Over 300 people gathered atThe Fountains ConferenceCenter on November 4 inSalisbury to celebrate theFoundation’s charitableleadership andaccomplishments during thepast year.

The Foundation reportedon its activities during the pastyear in support of donors andnonprofit organizations onMaryland’s Lower EasternShore. The Foundation: • awarded over $3.5

million in grants andscholarships

• since its founding in 1984, distributed over $40 million in grants andscholarships

• allocated 1,011 grants to nonprofits and received $3 million in new giftsduring the past fiscal year

• holds 505 charitable funds that benefit the community James W. Almand, Community Foundation Board Chair, presented the 2011Chairman’s Award to Karen Lischick, Community Foundationboard member.

The Foundation Recognizes Local Nonprofit and Three Humanitarians at Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon

Sponsored by the MarylandGovernor’s Office on Service andVolunteerism, the 2011Volunteer of the YearAward was presented to MaryGladys Jones, Founder ofFruitland CommunityCenter.

The Henson Award forNonprofit Excellence,sponsored by PNC Bank,was presented to WorcesterYouth and FamilyCounseling Services, Inc.

The CommunityFoundation’s 2011 Frank H.Morris Humanitarian

Award was presented to Marty Neat, Salisbury resident and President& CEO of First Shore Federal Savings and Loan Association. Arecognizable and highly respected man, many segments of our community havebenefitted from Marty’s leadership and service.

The Annual Meeting and Annual Report sponsors include: PNC Bank,Mason Investment Advisory Services, Inc., BB&T Bank, Calvin B. Taylor Bank,First Shore Federal Saving and Loan, Francis Scott Key Family Resort, PepsiBottling Ventures, Raymond C. Shockley, and Pam and Macky Stansell.

The Community Foundation congratulates the 2011 award recipients. From left to right: Mary Gladys Jones,Fruitland Community Center Founder; John Mclaughlin, WYFCS president and Teresa Fields, ExecutiveDirector, WYFCS; Karen Lischick, CFES board member and Marty Neat, President & CEO, First Shore Federal.

Winter 2011 ; Volume 16 ; Number 2 www.cfes.org

Community Foundation board members Lauren Taylor, Susan Purnell, Karen Lischick,and Jacqueline Cassidy celebrate the creation of the Women’s Fund. This Fund wasestablished by a group of visionaries interested in using the philanthropic power ofwomen to address the unmet needs of women and girls across the Lower ShoreCounties of Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester. If you are interested in joining thisdynamic group, consider becoming a Visionary Founder to the Women’s Fund. Formore information, please visit our website at www.cfes.org/womens-fund. You can alsorefer to page 5 of this newsletter to register yourself or a loved one as a Visionary Founder.

Community Foundation CelebratesEstablishment of New Women’s Fund

Fund to benefit programs serving women and girls

This issue of Pillar comes toyou during what istraditionally labeled theGiving Season. As wecelebrate the holidays, we arereminded of the importanceof caring for others. When we reach out to a familymember or a neighbor, we change their life and weenrich our own. Our donors repeatedly tell us of thepersonal joy and satisfaction they feel when they areable to help others. We invite each of you to join us aswe spread the joy of giving.

One way to get started on your own philanthropicjourney is with a donor-advised fund at theCommunity Foundation. A donor-advised fund allowsyou to make a charitable donation and enjoy the taxdeduction when it is convenient for you. The donationis then held in the fund until you decide how it shouldbe distributed to charity. A donor-advised fund alsoallows you get a tax deduction in the current yearwithout rushing the decision of where you want thegift distributed.

This is a time of year when we should all bemindful of the needs of our neighbors. Whether it is adonation from your donor-advised fund, a fooddonation, purchase of a toy for a child in need, signingup for a charitable payroll deduction or just writing acheck, your generosity makes a difference. Join all ofus at the Community Foundation in making the2011 Giving Season the best ever.

Another philanthropic opportunity has beencreated under the leadership of several FoundationBoard members and generous donors. TheWomen’s Fund will provide grants toorganizations across the region that addressunmet needs of women and girls. The vision of thefounders is to provide a fund that is led bywomen… for women. Additional information isprovided in this issue of Pillar.

On behalf of the entire Community Foundationfamily, I wish you, your families and friends a joyousholiday season—may your lives be touched by thetrue spirit of the season. Happy Holidays and aprosperous New Year to you all!

