the postal history foundation tucson, az
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THE POSTAL HISTORY FOUNDATIONTHE POSTAL HISTORY FOUNDATIONTUCSON, ARIZONATUCSON, ARIZONA
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008FOR THE S.C.C. PRESIDENT
PHF Main Building, 920 N. First Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
Late 19th Century Post Office Front
Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library
Slusser Library Reading Room
MISSION• Promote an appreciation of stamp
collecting and postal history through the preservation of philatelic collections, literature and documents, and the enhancement of youth education using stamps as teaching tools.
HISTORY• CREATED - WESTERN POSTAL
HISTORY MUSEUM - 1960• RELOCATED – 1978• RENAMED – POSTAL HISTORY
FOUNDATION – 1990• DEDICATED - THE PEGGY J.
SLUSSER MEMORIAL LIBRARY - 1996
BUDGET 2007• EDUCATION - 29,309• DEVELOPMENT- 25,824• ADMINISTRATIVE - 28,507• BUILDING/FEES - 26,933• OPERATIONS - 16,964• RANGERS - 6,571• LIBRARY - 38,431• TOTAL 155,575
SOURCES OF INCOME• DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS OF CASH
AND MATERIAL FROM PUBLIC• ENDOWMENT EARNINGS (TO YOUTH
ENDOWMENT FUND OR GENERAL FUND, PRINCIPAL RESTRICTED)
• INCOME FROM FEDERATED INVESTORS MUTUAL FUNDs, (GENERAL FUND)
• INCOME FROM MORGAN STANLEY (LIBRARY FUND, USE RESTRICTED)
• SALES OF DONATED MATERIAL (TO GENERAL FUND UNLESS EARMARKED)
• MEMBERSHIP DUES (PHF FUND)• CONTRACT POST OFFICE (PHF FUND)• RANGERS (PHF UNLESS EARMARKED)
AS OF JULY 2008– PHF YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND
• CDs AT WASHINGTON FEDERAL• PRINCIPAL RESTRICTED. $131,448
– PHF GENERAL OPERATING FUND• MUTUAL FUNDS AT FEDERATED INVESTORS• $157,571
– SLUSSER MEMORIAL LIBRARY• MORGAN STANLEY 50-50 GROWTH AND INCOME. USE
RESTRICTED TO LIBRARY• $723,038
PHF BOARD MEMBERS• BOB BECHTEL – CHAIRPERSON. PROFESSOR OF
PSYCHOLOGY, SPECIALIST IN ARIZONA POSTAL HISTORY
• BARRETT BEHNKE – RETIRED, US ARMY, COLLECTS SELECTED COUNTRIES, PART TIME EBAY DEALER, DOCENT.
• DAVID BERNHEIM – SECRETARY. LAW ENFORCEMENT• MICHAEL CUSANOVICH – REGENTS PROFESSOR OF
BIOCHEMISTRY, SPECIALIST IN 1874-1883 MEXICO AND THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION
• BOB DAVIS – RETIRED AIRLINE PILOT, SPECIALIST IN NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND AND OTHER, DOCENT.
PHF BOARD MEMBERS, CON’T
• B. J. JOHNSON – OWNER BJ STAMPS, GLENDALE, ARIZONA
• HAROLD KOHL – TREASURER. RETIRED PHYSICIAN, COLLECTS US MINT PLATE BLOCKS AND SHEETS
• PAUL NELSON – VICE CHAIRPERSON. RETIRED ENGINEER, SCANDINAVIAN SPECIALIST, PAST PRESIDENT OF SCANDINAVIAN COLLECTORS CLUB
• SUSAN SISSON – EDUCATOR, MUSEUM DIRECTOR SHOW LOW, ARIZONA, FORMER PHF EDUCATION DIRECTOR
• STEVE STATON –WEBMASTER. SENIOR SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR, RAYTHEON MISSILE SYSTEMS. SERGEANT MAJOR, U.S. ARMY RESERVES. DIRECTOR OF ARIPEX, PRESIDENT, ARIZONA FEDERATION OF STAMP CLUBS.
HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS
• ALVARO ALVAREZ (PHOENIX POSTMASTER)• BETTY BERNHEIM, Sierra Vista, AZ• JIM BOWMAN, Simi Valley, CA• LOUISE CHRISTIAN, Fullerton, CA• CARL LEMAR JOHN, Tucson, AZ
EX-OFFICIOJOHN BIRKINBINE, Tucson, AZ
Who we are working for!
WORKSHEETS
IMPACT 2007 – 2008SCHOOL YEAR
• Locally: At community special events, libraries, scouts, retirement programs, disabled groups, stamp shows, stamp clubs, parks, museums, PHF visitors - 2,400+ people
• In the classroom – 4,500+ people• Total persons: 6,900+• 89% are students.
STAMPS TO THE WORLD – 2007 – 2008PROVIDED >308,000 STAMPS, 75% FOR OUTSIDE REQUESTS; 25% CLASSROOM
• SCHOOLS, CLUBS, SCOUTS, OTHERS – – USA: AZ, CA, CT, FL, MN, NY, PA, VA– WORLD: SRI LANKA, INDIA, PHILIPPINES,
EUROPE
• SMITHSONIAN • APS STAMP SHOWS: EUPEX, SESCAL,
CHICAGOPEX, ARIPEX
DOCENTS• ~ 50 INDIVIDUALS• > 12,000 HOURS ANNUALLY• SALES, SORTING, EXHIBIT PREP,
WORKSHEETS AND LESSON PLANS, SPECIAL EVENTS, TOURS, LIBRARY, ETC.
• STAMP GAMES USED AT POST OFFICE EXHIBITS
STAFF• LENA ROGERS – ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT, MANAGES FACILITY, RECEIPTS FOR DONATIONS, AND RUNS CONTRACT POST OFFICE
• LISA DEMBOWSKI – EDUCATION DIRECTOR, EX-TEACHER, DEGREE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, SOCIAL STUDIES. PHILATELIST
• KELLY McLEAR, PUBLICITY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, FUND RAISING. EDUCATOR
GOALS• Increase youth endowment
principal $1,000,000.• Enhance impact nationally (lesson
plans, strategies) • Fully implement the State game CD
nationwide