Since 1886, Citizens Bank has been a pillar in the Hutchinson community. Since the early 1960s when Irvin J. Burich assumed a majority interest and became the Bank’s third president, his family has, too. Now,
Archives for 2014
Gasser Family: Teaching to Contribute
Steve and Beth Gasser combine an active family life with owning a business, and still find plenty of time to get involved with their community. Beth is from Canby and attended Southwest Minnesota
Siebenand Siblings: Inheriting the Farm
The Family Shoe Store was a mainstay in downtown Madison for decades. Owner Chic Siebenend, an outgoing entrepreneur and family man, moved from Arlington, Minn., in 1943 with wife Marie
Logan Family: Sharing Philanthropy
At just under 3-years-old, Jack Thomas is Southwest Initiative Foundation’s youngest Growing Home Circle member. He is joined by his sister Molly and cousins Scott and Samuel Griebel and Audrey and Lucile Burger,
Bob and Helen Remick: Planting Seeds for a New Way to Give
Robert Remick was a bus depot employee, a high school teacher, an artist and a farmer in Cottonwood County. He and wife Helen were generous people whose giving far outlasted their lifetime through The Robert and
2014 Annual Report
Giving Matters Some people describe community philanthropy as giving from a community, on behalf of a community. That’s the premise of a community foundation. People “give where they live” as