Dryden Family Foundation

Richard and Janet Dryden

We are Richard and Janet Dryden, founders of the Dryden Family Foundation, reside in Hale, Michigan; and Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Florida.   We retired from our manufacturing business in 1999 and started the Foundation in 2000.  We have five children, all married, eleven grandchildren, and three great-granddaughters.   Our goal in starting the Foundation was to instill in our Family the importance of giving back.   We have been blessed and hope to bring blessings to others in this world.

Dan Dryden and Family

    Hello, in our Family’s circle we are known as the Northern Dryden’s.   This picture of Genrose, Michael, Andrea, Mom, Dad and I was taken in Jamaica in early spring.    We live on beautiful Walloon Lake near Petoskey, Michigan and enjoy all of the outdoor activities that surround us.   Genrose and I are both medical professionals and work at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital.  Our donations center around our Hospital, Humane Societies and Special need local charities of Northern Lower Michigan.

 Jill Ihrke and Family

     Hi my name is Jill Ihrke and my husband is Ron. We have three daughters Jessica (27) who is married to Nick DeMara and they have one child, Leowna, Kaycee (26), and Christi (23).  We enjoy being with family and friends and camping, riding dirt bikes and snowmobiling.  We love being outdoors! Our family donations consist of supporting organizations that enable the less fortunate to enjoy a better quality of life. We donate to Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (DMC), which covers scholarships for those in need of physical medicine and rehabilitative services. Also, our family donates to Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, whose goal is to further the fight, to save more lives, and to continue offering hope to those who are diagnosed with cancer. Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries providing
homelessness, addiction, substance abuse prevention for youth and adults, and innovative, sustainable economic development projects.  Beaumont Hospital Hospice Foundation provides patients and families with care when end-of-life care is needed.

Julie Welker and Family

We are the Welker family, Terry and Julie, with twin boys, Dillon and Tyler age 14 and a dog named Taz.  We reside in Center Line, Michigan.  We support Leader Dogs for The Blind and Ronald McDonald House, both located in our community.

Susan Roberts and Family

We are the Roberts family consisting of David, Susan, Jonathan, and Cecilia.  We are a service-oriented family.  David is a career firefighter and volunteers with his church’s St. Vincent DePaul Society.  Susan and Jonathan are volunteer firefighters.  Cecilia helps incapacitated and elderly neighbors and relatives with various chores when needed.  We enjoy giving to charities who help kids in need and those that benefit world-wide causes.

Jay Rogers and Family

Hello, I'm Jay Rogers and my spouse is Brenda.  We have two grown children, Jason (29) and Nicole (27)  Nicole is married to David Partaka and they have two daughters, Isabella (3) and Kelsey (5 months).  Brenda and I are currently "empty nesters", other than our two dogs, Cloie and Pedro.  We reside in Oxford, Michigan and own our own retail store in Lake Orion.  We spend most of our time on family and business, but we also enjoy camping and other outdoor activities.  We donate to local charities in our community.

Nicole Partaka & Family

Hello, I'm Nicole and my husband is David.  We have two daughters, Isabella and Kelsey.

 Jessica Demara & Family

Hello my name is Jessica DeMara. I will be 30 in June of 2017. I am a director with the Dryden Family Foundation as well as the chairman of the 3G Board. The focus of the 3G Board is to support and help children and animals through charitable donations as well as hands-on volunteer work. My husbands name is Nicholas DeMara and we have 2 children Leowna who is 3 and Colten who is 1. 

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