Altrusa International Foundation of Montrose CO Trustees

Officers elected for the 2017-2018 Foundation Board are:

Ann Carr - President
Dorinda Elder - Vice President 
Lori Michaels - Secretary
Roberta Hoey - Treasurer
Janyne Yehling (Altrusa President-Elect) - Assistant Treasurer

Trustees:
Linda Riba (Altrusa 2nd Vice-President & Service Chair)
Erin Berge (Altrusa Grants / Bequest Chair)
Carol Watson
Valerie Chapman

Mission Statement
In accordance with Altrusa Principles: to expand community services; to enhance Altrusa's reputation in Montrose County; and to build financial credibility through efficient financial management and solicitation of grants, bequests and tax deductible donations.

Altrusa International Foundation of Montrose Board of Trustees

Officers elected for the 2016-2017 Foundation Board are:

Ann Carr - President
Sonja Horn - Vice President (Altrusa President-Elect)
Jeannie Hammitt - Secretary
Roberta Hoey - Treasurer

Trustees:
Lori Michaels (Altrusa 2nd Vice-President & Service Chair)
Erin Berge (Altrusa Grants / Bequest Chair)
Ginny Spaven
Dorinda Elder
Carol Watson
Eileen Field

Mission Statement
In accordance with Altrusa Principles: to expand community services; to enhance Altrusa's reputation in Montrose County; and to build financial credibility through efficient financial management and solicitation of grants, bequests and tax deductible donations.

Altrusa Int'l Foundation of Montrose CO - Trustees

Officers elected for the 2014-2015 Foundation Board are:

Lita Sargent - President
Bonnie Coffman - Vice President
Sandra Tyler - Secretary
Ginny Spaven - Treasurer

Trustees:
Margaret Goodhue (Altrusa President-Elect)
Elaine Hale-Jones (Altrusa 2nd Vice-President & Service Chair)
Erin Berge (Altrusa Grants / Bequest Chair)
Kaye Hotsenpillar

Mission Statement
In accordance with Altrusa Principles: to expand community services; to enhance Altrusa's reputation in Montrose County; and to build financial credibility through efficient financial management and solicitation of grants, bequests and tax deductible donations.

Buy Groceries / Support Altrusa!

Our local Kroger family supermarket, City Market, has been offering donations to Altrusa of Montrose CO Foundation (or the charity of your choice) for a number of years based on purchases by customers with the City Market or King Soopers loyalty card. Recently, we learned that they are revamping the sign-up method for customers to designate a charity to receive donation.

Here's the scoop.

If you would like a percentage of your grocery purchases to be donated by City Market / Kroger to Altrusa of Montrose CO -- even if you previously signed up to do so -- you'll need to visit the City Market website and sign up again.

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Start by visiting the Community Rewards page.

If you already have a City Market online account, SIGN IN. Otherwise, create a new account (REGISTER).
Once you've created and/or signed in to your account, you can ENROLL NOW to have City Market donate a percentage of your purchases to Altrusa.

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If you haven't yet set up your Value Card number on your City Market account, you can do that next. You'll need to enter the number from your physical card (or your alternate ID number) on the screen shown to the left. Associating your City Market Value Card with your online City Market account will also result in being eligible to receive coupons for products you already purchase!

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Are you still with us? Last step!

Under "Community Rewards" search for Altrusa Montrose, or just search for our organization number, 10199.

When you click SEARCH, you should see
Altrusa International Montrose Fnd

That's us.

Click ENROLL and you're finished.

Thank you for supporting Altrusa of Montrose CO Foundation by asking City Market to donate to us whenever you shop with your City Market card.

