The Endowment for Community Leadership was created in 1983 and remained active with a number of significant projects in several states for over a decade. At that point, due to several factors, the Endowment remained more or less dormant for several years. It has recently been reinvigorated. Following is a description of our projects and events from our first several decades:
Major Historic Projects & Events:
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Inter-Community Outreach
From 2011 to 2014 we held a series of events to celebrate the historic relationship between Morocco and the USA, highlighting their leaders at the time: George Washington and Mohamed Ben Abdellah III. It was an effort to help Muslim and Christian communities in the USA better understand one another and help overcome negative stereotypes promoted by some media. The slogan of the Amity series is "beyond interfaith dialogue to interpersonal relationships. |
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Fundraising Events
Reception with Vice President and Mrs. Dan Quayle
April 10, 1991
This was held at the Residence of the Vice President following a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. George F. Kettle. The purpose was to raise funds for ethnic communities in urban America.
Liberation of One
October 22, 1986
This evening was held at the John F. Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts in honor of Romuald Spasowski, the former Ambassador to the United States from Poland, and the highest ranking communist official to defect to America. The evening was named after the book by Ambassador Spasowski. Hosts were the Honorable Elizabeth H. Dole, the Honorable Jean J. Kirkpatrick, the Honorable Donald P. Hodel, and the Honorable J. William Middendorf II. In addition Mary L. Walker, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Energy, gave Introductory Remarks.
A Journey to the Moon
March 11, 1985
This evening was held at the John F. Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts, and was hosted by the Honorable Donald Hodel, Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Special guests were astronauts Colonel James B. Irwin and General Charles M. Duke, Jr.
American Patriot FundThis fund involved significant American patriots who have in the past heroically and sacrificially served this nation. These men and women once again stepped forward to serve our nation by supporting a different kind of "patriot" - the ethnic urban leader who is fighting the war against crime and drugs, and who is rebuilding constructive and traditional values in our inner cities.
Funds were raised through the American Patriot Series, a collection of serially numbered, limited edition fine art prints, produced from original paintings by the finest aviation artists. These prints record the exploits of individual patriots who have, in times of conflict or exploration, heroically served our nation. They were all signed by Governor and war hero Joseph J. Foss as well as the artist. |
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American Patriot's Evenings
Dinner receptions were held to honor the following American patriots:
Joseph J. Foss November 8, 1990
Governor Foss was the leading fighter ace of the United States Marine Corps during World War II and a 1943 recipient of the Medal of Honor, recognizing his role in the air combat during the Guadalcanal Campaign. In postwar years, he achieved fame as General in the Air National Guard, the 20th Governor of South Dakota, and the first commissioner of the American Football League, as well as a career as a television broadcaster.
Eugene B. McDaniel September 27, 1991
Captain “Red” McDaniel is a former American POW from the Vietnam War, spending six years in confinement. He was shot down while flying his A-6 Intruder aircraft in 1967, and was one of the most brutally tortured prisoners of the Vietnam War. When he returned home from Vietnam, he was awarded the Navy's second highest award for bravery, the Navy Cross. Among his other military decorations are two Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit with Combat "V", the Distinguished Flying Cross, three Bronze Stars with Combat "V", and two Purple Hearts for wounds received at the hands of the North Vietnamese torturers.
Captain McDaniel resumed active duty and served as Commanding Officer of the USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3) and Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16). He also served as Director of Navy/Marine Corps Liaison to the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1981, and then retired from the Navy in 1982.
Governor Foss was the leading fighter ace of the United States Marine Corps during World War II and a 1943 recipient of the Medal of Honor, recognizing his role in the air combat during the Guadalcanal Campaign. In postwar years, he achieved fame as General in the Air National Guard, the 20th Governor of South Dakota, and the first commissioner of the American Football League, as well as a career as a television broadcaster.
Eugene B. McDaniel September 27, 1991
Captain “Red” McDaniel is a former American POW from the Vietnam War, spending six years in confinement. He was shot down while flying his A-6 Intruder aircraft in 1967, and was one of the most brutally tortured prisoners of the Vietnam War. When he returned home from Vietnam, he was awarded the Navy's second highest award for bravery, the Navy Cross. Among his other military decorations are two Silver Stars, the Legion of Merit with Combat "V", the Distinguished Flying Cross, three Bronze Stars with Combat "V", and two Purple Hearts for wounds received at the hands of the North Vietnamese torturers.
Captain McDaniel resumed active duty and served as Commanding Officer of the USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3) and Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16). He also served as Director of Navy/Marine Corps Liaison to the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1981, and then retired from the Navy in 1982.
The Phoenix Fund
This fund was established to bring hope, purpose and life to those struggling to survive in Phoenix's more troubled urban communities. It identified qualified men and women from ethnic minority backgrounds in Phoenix, assisted in developing leadership skills, and provided necessary financial assistance.
For those who live in the inner city, life will only begin to take on purpose and families will only become healthy when individuals live by the moral, lawful, Judeo-Christian principles that have been described by former Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State Colin Powell as "traditional American Values".
For those who live in the inner city, life will only begin to take on purpose and families will only become healthy when individuals live by the moral, lawful, Judeo-Christian principles that have been described by former Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of State Colin Powell as "traditional American Values".
The 21st Century Fund
Crime, drugs, and the breakdown of the family are devastating the lives of many in our urban, ethnic communities, leading to a sense of hopelessness and despair. Until we confront this problem head-on, there is very little hope of bringing real and lasting change to urban America. There is a desperate need in our country for a new kind of leadership - men and women who live in the inner city communities, and who will teach and live out the positive kinds of values that bring purpose and direction to the lives of those around them. Unfortunately, there is a critical shortage of these role models in America's urban communities. And, those men and women who are building positive values in the inner cities often are unappreciated, and struggle without sufficient financial support. The Endowment is committed to changing this situation. The goal of the 21st Century Fund was to recruit, develop, and financially assist ethnic Christian leaders who will work to establish a strong moral foundation, and to rebuild the shattered urban family.