About CEF

The Chillicothe Educational Foundation was formed in 1992 to encourage the highest educational standards in the Chillicothe Public Schools and to increase community pride in those schools. Established to provide financial support for enrichment programs and activities where needs are determined, the Foundation receives and administers gifts and bequests which shall benefit education in the Chillicothe R-II Schools. Donations to the Foundation are tax deductible.

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Ed Douglas, President; Mike Turner, Treasurer; Lindy Chapman, Ad Hoc School Board Member; Dan Wiebers, Superintendent; Susan Fair, Director; Edward P. Milbank, Director; Dr. Bruce Brodmerkle, Director; Julie McCoy, Director; Inger Young, Secretary; and Trent Miller, Director.

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May 2023

CEF Land Donation

The Chillicothe Educational Foundation took a significant step in supporting Chillicothe R-2 School District's future by securing enough land to someday accommodate an entire educational complex. The land amounts to 61 acres and is located north and northeast of the existing high school.

(LEFT) Aerial view of the land donated to the Chillicothe R-II School District by the Chillicothe Education Foundation. Pictured: The completed high school complex and the stadium built in 2013. Photo / Butch Shaffer 2013

November 2023

by LAURA SCHULER

The Chillicothe R-II School District is now the proud owner of 70 acres of real estate near the Chillicothe Elementary School after the Board of Education voted last (Tuesday) night to accept the gift from the Chillicothe Educational Foundation. The land, which is located north of State Highway 190 between Hornet Road and U.S. Highway 65, was purchased by the Chillicothe Educational Foundation thanks to a generous financial donation from the Joe and Lenore Lambert Foundation. The property, school officials say, will eventually be used as the site of additional facilities when District resources become available.

“On behalf of the Board of Education, I would like to extend my gratitude to the Joe and Lenore Lambert Foundation, for its generosity and thank the Chillicothe Educational Foundation for its steadfast support of the Chillicothe School District,” Superintendent Dr. Dan Wiebers said. He added that the District’s long-range plan of having all school buildings on one campus, may someday become a reality, thanks to this donation.

Using funds from the Joe and Lenore Lambert Foundation, the Chillicothe Educational Foundation purchased the land from Dr. Donald Metry, Jr. and Cynthia Metry, and John Hutchinson. The gift marks the second of its kind from the Chillicothe Education Foundation. Twenty years ago, the foundation bought nearly 60 acres of property north of the high school where the Chillicothe Elementary School and the new Jerry Litton Memorial Stadium now stand.

Clint Williams, Board President, also voiced his appreciation to the Joe and Lenore Lambert Foundation. He noted that the foundation has a long history of supporting worthy local organizations and charities. He also offered a special thanks to Mike Turner, Chillicothe Educational Foundation treasurer, for his unwavering support, commitment and dedication to the future of the Chillicothe R-II School District and community.