{"id":4535,"date":"2023-09-30T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T04:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/?p=4535"},"modified":"2023-09-27T13:17:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T17:17:04","slug":"donor-stories-mike-terry-bevis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/donor-stories-mike-terry-bevis\/","title":{"rendered":"Donor Stories: Mike &#038; Terry Bevis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:360px;align-self:center; width:100%;margin-bottom:25px;\" data-autoplay=\"1\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZWDZyoF2mWI?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Mike and Terry Bevis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>True advocates for Daybreak youth, today and in the future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDaybreak is a gem of the Gem City,\u201d said Daybreak donor and supporter Terry Bevis.<\/p>\n<p>While we agree with that statement, it is our donors, like Mike and Terry Bevis, who are the gems of Daybreak.<\/p>\n<p><u>15 Years and Counting.<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Mike and Terry have been involved with Daybreak for fifteen years as donors and for twelve years as table captains at our annual fundraising event, Champions for Youth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like the opportunity to ask someone who doesn\u2019t know a lot about Daybreak to come with me to the CFY breakfast. I ask them to just listen and learn. I tell them you\u2019re not required to give a donation, but they will pass out envelopes at the end. After the event not many people will take a donation envelope and not fill it out. That\u2019s the fun part,\u201d said Mike.<\/p>\n<p>Champions for Youth was how Mike initially heard about Daybreak. \u201cOne year a friend invited me to a Champions for Youth breakfast. After I spoke with some of the staff at the breakfast they asked me to be a table captain the following year.\u201d That was twelve years ago.<\/p>\n<p>During his first breakfast Mike recalled being moved by a story from a former Daybreak youth who had become homeless after being kicked out by his adoptive father. \u201cSo you heard this story (video) about this young man and how his life was spiraling down. Then the lights came on and there was a young man on stage in an Army uniform saying, \u2018That was me five years ago and this is me today through Daybreak.\u2019 It really hit home. I share that story with people when I invite them to the next breakfast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mike, who spent three years in the Navy, said the youth\u2019s story reminded him of some of the young men with whom he served, \u201cI had about 100 people working for me on the ship. A lot of them were young men who came from broken homes. There were some who were given a choice by a judge that they could go to jail or join the military.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><u>Empathy is a good investment. <\/u><\/p>\n<p>Not only are Mike and Terry currently giving to Daybreak, but they plan to support Daybreak well into the future through an estate gift as members of Daybreak\u2019s new Legacy Circle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like for our community to be better than it is today and talked about how we want to\u00a0 invest our money for the future to help the community. Daybreak is an example of an excellent investment. I\u2019ve been onsite as well as advocating in the community and I\u2019ve seen the difference Daybreak makes,\u201d said Mike.<\/p>\n<p>Terry described how empathy played a role in their decision, \u201cWe try to put ourselves in the children\u2019s place. We were lucky enough to have wonderful families and supportive parents. To see someone who doesn\u2019t have that opportunity makes me wish for them that they could have that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure there are communities across the country who could be doing what Daybreak does but aren\u2019t. They don\u2019t have anything to address the issue of youth homelessness,\u201d said Terry, \u201cSo the fact that we have Daybreak is such a blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to become a table captain or would like to learn more about the Champions for Youth event, please contact Travis Rindler at 937-395-4600 ext. 805 (RindlerT@DaybreakDayton.org). If you would like to learn more about planned giving or becoming a Legacy Circle member, please contact Joan Schiml at 937-395-4600 ext. 114 SchimlJ@DaybreakDayton.org).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,45,17],"tags":[49,46,48],"class_list":["post-4535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cfy","category-donors","category-newsletters","tag-bevis","tag-donor","tag-newsletter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Donor Stories: Mike &amp; Terry Bevis - Daybreak<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mike and Terry BevisTrue advocates for Daybreak youth, today and in the future.\u201cDaybreak is a gem of the Gem City,\u201d said Daybreak donor and supporter Terry Bevis.While we agree with that statement, it is our donors, like Mike and Terry Bevis, who are the gems of Daybreak. 15 Years and Counting.Mike and Terry have been involved with Daybreak for fifteen years as donors and for twelve years as table captains at our annual fundraising event, Champions for Youth. \u201cI like the opportunity to ask someone who doesn\u2019t know a lot about Daybreak to come with me to the CFY breakfast. I ask them to just listen and learn. I tell them you\u2019re not required to give a donation, but they will pass out envelopes at the end. After the event not many people will take a donation envelope and not fill it out. That\u2019s the fun part,\u201d said Mike. Champions for Youth was how Mike initially heard about Daybreak. \u201cOne year a friend invited me to a Champions for Youth breakfast. After I spoke with some of the staff at the breakfast they asked me to be a table captain the following year.