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Connecting with his community

Kevin's family established the Kevin A. Kelly Action Fund to help people in need and provide opportunities for people to be lifted up from their troubles, their challenges and their pain.

As executive director of the Michigan State Medical Society, Kevin saw the big picture, advocating for access to health care and working to envision the future of medicine.

A dream for the next generation

After many years of dreaming, researching and planning, Ellen McKay and her late husband, Dale, established the Covenant Fund for Faith and Families in 1999, fulfilling their desire to create a family legacy of care and concern for others. They chose the Capital Region Community Foundation rather than setting up a private foundation because it allowed them to concentrate on their dream, rather than on administrative tasks.

Community perspective from 10,000 feet

Pilots often have great perspective on life, both literally and figuratively.

From 10,000 feet above, they see things those of us on the ground often don’t or can’t see. Instead of seeing the front of a building, they see the building in its entirety and the grounds — and community — surrounding it.

Views like these can shape a perspective on life, too. That seemed to be the case for Gerald and Dorothy Francis, a Grand Ledge couple who were pilots.

Okemos teen's impact lives on through endowment fund

Adam Nevells only lived to be 17 years old, but in his short life, he had a broad impact on people as an athlete, student, Boy Scout, friend and community volunteer.

Cleon Mingus: A hero for all generations

What does Cleon Mingus, a retired autoworker who lived most of his life in a small home near Lansing, Mich., have in common with Andrew Carnegie, W.K. Kellogg and S.S. Kresge?

They all were philanthropists who left behind a lasting legacy that will benefit future generations in perpetuity.