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Altrusa International of Montrose Foundation Inc

Altrusa Foundation Board of Directors

Officers elected for the 2013-2014 Foundation Board are:

Lita Sargent - President
Bonnie Coffman - Vice President
Sandra Tyler - Secretary
Ginny Spaven - Treasurer

Trustees:
Marianne Cross (Altrusa President-Elect)
Alice Vest
Dorinda Elder
Tracie Rief (Altrusa 2nd Vice-President & Service Chair)
Erin Berge (Altrusa Grants / Bequest Chair)


Mission Statement
In accordance with Altrusa Principles: to expand community services; to enhance Altrusa's reputation in Montrose County; and to build financial credibility through efficient financial management and solicitation of grants, bequests and tax deductible donations.

Altrusa Club of Montrose CO Foundation

Officers elected for the 2012-2013 Foundation Board are:

Roberta Hoey - President
Rose Price - Vice President
Allison Nadel (Altrusa President-Elect) - Secretary
Bonnie Coffman - Treasurer
Alice Vest - Assistant Treasurer


Trustees:
Sheryl Solow
Marianne Cross
Lita Sargent
Dorinda Elder
Bonnie Eakin (Altrusa 2nd Vice-President & Service Chair)
Erin Berge (Altrusa Grants & Bequest Chair)

Mission Statement
In accordance with Altrusa Principles: to expand community services; to enhance Altrusa's reputation in Montrose County; and to build financial credibility through efficient financial management and solicitation of grants, bequests and tax deductible donations.

Altrusa Foundation Board 2011-2012

Officers elected for the 2011-2012 Foundation Board are:

Roberta Hoey - President
Rose Price - Vice President
Natalie Frush - Secretary
Alice Vest - Treasurer

Trustees:
Sheryl Solow
Marianne Cross
Lita Sargent
Linda Riba (Altrusa President-Elect)
Dorinda Elder (Altrusa 2nd Vice-President & Service Chair)
Erin Berge (Altrusa Grants & Bequest Chair)

Mission Statement
In accordance with Altrusa Principles: to expand community services; to enhance Altrusa's reputation in
Montrose County; and to build financial credibility through efficient financial management and solicitation of grants, bequests and tax deductible donations.

Supporting Montrose Botanic Gardens

Altrusa Club of Montrose recently donated $1,800 to the Montrose Botanical Society to obtain materials for a sprinkler system in the new Valley Garden, opening this year at the Botanic Gardens on Pavilion Drive. The society and the City of Montrose are working together to install the sprinkler system for this historically representative garden of the area.

Pictured, from left, are Susan Woody, incoming president of the Montrose Botanical Society, outgoing president Cindy Youngstrom, and Kaye Hotsenpiller, president of Altrusa International Inc. of Montrose.

2010 Holiday Festival coming soon

Here in Montrose, it has become a tradition to kick off the holiday season by attending Altrusa's Holiday Festival on the Friday night before Thanksgiving.

Everyone (age 21 or older) is invited to join us at Wells Fargo Bank downtown on Friday, November 19 from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. for appetizers, wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages, and to explore a spectacular assortment of decorated trees and wreaths, beautiful centerpieces and gift baskets (for yourself, or to give to others) suitable for a variety of occasions, and other delights. The admission fee of $10 per person is a donation to Altrusa of Montrose Foundation.

All of the holiday items are part of a Silent Auction to benefit Altrusa. The items will be on display in the lobby of Wells Fargo during their normal business hours beginning Monday, November 15, and anyone may bid on the items during the week.

If you are unable to attend the Holiday Festival gathering on November 19, but wish to support Altrusa's numerous service projects, scholarships, and community grants, you can donate using the DONATE button in the left column of this website. You can also mail a check to Altrusa Foundation at the P.O. box shown in the upper left corner of this site. Altrusa is a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation.

2010 Holiday Festival Poster

Recent Grants by Altrusa of Montrose

Recently, Altrusa 2nd Vice President (and Service Committee Chair) Ginny Spaven presented grant funding to two organizations providing needed services in our community.

Altrusa donated $200 to the Eating Disorder Support Group for positive body image materials to be part of their program being incorporated into the Montrose County School District. Ginny is presenting a check to Robin Berndt, who is showing one of the books purchased for the program.

