NewsThank You Thursday - Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation03.23.2017 The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation was created to help enrich the lives of the people of Akron and Summit County, Ohio. Born in Georgetown, Kentucky, on August 25, 1901, Mr. Corbin was the son of Lannis and Virginia L. Corbin and married Mary F. Swinney on June 14, 1924. Mr. Corbin began working for the Chevrolet Motor Division of the General Motors Corporation in 1926. He moved to Akron in 1945 and formed City Chevrolet, which became one of Ohio’s largest automobile dealerships. Throughout his career, Mr. Corbin took an active role in many business and civic organizations and received numerous commendations for his community service; one of which, the Distinguished Service Award, was presented to him by the people of Akron in 1979. Mr. Corbin not only gave his time, but also offered financial support to benefit his community and its people. Mrs. Corbin died in 1977. Mr. Corbin died in 1989, leaving the bulk of his estate to the foundation bearing his and his wife’s names. “The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation has been a tremendous supporter of the Soap Box Derby,” said Derby Vice President Bobby Dinkins. “The Foundation’s interests match up well with our mission. Its support has helped us grow our STEM-based education program as well as the All-American racing program.” The Derby would like to say THANK YOU to the Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation for helping us continue our mission of building knowledge and character, and creating meaningful experiences through collaboration and fair and honest competition. This is the 26th installment of our weekly “Thank You Thursday” feature. Each week we will offer a heartfelt “Thank You” to a corporation, civic or community leader, volunteer, foundation or an individual who has helped us continue our mission. To view previous features please click below. Thank You ThursdayThursday, September 29, 2016 - FirstEnergy Corp.Thursday, October 6, 2016 - Don PlusquellicThursday, October 13, 2016 - Bill GinterThursday, October 20, 2016 - Marous Brothers ConstructionThursday, October 27, 2016 - Meggitt Aircraft Braking SystemsThursday, November 3, 2016 - Myers IndustriesThursday, November 10, 2016 - Outgoing Board MembersThursday, November 17, 2016 - New Board MembersThursday. November 24, 2016 - VolunteersThursday, December 1, 2016 - Dairy Queen Thursday, December 8, 2016 - Curriculum FundersThursday, December 15, 2016 - SUBWAY®Thursday, December 22, 2016 - Will LoomanThursday, December 29, 2016 - Taylor Made JewelryThursday, January 5, 2017 - Greater Akron ChamberThursday, January 12, 2017 - Bob TroyerThursday, January 19, 2017 - GPD GroupThursday, January 26, 2017 - Former Summit County Executive Russ Pry and the County of Summit, OhioThursday, February 2, 2017 - Pilot Flying JThursday, February 9, 2017 - Dave HubbellThursday, February 16, 2017 - AAA Akron Auto Club Thursday, February 23, 2017 - Danny HughesThursday, March 2, 2017 - Corbin BernsenThursday, March 9, 2017 - Dave Lieberth Thursday, March 16, 2017 - Joe Mazur