Dave Altman Receives Starke County Community Foundation Hardesty Award

Hardesty Award Recipient Dave Altman and his wife Lyn (Starke County Community Foundation photo)

A longtime North Judson business owner and community volunteer is being recognized by the Starke County Community Foundation. Dave Altman was presented with the foundation’s 2020 James R. Hardesty Leadership in Philanthropy Award on Giving Tuesday.

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Starke County Emergency Relief Fund Gets $5,000 Donation for COVID-19 Response

Mike Pazin (Culver, North Judson Manager), Danielle Binkley (Knox Manager), Jamie Brown (Mortgage Loan Officer), Claire Collins (NICF Intern) and Jay Albright (NICF Executive Director) (Northern Indiana Community Foundation photo)

Efforts to help Starke County respond to COVID-19 have gotten a $5,000 boost. The Starke County Community Foundation says its Emergency Relief Fund recently received a donation from First Farmers Bank & Trust.

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Memorial Fund Established for Former Traffic Control Specialists Employee

A traffic control flagger who was killed on the job last summer is being memorialized with a philanthropic effort. The Ben Fisher Memorial Fund was established in December by Tracey and Brian Triska, the owners of Traffic Control Specialists. The Northern Indiana Community Foundation says the fund will support causes Fisher cared about, such as caring for veterans and women who’ve experienced domestic abuse.

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Oregon-Davis School Board Accepts Donations for Art Education, Field Trips

Art education is getting a boost at Oregon-Davis. On Monday, the school board accepted a $300 grant for the Art Department from the Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation, as well as a $350 grant from the Northern Indiana Community Foundation to help give kindergarten teachers resources for art projects, according to Superintendent Dr. Don Harman.

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Barbara McLaughlin Receives Starke County Community Foundation Hardesty Award

SCCF Dir. of Dev. Sarah Origer, James R. Hardesty Leadership in Philanthropy Award winner Barbara McLaughlin, and NICF Executive Director Jay Albright (SCCF photo)

The Starke County Community Foundation has announced the winner of its 2018 James R. Hardesty Leadership in Philanthropy Award. Barbara McLaughlin was presented with the award during last week’s Community Impact Reception.

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Basketball Team’s Fundraising Effort Helps Give Back to Cancer Patients

Thanks to the hard work of local basketball and cheerleading teams Starke County cancer patients will have some financial relief.

The North Judson-San Pierre basketball team, both boys and girls, and the cheerleading team sold pink t-shirts and chances to win pink, autographed basketballs in order to raise money for the effort.

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