Altrusa also donated $1,000 to All Points Transit, which recently began bus service in Montrose. The funds will be used toward registration fees for the new mass transit vehicles, including a para-transport vehicle. Ginny is shown presenting a check to Darcy Arnold, Mobility Manager for All Points Transit.

2009 Holiday Festival raises needed funds

After hundreds of hours of planning, organizing, decorating, cooking, and more, Altrusa members can sit back and relax (briefly!) knowing that another Holiday Festival & Gifts fundraising event is complete.  Preliminary figures show net revenues of just over $13,000 raised by this event. This amount is slightly less than half of our fundraising goal for the year; our Spring Luncheon is our other major fundraiser each year.

With the funds raised, along with funding from our Foundation's reserves, Altrusa of Montrose hopes to provide services, grants, and scholarships totaling over $41,000, primarily to our local community. Since our fiscal year began in June 2009, Altrusa has already funded additional units for Lifeline (helping seniors live safely in their own homes), purchased stuffed toys (Love Hug Bears given to children having surgery or emergency care at  MMH), helped fund the expansion of Christ's Kitchen (helping to feed members of our community), and provided grants to organizations such as Bosom Buddies, Dreamcatcher Therapy, Hospice, Montrose Community Dinners (Thanksgiving dinner), San Juan Health Care, and Youth Appreciation Day.

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If you missed this fundraiser, or simply would like to help Altrusa fund scholarships and projects such as the ones mentioned above, please consider making a donation to Altrusa Club of Montrose CO Foundation -- a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.  To make it easy, you can use the SECURE Donate button above to donate $25.00, or any other amount you care to give.

Altrusa is very grateful to all the organizations, businesses, and individuals whose generous donations and contributions made this fundraiser successful.  Montrose is a wonderful community, and our Montrose Club is proud of what we've been able to give back to our neighbors and our region.

2009 Holiday Festival coming soon

Altrusa's annual fundraising event, the Holiday Festival & Gifts event, will be held on Friday, November 20, 2009 at Wells Fargo Bank downtown from 6:15 - 8:15 pm. This year, a $10 per person donation at the door includes an extensive appetizer selection, desserts, beverages (including wine and beer), and a souvenir wine or beer glass to take home.

A wide assortment of decorated trees, wreaths, centerpieces, and a variety of gift baskets suitable for all occasions will be on display in the lobby of the bank starting Monday, November 16 from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm daily.  Everyone in our community is encouraged to stop by the bank to view and bid on these silent auction items. The silent auction will end on Friday, November 20 at the conclusion of the evening event.

Altrusa Club of Montrose CO Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation, relies on funds raised at this event to enable the club to fund local area scholarships and grants for other charitable organizations, as well as our numerous other service projects. These include Lifeline (with over 100 units in local homes), Love Hug Bears (stuffed animals for children at MMH), Buddy Bags (tote bags filled with books and items for children), Tender Touch Turbans (for cancer patients), Pennies for Peace (raising funds to build schools in remote villages in the Himalaya), Kids on Wheels (promoting bike usage & safety), and many more projects.

The flyer for the 2009 Festival can be downloaded here (1.2 MB PDF)

Altrusa donation to help feed our community

Altrusa International of Montrose has pledged a donation of $10,000 to help the Mexican American Development Association (MADA) and Christ’s Kitchen add an addition to their existing building to enable them to feed more people and store more food donations. The club hopes that their support will spur other organizations and individuals in our community to donate to the building fund so that additional dining space can be used to serve the increasing numbers of people who need a nutritious meal.

Christ’s Kitchen currently serves a free hot lunch to approximately 100 people per weekday, but the demand can often be much higher. For some, this lunch may be their only meal of the day. 

The building expansion project is expected to cost $50,000, and construction will begin when all the funds are raised.

