(Nicole Kellier (right, in blue scrubs) with South Florida care providers participating in the 2008 Jamaica Medical Mission Trip. Nicole is the recipient of the KMF 2008 Katie Evans Memorial Scholarship.)
Dear Friend of KMF,
Thank you for your interest in The Katie Memorial Foundation, Incorporated (KMF). On behalf of Katie’s family, and as her widow, it is an honor to introduce our non-profit organization to you.
KMF is a non-profit organization incorporated in Indiana, soon to be a full 501(c)(3), tax-exempt public benefit corporation. Our mission to "create and support educational and service opportunities in the fields of public health and human service" follows from the things that Katie Evans believed and did throughout her life. Whether lifeguarding at the YMCA after school as a teenager, inoculating children against tuberculosis as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bangladesh, establishing a chapter of the professional public health professional honors society as a graduate student leader at Florida International University, or administering Romania’s first national HIV/AIDS and Family Violence outreach program, Katie did much of her best work in service to others, at home and around the world. We hope to do the same.
The menu to the left will help you get to know our organization and our initial program of activities. The best way to support our organization is to become a member or make a tax-deductible donation to support these projects. You can do both from the menu, too. 100% of all donations received from the general public directly support KMF projects.
We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your interest.
Sincerely,
John W. Evans, President
A note about our “green apples” logo: Katie loved tart fruit—the less ripe, the better—especially sour green apples.
(John and Katie at their wedding, 2004)
