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The Rose Deborah Altschull Endowment for Youth was established in April 2008 in memory of Rose Deborah (Debby) Altschull, a lifelong educator and advocate for children in Virginia, who passed away February 11, 2008 after a short but difficult battle with metastatic breast cancer.

Debby graduated from The American University and began her career as a physical education teacher in Petersburg, Virginia. She continued teaching part-time in Richmond while her two children were in school. Once her children were in high school, she went back to earn her Master's in Elementary Guidance Counseling at Virginia Commonwealth University. For the next 17 years, she worked at various elementary schools in Henrico County, becoming a well-known advocate for children's rights. Throughout her life, Debby also volunteered to bettering the lives of others, from children to the elderly. She particularly enjoyed volunteering with her husband Clifford’s South Richmond Rotary Club, becoming actively involved with The International Hospital for Children, for which she helped transport patients to and from the airport, hospital and housing during their stays in Richmond.

Upon retirement at Lake Monticello, Debby immersed herself in the community, including working as a children's educational tour guide at Monticello. As she got to know the area, she felt there were many unmet needs among the children in Fluvanna County. In fact, with restored health this year, she had planned to begin volunteering in the public schools.

Debby centered her career in active support of at-risk children and those lacking the structure at home to put them at equal footing with their peers. To continue her lifetime work, the Endowment will fund the needs of the youth within Fluvanna County. The Endowment will be separately managed and a part of The Rotary Foundation of Fluvanna County Virginia. The Foundation Board is working with local school guidance counseling personnel and administrators to help uncover needs within the community.

Allowing kids to be kids, free of day-to-day worries such as finances, was something that Debby believed in very much, and through the Endowment, we hope to do that for as many children as possible.

PLANNED PROJECTS
The Endowment’s first official project, “Bright Start for Kids,” launched in August.  The program provided back-to-school necessities for at-risk first, second and third graders in Fluvanna County.  The Endowment board is worked in close coordination with the Fluvanna County school administration to ensure that “Bright Start for Kids” backpacks were ready for distribution prior to the August 11th start of school.  Each backpack was stuffed with all the critical school supplies needed to help prepare a student for his/her first day back. 

Assistant Superintendent of Schools for Fluvanna County Maurice Carter says this program is happening at a great time.  “The school system here in Fluvanna has grown, and we have greater needs to fulfill.”  Carter himself was raised and educated in Fluvanna County and chose to come back to work here as a way of giving back to the community.  “I know Fluvanna well – both as a kid growing up here and now as an educational administrator, and I am certain that there are a lot of children here who will benefit from the ‘Bright Start for Kids’ program.”

Future Endowment projects may include funding for field trips, medical supplies, SAT test fees, camperships, and more.

HOW TO MAKE A DONATION
Contributions should be written to: "The Rotary Foundation of Fluvanna County Virginia" with a note in the memo section to direct the money to "The Rose Deborah Altschull Endowment For Youth." The mailing address is:

Rotary Club Of Fluvanna County
c/o Mr. Bernie Crown
25 Amethyst Road
Palmyra, Virginia 22963

All donations are 100% tax deductible.

DONORS
As of August 20, 2008, generous contributions from more than 110 people and corporations have helped the Endowment grow to more than $23,500. Donations from the following patrons will help us make a profound difference in the lives of at-risk youth in Fluvanna County.

