Dick Kendall honored with new charity fund
By Daniel Hartill, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine | |
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"He had a kind of sympathetic, careful eye to say, 'Is this an organization just waiting for a little bit of encouragement and support?" said
For 15 years, the organization has been making small-to-moderate-sized grants to charities across the county.
Again and again, Kendall seemed to find the charities that needed a hand and could draw momentum from the gift, Hiss said.
"He just had a gentle, encouraging, but very wise way of doing this work," Hiss said. "He trained us all."
When Kendall died in
That legacy is growing.
On
The Bethel-based
"We're trying to raise the
Part of the
"We're hoping that people who wish to support the Kendall fund with a gift will come, but also we hope members of organizations, which have received support, will come."
There were so many.
Raised in
When Kendall began working for Bates Manufacturing, the growing family moved to
Kendall later worked as director of personnel for
"His job was being a businessman," Hiss said. "Helping charities was a hobby."
Besides the county committee, he volunteered for a collection of organizations, boards and charities, including the chamber,
"I knew him mostly as a really good neighbor who opened up all of his property to schools for cross-country skiing and other activities," said
"We decided to create something on our own for him, she said. "This is our turn to recognize him for all of the things he has done."
The biggest effects will be found among the groups that have been helped by the county fund, from Tree Street Youth and the Trinity Jubilee Center to
The fund typically gives away between
"We're not making grants to build buildings with," Hiss said. Rather, the charity merely tries to help where it can and, as much as it can, make a difference. It's something Kendall believed in, he said.
"Dick was a remarkable man who cared deeply -- deeply -- about
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