Fountain and Vermillion County are home to many wonderful people who have made a deep impact in the community.
Are you looking for a way to memorialize a loved one or friend who is no longer with us? Or perhaps you would like to honor a family member, friend, co-worker, or service provider who has a positive influence in your daily life? MEMORIAL & HONOR GIFTS are great ways to honor those who are or have been significant in your life or the life of your community. Your gift will go to the fund you specify, in the name of the one you’re honoring.
The following individuals have recently passed away and the families have designated donations in their memory go to the Community Foundation. We honor the following individuals (click on the name for more details): John Fulton, Terry Badger, II, Doug Shelby, Melinda Shepherd, Alice Hathaway, Jill Kirkpatrick, Richard Rennick Sr, Irma Lee Crist, Vera Shew, Ethan Whyde, Mike Stump, Judy Ashton Ferrell, John Ives, Dr. Donna (Summers) McGrady, Louise Houmes, Gregory Spragg, Brenda Phillips, Carlotta Auter, Harold VanDame, Marvin Potter, Rose Martin, Kenneth Scheurich, Stan Shew, Bill Smail, Richard Pattengale, Jeff Henry, Page Lane, Barbara White, Tim Thomas, Harold R. Long, Cameron Cheuvront, Darleen Swingle, Duaine Ramey, Wanda Clawson, Terry Holland, Marvin Shaw, Dr. Francis McGrady, Jr., Matt Milach, Joe Henderson, Ginger Orr, Raymond Bush, Carl Dismore, Richard Klage, David Rothrock, Ann Johannes, Ronald Smith, Charles McKinney, Joe Hathaway, Edward C. Grubb, Sharon Sue Craft, Henry Meadows, Janice Vietti, Edward “Ed” George, and Carl Swinford.
All memorial and honor gifts are acknowledged to the person or people you designate so that the loved one’s family, or the person you are honoring, is aware of the gift. Or you can make an anonymous gift if you desire to do so. The amount of the gift is, of course, confidential and only you will receive a gift acknowledgement for tax purposes. It’s very easy to give a memorial or honor gift – just CLICK HERE to get started.
Congratulations to recent grant recipients:
Community Action Program of Western Indiana ($3,400), Fountain County Old Guard VFW 2395 ($4,000), Hillsboro Christian Academy ($1,500), Attica Elementary School ($3,000), Covington Elementary School ($2,500), Southeast Fountain School Corporation ($3,000), South Vermillion High School ($1,000), North Vermillion High School ($1,000), Clinton Lions Club ($3,500), North Vermillion Back Pack Program ($9,000), South Vermillion High School ($2,847), Veedersburg Park Program ($2,750), ECO Shred ($500), Covington Park Program ($4,000), Marilyn’s Village ($35,000), Covington Apple Fest ($500), Covington Music Boosters ($1,014), Charles Forrest American Legion Post 288 ($2,154), Attica First United Methodist Church ($1,168), Attica Baseball-Softball Association ($2000), City of Covington ($1,500), Miss Fountain County 4H Queen Pageant ($500), Bundles of Blessings ($4500), Covington Youth Football ($12,500), Purdue Extension Fountain County ($6,500), More →
A variety of new endowment funds have recently been established to benefits area communities and high school students. For more details click on the link to learn more about each fund.
The new funds include: Robert & Phyllis DeSutter Unrestricted Fund, Robin & Peg Montgomery Scholarship Fund, Jack & Marguerite Fenoglio Community Fund, The Galloway-Hoagland Farm Scholarship, The Nancy Moreman Strawser Nursing Scholarship, Larry & Merry Addison Family Community Impact Fund, James and Martha Foster Family Unrestricted Fund, Don and Jane Coonce Family Fund, Delores Kokotkiewicz Covington Park Fund, Fountain County Teacher Classroom Supply Assistance Program, Dallas Ponder Memorial Scholarship, Mark and Kathy Haas Unrestricted Fund, John & Pauline Bossaer Unrestricted Fund, Clinton Community Improvement Fund, E. Stanley & Vera Shew Unrestricted Fund, Lawrence & Patricia DeSutter Family Farm Memorial Scholarship, Dr. William Somerville Scholarship Fund, Robert & Helen Shelby Community Fund, Marilyn’s Village Inc., John & Madeline Ives Community Fund, Terry A. Badger III Scholarship Fund, Coal Creek Cemetery Endowment & Pass-Through Funds, and more!
To learn how you can establish a fund to benefit your community contact Dale at (765) 793-0702 or by email at dwhite@wicf-inc.org.
Check out the Fountain County & Vermillion County Spring Newsletters at: WICF – Publications (wicf-inc.org)
Touch here to see the entire listing of scholarship recipients awarded by the Community Foundation at the following Senior Awards Programs:
South Vermillion High School
Covington High School
Fountain Central High School
North Vermillion High School
Attica High School