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The creation of the Danville Area Community Foundation was officially celebrated on
December 12, 1999 at the Pine Barn Inn in Danville.
Dr. George W. Leighow, initial chairman of the Danville Area
Community Foundation Board of Directors, commented that:
"As a member of the former Commonwealth Bank Board of
Directors in Williamsport, I had a chance to observe how
the Williamsport-Lycoming Foundation was run. I talked
to Henry Hood, who was chief executive officer at
Geisinger at the time, and to other community leaders in
Danville and we all agreed that a foundation would be a
great thing for our community."
It made sense to Leighow and others to affiliate with an
established community foundation, one that could help
with administrative and management tasks while the new
foundation board concentrated on fundraising.
Since its inception, the Danville Area Community
Foundation's assets have grown to nearly $2.3 million
within 34 separate funds. Additionally, more than $2
million in planned gifts has been committed to the
Foundation.
The Danville Area Community Foundation has provided
nearly $300,000 in grant funding to charitable
organizations in Montour County since 1999.
Danville Area Community Foundation Board
Members:
- O. Fred Miller, III, MD, Chair
Physician
- Martin L. Walzer, Vice-Chair
Retired Business Owner
- Bonnie Johnson, Secretary
Retired
Educator
- Robert Booth
President, Booth &
Deutsch Insurance
- Donald G. Cotner
President, Cotner
Farms, Inc.
- Robert J. Fleck
Business Owner, Fleck
Agency
- James D. Kishbaugh, II
Owner, J&J
Financial
- Jean L. Knouse
Executive Director,
Danville Area Community Center
- William J. Lavage
President/CEO,
Service 1st Federal Credit Union
- R. Randolph May
Retired
Business Owner
- Robert McWilliams
Pharmacist/Business Owner, McWilliams Homecare
- Terence O'Rourke, MD
Physician
- Robert W. Snyder
CEO and Partner,
Fabtex
- Wendy S. Tripoli
Attorney-at-Law, Peters and
Tripoli
- Gary W. Visneski
Licensed Funeral
Director/Owner-Supervisor
Click here to see a grant
application and guidelines for the Danville Area
Community Foundation.
Click here to see the Danville Area Community
Foundation's Scholarship Funds. |
