The Cornerstone Society

Anyone can have a legacy. You don't have to be wealthy to create impact in your community. All you need is the desire to do something meaningful with the resources you have.

A Lasting Legacy

When you become a Cornerstone Society member, you are taking a huge step to ensure that Frederick County continues to be a place that future generations will be proud to call home. Your legacy can be defined through grants, scholarships, or both, benefiting the causes that are most important to you.

Recognition

For those who plan to leave a legacy of giving after they are gone by entrusting us with a planned gift, the Cornerstone Society is our way of saying thank you. Annually, all Cornerstone members are invited to a luncheon and are recognized for their generosity. In addition, Cornerstone member names are listed on our website and in the printed annual report. And, should a Cornerstone member wish to remain anonymous, that request is respectfully honored.

How Do I Get Started Creating My Legacy?

We encourage you to visit our Legacy pages which contain a variety of resources that you can peruse at your leisure and in the privacy of your home:

• Free e-brochures and guides, such as a complimentary guide to creating your will, assists you in gathering information your attorney will need to successfully plan your estate.
• A planned gifts calculator tool that provides details of various gift types and the possible associated tax savings.
• Sample bequest language.
• Complete descriptions and examples of gift types, including a bequest, charitable trust, charitable gift annuity, pooled income fund gifts, estate or retirement plan, life insurance, and more.

The Ramona Corun Remsberg Scholarship Fund

Through her estate provisions, Ramona Remsberg created The Ramona Corun Remsberg Scholarship Fund to help students studying finance. Since 2005, the fund has provided more than $40,000 in post-secondary scholarships. Mrs. Remsberg's 55 year career with Frederick County National Bank, including serving as president from 1987 to 1993, blazed a trail for women in the finance field.

Professional Advice

We aren't attorneys, accountants, financial planners or trust officers, and we don't provide legal or tax advice. Please consult with your professional advisor(s) before making a planned or charitable gift. Many professional advisors work closely with us to design charitable gifts that meet your needs and achieves your charitable goals.

