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2024 Impact Update: Postcard #2
Download a pdf of the postcard. We are thrilled to share with you that we’ve received a new $5M grant from Lilly Endowment through their GIFT VIII initiative! By the time you’re reading this, work will have already begun on the Rush County Rural Revitalization plan. What does
Your Support in Action: Grantee Carthage-Henry Henley Library
2024 Recipient $2,153.66: Community Grant Submitted by: Arlene Reynolds, Director The Carthage-Henry Henley and Knightstown Public Libraries collaborated to provide a summer filled with families reading together for fun and prizes. As the summer progressed, we promoted the Carthage-Henry Henley Public Library’s mission to use a variety
Your Support in Action: Grantee RCHS Life Skills Class
$272.74: Alex Workman Memorial Fund Submitted by: Brittney Corum, Rush County Schools Special Education Teacher, RCHS Life Skills Teacher Rushville Consolidated High School Life Skills Class used their grant to provide musical support for students. By purchasing music and instruments to have in the classroom, students who might
Meet the RCCF Board: Julie Leisure
There’s something special about Rush County life, isn’t there? It only took two years of working and living in Elkhart after college for new RCCF board member, Julie Leisure, to long for home. And for good reason. “I love the close-knit community that we have. It is
Your Support in Action: Grantee Rushville Township VFD
2024 Recipient $15,000: Community Grant Submitted by: Jonny Singleton, Asst. Fire Chief We needed to replace our current extrication tools that are obsolete. The tools we had were no longer serviceable and were manufactured in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Due to the age of these tools
RCCF Donors Start Eleven New Funds
RCCF donors are known for their generosity. Since August 2024, eleven new funds have been created to support the community in various ways. At community foundations, donations are managed through “funds.” Donors who make significant contributions that meet certain thresholds can establish a fund. They decide its