\u201d That was twelve years ago.During his first breakfast Mike recalled being moved by a story from a former Daybreak youth who had become homeless after being kicked out by his adoptive father. \u201cSo you heard this story (video) about this young man and how his life was spiraling down. Then the lights came on and there was a young man on stage in an Army uniform saying, \u2018That was me five years ago and this is me today through Daybreak.\u2019 It really hit home. I share that story with people when I invite them to the next breakfast.\u201d Mike, who spent three years in the Navy, said the youth\u2019s story reminded him of some of the young men with whom he served, \u201cI had about 100 people working for me on the ship. A lot of them were young men who came from broken homes. There were some who were given a choice by a judge that they could go to jail or join the military.\u201d Empathy is a good investment. Not only are Mike and Terry currently giving to Daybreak, but they plan to support Daybreak well into the future through an estate gift as members of Daybreak\u2019s new Legacy Circle. \u201cWe would like for our community to be better than it is today and talked about how we want to invest our money for the future to help the community. Daybreak is an example of an excellent investment. I\u2019ve been onsite as well as advocating in the community and I\u2019ve seen the difference Daybreak makes,\u201d said Mike. Terry described how empathy played a role in their decision, \u201cWe try to put ourselves in the children\u2019s place. We were lucky enough to have wonderful families and supportive parents. To see someone who doesn\u2019t have that opportunity makes me wish for them that they could have that.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m sure there are communities across the country who could be doing what Daybreak does but aren\u2019t. They don\u2019t have anything to address the issue of youth homelessness,\u201d said Terry, \u201cSo the fact that we have Daybreak is such a blessing.\u201d If you would like to become a table captain or would like to learn more about the Champions for Youth event, please contact Travis Rindler at 937-395-4600 ext. 805 (RindlerT@DaybreakDayton.org). 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I ask them to just listen and learn. I tell them you\u2019re not required to give a donation, but they will pass out envelopes at the end. After the event not many people will take a donation envelope and not fill it out. That\u2019s the fun part,\u201d said Mike. Champions for Youth was how Mike initially heard about Daybreak. \u201cOne year a friend invited me to a Champions for Youth breakfast. After I spoke with some of the staff at the breakfast they asked me to be a table captain the following year.\u201d That was twelve years ago.During his first breakfast Mike recalled being moved by a story from a former Daybreak youth who had become homeless after being kicked out by his adoptive father. \u201cSo you heard this story (video) about this young man and how his life was spiraling down. Then the lights came on and there was a young man on stage in an Army uniform saying, \u2018That was me five years ago and this is me today through Daybreak.\u2019 It really hit home. I share that story with people when I invite them to the next breakfast.\u201d Mike, who spent three years in the Navy, said the youth\u2019s story reminded him of some of the young men with whom he served, \u201cI had about 100 people working for me on the ship. A lot of them were young men who came from broken homes. There were some who were given a choice by a judge that they could go to jail or join the military.\u201d Empathy is a good investment. Not only are Mike and Terry currently giving to Daybreak, but they plan to support Daybreak well into the future through an estate gift as members of Daybreak\u2019s new Legacy Circle. \u201cWe would like for our community to be better than it is today and talked about how we want to invest our money for the future to help the community. Daybreak is an example of an excellent investment. I\u2019ve been onsite as well as advocating in the community and I\u2019ve seen the difference Daybreak makes,\u201d said Mike. 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I ask them to just listen and learn. I tell them you\u2019re not required to give a donation, but they will pass out envelopes at the end. After the event not many people will take a donation envelope and not fill it out. That\u2019s the fun part,\u201d said Mike. Champions for Youth was how Mike initially heard about Daybreak. \u201cOne year a friend invited me to a Champions for Youth breakfast. After I spoke with some of the staff at the breakfast they asked me to be a table captain the following year.\u201d That was twelve years ago.During his first breakfast Mike recalled being moved by a story from a former Daybreak youth who had become homeless after being kicked out by his adoptive father. \u201cSo you heard this story (video) about this young man and how his life was spiraling down. Then the lights came on and there was a young man on stage in an Army uniform saying, \u2018That was me five years ago and this is me today through Daybreak.\u2019 It really hit home. I share that story with people when I invite them to the next breakfast.\u201d Mike, who spent three years in the Navy, said the youth\u2019s story reminded him of some of the young men with whom he served, \u201cI had about 100 people working for me on the ship. A lot of them were young men who came from broken homes. There were some who were given a choice by a judge that they could go to jail or join the military.\u201d Empathy is a good investment. Not only are Mike and Terry currently giving to Daybreak, but they plan to support Daybreak well into the future through an estate gift as members of Daybreak\u2019s new Legacy Circle. \u201cWe would like for our community to be better than it is today and talked about how we want to invest our money for the future to help the community. Daybreak is an example of an excellent investment. I\u2019ve been onsite as well as advocating in the community and I\u2019ve seen the difference Daybreak makes,\u201d said Mike. Terry described how empathy played a role in their decision, \u201cWe try to put ourselves in the children\u2019s place. We were lucky enough to have wonderful families and supportive parents. To see someone who doesn\u2019t have that opportunity makes me wish for them that they could have that.