Bates Joins South Shore Foundation Board
January 2008

Roger C. Bates of Yellville, a retired AT&T manager, is a new member of the South Shore Foundation Board. South Shore Foundation is the charitable division of NATCO Communications in Flippin. The term is for three years.

Bates spent 33 years employed in the telephone industry, including management of comptrollers, marketing, and general staff organizations in several states. He has resided in Yellville 17 years, relocating from Norman, Okla. Bates holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Hendrix College at Conway. 

Bates said joining the South Shore Foundation Board will be an opportunity to serve the area. He is a member of the Mid-Marion County Rotary Club and First Presbyterian Church at Yellville. He enjoys hobby farming, woodworking, and singing in a choir and quartet. He and his wife Shelby have two children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

The South Shore Foundation awards grants to nonprofit agencies for projects of educational advancement, environmental preservation, and economic development. It funds college and vocational scholarships for Marion, Boone, and Baxter county students. 

For more information or a grant application, call 1-800-775-6682.