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ABSR Community Foundation
 
 
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      ABSR Events for 2024
 
Winterfest event         Feb 24
Easter Egg Hunt Mar 30
Spring Mustard Pull TBD
Memorial Day Coffee May 27
Garden & Art Walk July 13
Necktie 5K & Walk June 15
Summerfest July 27
ABSR Annual                  Sept. 7
      Meeting
Neighborhood Parties     Sept 28
Halloween                      Oct 26
Holiday Hop(e) Dec 7 KOBS Tree Decorating, Dec 8


 
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ABSR Mailing Address:
PO Box 458
Beverly Shores, IN 46301-0458
 
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2025 Sand Tracks Editors:
     
Dec (2025) Dean Conrad
Jan Donna Excell-Steffel
Feb Janene Jonas
Mar          Marvin Makinen
Apr           Diana Stezalski
May Dean Conrad
June  Diana Stezalski
July Janene Jonas
Aug Dean Conrad
Sept  Donna Excell-Steffel
Oct Marvin Makinen
Nov        Diana Stezalski
Dec          Dean Conrad
 
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HomeABSR Community Foundation



 
ABSR Community Foundation
The ABSR Community Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of the community of Beverly Shores, Indiana by making strategic investments in ideas, organizations, and the community.  We have a close working relationship with ABSR in pursuit of our common goals, striving jointly to develop and strengthen relationships with government leaders and civic-minded individuals and organizations in and around Beverly Shores.
 
By establishing a general fund to receive tax-deductible contributions, the ABSR Community Foundation positions itself to provide funding of projects meeting specific criteria to community partners (click here for criteria).  Click (here) for the ABSR Community Foundation Grant Application.   At the onset, we pursued our mission solely through this granting program.  Over the past two years, we have expanded our focus to include identifying, writing, and applying for grants for local nonprofit organizations and Town government.  We have been successful in obtaining external grant funding for the Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery, Environmental Restoration Group, the Beverly Shores Volunteer Fire Department, and the Beverly Shores Police Department.

Sincerely,

Mary Marvel, President
Susan Loeb, Vice President
Nancy Nichols, Secretary
John Blackburn, Treasurer
Leslie McLeanl, Board Member

 

ABSR Community Foundation Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 825
Beverly Shores, IN  46301-0825

Email:   ABSRCF@gmail.com
  

        
 Current Opportunities:
 
Donate to the ABSR Community Foundation's FUND FOR OUR FUTURE.
 
 

The ABSR Community Foundation is very pleased to announce the launch of the FUND FOR OUR FUTURE. This fund will be used to underwrite initiatives that will, in accordance with our mission statement, promote the well-being of the community of Beverly Shores by making strategic investments in ideas, organizations and the community.

 

The ABSR Community Foundation was founded in 2012 as a 501(c)(3) organization that, at its core, is dedicated to community-building activities. It is set up to award grants to initiatives that contrib- ute positively to the sense of community among residents in Beverly Shores.



 
Supporters of Fund For Our Future 2016-2019
 

Sandhill Crane (Gifts of $5,000 or more):

Association of Beverly Shores Residents (ABSR)

ABSR Community Foundation (In memory of Janet Cypra)

The Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery

The Dunes Woman's Club

Environmental Restoration Group (ERG)

Mary K. and Howard P. Marvel

Police Action League (PAL)
Meredith and Mark Weber

 

Great Blue Heron (Gifts of $1,000 to $4,999):

Doug and Sue Ashby 
Arlene Beglin

John Blackburn and Bill Gilmer
Joy and Ed Bracken
Daniel Casey and Dolores Connolly
Jackie and Dean Conrad
Nancy Corrie and Paul Kleinaitis
Kristine Fallon and Jeffrey Sweeney
First State Bank of Porter
Michael Ganz
Kristen and David Jacobucci
Jannsen's Dunes Mart (Beth and John Jannsen)
Julie and Vytas Kasniunas 

Carol Kilrea and Bill May

Ed Kleese and Kathy Fisher
Susan Loeb and Larry Stanton

Carmen Lonstein

Greg Lyman and Margaret Williford

Margaret and Terry McKenna

Leslie Breed McLean and David Phelps

Paddy McNamara
Angela Maurello

Adrianne and Chris May

Nancy and Dale Nichols
NIPSCO
Craig and Carol Nordstrom
Brian and Theresa O'Neil
Daniel and Elizabeth Reidy
Rolling Stonebaker (Andrea Georgion)
Carol Ruzic

Jeffrey Singer and Patricia Carman
Joan Solbeck
John and Elizabeth Thornburg
Wagner's Ribs (Linda and Dave Wagner) 
Dennis and Mary Wolter

Annette and Robert Young

Paul and Susan Haerr Zucker
 

Great Egret (Gifts of $500 to $999):

Anonymous (1)
Debbie and Tom Abrahamson
Geoff Bevington and Lisa Sallwasser
Rita Dagys

Roland Dehne
Mimi and Bud Frankel
Hammer, Inc (Ken Larson)

