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2018 LECS Recipient Barbara Hershberger
It’s an RCCF tradition to hear from the graduating Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship recipient. Barbara Hershberger tells about her biggest takeaway from her college experience.
Grantee Update: Carthage Volunteer Fire Department
2021 Cycle II Community Funds Grant Recipient: $3,727.95 Submitted by: Virgil Bremer At the end of 2020 the Carthage Volunteer Fire Department decided that it was going to increase our response capabilities to include grain bin rescue capabilities. After a detailed risk analysis it was determined that rope
Grantee Update: The Open Resource
2021 Cycle I Community Funds Grant Recipient: $16,190 Submitted by: Ron Shields, Digital Navigator Success in implementing Rush County Broadband Task Force’s Digital Inclusion Plan has taken several different forms. With help from the community, specifically a grant from the Rush County Community Foundation, The Open Resource established
Ripples of Kindness: The Legacy of Helen and Jim Ewing
Kindness. It always matters. And like the stone that creates ripples when tossed into a pond, its effects can be far-reaching. Roy Mohr first met Jim Ewing in 1968. Roy was a regular customer at J & H Hardware, the store Jim and his wife, Helen, owned
Grantee Update: Rushville Public Library’s “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten”
It’s a bright spring day in late May, and Jeri McCorkle, Director of First5 Rush County’s Early Learning Coalition, is about to do one of her favorite parts of her job. “I get to read stories today,” she beams while lifting a box of books from her car.
CIRCLe Fund Reaches $100,000 Milestone with Most Recent Grant
“Have you ever wondered what you could do with $100,000?” mused Betsy Williams, one of RCCF’s CIRCLe Fund founding donors, at their annual grant gala. The list included some mind-blowing options – buy an RV, yacht or champion racehorse; hire the band the Roots to play for your
