributions. But the year is coming to an end, and so far there has been no extension.

At 70-1/2, investors are required to pull funds from their IRA. The $100,000 exemption allows individuals to avoid paying taxes on the money while contributing to the community. The IRA custodian writes the check directly to the charitable organization.

Beth Tevlin, Wabash Valley Community Foundation executive director, said, “The IRA distribution legislation was extremely valuable to individuals and to the Foundation and nonprofits. For some, it made the difference in whether that person was able to continue supporting his or her favorite charity, with more of the donation going to the charity rather than to taxes. The Foundation has benefited from several of these donations.”

The first time the tax break was effective was in 2006 when the Pension Protection Act became law. Congress took it a step further, passing legislation in early December 2008 eliminating all minimum requirements. This provision also expires at the end of the year.

Donors Take Note: The IRA Nonprofit Tax Exemption

Will Expire December 31

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Return Service RequestedCalendar of Events

December 15, 2009 - All scholarship applications due

January 15, 2010 - Vigo County grant proposals due (invitation only)

May 1, 2010 - Letters of intent due in Clay, Sullivan and Vigo counties

May 6, 2010 - Vigo County Golf Tournament

July 15, 2010 - Clay, Sullivan and Vigo grant proposals due (invitation only)

August 21, 2010 - Sullivan County Golf Tournament

October 9, 2010 - Clay County Hoedown