Walters Family Foundation Board Member, Phil Waller, CPA, submitted his letter of resignation to the Board at the Semi-Annual Board Meeting on November 16, 2020. Mr. Waller, known as “Phil” to his friends and co-board members, was an invaluable part of the workings of the Foundation and help to transform its thinking into the 21st… Read more »
“I am trained, I am knowledgeable, I know things, I can do this job, I am fiscally responsible, and I am a people person.” Who wouldn’t hire this person in a minute? I may not! What is missing? When we tell stories or produce short videos about ourselves, we tell the essentials. We show the… Read more »
You say, “It’s too soon to look forward to 2021!” Yet, many have posted in social media how disappointing 2020 has been with a pandemic during an election year with all the pontifications of those who desire your vote. Wearing of masks, social distancing (which by the way – I experienced while attending a co-ed... Read more » 
When I was a young boy, my mother, Betty (Walters) Unterseher, would take my baby sister Marla and me to our Aunt Mary’s house for weekly visits. Mom would trim Aunt Mary’s finger/toe nails (I don’t think they were called manicures in the 60’s?), freshened her makeup or just talked about the […]
The Walters Family Foundation attended the Exponent Philanthropy 2018 National Conference in Philadelphia, PA on September 28 – 30. This Conference offers timely and relevant educational content for staff, donors, and trustees at all levels of experience and serving all types of foundations (including community and family foundations) as well as individual donors, […]
Traveling to school by bus on a freezing cold morning as a first grader, someone came up behind me and with their bent middle finger flicked my cold ear. That hurt so bad! I flared up like a peacock trying to show by my threatening words and warnings that they better […]
While growing up and attending a parochial school, I never had much exposure to any musical instruments except the organ. My father loved theatre organ music because he used to roller skate to this type of music as a kid and young adult. And of course, he wanted his own […]
Walking through the door of the Cornelius Public Library, the first visual image was happy people smiling! The staff demonstrates a genuine happiness to see you. After greeting you, they offer coffee and cookies carefully laid out on a hostess table. Karen Hill, the Library Director, exuded enthusiasm for our visit […]
As a small boy, I was anxious to go sit with my Grandparents, Fred and Amelia Walters, in church. Grandma was loving, gave hugs, and always had a surprise in her purse – usually some gum or hard candy. I was taught to sit still and listen to the pastor. […]
In packing for a recent move to our current location in Oxnard, CA, I came across a long, narrow tablet on which were printed words from my spelling tests given in 3rd grade. I rarely missed a word, but I had to study them carefully. I also had learned to “sound […]
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