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2024 Scholarship Celebration
Our Scholarship Celebration is always one of our favorite days of the year. We love watching donors and recipients connect. This is what generosity in action looks like. Smiles and laughter fill the room, as our community comes together to celebrate hard work with good deeds. We’re grateful

CIRCLe Fund Announces 2024 Grant
The CIRCLe (Chicks Impacting Rush County Life) Fund was started by six friends and RCCF supporters – Pam Hoeing, Shelly King, Heather Meckes, Amy Ploeger, Cindy Taff, and Betsy Williams. It is a women’s giving group that pools many donors’ resources via a $300 annual contribution to make

Grantee Update: Rushville FFA
An anonymous donor started the We Believe in FFA Fund to support our local chapter. This generous gift gave the Top 25 FFA students a trip to St. Louis, an experience they will remember forever. They made stops at the Arch, the St. Louis Zoo, and the Donald

Meet the RCCF Board: Ginny Foster
When it comes to both life and work, family is what’s most important to Ginny Foster, new RCCF board member. Ginny and her husband, John, moved to Rush County from Connersville in 2005 to live in a home that’s been in the Foster family since 1871. “Our

Grantee Update: Boys & Girls Club of Rush County
2023 Recipient $24,995: Community Grants submitted by Katherine Good, Director of Resource Development The Boys & Girls Club of Rush County purchased an iWall to upgrade our game room. Through its unique body motion activation and multitude of game options, the iWall simultaneously promote healthy living, academic success, and

Jay and Christie (Kile) Love Endow Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Rush County
A significant portion of a seven-figure gift from Jay and Christie (Kile) Love to the Rush County Community Foundation will endow Rush County’s participation in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL), in addition to christening Rush County’s new community center as the “Love Community Center presented by Jay and