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m sure there are communities across the country who could be doing what Daybreak does but aren\u2019t. They don\u2019t have anything to address the issue of youth homelessness,\u201d said Terry, \u201cSo the fact that we have Daybreak is such a blessing.\u201d If you would like to become a table captain or would like to learn more about the Champions for Youth event, please contact Travis Rindler at 937-395-4600 ext. 805 (RindlerT@DaybreakDayton.org). If you would like to learn more about planned giving or becoming a Legacy Circle member, please contact Joan Schiml at 937-395-4600 ext. 114 SchimlJ@DaybreakDayton.org).","og_url":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/donor-stories-mike-terry-bevis\/","og_site_name":"Daybreak","article_published_time":"2023-09-30T04:01:42+00:00","author":"Daybreak-Dayton","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Daybreak-Dayton","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/donor-stories-mike-terry-bevis\/","url":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/donor-stories-mike-terry-bevis\/","name":"Donor Stories: Mike & Terry Bevis - Daybreak","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-09-30T04:01:42+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/#\/schema\/person\/16620ada454e430b0605caddc2a8f5e8"},"description":"Mike and Terry BevisTrue advocates for Daybreak youth, today and in the future.\u201cDaybreak is a gem of the Gem City,\u201d said Daybreak donor and supporter Terry Bevis.While we agree with that statement, it is our donors, like Mike and Terry Bevis, who are the gems of Daybreak. 15 Years and Counting.Mike and Terry have been involved with Daybreak for fifteen years as donors and for twelve years as table captains at our annual fundraising event, Champions for Youth. \u201cI like the opportunity to ask someone who doesn\u2019t know a lot about Daybreak to come with me to the CFY breakfast. I ask them to just listen and learn. I tell them you\u2019re not required to give a donation, but they will pass out envelopes at the end. After the event not many people will take a donation envelope and not fill it out. That\u2019s the fun part,\u201d said Mike. Champions for Youth was how Mike initially heard about Daybreak. \u201cOne year a friend invited me to a Champions for Youth breakfast. After I spoke with some of the staff at the breakfast they asked me to be a table captain the following year.\u201d That was twelve years ago.During his first breakfast Mike recalled being moved by a story from a former Daybreak youth who had become homeless after being kicked out by his adoptive father. \u201cSo you heard this story (video) about this young man and how his life was spiraling down. Then the lights came on and there was a young man on stage in an Army uniform saying, \u2018That was me five years ago and this is me today through Daybreak.\u2019 It really hit home. I share that story with people when I invite them to the next breakfast.\u201d Mike, who spent three years in the Navy, said the youth\u2019s story reminded him of some of the young men with whom he served, \u201cI had about 100 people working for me on the ship. A lot of them were young men who came from broken homes. There were some who were given a choice by a judge that they could go to jail or join the military.\u201d Empathy is a good investment. Not only are Mike and Terry currently giving to Daybreak, but they plan to support Daybreak well into the future through an estate gift as members of Daybreak\u2019s new Legacy Circle. \u201cWe would like for our community to be better than it is today and talked about how we want to invest our money for the future to help the community. Daybreak is an example of an excellent investment. I\u2019ve been onsite as well as advocating in the community and I\u2019ve seen the difference Daybreak makes,\u201d said Mike. Terry described how empathy played a role in their decision, \u201cWe try to put ourselves in the children\u2019s place. We were lucky enough to have wonderful families and supportive parents. To see someone who doesn\u2019t have that opportunity makes me wish for them that they could have that.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m sure there are communities across the country who could be doing what Daybreak does but aren\u2019t. They don\u2019t have anything to address the issue of youth homelessness,\u201d said Terry, \u201cSo the fact that we have Daybreak is such a blessing.\u201d If you would like to become a table captain or would like to learn more about the Champions for Youth event, please contact Travis Rindler at 937-395-4600 ext. 805 (RindlerT@DaybreakDayton.org). If you would like to learn more about planned giving or becoming a Legacy Circle member, please contact Joan Schiml at 937-395-4600 ext. 114 SchimlJ@DaybreakDayton.org).","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/donor-stories-mike-terry-bevis\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/donor-stories-mike-terry-bevis\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/donor-stories-mike-terry-bevis\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Donor Stories: Mike &#038; Terry Bevis"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/","name":"Daybreak","description":"Changing Lives, Creating Futures","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/#\/schema\/person\/16620ada454e430b0605caddc2a8f5e8","name":"Daybreak-Dayton","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5d0a932f04353fbe3789a80c1a17d930?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5d0a932f04353fbe3789a80c1a17d930?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Daybreak-Dayton"},"url":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/author\/daybreak-dayton\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4535"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4537,"href":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4535\/revisions\/4537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}