Building a strong Foundation

The role of Altrusa Club of Montrose, CO Foundation was displayed in a memorable manner by members of its Board of Directors at our club's meeting on October 7. Service Committee Chair, Diane Winger, arrived lamenting the lack of tools in her toolbelt. Without them, she couldn't figure out how to fund requests from our committees to enable them to operate their many service projects, and for Altrusa to provide scholarships and give grants to local organizations.

Other Foundation directors came to the rescue, bringing fundraising projects providing construction tools that let them literally build a "foundation" with 2 x 4's and nails. The Service Committee now had something to "build" upon!

But wait! A building inspector now arrived, questioning whether the building crew had a valid building permit. Foundation President Becky Wolford came to the rescue, presenting our Foundation's 501(c)3 status, proving that we are a bona-fide non-profit organization!

All this was accompanied by a song (to the tune of "If I had a hammer"):



If we had the Funding (Altrusa Foundation song)

(Service Committee Chair arrives at construction site with no “tools”, and laments…)
If we had the funding
We’d donate the money
We’d help out with projects
All over this land…

We’d donate to scholars,
We’d celebrate reading
We’d help out with schools and clubs
And community programs
All over this land.

(Foundation construction workers give her tools of funding from Altrusa Foundation…)
Now Altrusa Foundation
Has funded our projects
We can help out our neighbors
All over this land…

Lifeline and Readings
Love Hugs and Buddy Bags
We are building schools
And bringing hope
All over this world.

Club 21 helps children with HIV/AIDS

Past President Becky Wolford spoke to our club this week about Altrusa International Foundation's program, Club 21. Club 21 was established in 1997 to support children infected with HIV and AIDS. With an annual donation of $21, Club 21 members enable children to attend Camp Safe Haven.

Camp Safe Haven gives these children, who are often stigmatized and cast out from schools and sport teams, a place where they can have a sense of belonging and acceptance. Camp Safe Haven volunteers -- doctors, nurses, social workers, counselors, and others -- offer support, not only during the camp sessions, but throughout the year.

Club 21 also sponsors the Ghana Health Education Initiative providing vital health information to that high-risk population.

At Tuesday's meeting, an additional 9 Altrusa members plus one guest joined Club 21 and received their Club 21 pins on the spot. Anyone can join Club 21; you do not need to be a member of Altrusa. To join, contact Becky with your $21 donation, or download the Club 21 membership form from this web page.

Web Search feature to benefit Altrusa Foundation

Your resident webmaster has been busy! Scroll down the left-hand column of this site and look for a new button that reads:

"Every time you search or shop online, our cause earns money...GoodSearch.com"

Just as it says -- if you use this button to go to a Search page and do a Search, Altrusa Club of Montrose CO Foundation will earn 1¢.

That doesn't sound like much, but if every member of Altrusa of Montrose averages just one Search per day, that adds close to $300 to Foundation per year. That money can help fund a grant to an organization in our community or elsewhere.

You can also SHOP on the internet and earn money for Foundation. There are hundreds of participating online stores, including Kohls, Target, Amazon, Saks Fifth Avenue, Toys R Us, WalMart, Office Depot, Nike, Lands End, REI, Dillards, Sears, Expedia, PetSmart, and on and on. You click through to a store's website from GoodShop, make a purchase (at the same price you'd get if you had gone to the site directly), and Altrusa Foundation earns a donation based on a percentage of your purchase.

Wow!

Here's that button again for your Searching and Shopping convenience:

Altrusa awards over $25,000 in scholarships & grants

Recipients of scholarship from the Montrose Altrusa Club include, sitting, left to right Paige Markley and Christie Casias, and standing, left KaCee Jo Harper, and right, Alyssa Volk. Evelyn Lawson, scholarship chair, is standing in the center.

The Montrose Altrusa Club returned over $25,000 to the community during the 2007-2008 club year, including $7,300 in scholarships.

