THE POSTAL HISTORY FOUNDATION TUCSON, ARIZONA

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THE POSTAL HISTORY FOUNDATIONTUCSON, ARIZONA
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 FOR THE S.C.C. PRESIDENT
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PHF Main Building, 920 N. First Ave, Tucson, AZ
85719
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Late 19th Century Post Office Front
TURN OF THE CENTURY POSTAL FRONT
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Peggy J. Slusser Memorial Philatelic Library
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Slusser Library Reading Room
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MISSION

• Promote an appreciation of stamp collecting and
  postal history through the preservation of
  philatelic collections, literature and documents,
  and the enhancement of youth education using
  stamps as teaching tools.

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HISTORY

• CREATED - WESTERN POSTAL HISTORY MUSEUM - 1960
• RELOCATED 1978
• RENAMED POSTAL HISTORY FOUNDATION 1990
• DEDICATED - THE PEGGY J. SLUSSER MEMORIAL LIBRARY
  - 1996

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BUDGET 2007

• EDUCATION - 29,309
• DEVELOPMENT- 25,824
• ADMINISTRATIVE - 28,507
• BUILDING/FEES - 26,933
• OPERATIONS - 16,964
• RANGERS - 6,571
• LIBRARY - 38,431
• TOTAL 155,575

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SOURCES OF INCOME

• DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS OF CASH AND MATERIAL FROM
  PUBLIC
• ENDOWMENT EARNINGS (TO YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND OR
  GENERAL FUND, PRINCIPAL RESTRICTED)
• INCOME FROM FEDERATED INVESTORS MUTUAL FUNDs,
  (GENERAL FUND)
• INCOME FROM MORGAN STANLEY (LIBRARY FUND, USE
  RESTRICTED)
• SALES OF DONATED MATERIAL (TO GENERAL FUND UNLESS
  EARMARKED)
• MEMBERSHIP DUES (PHF FUND)
• CONTRACT POST OFFICE (PHF FUND)
• RANGERS (PHF UNLESS EARMARKED)

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AS OF JULY 2008

• PHF YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND
• CDs AT WASHINGTON FEDERAL
• PRINCIPAL RESTRICTED. 131,448
• PHF GENERAL OPERATING FUND
• MUTUAL FUNDS AT FEDERATED INVESTORS
• 157,571
• SLUSSER MEMORIAL LIBRARY
• MORGAN STANLEY 50-50 GROWTH AND INCOME. USE
  RESTRICTED TO LIBRARY
• 723,038

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PHF BOARD MEMBERS

• BOB BECHTEL CHAIRPERSON. PROFESSOR OF
  PSYCHOLOGY, SPECIALIST IN ARIZONA POSTAL HISTORY
• BARRETT BEHNKE RETIRED, US ARMY, COLLECTS
  SELECTED COUNTRIES, PART TIME EBAY DEALER,
  DOCENT.
• DAVID BERNHEIM SECRETARY. LAW ENFORCEMENT
• MICHAEL CUSANOVICH REGENTS PROFESSOR OF
  BIOCHEMISTRY, SPECIALIST IN 1874-1883 MEXICO AND
  THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION
• BOB DAVIS RETIRED AIRLINE PILOT, SPECIALIST IN
  NETHERLANDS, SWITZERLAND AND OTHER, DOCENT.

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PHF BOARD MEMBERS, CONT

• B. J. JOHNSON OWNER BJ STAMPS, GLENDALE,
  ARIZONA
• HAROLD KOHL TREASURER. RETIRED PHYSICIAN,
  COLLECTS US MINT PLATE BLOCKS AND SHEETS
• PAUL NELSON VICE CHAIRPERSON. RETIRED ENGINEER,
  SCANDINAVIAN SPECIALIST, PAST PRESIDENT OF
  SCANDINAVIAN COLLECTORS CLUB
• SUSAN SISSON EDUCATOR, MUSEUM DIRECTOR SHOW
  LOW, ARIZONA, FORMER PHF EDUCATION DIRECTOR
• STEVE STATON WEBMASTER. SENIOR SYSTEMS
  ADMINISTRATOR, RAYTHEON MISSILE SYSTEMS. SERGEANT
  MAJOR, U.S. ARMY RESERVES. DIRECTOR OF ARIPEX,
  PRESIDENT, ARIZONA FEDERATION OF STAMP CLUBS.

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HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS

• ALVARO ALVAREZ (PHOENIX POSTMASTER)
• BETTY BERNHEIM, Sierra Vista, AZ
• JIM BOWMAN, Simi Valley, CA
• LOUISE CHRISTIAN, Fullerton, CA
• CARL LEMAR JOHN, Tucson, AZ
• EX-OFFICIO
• JOHN BIRKINBINE, Tucson, AZ

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Who we are working for!
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WORKSHEETS
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IMPACT 2007 2008SCHOOL YEAR

• Locally At community special events, libraries,
  scouts, retirement programs, disabled groups,
  stamp shows, stamp clubs, parks, museums, PHF
  visitors - 2,400 people
• In the classroom 4,500 people
• Total persons 6,900
• 89 are students.

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STAMPS TO THE WORLD 2007 2008

• PROVIDED gt308,000 STAMPS, 75 FOR OUTSIDE
  REQUESTS 25 CLASSROOM
• SCHOOLS, CLUBS, SCOUTS, OTHERS
• USA AZ, CA, CT, FL, MN, NY, PA, VA
• WORLD SRI LANKA, INDIA, PHILIPPINES, EUROPE
• SMITHSONIAN
• APS STAMP SHOWS EUPEX, SESCAL, CHICAGOPEX,
  ARIPEX

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DOCENTS

• 50 INDIVIDUALS
• gt 12,000 HOURS ANNUALLY
• SALES, SORTING, EXHIBIT PREP, WORKSHEETS AND
  LESSON PLANS, SPECIAL EVENTS, TOURS, LIBRARY,
  ETC.
• STAMP GAMES USED AT POST OFFICE EXHIBITS

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STAFF

• LENA ROGERS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, MANAGES
  FACILITY, RECEIPTS FOR DONATIONS, AND RUNS
  CONTRACT POST OFFICE
• LISA DEMBOWSKI EDUCATION DIRECTOR, EX-TEACHER,
  DEGREE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, SOCIAL STUDIES.
  PHILATELIST
• KELLY McLEAR, PUBLICITY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAM
  DEVELOPMENT, FUND RAISING. EDUCATOR

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GOALS

• Increase youth endowment principal 1,000,000.
• Enhance impact nationally (lesson plans,
  strategies)
• Fully implement the State game CD
• nationwide