Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38Seeing a Brighter Future through the Power of Giving Giving back to your community most o en comes from the heart. And many mes what we are passionate about has much to do with our own experiences throughout life. For Beach and Marianne (be er known as Kellie) Hall, their lives and community involvement are a perfect example of it. “We think it’s important to give back,” says Beach. “We’re all responsible for doing what we can to make our communi es a be er place.” The Halls found Rogers City while sailing to the North Channel, and they fell in love with the port town and decided to re re there. They bought a home in 1982 which they rented out un l they were ready to move and live in Rogers City permanently. Beach served as the Rogers City Mayor for six consecu ve terms, and Kellie has remained ac ve volunteering at church and for their alma mater, Carleton, as editor of the Class of ’53 newsle er. She also believes strongly in giving back. “You don’t have to have a million dollars to make your gi worthwhile,” says Kellie. “When you’re able to give back to your community, it’s a win-win.” Having become familiar with community founda ons while living in Oakland Township, Beach frequently would drop into the CFNEM office with publica ons from other founda ons and ideas of things CFNEM could be doing. “He came in so many mes with annual reports and le ers from other community founda ons,” said Barb Frantz, CFNEM’s Execu ve Director. “Finally I told him, ‘You have so many good ideas for us. You know who else give us great ideas? Board members!” Beach became a member of the Community Founda on shortly a er moving to Rogers City, and served as the Board President in 2003. The Halls have established three charitable funds through CFNEM. One of those funds is the Hall Presque Isle County/ARMC Scholarship Fund. Beach’s involvement with the health care system both in his career and re rement 5 p g