Meet Our Cornerstone Society Members

• A Friend of the Community Foundation
• Friends of the Community Foundation
• Anonymous Donor #5*
• Anonymous Donor #8
• Anonymous Donor #10*
• Anonymous Donor #11
• Anonymous Donor #13
• Anonymous Donor #14
• Anonymous Donor #15
• Anonymous Friend
• Ann and Ric Adams
• Ron and Bonnie Albaugh
• Ms. Anne B. Allen
• Arthur O. and Julane P. Anderson
• Cleopatra Campbell Anderson*
• Ms. Dorinne S. Armstrong
• Mr. Nevin S. Baker*
• Ms. Wanda Lou Baldwin*
• Mr. William Eugene “Gene” Barnhart*
• Mr. George J. Barthel*
• Audrey and Steve Bauman*
• Joseph I. Berman, MD
• Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Biehl*
• Mr. L. Edward Blumenauer*
• Mrs. Elizabeth J. Brady
• Ms. Margaret Brandenburg*
• Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Brault*
• Dr. Robert E.* and Linda S. Broadrup
• Mr. William H. Browning, Jr.
• J. Milton and Elsie Brunk*
• Jack and Jeannie Brunk
• Ms. N. Dola Burkentine
• Ms. Frances W. Burlas*
• Mr. Joseph D. Byrd*
• Mr. Marion D. Carmack, Jr.
• Emily and John* Carnochan
• Jim and Letty Carpenter
• John and Millie Cartee
• Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Cartwright
• Mr. Steve Cassis
• Robert F. and Elizabeth E. Cavanaugh*
• Ms. Kimberly S. Chaney
• Mr. and Mrs. John Cheatham*
• Mr.* and Mrs. Dwight Collmus
• Ms. Elmira B. Cook*
• Mrs. Connie Cox Cook*
• Mrs. Mattie H. Cornpropst*
• Mr. and Mrs. Kirk D. Cramer, Jr.*
• Ms. Sandra Summers Crist*
• Mr. William E. Cross*
• Dan and Cindy Cunningham
• Ms. Katharine E. Cutshall*
• John and Kay Dallavalle
• Ms. Virginia T. Dashiell*
• Ms. Janet E. Davis
• Michael G. and Elizabeth Y. Day
• Ms. Elizabeth Derr*
• Dr.* and Mrs. Herbert L. Doggett
• Ms. Julie A. Donat
• Mr. Lawrence A. Dorsey, Jr.*
• Don Doughty* and Linda Moran
• Mrs. Dale Woolston Dowling
• Ms. Peggy Dufour
• Cathie and Will Duncan
• Mrs. Thelma B. Duvall*
• Ms. Kendra Dwyer
• Steve and Nancy Ebner
• Mr. Erwin Eisenhower*
• Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Elkins, Jr.*
• Mr.* and Mrs. Harold E. Emmons
• Mrs. Helen E. Erwin*
• Mrs. Marybell Castle Everhart*
• C. William and Christine Eyler
• John and Annabelle Eyler*
• Mr. Donald Falconer*
• Ms. Susan K. Favorite
• Mrs. Karen Fetterly
• Jay and Virginia Fifer*
• Mr. Jim Filby*
• Melvin E. and Esther E. Filler*
• Alden E. and Harriet K. Fisher*
• Ms. Anne S. Fisher
• Mrs. Pauline Draper Fisher*
• Paul and Gail Fitzgerald
• Mr. David A. Fogle*
• Miss Rhema Fogle*
• James and Sandra Gangawere
• Mr. Gene G. Gardner*
• Miss Helen M. Gardner*
• Harry George and Dee Dolan
• Dr. John C. George
• Ms. Eleanor A. Gerstenfeld
• Ms. L. C. Gilbert*
• Ms. Peggy L. Githerman
• Bess and Frank* Gladhill
• Mr. Richard M. Golling, Jr.
• Mrs. Chase C. Gove*
• Ms. Dorothy M. Green
• Mr. James M. Green*
• Mr. and Mrs.* Mark W. Grimes
• Ms. Anne-Lynn Gross*
• Mr. Daniel C. Guyton
• Mrs. Louise T. Guyton
• Merle L. and R. Rebecca Guyton
• Carlton B. and Darlene Lin-Oi* Haakinson
• Rev. and Mrs. Theodore Haas
• Ms. Elizabeth K. Hale
• Ms. Gloria F. Hartman*
• Andre C. Hayes and Regina W. Hayes
• Molly and Robert Hayes
• Ms. C. Sue Hecht
• Mrs. Carole Heine
• Hunt and Joan Hendrickson
• Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hendrickson, II
• Kerri Hesley, MD and Timothy Gibian, PsyD
• Ms. Thelma T. Higuchi
• Mrs. Irene Hogan*
• Charles and Teresa Hoke*
• Mr. Amos Holter, Sr.*
• Mrs. Betty Markey Hooper*
• Mr. Robert G. Hooper
• U. Mehrl and Margaret T. Hooper*
• Ms. Jeane Hostetler
• Robert and Virginia Houck
• Mr. Forest Hough
• Mr. Carroll D. House*
• Ms. Phyllis S. Hoyer
• Mr. J. Richard Hudson, Sr.*
• Mrs. Annette James
• John Jones and Mary Jane McWilliams
• Ms. Jean Joyce
• Mrs. Mary Michael Crewe Judge*
• Robert E.* and Maureen M. Kallstrom
• Mr. Richard W. Kanode
• Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Kefauver*
• Mr. Guy Kelly*
• Charles* and Janet King