Spicer Bell

Message fromthe President

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IN MEMORIAMDr. Marcus Stephanides,

Foundation Donor and Legacy Society MemberDr. Stephanides was a longtime friend of the Foundation. He and his wife Jean

have actively supported local charities for over twenty years through the Marcus and JeanStephanides Fund at the Community Foundation. Marc will be missed but his memorywill live on through the legacy of giving that he created.

Richard S. Wootten, Sr. Dick was a founding member of our Board of Directors. He had an unwavering

commitment to improving the lives of citizens on the Lower Eastern Shore. Hisphilanthropic spirit will always be a part of the Community Foundation legacy.

The Community Foundation joins Dick’s family and all of those whose lives hetouched in remembering his generosity and his commitment to helping others. He willbe missed but not forgotten.

The Anderson Family ofWorcester County Presents$1,000 Check to the Foundation

$57,000 in Education Grants Awarded to Lower Shore School Programs

Spicer Bell, President, Community Foundation, received a check for $1,000 from the Anderson Family to benefitthe Salisbury Police Department’s new F.O.R.C.E. Scholarship Fund.

This Fund will provide scholarships to the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy at Wor-Wic CommunityCollege. The scholarships shall be for residents of Wicomico County preparing for careers with the Salisbury CityPolice Department. Pictured from left to right: Debbi Anderson, Anderson Generations Family Fund Representative;Mayor Jim Ireton, City of Salisbury; Shawna Anderson; Anderson Generations Family Fund Representative; SpicerBell, President, Community Foundation; Lore Chambers, Assistant City Administrator, City of Salisbury; and SalisburyChief of Police Barbara Duncan.

The Foundation honored area schools andeducators with $57,000 in grants through theFoundation’s 2011 Education Grants Awards ceremonyheld November 10 at the Foundation’s Eastern ShoreNonprofit Support Center in Salisbury.

Education Awards are made annually inconjunction with National Education Week through acompetitive process to public and private schools on thelower Eastern Shore of Maryland. Grants are made tothose schools that have proposed innovative programsto benefit their students and communities.

The evening featured the award of the SeventhAnnual Mary Gay Calcott Award of Excellence to theWicomico County TAD Program. The award waspresented for the creativity it demonstrated this year forthe Issues Investigation: Climate Science program. Inaddition to the Calcott Award, the program also received$500 from the Foundation’s Mary Gay Calcott MemorialFund.

Please visit www.cfes.org for a complete listing of theschools and their award-winning programs.

Donation to benefit SalisburyPolice Department’s newF.O.R.C.E. Scholarship Fund

Six Somerset County Schools received 2011 EducationAward Grants.

The Wicomico County TAD Program received the 2011Mary Gay Calcott Award of Excellence for the mostcreative education program submitted this year for theFoundation’s Education Awards Grant Program.

Leave a LegacyDeclare in writing your intent to make adeferred gift to the Community Foundationby will, trust, life insurance or other financialinstrument that creates a lasting legacywhich benefits the community beyond yourlifetime. We invite you to establish a LegacyGift with the Community Foundation.

can start volunteering as youngas 13.

Please visitwww.shorecan.org for moreinformation. Let us help youmake a difference in yourcommunity!

MISSION OF THEShoreCAN Volunteer Center

To engage citizens to help meet community needs through service

and volunteerism.

The CommunityFoundationShoreCAN VolunteerCenter hosted aSummer STARSVolunteer ProgramReception in Octoberto recognizevolunteers whocompleted at least 30hours of volunteerservice during thesummer months.

The STARVolunteers completedthe hours at any of our partnering nonprofit organizations. They also had theopportunity to win a variety of prizes including gift certificates from localstores, restaurants and entertainment venues including the grand prize – a$100 LORA Dining Gift Certificate.

What are you waiting for? The ShoreCAN volunteer database has over100 nonprofit volunteer opportunities and we have staff available to help findthe best volunteer opportunity for you - no matter what your age. Children

(Below) From left toright are: SubhaVeerapaneni receivingthe Youth VolunteerAward from HeatherTowers, AssistantProgram Officer, CFES.

ShoreCAN Recognizes Summer STARS at Volunteer Program Reception

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The Seton Center, established by theCatholic Charities of the Diocese ofWilmington is a neighborhood communitycenter located in Princess Anne. SetonCenter staff work to identify and respond tothe needs of local residents, especially thearea’s migrant farm workers. Workingalongside staff are many dedicatedvolunteers, including Al Nurmi and JohnLeatherbury. Al and John have beenvolunteering at the Seton Center for fourand ten years, respectively. They considerthemselves a team and even moreimpressive, close friends.

