Governing Policies Everyone knows that you can’t have a bunch of cooks in the kitchen without having a master chef to coordinate and organize. The same is true for any organization. You need a leader (or group of leaders), rules by which you will operate and...
A Foundation to Build Upon The next step was to build a Board of Directors. The task of establishing a Board of Directors is not one that is taken lightly. As trustees of benefactors’ monies, the founding fathers wanted to bring in people who, like them, wanted to...
Mission’s heritage is preserved by the Mission District Historical Archives Centre. This fund was created in 2012 by long-time Mission resident, Shirley Walker, who had a passion for history. She researched her family history and published a book “From Sailing Ships...
Nurturing Growth It’s now 1986 and the real work begins. Mr. Harris contacted Bill Walker, Gordon Ruley, Albert McMahon and John Weisgerber and together they researched and put together a proposal for a new Community Foundation. In 1987, with additional funding...
Cynthia Butcher is a very special lady who has dedicated much of her life to teaching and helping people. She grew up in England and set off travelling at a the very young age of 16, taught for 5 years after college in England moved to teach in SD75 when she was 26...
