Pioneering timeshare entrepreneur and Indiana philanthropist Christel DeHaan has died at the age of 77, her foundation announced Saturday by KristinStoller
Christel House Internationalin 1998. Her mission was to better the lives of impoverished children through education, healthcare and other initiatives. Today, Christel House serves nearly 6,000 students and graduates worldwide through schools in India, Jamaica, Mexico, South Africa and the United States. DeHaan served as the charity’s CEO until 2018, and remained on the board until her death.
“Christel’s vision and compassion were unparalleled,” Dennert O. Ware, Christel House International Governance Committee chair, said in a statement. “Christel sought to provide impoverished children with a seat at the table of life – and accomplished her mission with a unique blend of business acumen, generosity and empathy for those less fortunate.”
In her lifetime DeHaan gave more than $220 million to charity. Christel House will continue to be supported in the future through funding from the Endless Success Foundation, an organization created by her estate. It was her wish that all Christel House general and administrative expenses be covered in perpetuity, according to the nonprofit.
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb said in a statement, “Christel was a world renown humanitarian, rooted in her expertise in business and expressed through immense compassion. She used her talents to support the arts, and transform the lives of impoverished children globally through educational access to those she had never met. I will miss her spirit, her wit, her commitment, but most of all daily inspiration. We should all be comforted knowing her legacy will live on for generations to come.
She is survived by her older sister, three children, numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
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