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Dr Roger S. & Elizabeth Gray Fund

Dr Roger S. & Elizabeth Gray lived most of their lives in Evansville. They were an integral part of this community through work relating to health care, volunteerism, and education.  After Roger’s death January 1, 2009, Elizabeth Gray notified the Community Foundation that their intent to establish a charitable fund to benefit Evansville, a community where they had shared so much with so many.  Evansville was still in their hearts, but living in Eau Claire left them somewhat out of touch with a changing community.  They knew that just as Evansville had changed over the past it would continue to do so in the future.  As a named fund of the Evansville Fund, they are allowing the EF Advisory Board to identify needs and opportunities in Evansville and use grant dollars where they are most effective.