Wabash's Honeywell Foundation to exceeds five-year, $8 million campaign goal

The reception will include an Educational Outreach exhibit highlighting arts-in-education opportunities, individual and corporate donor recognition, live piano music provided by Susan Vanlandingham and refreshments.

One of the key elements of the campaign was securing the future of the Foundation's Educational Outreach Program, campaign officials said.

The Outreach Program provides arts-in-education opportunities to students in its 12-county service region. More than 41,000 arts opportunities were made available to schools during the 2013-2014 school-year at no cost to the students or to the schools. Through this campaign, $2.6 million was raised to support this specific program.

The campaign was under the Leadership Committee, co-chaired by Dave Haist and John Forrester. Others who served on this committee were Parker Beauchamp, Steve Downs, Steve Ford, Greg Garner, Patty Grant, Amy Ford, Dave Mann, Amy Sullivan, Howard Halderman, and Robert Halderman. The volunteers were led by Honeywell Foundation staff members, including Executive Director Tod Minnich and Director of External Relations Cathy Gatchel.

"This has been a truly remarkable year for development. And it has been so because of our committed and engaged donors" Haist. "We were successful because we worked together and told our story."

"We are over-joyed with the outcome of the campaign," Forrester added. "We are very fortunate to live in a region where support for the Honeywell Foundation is so abundant."

More than 300 donors are responsible for the achieved success, campaign officials noted.

"It is an exciting time for the Honeywell Foundation," said Minnich. "Our appreciation and gratitude goes to our tremendous donor support.

"The future of the Honeywell Foundation looks very bright because of this successful campaign."