Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, November 10, 1995 TAG: 9511100071
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: SANDRA BROWN KELLY STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The announcement was made Thursday night at the philanthropic group's annual meeting, when the foundation also revealed two new endowments with a minimum combined value of $400,000.
Half of the medications money will go to a collaborative effort by the Roanoke Health Department, Blue Ridge Community Services, Presbyterian Community Center, Roanoke Area Ministries and LOA Area Agency on Aging. It will be used to purchase medications through the Health Department for clients of those agencies.
Of the remaining $50,000, the Bradley Free Clinic will get $25,000, $15,000 will go to Good Samaritan Hospice Inc., $5,000 to the Botetourt County Department of Social Services and $5,000 to the Blue Ridge Independent Living Center.
The money will be distributed over the next three years.
The grant for medications is the largest ever given by the foundation, which announced the initiative in August when it asked agencies to submit proposals for the program. It's estimated that almost 300,000 prescriptions for residents age 35 and older go unfilled because the people cannot afford them.
The foundation also gave $12,500 to four other groups. The Rescue Mission of Roanoke will get $3,000 to help men recovering from addictions, $3,000 will go to Bethany Hall residential treatment program for adult women recovering from alcoholism and chemical addictions, $6,000 will go to Family Service of Roanoke Valley for a full-time home care aide to increase services to older adults, and $500 will go to the Inner City Athletic Association.
Except for the Inner City Athletic grant, the money came from the foundation's Thomas P. and Lewise S. Parsley Fund, the foundation's largest.
The foundation was set up in 1988 and, with the gifts announced this week, will exceed $4 million in permanent endowment assets.
One of the new gifts came from a foundation founder and his wife, Barton and Margaret Morris. Barton Morris, retired publisher of the Roanoke Times & World-News, was the foundation's first chairman and is completing his maximum three terms as a governor.
Annual earnings from the Morrises' gift, to be known as the Barton and Margaret Morris Administrative Challenge Fund, will support daily operations of the foundation. The fund's annual earnings will be used as a challenge amount to encourage administrative support from board members.
Morris has been a force in getting members to support the foundation, said Abney Boxley III, chairman of the board of governors.
The second new gift came from the estate of Dorothy Slaten Anderson, who died in 1993. Anderson was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and a resident of the Roanoke Valley from 1990, when she moved with her husband to the valley from Franklin County.
Her gift will be the largest unrestricted gift received by the foundation, Boxley said.
Many of the endowments, like the Parsley fund, are designated for particular services.
The foundation named several new members to its board of governors at the annual gathering. They are Michael Warner, a director of Valley Bank, member-at-large; Joy Frantz of Salem, a civic leader; Dr. Douglas Pierce, a pediatrician; and Carolyn Alley, a vice president at First Union National Bank of Virginia. Mary Bickford, a civic leader, and Talfourd Kemper, chairman of Woods, Rogers and Hazlegrove law firm, were re-elected to three-year terms.
Barton Morris; Sally Fishburn Fulton, a civic leader; and Dr. James Snead, a retired radiologist, all original members of the board, were honored as the first "governors emeritus" for having served the maximum terms.
New officers are Bittle Porterfield III, president of Rice Management Co., chair; Barbara Lemon, civic leader, vice chair; and Robert L. Bradshaw Jr., senior vice president at NationsBank, treasurer.
by CNB