THE ERMA FOUNDATION
Mission Statement
I am inspired by three brothers whose lives have "historically influenced" my own; three brothers who gave until they could not give any more.
My mother (Erma) also gave; she gave (to me) all she had and for this I thank her (and I love her) and I am setting up this charitable foundation in her honor and in her name.
Introducing:
The Erma Foundation
by
Renee Ashley Baker
Founder, Chairman,
President
and
daughter of
Mrs. Erma D. Ashley
Camelot
"Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You, Ask What You Can Do For Your Country"
--President John F. Kennedy
GOLDEN TRUST
(Keepers of the Golden Trust)
Under this category I list:
Royalty,
World Leaders,
(The Politicians),
and Captains of Industry
Those to whom we have entrusted our world, our existence, our survival , ourselves....
"Some Men See Things As They Are And Say Why? I Dream Things That Never Were And Say Why Not?"
--Senator Robert F. Kennedy
SILVER CHALICE
(Guarders of the Silver Chalice)
Under this category I list:
The Arts,
Literature,
Fashion,
and Society
(The Jetsetters)
Those to whom we have entrusted our beauty, our bourgoisie, our poetry, ourselves....
"The Work Goes On, The Cause Endures, The Hope Still Lives, And The Dream Shall Never Die"
-- Sir Edward M. Kennedy
BRASS RING
(Holders of the Brass Ring)
Under this category I list:
Science,
Medicine,
Sociology,
Academia,
and Economics
(small to medium size business)
Those to whom we have entrusted our well being, our economies, our "thinking minds", ourselves....
AND THOUGH
And though these are three distinct groups of citizen-peoples, there will be no division (nor separation) among us whatsoever. I expect each group to inter-twine, intermingle, and inter-act with the other in a combined effort to "achieve" by "fostering" and "encouraging" ACHIEVEMENT.
JOIN
Once you have become a "Friend of the Erma Foundation" you will be invited to any and all "celebratory" or "fundraising" events, galas, and soirees....
Sometime in the fall of 2013 T.E.F. (The Erma Foundation) will undertake its membership drive and it costs absolutely nothing to join.
You (Corporation and Individual) will be asked to fax to T.E.F. (The Erma Foundation) a letter containing the words "Membership Request". You must include (in your letter) the following:
Your Name,
Your Title,
Your Company Name,
Your Street Address,
Your Email Address,
Your Phone and Fax,
and The Name of Your
"V.P. of Charitable Contributions"
Become A Friend
FIRST
BRASS RING
Hopefully, our first "event" will be The Erma Foundation's Brass Ring fundraiser to "fund 10 Book Scholarships". The Erma Foundation wants to award ten "four-year" book scholarships to ten American university or college students. The ten scholarships awarded will be based on both "academic achievement" and "financial need". The "fundraiser" will be a $1,000 per couple ($500 per plate) dinner.... (swag bags, champagne cocktails, and Renee's singing included).
Where Held:
( New York City )
Attendance Goals:
(200 tickets at $1,000 per)
Prizes:
(10 "His and Her" prizes will be given out. And "NO" they are not automobiles ! ! !)
Dress:
(Semi-formal)
SECOND
SILVER CHALICE
Hopefully, our second "annual event" will be The Erma Foundation Presents: "Fashion Walks For Autism". This event is to "fund grants" to one or more organizations developing programs for autistic learning and development. (And yes--I, Renee Ashley Baker, had a dear and loved cousin--TYRONE-- who was "special"--who was "mentally retarded" who was "autistic").
Where Held:
(New York Fashion Week)
Attendance Goals:
(100 tickets at $10,000 per)
Dress:
(Formal)
THIRD
GOLDEN TRUST
Hopefully, our third annual event will be The Erma Foundation's "Gold Mask Ball". This event is to "fund grants" to those "notables" doing scientific or medical breakthrough research in the "cause of" or "cure for" Autism, Diabetes, or Cancer.
Where Held:
(Paris, London, Belgium, Vienna, and Oslo)
Attendance Goals:
(50 Couples at $50,000 per)
Dress:
(White Tie--Dress Ball Attire)
Events
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Latest Project
notice:
"The Kennedy Family has not yet endorsed The Erma Foundation.
However, I am hoping that they will be doing so and that they will be "giving me the furniture that I asked Senator Edward Kennedy's office for"...LOL
--Renee Ashley Baker
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