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2018–19: IHSAA Foundation

Foundation Outreach

The success that the Foundation is enjoying Foundation Board. All three are educators
is the result of a conscious, constant effort to who understand the value of education-based
reach as many potential donors as possible athletics and transformational coaching.
with its story. This outreach effort included Their eagerness to serve will help the IHSAA
a VIP golf outing in July, a targeted direct Foundation connect with member-schools at
mail campaign in November, December, May the highest administrative level.
and June, the distribution of an informative
newsletter (The Advocate) on a quarterly basis The Foundation welcomed Rick Fuson,
and speaking engagements and one-on-one President and COO of Pacers Sports &
presentations by President Matt Wolfert. Entertainment, to its board while thanking
Seeds are being planted on a weekly basis. Jim Morris, Vice Chairman of Pacers Sports
& Entertainment, for his three years of
The Foundation also launched an informative dedicated service.
new website (IHSAAFoundation.org) at
the beginning of the 2018-19 school year. Programs like the InSideOut Initiative rein-
It also delivered an Automated External force the ethical and moral infrastructure of
Defibrillator to the six high schools in Indiana our state, broaden our community’s base of
that did not already have one, through a grant leadership and provide a strong foundation
provided by the National Federation of State that future generations can build upon. It is
High School Associations. Thanks to this made possible thanks to the IHSAA Founda-
NFHS initiative, we can now proudly say that tion’s partnership with the NFL Foundation
every IHSAA member-school has at least one and the Indianapolis Colts.
AED on its property.
The Foundation is grateful to Pacers Sports &
In addition, a record crowd of more than 300 Entertainment and the Indianapolis Colts for
coaches, athletic administrators, principals their continued leadership and unwavering
and school superintendents attended the support.
InSideOut Leadership Conference at the
Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center on A complete list of donors for the 2018-19
April 30, 2019, and three school superinten- school year can be found on the following
dents filled newly-created positions on the pages of this report.

New Board Members

The IHSAA Foundation added four new & Entertainment; Brandon Penrod, Superin-
members to its board during the past year. tendent of Whitko Community Schools; and
They are Tina Bennett, Superintendent Nikki C. Woodson, Superintendent of North
of Clarksville Community Schools; Rick Central High School (Marion County).
Fuson, President and COO of Pacers Sports

Tina Bennett Rick Fuson Brandon Penrod Nikki C. Woodson

SUPERINTENDENT PRESIDENT & COO SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT
Clarksville Community Schools Pacers Sports & Entertainment Whitko Community Schools North Central High School
(Marion County)

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