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C NNECTIONONE MISSION. UCA STUDENTS // WINTER 2019

FoundationONE

JOHNATHAN. . . Standing for a Cause!

MEMORIES FROM

Awards Dinner 2018–2019

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I am so proud of my alma mater!

UCA has a wonderful faculty/staff that engages with students and points them to Jesus. UCA maintains strong academics and a well-balanced extra-curricular program that includes

music, athletics, horsemanship, a hydroponic garden, and more. A lot of schools left off Home Economics and Industrial Arts a long time ago, but UCA continues to teach these important practical skills. I truly believe that the UCA experience is second-to-none!

One of my goals, as the FoundationONE President, is to help alumni and friends treat this great school as if it were a most treasured member of their own family. When a school has familial commitment, it makes all the difference in the world, and commitment is something all of us can give, no matter our personal financial situation.

UCA students and graduates show, through the impact they have on the world, the true value of Adventist education. Our world needs more UCA students—young people like Johnathan Saavedra—who are willing to work hard and stand for a cause (see story page 4). Will you, in 2019, join me in sacrificing to grow the endowment so that more teens can enroll and partici-pate in the amazing life-changing UCA experience?

Mindy Weber, ’85

President’s Message

Mindy Weber

Lori Hermanson, a 1990 UCA graduate, is a strong promoter of Adventist education and the commu-nity that surrounds our youth.  She has served multiple terms on the Palisades Christian Academy board as well as on their Development and Building committees. 

Welcome Neu Board Member!

Lori has worked in the electric and natural gas utility industry for over two decades in varied roles including accounting, conserva-tion, strategy and data science & predictive analytics.  She gradu-ated from Walla Walla University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration concen-trating in Accounting and earned

her Master’s in Business Adminis-tration from Eastern Washington University in 1999.

Lori and her husband, Mike, have teenage twin sons, Alex and Matt, who are very active in school, church and sports.  Lori enjoys hiking, skiing, gardening, mountain biking, traveling and any time with her family. 

See you there! Upcoming events to note on your calendarFeb 23, 6:00 p.m.

“Circle of Friends” at Greg & Sharon Dietrich’s homeLewiston, ID

June 22, 5:00 p.m.“Strawberry Festival” at Camp MeetingFront campus, UCA

July 21, 10:00 a.m.“A Garden Brunch” at Todd & Teri Wagner’s homeWalla Walla, WA

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Johnathan’s parents had an ongoing conflict over Christian education. His mom, a former Catholic, wanted her two children in Adventist schools. His dad, raised an Adventist, preferred to save the money.

His first year at UCA Johnathan got involved in music—something he was comfortable with. This year, he is pursuing a new interest—Acro/Soul Gymnastics. He says, “I was interested in Acro last year, but lacked the confidence. Then, this past summer, I worked in construc-tion and gained a lot of physical strength. This gave me the self-as-surance I needed to join the team. I enjoy Acro!”

Johnathan is not only hard-work-ing, he is also academically moti-vated. His campus job is tutoring other students, especially in math and science. He says, “I’ve always been fascinated with science. I love to do experiments and discover how things work.” When asked what his most memorable UCA experi-ence was, he responded, “It was when Mrs. C took our biology class to the beach to study marine life. That was so much fun!”

Johnathan is still contemplating his future. He says, “I know I’m an introvert, so I don’t want a job that requires me to interact all the time with people. Right now I’m thinking about a degree in engineering—possibly chemical or bio-medical engineering.”

Johnathan appreciates the spiritual climate at UCA. He says, “There is no pressure from faculty to grow spiritually. They are available to talk about God if you want to, but they will not push you. Everyone is

allowed to grow at his own pace. I’m still discovering God for myself. Since coming to UCA, I’ve come to realize that there is more to reli-gion than I originally thought.”

Johnathan is the recipient of the very first Roberts Family Scholarship, a named scholarship fund that was established about a year ago (early 2018). He says, I’m very grateful to the Roberts family, and to all the other FoundationONE donors, for giving me this opportunity. Without financial assistance I never would have been able to come to UCA.

