b'As new Rogers City residents, Beach and Kellie immersed themselves in the community. Beach ran for Rogers City Mayor and served for 12 years. Just a few years after moving to the area, he became involved with the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan as a board member, serving as President in 2003. He is also involved on the boards of MidMichigan Health-Alpena, Alpena Community College Foundation, Thunder Bay Community Health Services, Presque Isle District Library, and Friends of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Kellie says she is a professional volunteer, now giving time to the missions of Westminster Presbyterian Church and Carleton College.Supporting the community they love, helping to sustain the best of it, and planning for its future has been the cornerstone of their philanthropic involvement with CFNEM. The couple has established severalfundsbenefittingarangeofneedsinwaysthatmakeitabetterplaceall-around.TheRogersCityMarinaisthefirstplacetheHallslandedwhentheydiscoveredRogersCity.TheyseetheMarina, which is owned by the City, as an important community asset, greeting travelers by water, and providing a place for community members to enjoy the shoreline and Lake Huron. Another part of the community that added to their enjoyment over the years is the Rogers City Theatera local landmark now owned by the Presque Isle District Library, and is a hub of community activities.You dont have to have a million dollars to make your gift worthwhile, says Kellie. When youre able to give back to your community, its a win-win.In 2019, as the Halls were working on the establishment of new funds to support the marina and theater,theirsonKenpassedawayunexpectedlyattheageof60.KenwasaretiredNavyofficer,andthen served as a civilian employee of the U.S. Strategic Command. Because the new funds the Halls were establishing coincided with their sons interests, they decided to name them after Ken to memorialize andhonorhim.Attheendof2019,theyofficiallyestablishedtheKennethHallMemorialRogersCityMarina Fund to enhance visitors experiences at the marina and maintain its adjacent Lakeside Park; and the Kenneth Hall Memorial Rogers City Theater Fund, to support the theater while it is under its present ownership.The Halls say they choose to give through CFNEM because it is local, successful and easy to work with, and have chosen to be members of CFNEMs Legacy Society, leaving a planned gift from their estate.Northeast Michigan needs its Community Foundation, and the community needs funds for grants, says Passion with a Purpose 18'