The Carnegie Family Fund

Stephen and Dale Carnegie married in the early 1960s deciding to settle in the Town of Listowel. There Steve was a partner in a thriving accounting firm and enjoyed being an entrepreneur. Dale taught school until sons Geoff and George were born. Steve and Dale were family and community-minded.

The Carnegie family wanted to find a way of giving back to the community that had been good to them. Dale Carnegie explains. "There is an old proverb that says 'It takes a village to raise a child',and Listowel was that village for our family. Listowel has been a caring community in which to live, work, and raise our sons."

The Carnegie Family wanted to leave a living legacy as a way of saying thank you to the community for their quality of life. They believed an ideal way to accomplish this was through the Stratford and Perth County Community Foundation. In 2009 the family established the Carnegie Family Fund with the annual income from the Fund directed to charitable causes and charitable organizations in the Town of Listowel.

The Carnegie Family Fund is in memory of husband and father, Steve Carnegie, who passed away in 1987.

*Pictured from left: George, Dale and Geoff Carnegie