Rosemary Werner Memorial Hat Tree
Bill Werner and Mary Mickey stand next to the Rosemary Werner Memorial Hat Tree located at St. Francis Cancer Treatment Center. The hats are purchased through a fund established in memory of Bill Werner’s late wife Rosie. The hats, which are available to all cancer patients, are ordered seasonally and each is embroidered and tagged with Rosemary Werner’s initials.
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The Grand Island Community Foundation offers a wonderful way to memorialize a dear friend or loved one through a charitable fund in their memory, customizable to individual wishes.
A charitable fund in memory of...
Using one of the Foundation's gifting options - a scholarship fund, a fund to support a specific charity or facet of community life, or a fund for general community betterment - you can create a customized memorial tailored to the special interests or achievements of the person you wish to memorialize. As an endowment, such a memorial fund will remain active in perpetuity and its honoree will always be recognized whenever a grant from that fund is made. Donation amounts vary with the type of fund being established. For more information on the types of gifting options that can be used for funds, please refer to Ways of Giving.