Foundation members work to enhance schools
The Bulldog Foundation is on a mission to enhance academic excellence for students attending Rossford Schools.
Attorney Doug Miller, chairman of the foundation board, was the guest speaker at the January 29 meeting of the Rossford Business Association.
The Bulldog Foundation is an independent, non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.
Currently, it provides scholarships and classroom grants, and “our goal is to get where we have an endowment to fund these projects,” Mr. Miller said.
The foundation also hosts an annual golf outing as well as a signature banquet/silent auction, the Building Futures Extravaganza, set for May 30, and this year featuring former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel.
Kent Murphree, school board member, explained an exciting project the foundation is under taking in the new high school building.
It will be an interactive video display featuring notable RHS alumni, similar to that in Chrysler Arena at the University of Michigan.
“We wanted something that connects the schools with the community,” Mr. Murphree explained. “Something that really sets us apart from all the other schools in northwest Ohio.”
The foundation board met two weeks ago with an architect about designs on the project.
“It goes back to pride in the community.” Mr. Miller said. “We want a fifth-grader to walk in there and say, ‘I want to be up there someday.’”
The foundation offers a number of levels of giving for donors, which are listed on its website thebulldogfoundation.org.
Among top recent donors are Ed Reiter, Margo Smith and the RHS Class of 1955 and 1966.
Rex Huffman, another foundation board member, said they hope local businesses also will support their efforts and this special time of change for Rossford Schools in preparing for the future.
“We are putting together a team to do development,” he explained. “We hope a lot of you get on the bus with us. What the schools are doing contributes to the community, and we need the business community’s help.”
Above from left are Mr. Murphree and Mr. Miller with RBA President Justin Knierim.