Stories
What Happens When Generosity Stays Local
The impact we have made in our community
When community members give through the Crawford County Foundation, real and lasting change takes place. These stories show what happens when generosity, vision, and local commitment come together to strengthen our hometowns.
All Aboard Learning Center
In 2000, Fred Epstein, owner of Indeeco, held a meeting at the Franklin Street Café with a group of local businesspeople and citizens to discuss the level of interest for a childcare center in Cuba. He believed local parents in the community needed and wanted more resources for safe oversight watching their children while they worked, as well as providing early education opportunities.
Cuba War Memorial
The idea for the Cuba War Memorial came from two brothers, W.D. (Delbert) and Phil Mullen, who had a vision to recognize war veterans, in honor of their fallen brother, Cliff. During his second tour in Vietnam, in November 1968, Clifford T. Mullen suffered life-threatening burns. Cliff spent his dying days in Japan, and in response, the U.S. military provided the funds for his mother to fly overseas so she could sit at his bedside during his last days. However, there was no money for his father Henry to accompany her.
Wildcat Field of Pride
In 2008, the Crawford County Foundation facilitated a capital campaign between a passionate community member, the Crawford County R-2 School District, and the people of Cuba who are made up of parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. of Cuba students. The vision for the project was born in Kathy Herman, who initiated the project to rebuild the Cuba track in memory of her brother, Jim Mullally.
