2003 HACF GRANT RECIPIENTS

HIGHLAND AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 2003 GRANT RECIPIENTS

Seated Left to Right: Rebecca Wisdom, Hospice of Southern Illinois; Sister Justina Schaefer, Meeting Each Student’s Needs Tutoring Program; Director of Parks & Recreation Mark Rosen and City Councilwoman Bonnie McGinley, City of Highland for Korte Recreation Center; Marylin McDevitt, Highland Garden Club; Sheryll Rider, Highland Band Parents Association; and Wanda Weder, Highland Arts Council.

 Standing Left to Right: Jim Bryant, Hospice of Southern Illinois; Mary Schlueter, St. Paul School; Mary Heeren, St. Joseph’s Hospital of Highland; Rev. Maurice Smith, Pregnancy Care Center; Holli Martin, Hard Road Theatre Productions; Eunice Rogier, Highland Area Christian Service Ministry; Tom Beckman, Highland Splash swim team; Sharon Rusteberg, Highland Skating Association; Sonya Barker, a Highland Civic Women’s Club Geralyn Rehkemper Scholarship winner; Karen Girdler, Highland Civic Women’s Club; Angela Kim, Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library; Denise Augustin, Grantfork Parents and Teachers Organization; and George Marron, HACF Grants Committee Chairman. 


2003 GRANT RECIPIENT TOTAL - $36,410

Grantfork Parents' & Teachers Organization

  • $1,000.00
  • To be used to purchase playground equipment and improve the soccer and baseball fields.
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Hard Road Theatre Productions

  • $550.00
  • To be used to purchase two panel lighting fixtures..
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Area Christian Service Ministry

  • $570.00
  • To be used for utility assistance to help those on their way to becoming self-supporting citizens.
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Arts Council

  • $1,000.00
  • To be used for advertising for the "Art in the Park" art show in October 2004.
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Band Parents' Association

  • $1,000.00
  • To be used to help fund the new Highland High School Marching Bulldogs truck.
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Skating Association

  • $2,000.00
  • To be used to help fund the Highland Skate Park Project at Glik Park.
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Splash Swim Team

  • $1,500.00
  • To be used to purchase new starting blocks for the Highland Splash Swim Team.
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Pregnancy Care Center

  • $650.00
  • To be used for calendars and envelopes used for fundraising.
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Sr. Justina Schaefer Tutoring Program

  • $450.00
  • To be used to purchase materials and additional books to tutor children.
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

St. Paul's Catholic School

  • $580.00
  • To be used to implement an after-school homework tutoring and mentoring program.
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

2003 Recipients – Sonya Barker, Jackie Hug & Michelle Huhn

  • $500.00
  • To provide scholarship grants for mothers seeking higher education
  • HIGHLAND CIVIC WOMAN'S CLUB GERALYN M. REHKEMPER MEMORIAL FUND

Highland Garden Club

  • $250.00
  • To be used for maintenance & enhancement of Lila’s Garden
  • RITA AND BOB HARDY CITY BEAUTIFICATION FUND

Korte Recreation Center

  • $23,100.00
  • To benefit the operations of the Korte Recreation Center
  • RECREATION CENTER OPERATIONS FUND

Korte Recreation Center

  • $450.00
  • To provide non-sports programs administered by the Highland Parks & Recreation Department
  • EDGAR & DORRIS HALLER MEMORIAL FUND

Korte Recreation Center

  • $400.00
  • To provide admission to the Korte Recreation Center for those less fortunate
  • RON & KATHY SCHNEIDER RECREATION CENTER MEMBERSHIP FUND

Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library

  • $250.00
  • To be used for general library purposes
  • RUTH & LELAND STEINER FUND IN MEMORY OF MILDA & CHARLES CASPER

Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.

  • $480.00
  • To be used to provide needed services in the greater Highland area.
  • NAN CARPENTER MEMORIAL DESIGNATED FUND

St. Joseph’s Hospital, Highland

  • $1,680.00
  • To provide needed assistance and medical programs
  • NAN CARPENTER DONOR ADVISED FUND