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Harold Alfond founded the Dexter Shoe Company in 1958 and sold it in 1993 for $433 million of Berkshire Hathaway stock. [1]In 1993, he created the Peter Alfond Foundation whose mission is to invest in innovative educational and wellness opportunities that strengthen communities, making meaningful, positive, and direct impact in New England and the Caribbean.
Dexter was platted in 1873. [4] Mr. Dex, an early settler, gave the community the name of his horse, Dexter. [5] Dexter experienced rapid growth with the arrival of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway. [6] A post office called Dexter City was established in 1873, and the name was changed to Dexter in 1887. [7]
Dexter Gymnasium is a historic gymnasium located at Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri. It was built in 1939-1940 during the Great Depression on a block donated to the local school system, and shares the block with a school and library. It is a rectangular two-story, Art Deco-style, reinforced concrete and brick building. It measures 88 feet by ...
In order to coordinate his charitable giving, the 36-year-old Alfond organized the first private foundation in the state of Maine, [citation needed] the Harold Alfond Foundation. Between 1950 and 2003, the foundation has contributed more than $100 million to charitable causes, [ 4 ] and as of 2008 had over $106 million in assets.
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The Excellence in Missouri Foundation offers the official state recognition for excellence in quality leadership known as the Missouri Quality Award. Modeled after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award , the Excellence in Missouri Foundation's program offers an educational process through which Missouri companies can learn and implement ...
Lost Valley Educational Center is an intentional community and ecovillage located on 87 acres (350,000 m 2) acres of mostly forested land in Dexter, Oregon, United States, approximately 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Eugene. The center was founded in 1989 and is located on the grounds of the old headquarters of the Shiloh Youth Revival Centers.