Al and John were introduced to theSeton Center by family members and bothmen stayed on as permanent volunteers.They take pride in living in Somerset County andhave similar tastes outside of their volunteer work- country music, preferring to work behind-the-

scenes and tinkering while fixing things aroundtheir homes. When asked what they would bedoing if they weren’t volunteering, both laughed

and responded that they had plenty to doaround their homes!

While walking around the food pantrykitchen with Al and John, you get a keensense of how well they complement eachother and the pride they take in both theirvolunteer work and each other. They are incharge of food donation storage andwhether the work takes two days or five daysa week, they both tackle the tasks togetherand in the best interest of the clients of theSeton Center. Organization in the kitchen isas impressive as a five star restaurant’skitchen.

Both Al and John feel that out of all thereasons to volunteer, the most importantone is giving back. They both have felt

blessed throughout their lives and felt inspired todo for others and give back to their community.

What an inspiring example of dedication!

How two strangers became fast friends while volunteering in their community.

Al Nurmi (left) with John Leatherbury

St o r i e S o f De D i cat i o n

(Left) Coastal HospiceVolunteers receive theNonprofit Award at theSummer Stars Awardsprogram.

GRANT OPPORTUNITIESThe Community Foundation invites qualifiednonprofit organizations to apply for these threegrant programs:

• Community Needs Grants: Supportcharitable programs benefiting Somerset,Wicomico, and Worcester Counties. Deadlines areFebruary 1 and August 1.

• Education Awards Grants: Support forclassroom-based programs in public/privateschools in Somerset, Wicomico and WorcesterCounties. The September deadline is set annually.

• Small Grants: Support to address a wide rangeof needs including pilot projects, emergencies,organizational improvement, capacity buildingand equipment purchases.

Copies of grant guidelines and application forms areavailable from the Foundation office or from ourwebsite at www.cfes.org.

2011 ShoreCAN Advisory CommitteeSpicer Bell, Community Foundation of the Eastern

Shore, Inc.

Rose Carey, Holly Community

Michael Charlton, Wicomico County Board of Education

Donna Clark, Blind Industries and Services of MarylandHope Outreach Point of Entry

Marcellus Connor, UMES Campus Representative

Lee Hammond, AARP

Brian Ragor, Wicomico County Board of Education

Mark Thompson, ShoreCorps/PALS

Valerie Wagner, MAC/RSVP

Robert Williams, IPPS Mentoring

We appreciate the support of our sponsors.

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John Gehrig, President ofD3Corp, discussed mobiletrends and provided real worldmobile marketing tips withCarol Steffy and others at hisGet Mobil-ized! MobileStrategies for Your Businessworkshop at the CommunityFoundation Eastern ShoreNonprofit Support Center.

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ShoreCAN by the Numbers

Number of Nonprofit Partners 114

Number of Active Volunteer Opportunities 108

Number of Active Volunteers 404

Number of Volunteer Referrals 416

We are excited to announce the 2012Nonprofit Resource Day scheduled for Wednesday,January 18. This annual event is a greatopportunity for nonprofit professionals toparticipate in informative seminars taught byindustry leaders. This year, the event focuses onfundraising and development.

Review concepts and methodologies toraising money and learn how to build therelationships that will make it easier. The programis scheduled for 9 - 3 p.m. and includes lunch fora $30 registration fee. Space is limited—considerregistering early! Visit www.cfes.org for moreinformation and to register!

nonprofit resource Day

community foundation Hosts one-Day conferencefor area nonprofit organizations

Workshops hosted by area professionals highlighted event

Dr. Phillip Hesser, lead conference facilitator, engages workshop attendees during his presentation,”Differences within ‘Young’ and ‘Old’ Making the Cohort Connection” at a day-long conference entitled:“Nonprofit Boot Camp: Engaging Volunteers, Clients and Stakeholders in Your Organization” hosted by theCommunity Foundation of the Eastern Shore and Wor-Wic Community College. Attendees participated ininteractive sessions conducted by experienced area professionals. The Conference was sponsored by AveryHall Insurance. Information regarding additional educational workshop opportunities is available by visitingCFES website at www.cfes.org.

