Doug Jose donated $100,000 in honour of his late spouse, Doreen, whom he met at 4-H beef membership assembly in Beeton in 1965
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ONTARIO 4-H FOUNDATION
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The Ontario 4-H Basis is happy to share the information of a $100,000 donation to determine the Doreen McKay Jose Memorial Fund in assist of the South Simcoe 4-H Affiliation. Doug Jose made the donation in honour of his late spouse, Doreen, whom he met at a 4-H beef membership assembly in Beeton in 1965.
“It is a pleasure to honour Doreen for her enthusiastic involvement in the 4-H program in South Simcoe County,” shares Doug Jose, donor. “It is also an opportunity to acknowledge and pay tribute to the entire McKay family, her parents Bill and Nora and her sister, Margaret. They all passionately participated and contributed to the success of the county 4-H program. I fondly remember the support of all the 4-H members and their families. I am honoured to assist in the continued development of young people in South Simcoe through the 4-H program.”
Doug and Doreen every participated in quite a lot of 4-H initiatives all through their 4-H tenure, together with dairy, grain, farm security, beef, potato, and extra. Doreen was a longtime participant of South Simcoe 4-H, and Doug grew up as a 4-H participant in Durham County. The couple married in 1968 and had one youngster, Darrell. The household resided in Nebraska the place Doug was a professor of agricultural economics on the College of Nebraska.
The Doreen McKay Jose Memorial Fund will present South Simcoe 4-H Affiliation with roughly $3,500 yearly to assist their program actions. The affiliation could use the funds to assist their youth nonetheless they see match, whether or not or not it’s by way of an schooling fund, provincial or native program subsidies, or different help. The flexibleness of the award will straight profit 4-H youth in South Simcoe.
“We really appreciated the chance to talk with Doug and be taught extra about Doreen’s involvement within the South Simcoe 4-H Affiliation. We look ahead to honouring her reminiscence and Doug’s generosity by way of the institution of a number of awards, and alternatives for youth to take part in management improvement alternatives by way of 4-H domestically and past,” says Tamara Fisher-Cullen, affiliation consultant and board member, South Simcoe 4-H Affiliation.
The Doreen McKay Jose Memorial Fund’s annual funds will probably be disbursed to the South Simcoe 4-H Affiliation and to the Ontario 4-H Basis’s basic endowment fund starting in 2025.
“The Ontario 4-H Foundation is grateful to Doug and his family for his incredibly generous contribution to the 4-H program. His gift will benefit both the foundation’s endowment fund and South Simcoe 4-H participants for many years to come. We are honoured that Doug chose the Foundation as the vehicle for his 4-H legacy,” shares Naomi Lutes, chair, Ontario 4-H Basis.
The Ontario 4-H Basis helps the long-term monetary well being of 4-H in Ontario by managing and rising endowment funds to assist youth by way of native and provincial programming, together with scholarships and awards.
The muse manages about $3 million in funds and generates income by way of donations, funding returns and their annual golf tournaments.
Donors are welcome to make additional donations to the fund in honour of Doreen and the youth of the South Simcoe 4-H Affiliation. Donations will be made on the Ontario 4-H Basis
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