Congratulations to recent grant recipients: City of Attica - Downtown Facade Restoration Project, Attica Junior High School, Wabash Valley Health Services and the Bi-County Alternative School.  For details go to: www.wicf-inc.org/grants_awarded.asp
 
A Gift That Lives With You:  MORE AND MORE people are discovering the surprising benefits of making charitable gifts in the form of gift annuities.  A gift annuity offers you a way to further causes you believe in while benefiting from one or more of the following: lifetime payments, ranging from 5.7% to 10.5%; income, gift, and estate tax savings; and favorable treatment of capital gains. 

Gift annuities can help meet the needs of those who wish to give but want to make certain they have first provided for their financial needs and those of loved ones. Contact the Community Foundation to learn how a charitable gift annuity may work in your particular situation.

The Summer issue of the Foundation Forum newsletter is now online.  To see the Foundation's most recent activities go to: www.wicf-inc.org/publications.asp.

The Covington Fire Department is a proud recipient of a $7,000 grant from the Covington Community Foundation.  The donation will allow for the purchase of an off-road rescue/transport vehicle for medical emergencies that take place in limited access areas.

Covington Circle Trail, a 3.2 mile, biking and walking, paved recreation trail funded by the Covington Community Foundation, is now open for its inaugural spring and summer season.  Come enjoy the trail and then visit the Town Center for shopping, eating and socializing with family and friends. For more details go to www.indianatrails.org/Covington.htm

NEW SCHOLARSHIP FUND ANNOUNCED:  Sue Rick of Covington, in memory of her parents, has established the Reagan & Hazel Mallett Scholarship Fund.  The scholarship award is to be given to an applicant majoring in agriculture business operations or agriculture economics - for students who will learn the economic principles behind running agricultural related businesses.  Graduates of any Fountain County public school are eligible.

Congratulations to recent grant recipients: Kingman United Methodist Church - Food Pantry, Fountain Central High School - Mustang Mentoring Program, Fountain/Warren County Tobacco Preventation and Cessation Program, Fountain County 4-H Council and Hub Civic Center..  To see additional grants go to: www.wicf-inc.org/grants_awarded.asp

NEW SCHOLARSHIP FUND ANNOUNCED: Barb Clark, of Veedersburg, has established the Herschel and Barbara Clark Athletic Scholarship Fund.  Applicants must rank in the top 1/3 of the graduating class and must be an outstanding athlete who participates in at least two high school sports and exhibits strong leadership, character and sportsmanship. 

Do you want to give back to your alma mater?  Do you want to help students from Fountain Central High School get a college education?  If so, go to
www.wicf-inc.org/giving.asp to learn how.

The Summer issue of Visions in Personal Planning - Retirement Planning in now online.  To learn how to make your retirement more productive and rewarding go to: www.wicf-inc.org/publications.asp