"to foster a legacy of helping others..."

Here's what the Town of Basalt has to say:

"The Basalt town Council honored Rusty Crossland earlier this month in it's on going recognition of town residents for their community service. Mr. Crossland, a Basalt business man created the
R H Crossland Foundation in 1998 in memory of Rusty's father, as a philanthropic organization. It has contributed funds to more than a dozen local and national causes and organizations, including Basalt High School, the Roaring Fork Conservancy, and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. The foundation is also a major sponsor of the Roaring Fork Charity Classic (see photo below, which raised an estimated $75,000 this year for nonprofit organizations oriented to benefit the town of Basalt"


Judson Crossland ACL Photo 2001 Roaring Fork Charity Classic

The Basalt News Paper 1999

Senior center receives $10,000 challenge grant

by Lynn Burton
Staff Writer

Nancy Lajoy considered not picking up the phone. But it turned out to be "a $10,000 call".

The Carbondale Senior Housing Corp. director was headed out her office door for a week's vacation in Utah a couple of weeks ago when the phone rang.

Frosty Merriott director of the R. H. Crossland Foundation was on the other end. He said the Basalt-based philanthropic foundation wanted to give senior housing a $10,000 challenge grant for its proposed community room.

"It's pretty incredible", LaJoy said, "I was flabbergasted".

Merriott said he learned in a Post Independent article that the senior housing agency was trying to raise $40,000 to build an 1,800-square-foot community room at its Crystal Meadows assisted living apartment complex.

Merriott showed the article to foundation board member Caroline Crossland who is in her late 70s and works in the foundation office.

"Caroline is so grateful she can still work," Merriott said. "She liked the idea of helping seniors who might not be as fortunate as her."

Senior housing already had $20,000 on hand toward the $40,000 goal, so now it is within $10,000 of the final mark. LaJoy said her group will raise the rest from other foundations, fundraisers and donations

Scholarships:

Since inception over $65,000 has been awarded to qualified students.

Matching funds:

American Red Cross
Big Brothers/Big Sister Anchorage, AK
Carbondale Center For the Performing Arts
Challenge Aspen
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Denver American Cancer Society
Healing Fund For Columbine High School
Phoenix Marriage Enhancement
Youth For Christ

A Note From Basalt Regional Heritage Society:

Ms. Thomas, Ms. Selby and Mr. Merriott,

In 2003 the RH Crossland foundation was the title sponsor for the Roaring Fork Charity Classic golf tournament in Basalt Colorado (see photo below). At that time the BRHS had been in existence for one year and was a host of the RFCC. Because of the RH Crossland foundation we were able to start our organization and commence with the planning of restoring the Arbaney Barn into a museum and educational center. We are now at the point of seeing our dream come true of having a museum for the community and a history education center for Basalt's schools. We would like to start our restoration of the Arbaney Barn this October and are short about $35,000.00.

We would like to invite the RH Crossland Foundation to team with the BRHS and the Basalt Chamber of Commerce by being the title sponsor for the RFCC this year. We have been granted the opportunity to host the RFCC for 2010 and 2011. With your help, we feel that we will be able to raise the rest of the funds for our Arbaney Barn restoration and be able to start making history come alive for the Basalt students.

If you would like more information about our Arbaney Barn restoration, please visit our website at www.basaltheritage.org . Thank you for your time.

Diana C. CordovaElliott
Communications officer
Basalt Regional Heritage Society
www.basaltheritage.org
970-927-4693

Judson Crossland ACL Photo 2003 Roaring Fork Charity Classic