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The Centralia Foundation began over 60 years ago when it became
the mission of Verne Joy, local publisher of the newspaper. His first
efforts were the formation and development of Foundation
Park, now
300 acres of natural serene beauty. Today, the Centralia Foundation
also includes the sixth largest carillon in the world and the Centralia
Recreation Complex, a 60,000 square foot multi-sport facility. |
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| "Never in the history of modern times has the welfare of mankind
more urgently demanded the encouragement and promotion of gifts for
charitable, benevolent, religious, civic, moral, or educational use
in accordance with a plan." |
| ~ Verne E. Joy, 1943 |
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Afford an opportunity to persons of
moderate means and persons of wealth alike to make gifts
and to more efficiently provide
for the distribution of income and/or principal as an aggregate
community fund. |
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Meet the changing needs of the community by providing flexibility
of distribution. |
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Provide for the administration of such funds by an impartial
group of persons chosen for their knowledge of the local educational,
charitable or benevolent needs of the time. |
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Safeguard and provide for the permanent security of the principal
of such gifts. |
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To develop and guide philanthropy
to meet the ongoing, changing and emerging needs of the
people of Centralia and surrounding communities, and
to be a responsible steward to its donors and of its
endowments. |
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| Vision |
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That through the generosity
of its citizens, Centralia and surrounding communities,
will experience an improved, even exceptional, quality
of life. |
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Centralia, Illinois
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