When Marilynn Sachtleben’s family wanted to do something to honor her, there could not have been a more appropriate choice than installing a colorful bench in Libs Park, situated at the edge of the Splash Pad. The board members and staff of the Hastings Community Foundation wanted to be part of showing Marilynn how much she meant to all of us, too. Marilynn had served as a board member for many years and prior to joining the board, she worked part-time in the Foundation’s office. Establishing a fund that would incorporate donor memberships was her vision, thus, the Key Society Fund was “born.” The Foundation set out to find projects and solicited the Key Society members to submit their ideas. Marilynn passed away in 2009, after a long bout with cancer. Summer afternoons that bench is usually occupied by parents or grandparents watching the kids play in the water. We have Marilynn to thank for that and for so many other things.

“IN MEMORY OF MARILYNN JANE SACHTLEBEN 1938 – 2009”