Paul Levy
Sam Olins

Karen Otto and Jim Vance

Beth and Dominic Polizzotto
Naomi Pollock and David Sneider
Lori and Larry Rubin

Bill and Lorene Schaudt
Nancy and Steven Schwab

John and Mary Kay Swanson

Arnold Tatar, M.D., and Marina Tatar

Linda Wagner

 

Red-Tailed Hawk (Gifts of $250 to $499):

Rosemary and Alan Bell
Richard and Ellen Benya

Joyce Drake
George Grcevich
Laura and John Hennessey
Daryl and Peggy Hoist

Barb and Hans Lagoni
MJ Loftus

Betty and Ron Menna
Marcia and Richard Metzcus

Susan and Peter Neale

Bobbi and Jim Petru
Monique and Pete Rub

Jean Rudd and Lionel Bolin
Yolanda and Richard Saul

Lynn and Dennis Schermer
Sherry Schlickman
Mary and Gerry Skoning

Jeffrey Slutsky and John Spitzig

Heidi Sowa

Joan, Frank, and William Stuart

Audrey Tatar and Michael Bresler
Suzy Vance and Tim Griffin
Charles and Carolyn Weinberg

 

Blue-Winged Teal (Gifts of $100 to $249):

Anonymous (1)
Danguole Bartkus
James and Valerie Beglin           

Geof Benson and Mary Fulghum

Barbara Boris

Grace Budrys and Dan Lortie

Bill and Mary Carstedt
Nancy Cassidy

Mary Stanton Corrigan and Jim Corrigan

Joan Crepeau

Rosemary Crowley

Carol Dickerman
Elizabeth and John Doherty
Dan Dressner
Robert Edger & Gunnbjorg Lavoll
Theresa and Paul Flerick

Troy Ford and Morris McKnight

Toots and Bill Foy

Barbara and John Freely

Carol Gallagher
Vladimir and Sorana Ganz  

Rosemary Gemperle and Larry Jensen

Constance Goldberg
Sharon Green

Adelaide Herman
Jim and Mary Ann Hoey

Donna and Carl Hofmann
Ausra and Nerijus Kalesinskas 

Loretta Kasparas

Curt Kendall and Jason Kasal

Tricia Koning-Llewellyn and John Llewellyn

Julie and John Loftus

Lynn and Harvey Lyon
Annaliese and Brian McSweeney

Judith Melevage

Patricia and David Mounce

Shelley and Neal Mulconrey
Terrence and Mary Murphy
Rondi and Mark Needler
Diana Noreika
Donna and Bud Ogle
Gail Pfleeger

Rosamond Potter
Anat and Guy Rowley

David Ruttenberg

Esther Saks
Schuller Family

Maureen and Kevin Shick
Bob and Jane Stanley
Ruth and Brad Steinberg

Nancy M. Stoltz

Ruta and Dan Sula

Michael Susman

Ada Sutkus

Susan and William Theobald
Thomas Thorne-Thomsen

Barbara and Richard Vanecko
Michael and Julie Wendling
Doug and Marta Wolfe

Ausra and Karl Zarins

 

Kingfisher (Gifts up to $99):

Alice and Charles Connor
Dunes Shore Inn (Fred Braun)

Mary Jane and Donald Eisenhauer

Elizabeth and Terry Gassoway

Herbert George

Martin Guy
Eileen and Marc Heisler

Jim Klora

Amy Little and James Ravenscroft

Pam and Pat Mayers
Donna B Persico

John Pressley
Lynn Przybylinski

Georgeann and Brian Quealy

Ramune Rackauskas

Deborah Ramstorf and Ray Szarmach
Patti Sullivan

 
Gifts in Memory, Honor, and Recognition of:
In memory of Janet Cypra (by ABSR Community Foundation)
In honor of Arlene Beglin (by Mary and Gerry Skoning)
In honor of Robert Beglin (by Kristen and David Jacobucci)
In memory of Bob Olins (by Sam Olins)
In gratitude of Louis M Stein (by Dan Dressner)
In recognition of The Town Center Working Group (Anonymous)
In memory of Terrence Murphy (by Joyce Drake)
In honor of Rosemaries Gemperle & Crowley 150th! (by Mary and Bill Carstedt)
In memory of Vincent A. Persico (by Donna B Persico)
In memory of Wrigley Marvel (by Heidi Sowa)


Gifts in Honor of Curt Kendall for Championing 10 Successful Necktie 5K Run and Walks, and Just Great Volunteerism:
ABSR
John Blackburn and Bill Gilmer
Rita Dagys
Laura and Jay Hennessey
Ed Kleese and Kathy Fischer
Terry and Margaret McKenna
Leslie Breed McLean and David Phelps
Howard and Mary Marvel
Chris and Adrianne May
Bobbi and Jim Petru
Susan and Larry Stanton
Annette and Robert Young
 
Gifts in Honor of Marshal Susan Resteau for the Phase 3 Storage Building:
Geof Benson
John Blackburn and Bill Gilmer
Howard and Mary Marvel
Terrence and Judy Murphy
Sam Olins
Heidi Sowa
 
 
Many thanks to our generous supporters!