The Charles Lea Center Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness about The Charles Lea Center and to providing funds, primarily from the private sector, to assist the Center's mission of improving the quality of life for those with disabilities and special needs.
The Gil Hooper Society of Annual Giving
The Gil Hooper Society of Annual Giving was established in honor of Dr. Gilman S. Hooper, former Board Chairman and Executive Director of the Center, as a special, yearly giving society for our most loyal and generous donors. Those giving $1,000 or more during the calendar year are members of this society.
In 2007, the Foundation began an award in honor of Elaine T. Freeman and all the volunteer work she has done for the Center over the years. The award honors a volunteer who exhibits the hard work and dedication to the Center that Elaine has demonstrated for so many years. The award will be given yearly at the annual Hooper Society Cocktail. Elaine T. Freeman was honored with the first award.
