Margaret Muir Cramer

Founder, Vice President/Finance, 
High Desert Community Foundation 

Maggie attended the University of Redlands.  In 1951 she joined the Apple Valley Building and Development Company, later known as Apple Valley Ranchos.  In 1979, after 28 years, she retired as Corporate Assistant Secretary.  

Maggie's hobby was fashion design.  From 1956 to 1966, she designed and manufactured women's sportswear and loungewear in Apple Valley, with a sales office in the California Mart, Los Angeles.  Her fashions were sold through I. Magnin & Co., Sak's 5^th Avenue, and Bullocks plus 125 boutiques and specialty stores throughout the United States.  After retirement, she owned an antique store, which was auctioned for charity in 1993. 

Maggie has been actively involved in the High Desert community since her retirement in 1979.  She is a member of Soroptimist International of Victor Valley and the Assistance League of Victor Valley.  She and her late husband, Walter, were the co-chairmen to raise the capital fund to build the "Cooper Home".  They raised over $600,000 with the help of many individuals and associations.  As President of the Cramer Family Foundation, Inc., she has helped promote A.S.A.P. (After School Activities Program) in Hesperia and Apple Valley, and expects that all schools within our High Desert will soon adopt the program. 

Maggie resides in Apple Valley and has a stepdaughter, Linda, and a stepson, Wesley