04090 L 03-04 Annual Report - The Dayton Foundation

Twp. home from World War
II until Leo Lauber’s death.
M. Byron Morton Memorial
Scholarship Fund – 2002
($14,750) serves to remember
this former Vandalia-
Butler Schools’ superintendent
and namesake of the
Morton Middle School.
College scholarships are
awarded annually to Vandalia-Butler
High School
graduates.
Marvin L. O’Cull Scholarship
Fund – 1996 ($15,497)
established in memory of
Marvin L. O’Cull, a long-time
member of the Vandalia-
Butler Optimist Club, grants
an annual scholarship to a
Butler High School senior
entering the field of engineering.
Rotary Club of Vandalia
Charitable Fund – 1990
($75,450) disperses income,
at the suggestion of the club,
to support its charitable
activities. Special emphasis
is given to scholarships and
other educational assistance.
Thomas Schieltz Boy Scout
Troop #307 Fund – 1994
($36,988) honors the former
scoutmaster of Troop #307.
Income from this endowment
is to be used for special
outdoor activities, such as
camping and canoeing, and
for individual scholarships
for youth with the interest,
but not the finances, to
attend Boy Scout camp.
Carl R. Scholz Unibilt
Industries Scholarship
Fund – 1994 ($869,800)
pays tribute to the founder
of Unibilt Industries, Inc.,
and was established by his
son, Douglas C. Scholz, for
the children of employees of
this privately held corporation.
This fund provides
scholarships to help youth
attend accredited private
primary or secondary schools,
as well as college.
The Senior Wish Fund –
1994 ($43,879) pools lottery
winnings with appreciated
stock from Robert and Anne
McConnell to enhance the
quality of life for senior
citizens in Montgomery,
Miami and Madison Counties
in Ohio.
Thomas Schieltz
Helen C. Sturm
Marvin L. and Helen C.
Sturm Memorial Scholarship
Fund – 1993 ($29,562)
provides scholarships to
students who have excelled in
math or science. The Sturms
were long-time residents
of the Vandalia-Butler
community.
Taryl and Viola Swigart
Scholarship Fund – 1993
($209,196) selects collegebound,
needy students to
receive this award. Married
56 years and with no children
of their own, the Swigarts
chose to benefit students
from their hometown
through their estate.
John T. Torlone Scholarship
Fund – 1997 ($9,309)
makes annual awards to
graduating seniors from the
Vandalia-Butler city school
system to attend any posthigh
school educational
program.
Vandalia-Butler Foundation
Fund – 1985 ($177,904)
facilitates support of charitable
endeavors by the Board
of Trustees of the Vandalia-
Butler Foundation. The fund
benefits the citizens of the
city of Vandalia and of
Butler Township.
The Vandalia-Butler Foundation
Operations Endowment
Fund – 2003 ($7,060)
will assist The Vandalia-Butler
Foundation in its charitable
operations by generating
annual unrestricted revenue.
Vandalia-Butler Historical
Society Fund – 1994
($45,918) was established to
endow this history-preserving
organization and support its
community-based efforts.
Vandalia-Butler Schools
Memorial Fund – 1994
($4,692) established in
memory of various Vandalia
citizens, provides scholarships
to worthy students
and supports the efforts of
the Board of Education.
Vandalia Cultural Arts
Endowment Fund – 2001
($114,227) was established
by the City of Vandalia to
encourage artistic and cultural
activities, programs
and performances.
Vandalia Lions Endowment
Fund – 2001 ($27,105) was
established by the Vandalia
Lions Club to enhance charitable,
educational, civic,
religious and community
activities within the city of
Vandalia or Butler Township.
Visions: An Eye for the
Future Fund – 2003
($17,007) was established
by Vandalia-Butler City
Schools and interested citizens
to encourage new ideas
in education and provide
funds for student scholarships
and teacher training
programs.
Todd and Rodney Wasson
Memorial Scholarship Fund
– 1987 ($44,368) provides
college scholarship assistance
to members of the Butler
High School wrestling team.
Todd and Rodney Wasson
were graduates of the school
in 1981 and 1984, respectively.
Gifts of life insurance
from Jerry and Sharon
Wasson will some day add
significantly to the fund.
Weisenborn Family Fund –
1989 ($50,633) benefits
nonprofit activities of inter-
Clara Weisenborn
est to Howard and Marcie
Weisenborn and their family.
Howard Weisenborn’s
mother, Clara, a state representative
and senator, probably
was best known for her
daily column in the Dayton
Journal-Herald, “About
Home and Garden.”
Mary Ann Wietzel “What’s
In It For Kids” Fund –
2000 ($13,907) was established
by the friends and
family of Mary Ann Wietzel,
a longtime Vandalia-Butler
educator and elementaryschool
principal, to encourage
innovative programs
and hands-on activities for
Helke Elementary School
children.
We invite you to visit The
Dayton Foundation’s web site –
www.daytonfoundation.org –
rated #1 in the Foundation’s
asset category of U.S. public
and community foundations
competing in the 2004 Wilmer
Shields Rich Awards.
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