The Bedford County Chamber Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. It was organized on August 1, 2000 to establish a scholarship fund for employees of local businesses and community organizations to further their professional development and community leadership, including, but not limited to Leadership Bedford County. The Foundation was also created to fund community efforts such as planning, development, and educational projects, which will directly stimulate economic development in areas within rural Bedford County.
Although originally formed to support Leadership Bedford County efforts, the educational projects component took on much more significance with the implementation of BASICS (Businesses And Schools Investing in Cooperative Solutions) and Youth Leadership Bedford County.
With the implementation of BASICS came the ability to apply to be a Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Organization. That was accomplished in February 2002. Corporations can now make contributions to the Foundation and receive Educational Improvement Tax Credits (EITC). Eighty percent (80%) of EITC funds must be used for innovative educational programs that are advanced academic or similar program that is not part of the regular academic program of a public school but that enhances the curriculum or academic program of the public school.
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Board of Directors Roster 2010
Trudy Barefoot - Chair
Fay's Candies
113 Follmar Lane
Alum Bank, PA 15521
Phone: 839-2865
Fax: 839-4021
E-mail: hfbttb@embarqmail.com
Glenn Thompson - Vice Chair
Bedford Area School District
330 East John Street
Bedford, PA 15522
Phone: 623-4295
Fax: 623-4299
E-mail: thompsong@bedford.k12.pa.us
Paul Detwiler III - Secretary/Treasurer
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co.
PO Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664
Phone: 766-2211 Fax: 224-6800
E-mail: pdetwileriii@nesl.com
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Kimmerly Hensley
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
72 Bedford Square
Everett, PA 15537
Phone: 623-3332
Fax: 624-0189
Email: klhensl@netscape.com |
Beth Clark, D.O.
Chestnut Ridge Family Medicine
2040 Quaker Valley Road
Fishertown, PA 15539
Phone: 839-4152
Fax: 839-4008
E-mail: bclarkie@yahoo.com |
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Tim Weaverling
Reed, Wertz & Roadman, Inc.
P.O. Box 640
Bedford, PA 15522
Phone: 623-1111
Fax: 623-2264
E-mail: tweaverling@rwrinsurance.com |
Doug Lingsch
MDL Manufacturing Industries, Inc.
15 Commerce Court
Bedford, PA 15522
Phone: 623-0888 ext. 1122
Fax: 623-0878
E-mail: doug@mdlmanufacturing.com |
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Dave Copley
Pennsylvania State Police, retired
551 Ridgewood Drive
New Paris, PA 15554
Phone: 839-9980
E-mail: david.copley@comcast.net |
Royce Boyd
Everett Area School District
427 East South Street
Everett, PA 15537
Phone: 652-9114
Fax: 652-6191
E-mail: rboyd@everett.k12.pa.us |
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Allen Harr
Altoona First Savings Bank
100 West Pitt Street
Beford, PA 15522
Phone: 623-9071
Fax: 623-7123
E-mail: aharr@altoonabank.com |
Mari-Pat Lingsch
1032 Grindstone Circle
Everett, PA 15537
Phone: 623-6699
E-mail: maripatl@me.com |
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Stewart Hickey
Hyndman Area Health Center, Inc.
144 Fifth Avenue
Hyndman, PA 15545
Phone: 842-3208
Fax: 842-9169
E-mail: shickey@hyndmanhealth.org
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Beth Latterner
Hometown Bank of PA
PO Box 652
Bedford, PA 15522
Phone: 623-6093
E-mail: elatterner@hometownbankpa.com |
Roger Winn
UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital
10455 Lincoln Highway
Everett, PA 15537
Phone: 623-6161
E-mail: winnrp@upmc.edu |
Michelle Speck
UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital
10455 Lincoln Highway
Everett, PA 15537
Phone: 623-6161 ext. 4427
E-mail: speck@upmc.edu |