Gloria Adelson

Clifford Altschull

Marc Altschull

Dan & Sandy Apple

Mike & Margaret Arnold

Ruth & Alex Barss

Robert & Elizabeth Beck

Maureen Quinn Bell

John & Josephine Blankenship

Bert & Beatrice Brittain

Cynthia Rosser Bucy

Rae Capps

Blair Carter

Emory & Linda Clotfelter

Albert & Lucille Colville

Ruth Compopaino

Margaret Lane Corcoran

Costco

Aimee & Devin Creamer

Beryl & Agnes Crown

Richard & Debbie Davidson

Tamar Davis

T. C. & Sarah  Dickerson

Paula Ann Eash

Connie Elkinson

Daniel & Elizabeth Elkinson

Ken & Edie Elkinson

Martin & Janice Elkinson

Karen & Brad Ellison

Nick Eubank

Stephen & Ellen Exelbert

Joan & Fred Feldman

Carol Ferron

Bonnie Field

Gladys Field

Robert Flood

Marilyn Free

Susan & Paul Garfinkel

Eddy & Lou Gelrud

Peter & Paula Grazzini

Betsey & Fred Gunnels

Joyce Guthrie

Arthur & Judith Haaxma

Charles & Bonnie Harab

Jeffrey & Dianne Harab

Joseph & Ruth Harab

Paul Harab

Peter Harab

Michael & Janice Harrison

Douglas & Peggy Johnson

Andrew Jowdy

James & Karen Kabat

Lon & Angela Keith

Eileen Kelly

Ralph & Ande Kirchenheiter

Anne Lee & Michael King

Michelle Kitt

Brian & Allison Knab

Werner & Goldie Knurr

Lake Monticello Ladies Golf Association

Bob & Margaret Lamoree

Marvin & Dede Lang

Mary Ann & Donald Layton

A. L. Lee & Ina Tinsley

Mildred Libman

Robert & Audrey Light

David & Linda Loos

Sherman & Rochelle Lubman

Robert Mayfield

John & Pam McCauley

Susan Mouser & Clyde McNamee

Arnold & Naomi Meyer

Gary & Randi Meyer

Steven & Barbara Miller

William & Ann Milstead

Marion & Frank Minniti

Jack & Susan Mitchell

Brittany Montague

Vicki & James Montague

James & Marcia Nemer

Gaillard & Carol Owen

Donald & Barbara Plautz

Richard & Sharon Rennon

Susan Rickman

Joe & Pat Ronan

Rotary Club of Fluvanna

Janet & Roger Rothwell

Janet & Roger Rothwell

Wayne & Joyce Schmidt

Marjorie & Roy Schurmann

Stephen Scott

Stephen & Linda Seligson

Blake Shapiro, Charlotte Elkin & Dahlia Shapiro

Raymond & Janet Shattls

Harold Sheets

Bobbie & Samuel Smith

Barbara & Barry Smolowitz

Jerry & Beverley Soble

Nicholas &  Anne Spencer

Sharon & Jerome Steffel

Paul & Dolores Stems

John & Carol Sweeney

James & Peggy Jane Utterback

Thomas Walker

Christopher & Rose Marie Walz

Edward & Jean Ward

Elsa & Milton Weinstein

Dolores & Harold Wilkes

Joseph & Bella Wolf

Barry & Marcia Yaffe

Young Israel Charity Fund

Leydon Young & Arlene Hanson-Young

Lenny & Barbara Zucker

NEWS
July 28, 2008 Article from The Daily Progress
Fluvanna service club sets up 54 kids with school supplies
Link to The Daily Progress article.
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May 6, 2008 Article from The Daily Progress
Fluvanna endowment has raised $18,000 since April
By THE DAILY PROGRESS STAFF Published:May 6, 2008

Since its inception in early April, the Rose Deborah Altschull Endowment for Youth has raised approximately $18,000 to benefit youth in Fluvanna County. Debby Altschull had a career as an educator in the Richmond area before retiring and moving to Lake Monticello. Altschull became involved in numerous community activities, including working as a children’s educational tour guide at Monticello. Altschull saw there were many unmet needs among children in Fluvanna and planned to start volunteering in the public schools this year. Altschull died, however, in February at the age of 60 after a battle with cancer. The endowment, managed by the Rotary Foundation of Fluvanna County, will use funds to provide such things as back-to-school items for needy children; scholarships for camp for children who otherwise would never have that experience; medical supplies for children with special needs that cannot be met any other way; and SAT test fees for students who have the desire to go on to some form of college education but cannot afford the fees on their own. Contributions may be written to The Rotary Foundation of Fluvanna County Virginia with a note in the memo section to direct the money to the Rose Deborah Altschull Endowment for Youth. The mailing address: Rotary Club of Fluvanna County, c/o Mr. Bernie Crown, 25 Amethyst Road, Palmyra, VA 22963.

CONTACT US
Please feel free to contact us with any ideas you might have for the Endowment or to ask questions.

Bert Brittain
434-589-6036
bertbrittain@comcast.net

Clifford Altschull
434-589-2404
caltschull@embarqmail.com