Memorial Gifts

If there ever comes a day we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.
— Winnie the Pooh
Gift Dick & Edie

1934-2022 & 1932-2024
Gifts received in memory of Edie were matched and added to by Dragonfly Wings. In 2023, the foundation gifted $5,000 to SHS Band to purchase new uniforms.

Gift Linda

1948 – 2005
Gifts received in memory of Linda were matched and added to by Dragonfly Wings. In 2023, the foundation gifted $5,000 to SHS Band to purchase new uniforms.

Gift Shannon

1969-2022
Gifts received in memory of Shannon were matched and added to by Dragonfly Wings. In 2023, the foundation gifted $5,000 to SHS Band to purchase new uniforms.

Gift Ronnie

1969-2022
Gifts received in memory of Ronnie were matched and added to by Dragonfly Wings. n 2023, the foundation gifted $5,000 to SHS Band to purchase new uniforms.

  • Memorial donations totaling $25,000 are made for SHS band uniforms. An additional $10,000 matching donation was made by Dragonfly Wings in memory of Brady Pierce for SHS Band for new uniforms. His mother, Tina, raised $10,000 through a Facebook auction!

  • A $5,000 donation was made in memory of Dick Durbin to the Friends of the Salem Public Library to help provide programs and books for children.

  • A matching $58,000 donation was made to support the interior finishing of the Construction Trades Building on the SHS campus. Thank you to the Judson Young Foundation for their $50,000 donation, and to Mary Coffman for her $8,000 donation.

  • A $10,000 donation was made to the Dent County Public Schools Foundation to support teachers in their classroom.