Gettysburg Foundation Newslettter Volume 26, Issue 1

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Gettysburg Foundation Volume 26, Issue 1 Page 3
M A N A G E M E N T T E A M
President
Joanne M. Hanley
Executive Assistant to the President
Tina M. Grim
Chief Financial Officer
Daniel M. Bringman
Chief Development Officer
David R. Cooper
Director of Facilities
Brian Shaffer
Director of Membership & Leadership
Beth Kirby
Director of Marketing & Communications
Cindy Small
M E M B E R S H I P D E P A R T M E N T
Campaign Communications
and Membership Manager
Elle Lamboy
Membership Coordinator
Marie Kuykendall
Membership Operations Coordinator
Marliese Neiderer
Events Logistics Coordinator
Ann Swade
Volunteer and Retail Manager
Ray Matlock
G E T T Y S B U R G F O U N D A T I O N
Friends of Gettysburg Membership Information
General: 717-339-2159
Events: 717-339-2148
Gettysburg Foundation Administrative Offices
717-338-1243
Gettysburg National Military Park
Museum & Visitor Center
Battlefield Tours & Tickets: 877-874-2478
Administrative Offices: 717-338-1243 Gettysburg Foundation President
Joanne Hanley (right) and Vice
Chair of the Board Barbara
Finfrock put up a fence at
Volunteer Workday.
N E W S L E T T E R T E A M
Executive Editor
Barbara J. Finfrock
Writer/Editor
Elle Lamboy
Assistant Editor
Marliese Neiderer
Photographer
Ray Matlock
Design
Yvonne Koons, Art Commnication Systems, Inc.
Ann Swade
Gettysburg Foundation considers them
as very important and crucial partners.
The Saturday evening banquet speaker
will be renowned Abraham Lincoln
historian, author, and educator Dr.
Matthew Pinsker, who holds the Brian
Pohanka Chair of Civil War History
at Dickinson College. In this last Civil
War Sesquicentennial year and the sad
anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination,
much of our focus will be on Lincoln.
As you will read in the cover story, the
Gettysburg Railroad Station, known to
us as the Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad
Station, is on its way to being officially
part of GNMP as of December 2014,
when legislation was passed to include
the station within the boundaries of the
park. We are proud to showcase this
historic building in downtown Gettysburg
as the beginning point of the Lincoln
Gettysburg Experience, which is available
as a self-guiding walking tour, or as an iOS
smartphone app.
Volunteers have been an integral part of
every project of the Friends since 1989,
and I know you will enjoy reading about
some of those accomplishments in the
article on . The annual Volunteer
Workday on the first weekend of June
draws over 250 members from across
the country, often with two or three
generations of a family working. It is
wonderful to watch as very young children
learn to paint fences standing next to
parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents.
This is most meaningful as we continue
to build a legacy of preservation and
education for future generations. The
output of fresh vegetables from the Sherfy
House historic farm garden is incredible
and is being shared with the Campus
Kitchen through the partnership with
Gettysburg College students working with
Foundation volunteers. At the Member
Services Desk in the Museum & Visitor
Center lobby, volunteers are on duty and
recruiting new members every day. At
the Rupp House during the spring and
summer seasons, there are visitors who
stop in to learn more about the civilians
who were hostages to the ravages of battle
in their small town. It has not mattered
which type of project we have undertaken,
the volunteer “corps” is thriving. The
honor of “giving back” is becoming a
tradition among volunteers, and I am so
proud of all who step forward in this way.
Speaking of giving back, we had the honor
of featuring Barbara Finfrock, our Vice
Chair of the Board, on Barbara has
been a stalwart of support, guidance and
friendship for me over the last four years.
I know I can always count on her positive
outlook, her candor and her ability to see
the big picture, as well as her love for both
our organization and the national parks.
Nationally, she is viewed as a treasure
trove of advice and experience for other
Friends organizations, and is frequently
sought out by fledgling groups. We are
blessed and fortunate that she “belongs to
Gettysburg!”
As we look to the future years, we will
need the continued loyalty of members
in all of these same ways, as we celebrate
anniversaries, honor sacred ground, and
always educate ourselves and others about
the rich national heritage we are fortunate
to be part of in Gettysburg. Thank you
all so much. I look forward to welcoming
you back again and again in 2015 and
beyond.