News Date:
09/10/2010
Dana Louise Ivancevich, the daughter of the late John and Pegi Ivancevich, of Spring, Texas, was a very special young lady. Having majored in education, she was looking forward to a career in teaching. Through her classes she had been exposed to children who learn differently. Being very perceptive, she recognized how special these children are.
In one of her papers Dana wrote,"Children do not have learning disabilities, we simply lack the key to their ability to learn." Very tragically, Dana was taken from us while undergoing minor surgery. Dana's Children Fund was set up in 1994 to help the children in Hindman Settlement School's Dyslexia Program. Dana's mother, Pegi, grew up in Central Kentucky and is a long-time supporter of Hindman through her DAR-related work.
This year, the fund level reached $23,000 and separate named endowment was established. A plaque commemorating Dana hangs in the James Still Learning Center. Although her stay on this earth was far too brief, she touched the lives of many. Dana best expressed her own philosophy of life when she wrote,"for it is not how many days you live but how you live those days."
The Settlement School appreciates Pegi, the Texas State DAR and all those who have donated to the fund over the years. It will remain a lasting memorial to Dana’s spirit.
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