LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Westside Community Park Committee recently received two donations from the estates of former local residents.

In announcing the donations, Committee chairperson Dennis Rollins expressed appreciation to the two donors and their families for providing financial support toward the development and operation of the park.

The Donna Schipper Foundation provided a gift in the amount of $5,000, said Rollins.

According to Schipper’s niece, Wendy Wetherell, Schipper resided in Lakeport from the early 1990s until her passing in 2005. She was a retired real estate agent from Southern California.

While living in Lakeport, Schipper was active with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America program and a member of the Lakeport Elk’s Lodge.

Although she had no children of her own, she was a supporter of programs that impacted youth, the community and music.

Jennifer Strong of the Strong Financial Network had assisted in obtaining the Schipper Foundation donation, according to Rollins.

The Henry E. & Mary R. Anderson Family Foundation donated $2,000.

The gift is the most recent in a lengthy donation history beginning in 2004 by the Anderson Family Foundation, according to Rollins.

The current contribution brings the total received from the family and its foundation to $48,000, Rollins reported.

The Andersons were ranchers and the owners of natural gas wells in the Central Valley before retiring to Lakeport.

Henry Anderson, best known as one of Lake County’s last two Pearl Harbor survivors, died in January. His wife, Mary, died in 2011.

Henry Anderson began donating to the park’s development because of his close friendship with Westside Community Park founder Charlie Jolin.

The Westside Community Park is under continual development on 60 acres of land owned by the city of Lakeport.

Development is carried out by the Westside Community Park Committee, a registered nonprofit organization of volunteers.

Approximately 10 acres are currently developed and used by local sports leagues and individuals.

The park is located off of Parallel Drive behind the Kathy Fowler Auto Dealerships in Lakeport.

Information on donating or assisting with development can be obtained from the Park Committee’s Web site, www.westsidecommunitypark.org , or by calling Rollins at 707-349-0969.