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From left to right are: Mickey Gomez, Director ofthe Volunteer Center Serving Howard County, andPam Wood, Benefits Counselors, MAC, Area Agencyon Aging at the Community Foundation EasternShore Nonprofit Support Center.

The Community Foundation announced two new members to its board of directors following a formalannouncement at the Foundation’s Annual Meeting and Report to the Community on Friday, November 4 atthe Fountains Conference Center in Salisbury.

The following board members will serve a three-year term:

Dr. Carolyn S. Johnston is the Supervisor of Reading for the Wicomico CountyPublic School System. Actively involved in the community, Carolyn is an associatemember of the Junior Board of PRMC. She serves on the Fruitland Community CenterBoard of Directors, is active in the Wicomico Mentoring Program, and is a member ofthe Church of the Holy Spirit in Ocean City. Carolyn was named one of Maryland’s Top100 Women by The Daily Record in 2007 and 2009 that recognizes professional success,community leadership, mentoring, and other contributions being made by womenthroughout the state to better their communities. Carolyn lives in Salisbury with herhusband Bill.

Michael Truitt is a Senior Financial Advisor for Merrill Lynch. He serves on theWorcester Preparatory School Board of Directors, Atlantic Methodist Church FinanceCommittee Chairman, a member of the University of Maryland Terrapin Club, and pastPresident of the Salisbury Lion’s Club. Mike lives in Bishopville with his wife Beth andtheir two children.

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Gayle Widdowson, daughter of Community Foundation Founder, Virginia Korff, and granddaughter of AveryW. Hall, carries on the tradition of Family Philanthropy and Community Service. “As long as I can remember,”Gayle says, “I have been aware of the positive impact the Community Foundation has on our local community.Both my grandfather and my mother established Donor Advised Funds through the Foundation that have providedfinancial support for local charities for over 25 years. Before my mother passed away this past year, she ‘passedthe torch’ to me so that I can continue their Legacy. I look forward to carrying on their philanthropic traditionand to being the same positive role model for my children that my mother and grandfather were to me.”

Carrying on the Tradition

Foundation Announces Two New Members to Board of DirectorsA Professional’s Perspective:Creating an Effective GivingStrategy for Your Business: Good Works Are TheirOwn Reward

Small business is a potent but oftenoverlooked supporter of charity.

Virtually all U.S. businesses with 1 to 249 employeescontribute to charitable organizations in somefashion. Small businesses are also passionate in theirsupport of local community causes and placehumanitarian concerns above all else when decidingwhich charities to support.

Happily, it is not difficult (or expensive) to alignyour charitable activities to benefit your community,your employees and your business. Following are someguidelines for your consideration:

Start Small. When establishing a charitablegiving strategy, select organizations where smallercontributions and limited resources can have asubstantial impact.

Lead with your heart. Select an organizationor cause you are truly passionate about andwhose mission complements your company’sgoals.

Work with your head. Your charitableinvolvement should reflect your business’s corecompetencies—services, products, and area ofexpertise—and resonate with your customers.

Inspire employees. Committing to acharitable giving program demonstrates to youremployees that your company doesn’t existsolely to turn a profit. By investing in thecommunity, you help to improve employeemorale, build a stronger focus on teamwork andyou may even inspire employees to get involvedin the company’s, or their own, charitableinitiatives. Article submitted by: Robert G. Anderson, Certified Financial PlannerDelmarva Wealth Management LLC, 410-912-4286

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The Community Foundationawarded a $900.00 Technical MiniGrant to Second Wind, Inc. topurchase a projector and screen formeetings and education programs.Pictured (l to r) are: Spicer Bell,President, Community Foundation,and Jim Freeman, Executive Director,Second Wind, Inc.

Technical MiniGrant Awarded toSecond Wind, Inc.

New Charitable FundsEstablished

Several new charitable endowment funds have beencreated at the Community Foundation since our lastnewsletter.

The new funds are:• First Shore Federal S & L David F. Rodgers

Memorial Fund• The Women’s Fund• Alice Parsons Davis Memorial Fund• Disability Advocates of Delmarva Scholarship

Fund• Martin T. & Marilyn B. Neat Donor Advised Fund

You’re Invited!OCEAN CITYCHAMBER OF COMMERCEBUSINESS AFTER HOURS EVENTTHURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012 5 – 7 P.M.

OCEAN CITYCommunity Foundation is co-sponsoringthis event with BJ’s on the Water.

Dr. Spicer Bell, President

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