{"id":46836,"date":"2015-03-16T18:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T22:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=46836"},"modified":"2020-12-07T19:37:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T00:37:22","slug":"acres-receives-surprise-1-million-from-local-nature-lover-robert-pence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2015\/03\/16\/acres-receives-surprise-1-million-from-local-nature-lover-robert-pence\/","title":{"rendered":"ACRES receives surprise $1 million from local nature lover Robert Pence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2015\/03\/ACRES_logo-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"ACRES logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-46837\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>News release from ACRES Land Trust:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>ACRES receives surprise $1 million bequest from local nature lover Robert Pence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(March 13, 2015) &#8211; An unexpected bequest from photographer Robert E. Pence of Fort Wayne enables ACRES Land Trust to maintain its 5,700 acres forever, said Executive Director Jason Kissel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Pence&#8217;s unrestricted $ 1 million gift allows ACRES to reach a milestone level of financial sustainability  &#8212; an endowment exceeding $3 million dollars,&#8221; said Kissel. &#8220;This provides the financial stability necessary for ACRES to preserve land forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;ACRES needs to continue to build its endowment to keep pace with the growth of our nature preserves ,&#8221; said Kissel. &#8220;Our ambitious strategic plan for 7,500 acres protected by 2017 will continue a legacy of acquiring new preserves, managing the properties, raising funds, providing trails and sharing our story &#8211; forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pence, 73, of Fort Wayne&#8217;s historic West Central neighborhood, died Dec. 8, 2012, leaving half his estate to Indiana&#8217;s oldest and largest local land trust. He had a great passion for urban photography and also enjoyed collecting antique J.I. Case tractors. Pence also enjoyed gardening, bicycling, hiking, canoeing and just being outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His bequest to ACRES is brilliant. A perfect fit,&#8221; said Jon Allmandinger, West Central neighbor who remembers Pence as genuinely caring about community development and preserving land.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bob was a country boy transplanted to the city,&#8221; said Allmandinger. &#8220;He loved the springtime with all the wildflowers. We hiked the woodlot on his family farm and he pointed out Dutchman&#8217;s breeches and the trillium. He valued and respected the land as a steward of agriculture as well as having an innate curiosity and appreciation for nature.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Angie O&#8217;Neill, ACRES board member, remembers talking about the nonprofit with her West Central neighbor. &#8220;He was an avid bicyclist back before it was in style, and he would bike to work. He was kind and quiet, and we watched over each other&#8217;s houses when we were gone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pence, a 1957 graduate of Bluffton High School, served in the United States Air Force from 1962 to 1966. For 21 years, he was a toolmaker for General Electric in Fort Wayne. He was also a computer technician for Lincoln Life, retiring after seven years. Pence&#8217;s photographs of the restored interior rotunda and murals of the 1902 Allen County Courthouse, a National Historic Landmark, won the 2005 Indiana Department of Natural Resources Historic Preservation Month Photo Contest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wish we could have thanked Mr. Pence in person for his bequest,&#8221; said Kissel. Members, grants and gifts enable ACRES to fulfill its mission. For bequests and other planned giving assistance, contact ACRES.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About ACRES Land Trust<\/strong><br \/>\nACRES Land Trust is dedicated to preserving significant natural areas in northeast Indiana, northwest Ohio and southern Michigan. ACRES offers natural areas for hiking, photography, free and low-cost educational events, scientific and cultural study, concerts and adventure. Connect with ACRES Land Trust at 260-637-2273, www.acreslandtrust.org\/ or on Facebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ACRES.LT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.facebook.com\/ACRES.LT<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/assorted-photos\/hathaway_preserve.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Hathaway Preserve at Ross Run in the ACRES Land Trust. 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