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Virden Schools Foundation
2002-2010
The Virden Schools
Foundation, formed as a committee of the Virden School Board,
has since 2004 awarded scholarships to 22 graduates
totaling $6,500. It has made grants of $500 each to the
Virden Elementary School Media Center and to the Virden MS/HS
Media Center. It has further made other grants to classrooms
and programs of the Virden School District.
The current board
of directors is: President George Rishel, Vice President Kim
Moore, Treasurer Deborah Ringer, Mark Reichert, Bob Moore, and
Mary Alice McNaught. Past directors include Fred Reichert and
the Rev. Russ McInnis.
After voters in
the Virden and Girard school districts chose to consolidate
the two districts, the board of the Virden Schools Foundation
reached out to interested residents of the Girard district.
The result is the newly formed North Mac Public Schools
Foundation.
The Virden Schools
Foundation will soon close its books and pass the baton to the
North Mac Public Schools Foundation (NMPSF). The board thanks
the residents of the Virden School District for their past
support of the foundation and encourages you to continue to
support the new North Mac Public Schools Foundation.
North Mac Public Schools Foundation, Est. 2009
The
North Mac Public Schools Foundation held its
organizational meeting on November 9, 2009. It incorporated as
an Illinois not-for-profit corporation on November 24, 2009.
It has further registered with the Illinois Attorney General
as a charitable organization and applied to the IRS for
recognition as a tax exempt/tax deductible 501(c)(3)
organization.
The current
(2010-2011) board and officers of the North Mac Public Schools
Foundation are: President Mark Reichert, Vice President
Juanita Rule, Secretary-Treasurer George Rishel, Dawn Cherry,
Kathy Hannah, Jim Hunt, Barb Jessen, Mary Alice McNaught, Bob
Moore, Kim Moore, and Michelle Weller. Charles Handy,
a member of the North Mac School Board, is an ex officio
member of the NMPSF board.
The purpose of the Foundation
as a charitable and educational organization is to raise funds
and accept donations, gifts, and bequests to support the North
Mac School District—its students, teachers, programs, and
activities. This support will generally include:
scholarships for
graduates; classroom grants for materials, supplies, and
textbooks; media center grants; continuing education grants
for teachers; grants for classroom equipment; and other types
of assistance.
To enable it to meet these goals,
the Foundation seeks donations from individuals, businesses,
and organizations in the local communities served by the North
Mac School District and from alumni of the Girard and Virden
schools. The Foundation may seek grants from corporations and
foundations. The Foundation accepts memorial donations
in someone’s memory. It also accepts gifts of income-producing
property such as publicly traded securities, life
insurance, and real estate. Anyone considering a gift of
property should have his or her financial advisor consult with
the Foundation to discuss the gift and its terms. The
Foundation also accepts non-cash gifts of items for use
by the school district, provided that the need and use of the
item is determined before the gift is made.
The Foundation is
currently soliciting donations—in any amount—from individuals
in the Girard, Virden, Thayer, Nilwood, Lowder, and Sunset
Lake communities. To donate to the Foundation, make your check
payable to the North Mac Public Schools Foundation or "NMPSF."
Mail it to NMPSF, P.O. Box 117, Virden, IL 62690 or
give it to any member of the board of directors.
Please print out a
copy of the
Donor Information Form
and return it with your donation.
The students of
the North Mac School District will appreciate your generosity.
Contributions are tax
deductible!
Contributions to the Foundation
will help the district enhance it's current educational
program and provide scholarships for graduating seniors.
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