GIVING BACK

A longtime supporter of MarinHelth, Henry became a member of the Save Our Hispital Alliance in the early 2000s.  Committed community activitsts, Henry and others paved the way for MarinHealth's growth as a strong, independent hospital system.

Henry Timnick speaks highly of the education available at College of Marin and encourages individuals to consider donating to scholarships, as he has done. 

The Timnick Chair at Michigan State University is an endowed professorship in the Humanities, created in 2015 with a $2 million gift from alumnus Henry Timnick.  The purpose of the chair is to support a faculty member who will contribute to the humanities at the university.

"It brought tears to my eyes. I had to sit down and realized how insignificant I was... I'm giving a legacy for Save the Redwoods League because I want a future Henry Timnick who comes into this incredible Muir Woods and says, 'Boy, people before me gave money to save this place, and I'm going to do the same thing'. If I could be a catalyst in that, I would be very, very happy with my gift..." - Henry Timnick 

Henry meeting Marion Cottilard at a screening of LA VIE EN ROSE at the Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, California.  

That evening we were in the presence of a great actress and the Motion Picture Arts organization gave her the best actress Oscar, the first foreign actress in a foreign film to win since Sophia Loren in 1962.

Henry created a garden to honor his parents, Gustav and Ottilie Timnick.  They emigrated to Canada from Russia in 1927 and 1928.  Their hertiage was German Lutheran.  They restarted their life under difficult circumstances and succeeded with hard work, dignity, and strong faith.  His mother loved nature, especially a beautiful garden.

Henry has been involved with the 300 coed student boarding school in Bukoba, Tanzania.  The computer lab he  commissioned is named after his mother and the two girls dormitories also commissioned by Henry are named after his two sisters, Emma and Ruth.  Henry continues to remain involved in other projects within the region.