Check being presented to Bay de Noc Community College President, Dr. Nerita Hughes. (Courtesy photo)

ESCANABA — Community Foundation for Delta County Board Chair, Mr. Charles Becker and Board of Trustee Members, Mr. Todd Maki and Ms. Kristen MacArthur present a check from the Robert F. & Anne M. Schmit endowment fund, a fund held by the Community Foundation of Delta County, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula, for $1,741.26 to Bay de Noc Community College President, Dr. Nerita Hughes.

Mr. & Mrs. Schmit were long-time residents of the area, involved in the community and cared about people, especially those within their community. They wanted to make a difference and started the Robert F. and Anne M. Schmit Endowment Fund with the Community Foundation for Delta County, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Upper Peninsula. They know starting a fund with the community foundation was the way to go, to ensure that they would make a difference in a variety of programs and in the lives of people who lived in their community, For good. For ever. The Robert F. and Anne M. Schmit Endowment Fund provide annual gifts not only to Bay College but also to a number of other organizations and will continue to in the future through their endowment fund held by the Community Foundation for Delta County.

Dr. Hughes said, “Bay College is grateful to Robert F. & Anne M. Schmit endowment fund for their wonderful gift to Bay de Noc Community College. Their gift will be used to provide scholarships to several students with financial need. It is my pleasure on behalf of the Bay College Board, Staff and Students that I “thank” the Schmit fund, family and community foundation for the financial support provided to the college”.

If you’re interested in finding out how you can start a fund and give to places dear to your heart, now and into the future, please contact the community foundation by calling 906-786-6654, emailing: office@cfup.org or stop by 2420 1st Avenue South Escanaba, Michigan. Mandatory IRA contributions are welcomed and are a great vehicle to donate or start your own fund.