• Ms. Karlys Kline
• Ms. Gail H. Kohls
• Mr. Daniel J. Lajewski, Jr.
• Rev. Albert K. Lane, III and Dayna L. Lane
• Ms. Harriet Langlois
• Mr. Edgar “Bud” Larson*
• Marvin and Bonnie* Laws
• Mr. Harry J. Lebherz, II*
• Mr. Richard Lebherz*
• Mr. Chester M. Leishear*
• Mr. Jack Leishear
• Mr. Donald L. Lewis*
• Mr. Greg Light
• Mr. Donald C. Linton
• Mrs. M. Rebecca Linton
• Mrs. Ann Burnside Love
• Mr. Barry O. Lucey
• Mr. Tom Lynch
• Mrs. Eleanor F. Mackintosh
• Mr. James W. Main*
• Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Main*
• Charles T. and Mary Ellen Main*
• Ms. Barbara D. Marmet*
• Family and Friends of Frank Martz
• Mrs. Sandy Mastrino
• Mark A. and Angela L. Mayer
• Mr. Richard T. Meagher
• Mrs. Eileen R. Mercer
• Mrs. Marty Mercer-Akre
• Charles C. and Carol T. Mertz*
• Ms. Janet L. Hahn Michael
• Mr. Frederick M. Michel
• Ms. Theresa Mathias Michel
• Ms. Theresa “Tee” Michel
• Ms. Charlotte Moran*
• Ms. Robin Marie Morris
• Robert and Winifred Mount
• Dr. and Mrs. John Munson*
• Mr. Calvin Murray*
• Ms. Mary Louise Musser
• Mr. C. Rodman Myers
• Ms. Margaret E. Myers*
• Mrs. Rose Marie Myers
• Wayne C. and Margaret S. Neely*
• Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Nicodemus
• Mr. Roger F. Nicodemus*
• Ms. Addie B. Null
• Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. O'Brien*
• Mr. and Mrs. Linwood T. Offutt, Sr.*
• Mr. Linwood T. Offutt, Jr.*
• Mrs. Nellie Page*
• Mrs. Susan Palmer-Purtee
• Mrs. Elizabeth L. Peters*
• Richard and Patricia Petre
• Col. and Mrs. Walter W. Plummer*
• Ms. Lucille H. Ponton*
• Mrs. Betty Agatha Powell*
• Jerry and Molly Pritchett
• Mrs. Marguerite Quinn*
• Mrs. Frances A. Randall*
• Dr. P. Gregory Rausch
• Audrey Rayfield and John Stush
• Richard and Betsy Reinders
• Robert J. and Kathryn "Kitty" Reed*
• Clarence and Jeanie Keller Reeder
• Mrs. Colleen Remsberg*
• Mrs. Ramona Remsberg*
• Ms. Martha L. Reynolds*
• Mr. Millard Rice*
• Mrs. Libby F. Richards*
• Don and Rosa Rippeon
• Ms. Ellen B. Ristorcelli
• Gwen Romack and Evan Somerstein
• Norman and Melissa “Missy”* Ross
• Ms. Linda Roth
• Mrs. Rita Rourke*
• Lawrence T. Bassett* and Terrence E. Ruppert
• Mrs. Gloria J. Ryals
• Mr. Calvin E. Sayler*
• Mr. James Schmersahl
• Wayne and Diane Shaff
• Bob and Carol Sharpe
• Mrs. Alma Sharrer*
• General Clair Wayne Shisler*
• Mrs. Shirley Shores
• Mrs. Marcy Shtatman
• Mr. and Mrs. F. Lawrence Silbernagel, Jr.
• Mrs. Mary Ann Simmons
• Ms. Margaretta F. Slayman*
• Dr. and Mrs. George I. Smith
• Miss Mary E. M. Smith*
• Miss Ruth E. Smith*
• Mrs. Virginia Belle Smith*
• David and Mary Snyder
• Dr. Sonja Sperlich
• Ms. Lois Noffsinger Spurrier
• Mrs. Margaret S. Stauffer*
• Miss Alice Jean Stine
• Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Stine*
• Ms. Kathleen Baker Stine*
• Mr. Norman Stitley*
• Ms. Linda S. Stone
• Mr. Frank G. Stoner*
• Mr. H. Peter Storm
• Mr. Charles C.T. Stull*
• Mrs. Mary M. Stull*
• Robert* and Lorraine Stup
• Mr. Austin Summers*
• Rob and Joyce Summers
• Mrs. Bonnie Swanson
• Jane Talarico and Michael Paskowsky
• Dr. Thomas Tarpley
• Stephen and Jacquelyn* Tate
• Bob and Gina Taylor
• Bob* and Millie Taylor
• Ms. Martha M. Thomas
• Harry and Leona Trout*
• Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Trunk, III
• Mr. Chris R. Tyree and Dr. I. Blanche Bourne-Tyree*
• Mr. Edgar C. Virts, Jr.*
• Kevin and Sara Wade*
• Ms. Nora Joy Wade
• Linda S. Walsh and William T.* Dunkin
• Mr.* and Mrs. Norman E. Waltz, Sr.
• Mr. and Mrs. H. Deets Warfield, Jr.
• Ms. Lynne M. Warner*
• Dr. Ashley Waters
• Mrs. Peggy Waxter
• The Honorable and Mrs. William W. Wenner*
• Mrs. Janis Miller Wertheimer*
• Ms. Mary C. Willard*
• Jeff and Marguerite Wilson
• Ms. Nancy M. Wilson
• Ms. Arie L. Winebrener*
• Mr. Harold B. Wright*
• W. Meredith S. and Helen B. Young*
• Nelson and Celia Zahler
• Clayton and Phebe Zimmerman*

* remembered forever