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Memorial Committee
The Memorial Fund provides church members and friends the opportunity to make charitable gifts to First Churches in memory of loved ones. Most gifts are unrestricted, although the donor may designate the gift for a particular program or purpose, such as Children’s Choir, etc.
The Memorial Committee keeps track of these gifts and sends acknowledgments to all donors, as well as keeping the family of the deceased aware of who has made the donations in memory of their loved one. The Committee also maintains a prioritized Wish List of potential church projects and decides how the memorial funds are used; based on available monies, the benefit to the church, and the fit between the project and the person in whose memory the funds were donated. All proposals for memorial funds usage are then brought to the Administrative Ministries Board for final approval.
For the fiscal year running July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020:
Memorial Funds received
$125 – Denise Karuth, died April 21, 2019 [The $125 received this year is in addition to money received in the previous FY 2018-2019.]
$1395 – Barbara Parsons, died July 20, 2019
Memorial Funds disbursed
$365 from the Marge Magner Fund, used to reupholster a parlor chair.
$186 from the Bill Rice Fund, used to purchase protective cover for sanctuary piano
$2020 from the Bill Ames Fund, used to purchase a new refrigerator, three tables for the Fair
(2018-2019), a new electric stove with related wiring and gas shut-off, and repair of the convection oven (2019-2020).
Memorial Fund Balance remaining as of June 30, 2020 = $4775
Memorial Committee members: Peg Whitham, Chair. Jane Holloway, Secretary. Sandie Pirrello, Dori McCracken, Pastor Sarah Buteux
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