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- Description: Rick Hughey, Jr., Executive Vice President/CEO of the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation in Kalamazoo, Michigan talks with grantee Bob Rowe, a musician from Renaissance Enterprises, about Bob's transformative work of bringing gospel, country and R&B music
- Text: with music education performance and his projects, playing music for the elderly in nursing homes. Renaissance Enterprise, discusses the meaning in doing this type of work (8:02) Bob’s parents and grandparents influenced his character by always working
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- Description: including Interlochen Music Camp, YMCA and Toledo Junior League.
- Text: them (10:30) Interlochen music camp sponsor scholarships, a building in his grandmother’s name (11:30) what he sees for the future generations (12:20) How board members contribute to their community, help family members do their own philanthropy (13:45
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- Text: (14:00) Discuss the family connection with the foundation (16:00) They describe their father, Louis Upton (20:00) Woods gives money to Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina. Steve Upton gives money to Interlochen Music Camp in Michigan (26:00
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- Text: the same for over 100 years; it is a music center with 800 or more young people involved (15:00) New Horizons band is successful around the country; St. Sicilia Center has grown and bringing out great performances (16:30) They discuss the ballet which
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- Text: activity. It’s very worthwhile. (JS): Are you still active with particular groups or boards? Do you still have things that you’re doing now? 00:40:58 (DJ): Currently, I’m on the board of the Grand Rapids Symphony, I’ve always enjoyed classical music, also
Russ Mawby discusses his youth on a fruit farm and involvement with 4H and the Boy Scouts, his agricultural studies at Michigan State and Purdue Universities, and his military service in the US Army. He reflects on the history of the Kellogg family, the Kellogg Company, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and his work as CEO of the W.K. Foundation. He details efforts of the Foundation in Michigan and abroad, his involvement with the Council on Foundations and the Foundation Center, and his work developing the Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy. He concludes with reflections on the initiatives that have given him the most pride, and those that still need the most work.