JOHNATHAN. . . Standing for a Cause!

“My family has always had financial difficulties,” says Johnathan. “Mom works hard, but it’s too much for one parent to support two kids in Christian schools. The reason I work so hard, is to prove to Dad that Christian education is worth the sacrifice!”

The Saavedra family lives near Aus-tin, Texas and Johnathan attended San Markos Adventist Junior Acad-emy. When he was in the 10th grade his basketball coach recommended that he check out Upper Columbia Academy for his junior and senior years. Thus it was that Johnathan, his mother, and younger sister came to UCA for Academy Days in the spring of 2017.

As they drove toward campus, Johnathan was amazed at how far away UCA was from the city! He couldn’t imagine a bustling school in such a remote place. But the

students greeted him and included him, and before long he felt right at home.

In the weeks that followed, Johna-than and his mother had many conversations regarding where Johnathan should enroll. He want-ed to come to UCA, but his mother said it was too far away. “I had to convince her that I was ready; I had to earn her trust,” he says. “That was the first hurdle.”

And then there was the issue of finances. “I worked and saved as much as I could but when we ran the numbers, we discovered that, even with all of us working and sacrificing, we didn’t have enough. Not nearly enough! UCA’s recruiter encouraged me to complete a FoundationONE Scholarship Ap-plication. I did, and Foundation-ONE approved my request. I got to enroll!”

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As they approached the intersection, Marsha saw a vehicle coming from the right, but she assumed it would stop at the stop sign. It didn’t!

Marsha (Pflugrad) Ellis, ’65, her husband, Jerry, two cousins, and two dogs

were on their way to Mount Spo-kane for a day of fun. It was an idyllic September day, 2017.

“The sudden and unexpected impact was horrific!” says Jerry, who was riding in the passenger seat (the side of the vehicle that received the hit). Everyone was shaken and banged up. Marsha, the driver, looked over at Jerry. His body had been thrown upward and forward by the impact, and his head had hit the visor and was bleeding profusely. He was just sitting there stunned. Shortly he began gasping for air and, between gasps, repeating, “I can’t breathe; I can’t breathe.” (The shoulder strap on impact had knocked the wind out of him).

Within a couple of minutes Jerry was able to catch his breath, and he got out of the car, along with the others, and walked around while they waited for the ambu-lance to arrive. Jerry says, “I felt no pain. I was in shock.”

Later, at the hospital, Jerry began to feel the pain. Searing pain!

Jerry’s injuries were very seri-ous. His neck was broken in three places, including C2. Injuries to the spinal cord at any level have the potential to remove communica-

tion to the rest of the body below that point. Due to the high level of the C2 vertebrae, at the top of the neck, such an injury is most often fatal or leaves the individual fully paralyzed.

Jerry underwent six hours of sur-gery, then recovery and rehab. "But God took care of me all the way through," he says. Jerry now has a steel rod in his neck and he can’t turn his head very far. He also has some tingling in his fingers, but, he can walk!

Following the accident, Jerry got an insurance settlement. He says, “It was free money, we had to do something good with it!” He and Marsha talked it over and de-cided to give the major portion to FoundationONE. Marsha says, “I’ve always loved UCA, but we never thought we’d be able to give a large gift. I’m sorry for my husband’s trauma, but I’m happy to be able to give to FoundationONE, so more kids can attend this wonderful school. Kids don’t have a chance without Christian education!”

Couple Turns Calamity into

Legacy

Kids don't have a chance without Christian education!”

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BY THE NUMBERS

O U R S T O R Y

More than $1 million in scholarships awarded since inception!

$156,000 distributed to qualifying students for the 2018-2019 school year

286 individuals and businesses supported FoundationONE during calendar year 2018

148 scholarships awarded during the 2018-2019 school year

64 volunteers assisted FoundationONE during calendar year 2018

3 new named scholarships were established during 2018

1 school fortified – UCA!

