A local annual rivalry fundraiser begins Monday, February 3.
Continue readingCheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation Delivers Grant Money to Local Educators
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Several local educators recently received grants from the Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation to help provide underprivileged students with necessities which are not funded with tax dollars.
Radiothon Gathers Thousands of Dollars for Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation
Thursday’s Radiothon on K99.3 WKVI for the Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation gathered thousands of dollars to help underprivileged children in area schools.
Continue readingFifth Annual Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation Radiothon This Thursday
The fifth annual Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation Radiothon is Thursday, August 25 on K99.3 WKVI.
Continue readingCheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation Open House Scheduled for Thursday
An open house is set for Thursday, July 28 at the new office of the Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation in Knox.
Continue reading4th Annual Cheryl Lyn Welter Foundation Radiothon Today
WKVI is hosting the fourth annual Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation Radiothon today. The foundation provides grants to teachers for expenses that may be out of children’s reach.
Continue readingKnox School Board Adopts 2021 Budget, Accepts Longtime Employee’s Retirement
The Knox Community School Corporation’s 2021 budget was adopted by the school board last week.
Continue readingKnox School Board to Adopt 2021 Budget, Discuss Collective Bargaining Agreement Tonight
The Knox School Board is expected to finalize the school corporation’s 2021 budget tonight.
Continue readingO-D School Board Accepts Donations for Sixth Grade Field Trip, Girls Golf Team
The Oregon-Davis School Board recently accepted funding to help with the cost of a sixth grade field trip, but COVID-19 concerns mean it won’t be able to happen this year. Superintendent Dr. Don Harman says the Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation gave $350.
Continue readingKnox School Board Gets Update on Donations, Grants
A Knox High School program that pairs special needs students with buddies in the general ed population has gotten a funding boost for one of its activities. The school board Tuesday accepted a $700 Target Field Trip Grant. That will help with the cost of tickets for the Best Buddies program’s upcoming trip to see a live production of The Lion King in South Bend.
Continue readingCulver Students and Staff Raise Over $1,300 for Cheryl Lyn Welter Foundation
Students and staff at the Culver Community School Corporation recently participated in a fundraiser that made more than $1,000 for the Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation.
Continue readingOregon-Davis School Board Accepts Donations for Athletic Programs
Oregon-Davis sports teams are getting a boost thanks to the generosity of the local community. More than $1,500 in donations was accepted by the school board Monday, according to Superintendent Dr. Don Harman.
Continue readingOregon-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.
Continue readingCheryl Lyn Welter Foundation Awards Grants to Knox Educators
Three grants from the Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation were presented during Tuesday’s Knox School Board meeting.
Continue readingKnox School Board to Hold Public Hearing on Building Project Tonight
The first of two official public hearings over Knox Community Schools’ proposed building project will be held tonight.
Continue readingOregon-Davis School Board Accepts Donations for Music Department
The Oregon-Davis Music Department has gotten almost $1,000 in donations. A $665 donation from the Knox Masonic Lodge and a $300 grant from the Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation were accepted by the school board Monday, according to Superintendent Dr. Don Harman.
Continue readingThe Hive’s Social Gathering Will Spotlight Local Charities and Provide Them with Funding for the Future
Members of the local Ladies’ Giving Circle, ‘The Hive’ and their guests will assemble at
Tonight’s event will commence at 5:30 p.m. and will run until about 7 p.m.
Continue readingNorth Judson-San Pierre School Board Accepts Donations
A few upcoming field trips for North Judson-San Pierre students were graciously funded by donations. School board members accepted those funds when they met last Tuesday.
Members accepted a $500 donation from Farm Bureau that will help fund a field trip for fourth graders to visit Fair Oaks Farms. A $300 donation from the Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation was also accepted. Continue reading
Donations Highlighted at Knox School Board Meeting
Donations for school safety training and an elementary school field trip were formally accepted by the Knox School Board last week. The school corporation received $834 from the Starke County Community Foundation’s Go for School Safety Fund. That helped with the cost of last month’s active shooter tabletop exercise for Starke County school officials and first responders. The school board also accepted a donation from the Bennett family, to help pay for the third grade field trip to Fair Oaks Farms.
The Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation RadioThon Is Happening Today!
The Inaugural RadioThon for the Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation is scheduled for today on WKVI.
The Foundation was established in memory of Cheryl Welter, a popular member of the Knox Class of 2001, who was killed in an auto accident early in her Senior year. The purpose of the Foundation is to help underprivileged kids in local schools with the little things which are often out of their reach. Continue reading