Scholarship recipients from Montrose High School are:

Hanna Guenther, $1,000. A daughter of Judy Guenther of Montrose, and Dave Guenther of Santa Barbara, CA, she will attend Colorado State University, majoring in psychology.
Kyle Masterson, $1,000. Son of Jerry and Diane Masterson, Montrose, he has been accepted at Oregon State University where he will major in mechanical engineering.
Michelle Deneen, $500. Michelle plans to major in pediatric physical therapy at Pepperdine University. Her parents are Mike and Jean Deneen, Montrose.
Alyssa Michelle Volk, $500. A daughter of Kim and Bill Volk, Montrose, she will attend the Colorado School of Mines, studying development and manufacture of pharmaceutical drugs or surgical specialties.

Olathe High School scholarship recipients are:

Paige Renee Markley, $1,000. She plans to attend the University of Northern Colorado to pursue a degree in nursing or sports medicine. Her parents are Brad and Lisa Markley of Olathe.
Emerson Allen Lamm, $500. Emerson, a son of Bob and Nancy Lamm of Olathe, has been accepted at the University of Colorado at Boulder where he will major in English, with a career goal of law enforcement work.

The $800 Margaret L. Goodhue Scholarship has been awarded to Joya L’Ecuyer. An Olathe High School graduate, she is a daughter of Raymond L’Ecuyer, New York City, and Shelly Hubbard, Montrose. She will attend the University of Northern Colorado, majoring in elementary education.

Kristi Casias of Montrose was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to the Delta Montrose Technical College where she will study to become a licensed practical nurse.

The $1,000 Connie McIntire Scholarship to Mesa State College, Montrose Campus, was presented to Olathe High KaCee Jo Harper, daughter of Dale and Donna Harper of Olathe. She will pursue a degree in elementary education.

Other donations by Altrusa included $4,385 to Lifeline, a system by which persons living alone can call for help if required; $2,058 to literacy projects, including tote bags containing books, etc., to the Tri-County Resource Center, awards to Teachers of the Month, and funds to the RE-1J Adult Basic Education program; $2,500 to the San Juan Cancer Center; and $2,600 to Love Hug Bears for children having surgery or emergency treatment at Montrose Memorial Hospital and for children involved with Hospice.

The club also donated $500 each to the 21st Century After School Program, Bosom Buddies, Black Canyon Boys and Girls Club, Habitat for Humanity, and the RE-1J New Me curriculum. $250 each went to Monte de Rosas Fiesta, Montrose Community Dinners and the Pregnancy Center of Montrose.

Other grants were $230 for history books at Northside School; $320 to the Montrose Meth Coalition; $150 to Passage Charter School; Youth Appreciation Day, $200; Fore-Kin Genealogical Society, $200; and Montrose and Olathe High School graduation parties, $400.

Altrusa Foundation Golf Tournament

2008 Altrusa Foundation
Golf Tournament
Benefits Lifeline
Saturday, June 28, 2008

The Links at Cobble Creek Golf Course 4 Person Scramble

Prizes Awarded for:
Holes in One – Turner Automotive
Longest Drive – Men & Women
Closest to the Pin – Men & Women
& Other Door Prizes

$80.00 Tournament Entry Fee includes green fees, cart, lunch following tournament play, and a chance to win fabulous prizes: golf clubs and much more!
Numerous door prizes will also be available. You can’t win if you don’t play!

Entry deadline: June 24, 2008

Entry forms available at The Links at Cobble Creek Golf Course

Click here to view the Golf Tournament Poster
(640 Kb PDF)

Foundation Directors - letter of interest

Letters of interest are being sought for the Foundation Board of Directors.

Two seats need to be filled for a two-year term. Letters must be received no later than Tuesday, May 6 and may be turned in to any foundation board member: Diane Douglass, Anita Johansen, Connie Majors, Elaine Moore, Lorie Bollig, Jeanne Kuchynka, Marianne Cross or Becky Wolford.