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286$156,000

$1 million

Giving to FoundationONE Since Inception

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

$1,200,000

$900,000

$600,000

$300,000

Growth in Assets

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

$4,000,000

$3,000,000

$2,000,000

$1,000,000

Scholarships Funded

$0 $40,000 $80,000 $120,000 $160,000

2004—20052006—20072008—20092010—20112012—20132014—20152016—20172018—2019

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INDIVIDUALSDennis & Cindy AlbertDonald & Sharon AmmonHarold AmorosoDavid AppelAndy & Kelly ArmstrongHal & Jodi BaileyDudley BainPeter & Gloria BascettaMarta BeaubienNorma BeierRobert BenfieldDonna BilbroDustin BillingtonJames & Wendy BlethDon BohlmanBob & Rhonda BoltonDr. Robert BoltonGeorgene BondHelaina BoulierisKim BoydLaureen BoydConnie & Dennis BurkeSteve & Verna CanadayTom & Sandra CanadayAndrew CheekJustin & Sonia ChildersMark & Katie ChristensenDeVere ClarneauGene ColcordPaula CoonBetty CoxGeorge & Ruth CrumleyRon & Nancy DavisBrad & Susan DavisJohn & Terri Dawes

Breanna Di PintoBruce & Barbara DietrichRichard & Nadine DowerOttis EdwardsMarsha & Jerry EllisDan & Paula ElsomCarol EntzePatsye FarrBrent & Robyn FeatherstonTerrence FinneyDavid & Laura FischerGeorge & Thelma FischerRichard FlaizGale FlemingRichard FordKatie FreyDan & Vicky FrickleBeckie FultonFred & Cherie GalushaMartha Germany Gilson & Jane GirottoRon GlauserShelby & Leonie GoertzenLoranne GraceAdolph GramsEllen GreggTimothy GuthrieJulie HageleMarcene HalversenJohn & Margaret HamMax and Carolyn Ham-

monds Nanci HarmsMerlin & Claire HartRichard & Judy HartLaurence Harter

Larry HasseBrendan HayRick & Allison HaysHelen HeavirlandBob & Bethine HendersonAndy & Lou Ann HennebergRJ & Katie HennebergTony & Bonnie HennebergLori HermansonJudyAnn & James HoerlerMelita HollandLee Roy & Marilyn HolmesJune IsemingerDon JacobsenLila JaegerGary and Loretta JessopJim & Jenne JohnsonGreinald & Sherilyn JonesGrace JordanDeborah Andrew KarmyRichard & Susan KelloggMarshall & Julie KeymerBob & Ellen KigerWilliam & Saundra KingBeverly & Ed KleinDon & Linda KlingerKevin & Bonnie KnappRon & Joyce KnutsonDuke & Viola KoberstineLuke & Evelyn KolpacoffTom & Judith KramerLaRenne & Robin LaceyRobert LaddJudy LambertonLarry LambethRenee Larrabee

FoundationONE is pleased to acknowledge the generous individuals and organi-zations that gave between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018. If your name is listed here, we simply cannot thank you enough. Note: Every effort has been made to provide an accurate and complete listing of names. If we have missed anyone, please notify the office by calling 509-939-1716.

Lisa Larrabee-SutherlandEvelyn LawsRed LeidigBill & Rhonda LenzJay & Margee Llewellyn Richard & Kathryn MadsonJay & Betty Jean MagnusonMark Thomas & Gloria Mat-

thewsJoy McCulloughTerry & Lisa McleodGreg & Ericka MeagerSkip MeyerGilbert & Jean MohrSandra MonetteBarbara MorphisDon & Jeanne MorrisDebbie & Jeff NelsonBruce NeuPaul & Kari NovakRandy & Heidi OppPaul & Jeanne OssSandra OsterStephen PakkianathanAdam ParishTim PatchettCarol PaulsonDonald & Sandra PaulsonDavid PerrinBill & Donna PershallShirley PesterWarren & Jeanne PetersMichael & Sharon PierceTrent & Laura PierceElwyn & Patsy PlatnerDon & Joanne PoeEmily PooleRandy & Heidi PrewittRonald & Jeanie PrewittRonald & Lorene PryhorockiSteve & Tammy ReitzNadine ReneauDouglass & Marilyn RobertsAllan & Diana RothIvan RouseLarry & Carol RudyVera RuudCaroline Salsbery

