The Starke County Community Foundation’s annual Giving Tuesday event is today (November 28)!
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Starke County Community Foundation’s Annual Giving Tuesday Event November 28
The Starke County Community Foundation’s annual Giving Tuesday event is scheduled for Tuesday, November 28 at the Foundation’s office at 300 Keller Avenue in North Judson from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. CT.
Continue readingStarke County Community Foundation Succeeds in Giving Tuesday Event
The Starke County Community Foundation (SCCF) hosted their annual Giving Tuesday event last week.
Continue readingGiving Tuesday is Today
The Starke County Community Foundation (SCCF) and the Community Foundation of Pulaski County (CFPC) are both once again participating in the local observance of GivingTuesday.
Continue readingGiving Tuesday: Help Support Starke County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Pulaski County
Winamac Park Board to Get $27,000 Payout from Community Foundation Fund this Year
The Winamac Park Board will have some extra money to work with, thanks to donations to the Community Foundation of Pulaski County. Town manager and park board member Brad Zellers told the town council last week that this year’s payout from the foundation’s Winamac Park Fund is just over $27,000. That money is typically used to help with projects, rather than day-to-day expenses.
Continue readingGiving Tuesday Donations, $1.57 Million Bequest Highlighted during Community Foundation of Pulaski County’s Annual Event
Giving Tuesday raised more than $47,000 for the Community Foundation of Pulaski County.
Continue readingStarke, Pulaski County Community Foundations to Match Donations on Giving Tuesday
Those looking to donate to a local community foundation on Giving Tuesday could have their donations doubled.
Continue readingSCCF Giving Tuesday Event Results in $50,000 of Donations!
More than $50,000 was donated to the Starke County Community Foundation as a result of this week’s Giving Tuesday event!
Giving Tuesday, the global generosity movement that was first launched in 2012, helps provide local people and organizations with the power to transform their communities. It was started with the simple idea of creating a day that encourages people to do good.
Continue readingStarke County Community Foundation to Host Giving Tuesday Event
The Starke County Community Foundation is celebrating Giving Tuesday with an open house at their office in North Judson today!
Continue readingStarke County Community Foundation Reports Successful Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday brought in more than $90,000 to many funds within the Starke County Community Foundation. The total amount included a promise from Lilly Endowment, Inc. to match all gifts to community funds $2.00 for every $1.00 donated.
Local Community Foundations Report Success with Giving Tuesday
This week’s Giving Tuesday initiative proved to be a success for local community foundations. Kim Krause with the Community Foundation of Pulaski County had a good response. “I know we still have some gifts that are trickling in, but it’s safe to say that we’ve raised well over $30,000 in one day, for Giving Tuesday,” she says.
Starke Pulaski Habitat for Humanity Thanks the City of Knox
At a Knox City Council meeting last Tuesday, Clerk-Treasurer Jeff Houston told members that Starke Pulaski Habitat for Humanity sent in a letter thanking the city for their help on the McIntire home that was recently being constructed in Knox.
“We waived the water and sewer taps and the building permits and gave them a variance on the lot size,” Houston said, “so they wanted to thank everybody and they said it was a hand-up not a hand-out.”
The City of Knox wasn’t the only one to help with the construction of the new house. A variety of volunteers from all over have given countless hours to help complete the structure. Continue reading
Starke County Community Foundation Holiday Open House
The Starke County Community Foundation is holding a holiday open house on November 28th in conjunction with Giving Tuesday.
The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is celebrated annually as Giving Tuesday. It follows the popular shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday and is held as a way to kick off the charitable season. The initiative is meant to inspire individuals to give back locally.
Next Tuesday, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. come down to the Starke County Community Foundation office facility located in the former North Judson-San Pierre middle school office suite at 950 Campbell Drive. You can enjoy some holiday treats and learn about this year’s impact. Continue reading
Giving Tuesday Looks to Encourage Charitable Donations During Holiday Season
You’ve heard about Black Friday and likely Small Business Saturday, but what about Giving Tuesday?
Pay it Forward on Giving Tuesday
Get into the spirit of the holiday season tomorrow with Giving Tuesday. Starke County Youth Club Executive Director Irene Szakonyi says the local nonprofit has joined the movement.
“It really does inspire people to take action for their local community to give, whether it’s giving a gift of money, of time, of making a donation of another sort,”Szarconyi said. “We really want to encourage and join what is now actually a global movement to give on Giving Tuesday, which is Dec. 2nd.” Continue reading
