Foundation Announces 2019 Founders Event and Honoree

The Centerville-Washington Foundation announced that The Reverend Harvey B. Smith, a man who has devoted a lifetime of service to others while rarely seeking recognition for his efforts, will be honored at the Founders Event on Thursday, September 26, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Golf Club at Yankee Trace. Rev. Smith is a founding member of the Centerville Rotary Club, former park commissioner for the Centerville-Washington Park District where he served for 23 years, 17 years as President, a retired Methodist minister, serving at Normandy United Methodist Church for a time, a former member of the Centerville City School Board, and even worked as head of Centerville Schools’ transportation department for a short time, among other accomplishments.

Founded in 1998, the Centerville-Washington Foundation, a component fund of the Dayton Foundation, has been successful in assisting people interested in community philanthropy by helping donors find the best ways of contributing to worthy causes. The Foundation’s tag line is, “Helping people help our community.” For more information or to purchase tickets for the Founders Event, please phone (937) 265-0110, email CWFoundation45@gmail.com or visit the foundation’s website, www.centervillewashingtonfoundation.org and Facebook page.