Ione SandersMavis SchaffnerJerry & Dot SchroederAlfred SchroetlinArlen & Debbie SchroetlinBarbara & Roger SchwartzWayne & Sharon SearsonLeslie SegalChloe SkinnerLarry & Annie SmickBarbara & Merrill SmithJaclin SmithPeter SmithScott & Karen SmithKathleen SpringBrent Stanyer

Tom & Phyllis StanyerLes StentzelChuck & Lois StevensRon & Cindi StoutDaniel Terry

Tammi ThomasErnest & Rose Marie TiffanyRonni & Steve TruebloodRichard & Ruth TuckerMick TurnerRon & Joy TurnerUlrich & Cindy TutschTodd & Teri WagnerFred & Mindy WeberDoug & Diane WellsKurt WelserBill & Sherri WheelerWendell & Betsy WhiteJeremy & Edie WigginsKeith & Joyce WilkensTaylor & Nilmini Wilkens

David & Pam WilkinsonLouis & Millie WilliamsJohnathan WoodruffLoren & Caroline WrightGarry Ziegenhagel

2018 Donor Recognition

The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.

—Benjamin Franklin

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Organizations & BusinessesAction PrintersAdventist Book CenterAlpha ServicesAnastasi, Moore, & MartinAvista Corp.Benefit Consultants

NorthwestDouglas, Eden, Phillips,

DeRuyter & StanyerFamily Health AssociatesFeatherston Law FirmFood Services of AmericaGee Automotive CompaniesHangman Valley Golf courseHarms Engineering, Inc.Helena Agri EnterprisesHighPoint-ItHy Mark Wood

Manufacturing, Inc.Kootenai Outpatient

ImagingInland Northwest BankMountain West Bank

North Pacific Union Conference

RenCorp RealtySelkirk EndocrinologyShine 104.9 – KEEH-FMSpangle Foods Country

StoreSt. John Hardware 7

Implement Co., Inc.StaplesSummit Northwest MinistriesThe Harvester RestaurantThe Kitchen Engine

Town & Country Auto Body and Paint

Upper Columbia Conference

US Food ServiceWalt’s Mailing ServiceWashington Trust BankWCP SolutionsWendle FordWitherspoon Kelley

In Support of the Grandview Pioneer Memorial ScholarshipGrandview Seventh-day

Adventist Church

In Support of the Wayne Hooper Brass Scholarship Saundra BlanchardLaRenne & Robin laceyDick & Jan LindLonnie & Jeannie

MelashenkoDebra & Karl Pankaskie

In Support of the Eric Molstead ScholarshipTeresa BaxterBernie BeckRichard & JoAnne BellHelaina BoulierisLillian CoppernollInnovia FoundationRobert & Beggy KayeHenry & Elaine LambertonRichard & Anita MolsteadDebra & Karl PankaskieDeon & Kelly Sailas

Laura SternerRichard & Ruth TuckerFred & Mindy WeberCharlotte & Larry

WillinghamMarshalene WomersleyBetty Wood

In Support of the Faye R. Kwapien Memorial ScholarshipTed Kwapien

In Support of the Lamberton Family ScholarshipDon & Donna CaseboltHenry & Elaine Lamberton

In Support of the Sheila Larson ScholarshipCathy CarlsonBob ChurchDonna GatzLaRenne & Robin LaceyAllen Larson

In Support of the Littler Family ScholarshipBarbara MorphisEllsworth & Nadene NelsonJim & Judy Zachrison

In Support of the Harvey & Verna Mohr Family ScholarshipSaundra BlanchardJohn & Beccie Mohr

