L E G A C Y VOL. 33 NO. 3
SEPT 2023
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Rural Delaware County
The Community Foundation works best through partnerships. This year, we’ve focused on strengthening existing relationships and building new ones to meet our mission to enhance the quality of life of Muncie and Delaware County. In this issue of Legacy, we are highlighting a few of those partnerships. We share the story of the KAKATU Foundation, a family foundation that established a fund at The Community Foundation to provide permanent support to the family’s hometown. We serve as a partner, linking family members to the needs and opportunities in Muncie and Delaware County. We also highlight Hillcroft Services, which celebrates 70 years of serving our community and has partnered with the Foundation since our inception. You’ll also read a list of grantees from this quarter’s Community Grants totaling more than $240K and building grant-based partnerships with 19 local organizations. I also want to extend a personal invitation to you to join us for a ribbon cutting and open house on October 5 from 4:00 to 6:30pm. And if you can’t make it, I invite you to reach out to schedule a visit. We want to be your partner, too. Let’s chat! Marcy Minton President & CEO
Philanthropy: Doing good while staying connected Each year, David Meeks Jr. gathers with 20 or more family members for coffee and doughnuts on the porch of a family cottage in Michigan for the annual meeting of the KAKATU Foundation. The “formal” meeting, part of an annual family vacation, brings together generations of the Meeks family for fun and philanthropy. “We have a lot of fun, but philanthropy Joanna and David Meeks, Sr. has added another dimension to our relationship,” said David about his family, who serve as the board for the family’s foundation. “It’s just one other thing to unite your family. It’s giving together.” David Meeks, Jr. is one of four children of David and Joanna Meeks, who spent much of their lives in Muncie. David was born in the community and was introduced to Joanna through mutual friends. The two married in Hawaii before David served in the diplomatic corps. continued on page 2