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Reflections from Chris: Two Months In
What does the Rush County Community Foundation mean to you? Why have you taken interest in supporting our organization? These are some of the questions I have been asking in my first weeks on the job as the new executive director of RCCF. It likely doesn’t surprise
Transforming Our Community One Hour at a Time
National Volunteer Week officially begins on April 16. Most of us take for granted – or don’t even realize in the first place – just how vital volunteers are to our community. From fighting fires to running events to heading nonprofits and all points in between, it takes
Grantee Update: Rushville FFA
Source: Rushville FFA Facebook Page Photos: Jenna Lawler An anonymous donor started the We Believe in FFA Fund to support the local chapter. This generous gift gave these students an experience they will remember forever. Participants explored agriculture through a variety of lenses including stops at John Deere
Grantee Update: RCHS FACS Department
2022 CIRCLe Grant Recipient: $19,519 Source: Lion’s Roar Newsletter The 2022 CIRCLe Fund grant supported a collaboration between the RCHS FACS (Family and Consumer Sciences) department and First5 Rush County’s Early Learning Coalition with the purchase of RealCare Baby lifelike high-tech infant simulators. Lessons center around healthy child
Grantee Update: Milroy Elementary School
2022 Cycle II Community Grants Recipient, along with Milroy Economic Development Corporation: $12,620 Source: Lion’s Roar Newsletter Walking Path in the Works! We are so excited to be putting in a walking path! We have it carved out and gravel placed. It will be blacktopped in the spring.
Our Heartfelt Thanks to Gerald
It takes a brave man to come out of the comfort of retirement and lead an organization again. And it takes even more courage to tell his wife that some of their plans will have to be put on hold. But Gerald Mohr is this man and much
