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For nearly a quarter-century, Lynn MacBride has been an integral part of Renfrew Institute (RI). It’s high time she enjoyed the view from the institute’s traditional place of honor, On Top of the Mushroom!
“I became involved with the Institute from the very beginning when my children would walk down to the park from Summitview Elementary School. They loved everything about those experiences.
“Lynn wrote the legal document to establish an irrevocable trust for the purpose of securing the financial future of Renfrew Institute,” said Melodie Anderson-Smith, RI exec- utive director. “The board approved the creation of the fund, appointed three trustees to manage it, and added language to our bylaws ad- dressing the composition, election, terms and basic duties of the Board of Trustees.”
Lynn has worked tirelessly for the institute since 1993, serving as event volunteer, board member, vice president, president, endowment trustee and on the Advisory Council.
The initial trustees were John
L. Grove, George P. Buckey and Thomas J. MacBride, Lynn’s father. Lynn succeeded her father as an endowment trustee in 2003 and became chair of the trustees in 2011. Her extended term as trustee ended June 30, 2016 as required by the RI bylaws.
“I left Waynesboro when I went to college,” she said. “I married a Canadian and lived in Vancouver, British Colombia for a number of years, where my three children were born. We moved back to Waynesboro in 1976.”
In 1993 I was lucky enough to be asked to serve on the board of directors, and was president of the board from 1996 to 1999.
“Although I became involved initially through my children,” she said, “I could see what a wonderful place of learning the Institute was— not only for children, but for our entire community.”
Following in her father’s foot- steps, Lynn graduated from Dickin- son School of Law in 1975, and practiced law in Franklin County for many years.
“I am happy to say that during that time the Institute endowment was started. And, I take great joy in seeing that fund grow each year as so many here in our community show their support of the Institute through donations. The people with whom I worked and the many friends I have made through the
“Through the Institute, youth and adults alike enjoy fantastic cultural and educational opportuni- ties,” Lynn wrote in 2009. “From learning about the soil and plants or building and flying kites, to gazing at the stars, carving and
Lynn MacBride
endowing us with Inspiration
“I retired from my firm in 2008,” Lynn said. “However, I continue to work part-time as Guardian ad litim, an attorney for children in the foster care system in Fulton County, Pa.”
Institute have truly enriched my life.”
Throughout her legal career, Lynn was active in the local com- munity, particularly with Renfrew Institute. Upon the institute’s 20th anniversary (in 2009), Lynn wrote about how she had become involved, and what the institute means to her.
The institute’s Endowment Fund, established in September, 1998, is Lynn’s signature accom- plishment as board president, and an enduring legacy.
Although she stepped down this year from her position as chair of the Endowment Board of Trustees, she continues to be involved—both with the institute and in the local community.
Over the years, Lynn’s dedication to the growth of the Endowment Fund and her leadership as chair has seen the fund grow from the initial deposit of $2,000 to more than $300,000. [Note: see pg. 35]
Lynn was born in Carlisle, Pa. when her father attended Dickinson School of Law. However, her family moved to Waynesboro when she was just two years old, and Lynn con- siders Waynesboro her home town.
Lynn’s creation of the endow- ment fund was inspired by the wish to ensure the institute’s longevity.
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