CEOupdate R. B. Annis Foundation gift supports Leadership and Learning Center at Dellwood The R.B. Annis Educational Foundation has awarded Girl Scouts of Central Indiana a $250,000 grant to help build the Leadership and Learning Center at Camp Dellwood. The center will prepare our 18,000 adult volunteers with the skills and abilities needed to prepare future generations of women leaders. Robert B. Annis was born in 1907 in Connersville, Ind. Early in life, he demonstrated a great deal of artistic ability. Later, he found a love for science and technology and started the R.B. Annis Company. For more than 60 years, their innovative designs in radio technology and magnetics have earned an international reputation. Fun fact: Annis invented the magnetic theft detectors used in library books. Annis was a man interested in education above all else, especially the education of young people. Throughout his life, he demonstrated the importance of community involvement. It was through his community involvement that Annis met Elmira Vermillion. They shared an interest in community service and working
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with young people and were married in 1988. The R.B. Annis Girl Scouts of Central Indiana Educational welcome Foundation was established in 1996 home and fulfills Annis’ Capital dream of supporting not Campaign only education and science, but also art, music, and historic preservation. Since the passing of Robert Annis in 1999, Elmira has dedicated her life to continuing Robert’s legacy of supporting education and S.T.E.M. for young people. Elmira has become a dear friend of Girl Scouts of Central Indiana. In 2000, she facilitated a gift from the foundation for $100,000 toward the Math and Science Center, naming the Astronomy Court after her late husband. In 2007, the foundation awarded a $70,000 grant to fund the Annis Math and Science Van.
We send a heart felt thank you to Mrs. Annis and the R.B. Annis Educational Foundation for their generous support of Girl Scouts over the last 14 years and our mission to continue building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. To make a contribution, visit girlscoutsindiana.org or contact Charlitta Winston, capital campaign manager, at cwinston@girlscoutsindiana.org.