In support of the Olin Peach ScholarshipDavid & Diana BurnsLorie ColemanReginold & Jeanette EighmeRaylene & Anton EllersDarrel & Charlene EllisSherri FlyntRick Gage

Ruby & Stephen HardenMarty & Kris JohnstonJames & Trudy KleinLova McLeodDiane OppDebra & Karl PankaskieNoni PatchettViola PeachGretchen PotschkaGary Wicklund

In Support of the Roberts Family ScholarshipDonna BilbroSteve & Verna CanadayClarence & Barbara

CarnahanBrent & Laura CarnahanDennis & Elizabeth CraneJanice DorringtonPatrick FranciscoBenjamin & Kaye HelbleyJane HinshawJack & Cathy LarrabeeCarol McIntyreGretchen PotschkaNadine ReneauBev RobertsJan RobertsRalph & Rita RobertsConnie StahlneckerPatricia Zumwalt

In Memory of Marjorie DriscolJames & Barbara AndersonDaniel & Nancy EngleMari McCannonTom & Phyllis Stanyer

In Memory of Rosemary CookMerlin & Jeanne Ekvall

In Memory of Terry FinneyRenee LarrabeeGene & Miriam Schroeder

In Memory of Leo St. ClairCecilia St. Clair

Estate or Planned Gifts CommittedBilly ChramostaEsther JonesGrace JordanDoug JorgensenDon & Linda KlingerJohn & Beccie MohrElwyn & Patsy Platner

Ben and Ruthie RodriguezMelody & David SchulteJaclin SmithJohn & Donna SpanoFred & Mindy WeberKeith & Joyce Wilkens

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.

—Joseph Addison

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The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.

—Martin Luther King, Jr.

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MEMORIES FROM

Awards Dinner 2018–2019

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2018-2019 Named

Scholarships Awarded

E The recipients of the Faye R. Kwapien Memorial Scholarship were: (L to R) Faith Montez, Taylor Duffield, Lauren Early, Amanda Harter, Jaci Tucker. FoundationONE’s Treasurer, Dan Frickle (far right) presented the awards.

E Allen Larson presented two Sheila Lynn Larson Scholarships in memory of his late wife. The recipients of the awards were: Michael Daley and Vlad Zakharov.

E Dick and Anita Molstead (far left and far right) and PJ Watters, from Innovia Foundation, presented the Eric Molstead Scholarships: (L to R) Micalyn Haugsted, Molly Ahola, Grace Ahola, Missy Surdal-Turner.

E Verna (Roberts) Canaday, ’67, presented the very first Roberts Family Scholarship. The award went to Johnathan Saavedra.

E The Wayne Hooper Brass Scholarships were presented at the Christmas Concert at the Fox Theater. Wayne Hooper’s daughter, Jan Lind (center), poses with the Hooper scholars: (L to R) Kole GreyEyes, Keira Johnston, Sasha Paago, and Colin Cheney

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Attention Golfers!Save the Date!

September 27, 2019

The Bob Larrabee Memorial Golf Tournament will be held

at Circling Raven!

BENEFITS OF A WILL• Without one, the distribution of your estate

will be determined by a state court, rather than distributed according to your wishes

• Costs you nothing during your lifetime• Preserves your savings and cash flow• Can be changed or revoked, as needed• Allows you to be far more generous than you

ever thought possiblePlease consider naming FoundationONE in your will. It will transform lives for generations to come.

For a free, no obligation consultation contact:

Don Klinger, Certified Specialist in Planned Giving

Donald.a.klinger@gmail.com

208-288-126019

All of us are indebted to the past, to those who preceded us. We drink from wells we did not dug. We enjoy liberties we had no part in winning. We share faith that is based on a foundation we did not lay.

At the same time, we are seeds of the future, for those who succeed us. We dream and envision and set things in motion. It’s unlikely we’ll ever (on this earth) meet the people we seek to benefit when we make a final gift.

Mitch Albom said it best: “Sacrifice is a part of life. It’s supposed to be. It’s not something to regret. It’s something to aspire to.” 

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