She wasn't the type of person to sit and wait for things to come to her. I think they were very progressive, very ahead of their time. It's a special gift to the whole community, to give away land they could have developed or sold.

I think they were just very giving people. I know Barb has said to me many times that they got way more out of donating the land than what they would have gotten from getting the money. This is truly their legacy.