The RCI Foundation (soon to be RCI-IIBEC Foundation) got a very special year-end gift from its members on this year’s Giving Tuesday: $23,675 in donations for our student scholarship funds. Our goal was $20,000, but thanks to IIBEC members and the industry, we were able to surpass it! All gifts on Giving Tuesday were made in support of the Robert W. Lyons and Lewis W. Newlan educational scholarships and the IIBEC Convention Student Participation Fund.
Highlights included videos from students, donors, and Foundation Board members; juggling by Senior Director of Membership and Registrations Alec Jeffries; pies in the face of numerous staff members, including IIBEC Executive Vice President and CEO Brian Pallasch, Manager of Region & Chapter Relations Tara Cottle, and Director of Educational Services Jennifer Roller; and Foundation Development Officer Rick Gardner having his head shaved.
Be sure to check out all the fun on the IIBEC YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCioghQmmVxMIjn6rgLh3j0A
Special thanks go out to the following donors:
| Marc and Lydia Allaire John Aleksic Kris Ammerman Tim Barrett and the Barrett Company Peter Bauck Scott Bitterli and the Ivy Group Consultants Mike and Nancy Blanchette Kurt Brown Carlisle Construction Materials Bob and Linda Card Jason Cottle Cindy Chadwell Jordan Crump Albert Duwyn and IRC Building Sciences Group Josh Edwards Mike Fell and Building Engineering Consultants Mike Gardner and CMW Roof Consulting Rick Gardner Bruce Hall Dave and Carol Hawn Jennifer Hogan Kimberly Howard Hyload | Tina Hughes Darbi Krumpos Julie McDonald Morrison Hershfield Brian Pallasch Julie Palmer Karen Purcell Tony Poletto and A Poletto & Associates David Rash Perry Safran Steve Sharp and Sharp Roofing Associates Ted Sheridan and Fishburn & Sheridan Situra Katey Springle Lempka Martha Swanson Mike Violette and Violette Engineering Lionel van der Walt and PayCargo Rick Wagner Chip Ward and AP Ward Consulting Bill Waterston Connie Weiss Mark Westbrook Brian Whelan |
The Foundation continues to accept gifts in support of these student scholarship funds as well as the General Fund for Research and Education. For tax and accounting purposes, December 31, 2019 is the cut off for 2019 gifts. Here is the link for online donations: http://www.rcifoundation.org/donate.aspx.
For more information about other opportunities, contact Foundation Development Officer Rick Gardner at rgardner@iibec.org or 919-859-0742.