Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: SATURDAY, December 24, 1994 TAG: 9412270089 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B1 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
``The Roanoke Times & World-News began the Good Neighbors Fund as a last-resort source of help for those in our community who have nowhere else to turn for life's essentials,'' said Walter Rugaber, president and publisher of the newspaper.
Rugaber added, ``The newspaper is delighted to be a part of a successful effort again this year. We deeply appreciate all of the large and small contributions made by hundreds of people in support of this community effort.''
Contributions will be accepted through Jan. 1.
Friday's contributors included:
Co-workers of Daniel L. Board, in his honor
Kitty Hopkins, in honor of her teacher Mrs. Sumpter and Scout leaders Mary Anne Marx, Marianne Gandee and Patty Wolthuis
Virginia Hopkins, in honor of her Scout leaders, Janey Mountcastle and Kathy Greenberg
Robert Bolling, in memory of Floyd Bolling and Christian Bolling
Friends and co-workers at Amp Inc., in memory of Vera Jane Jenkins, Kenny Ford and Scot Ocur
Joanne Poindexter, in honor of Neighbors staff
Good Neighbors staff, in honor of George B. Cartledge Sr., George B. Cartledge Jr., George B. Cartledge III, R.H. Bennett Jr., and Robert G. Bennett
Roanoke Times & World-News Advertising
Guy O. and Mary P. Plymale
Carolyn Barnes, in honor of the faculty and staff of Mount Pleasant Elementary School
Scott Lindstrom and Anne Dale
Mrs. Paul Ripley for Women's Fellowship of Mount Joy, in memory of Mrs. Irene Proffitt
Mrs. Beulah A. Goodwin, in memory of William L. Goodwin Sr.
Tom and Linda Hollie, in memory of their son, Samuel Dale Hollie
Bryan and Clay Haley, in honor of the fourth-grade teachers and staff of Penn Forest Elementary School and seventh-grade teachers and staff of Cave Spring Junior High School
In honor of Bernard and Josephine Deisher and Edna S. Chiles and in memory of R.P. Chiles and C.W. Smith
J.O. Carson, in memory of Helen A. Carson
In honor of Mount Pleasant Elementary faculty and staff
Jerry and Claire Blake, in memory of her father, William R. Rodgers Sr.
The Charles Gilliland family, in honor of Mrs. Inez Hubbard
Mamie Vest Associates
Hidden Valley Junior High School Needs Club
Lois S. Peterson, in memory of her mother, Pauline G. Sirry
H.T. Craig, in honor of Marshall Mundy and family
Mr. King's third-period math class, West Salem Elementary School
Nathan and Christine Allen, in honor of teachers and staff at Glen Cove Elementary School
John, Nancy, Nathan and Christine Allen, in memory of Jim Champion and family and all the neighbors in the Woodlands
North Cross School students age 4-11
Steve and Beth Craighead, in honor of their children: Rob Liechty, John Liechty, Erin Craighead and Kaitlyn Craighead
Judy Wertz Carner, in memory of "Grandaddy" Hayden Wertz
Dot and Bob Hartman
Joe Haskett, in memory of his father, Arlee Haskett
Diane Haskett, in memory of her mother, Sharon Ball
Charles R. and Anita Minter, in memory of Rennie Houck
Windy Hill Key Apartments staff
Daniel and Jane Laprade, in memory of their sisters
Chris, Erin and Travis Bryant, in memory of Frank Vaughan
Mary Patterson Solovey
Thornie C. Lively, in memory of Al Jacoby
Margaret T. Caldwell, in honor of "Grandma Ruth" Wills and Theda Clarke
Doyle and Linnea La Monica, in honor of John and Peg Spegele on their 40th anniversary
David and Claudia Snow
Wayne and Jane Beaverson, in memory of Mark
Julian and Dot Ferguson, in memory of their parents
Margaret and Ron Schomisch, in honor of Virginia and Howard Emmons
Ms. Estelle W. Edwards
Doris Owens, in memory of Jackie Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Genheimer III, in honor of James Madison Middle School
Wilson J. Morris, in memory of his wife, Mabel
Carmen Craighead, in memory of her mother, Alice Maran
In memory of Virginia Beveridge
Steve, Donna and Alan Arthur, in honor of Minnie Lou Snider and Mary B. Arthur and in memory of Al Snider and "Bus" Arthur
Roger and Joan Simpson, in memory of her father, Platt Milgrim, and her grandmother Susie Milgrim
Donald and Sara Britt, in memory of their son Tommy Britt
George and Dorothy Bent
Star City Chapter American Business Women's Association
June and Eugene Walker
Nellie Cunningham
In honor of Ken Patrick, "The Homeless Hiker."
Mr. and Mrs. G.R. Bryant
Mary Jane Christian, in memory of Paul Christian and her parents
Tanglewood Breakfast Lions Club
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Becker
Charles E. Shenberger
Mrs. Missouri Nelson, in memory of James E. Nelson
Samuel S. and Elizabeth Obenshain, in honor of Annie Obenshain
Earnie and Janice Deyerle, in honor of Red Hill Church
Olivia Hock, in honor of Annette and Hunt Ozmer, Annette Ragsdale, Julie Taibbi, and Kimberly and Henry Caldwell
In honor of the staff at MKB Realtors
Brenda Edwards, in memory of her parents, Paul and Kathryn McFarland
Jack and Brenda Edwards, in memory of their daughter Jackie Edwards
Raleigh Court Health Care Center, in honor of Raleigh Court Health Care's residents and their families
Charlotte D. Scholz, in memory of her sister Jean
Neil Littreal, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. R. Cabble Littreal
John Draper Bible Class of North Roanoke Baptist Church, in memory of John Draper and other class members
Mr. W.D. Lillard
Roanoke Times News and Editorial Department
Pam and Sam Krisch
ANONYMOUS DONATIONS $695.00
SUBTOTAL $9,264.95
TOTAL AS OF 12/23/94 $86,918.00
Checks should be made payable to Good Neighbors Fund and mailed to Roanoke Times & World-News, P.0. Box 1951, Roanoke 24008.
Names - but not amounts of donations - of contributing businesses, individuals or organizations, as well as memorial and honorific designations, will be listed in the newspaper. Those requesting that their names not be used will remain anonymous. If no preference is stated, the donor's name will be listed.
Gifts cannot be earmarked for any particular individual or family. Gifts are tax-deductible.
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