The Starke County Community Foundation is offering more than 25 scholarship funds to local Starke County students, having awarded more than $27,000 to local scholars last year. The Community Foundation’s scholarship applications will be accepted online exclusively at nicf.org, allowing students to complete and submit applications electronically, upload attachments, and track the status of their submissions to the Community Foundation.
The founders were present to celebrate the accomplishments of 2013, during which more than $140,000 was awarded in grants and scholarships – more than $24,000 of which was awarded Thursday evening during the reception through the SCCF’s annual unrestricted grant process. The named unrestricted funds that made the grants possible are: The Freedom Fund, the Ann R. and Orville Nichols Memorial Fund, the Schuyler Family Endowment Fund, the Stewart Lain Memorial Fund, the Starke County General Unrestricted Fund, and the Arlowa S. Vorm Memorial Fund.
The Starke County Community Foundation has announced a new endowment fund to help preschool students obtain the education they need before entering kindergarten.
The new Starke County Preschool Education Fund was established by Peggy Shidaker, the director of curriculum and instruction at the Knox Community School Corporation. The fund was created to honor her parents, Arthur and Carolyn Shidaker, and to support early childhood education in Starke County.
Director of Development Sarah Origer said it’s not too late to receive a preschool scholarship and encourages parents who need to send their child to preschool but are concerned about the cost to contact their local preschool for information on enrolling in the program. Participating preschools include Foundations Child Care, Little Lambs Preschool, Adventure Island Preschool, Oregon-Davis Preschool, Knox Elementary Preschools, and St. Peter Lutheran Preschool. Scholarships are available to 4-year-olds whose families show financial need.
The Starke County Community Foundation is moving into their fall granting cycle, and applications are now available for community support grants. This cycle allows the organization the flexibility of granting funds to a number of different groups and a variety of programs.
Grants are open to any charitable organization, and may be picked up at the Starke County Community Foundation office at any public library or online at http://www.nicf.org. Jay Albright, executive director of the Northern Indiana Community Foundation, told WKVI that the grants are intended for just about any non-profits in Starke County.
The Starke County Legacy of Women is offering a scholarship to women going back to school and looking for funds. Better hurry – the scholarship deadline is quickly approaching.
The Legacy of Women Scholarship supports non-traditional students and is designed to help Starke County Women who wish to further their education and/or training as a way of enhancing their employment skills.
Three scholarships administered by the Northern Indiana Community Foundation for the Starke County Community Foundation are available to Starke County residents this summer. These scholarships support students currently attending college, as well as non-traditional students
The Back Home Again in Indiana Scholarship is specifically for non-traditional students which helps those who wish to further their education and/or training as a way of enhancing their employment skills.
The Starke County Community Foundation held a scholarship reception at the Knox Community Center Thursday night where over $27,000 in endowments were given to students.
One of those scholarship recipients is Miranda Ray who will be studying Digital Media and photography at Ball State. She was the winner of the WKVI/Ed Hasnerl Scholarship. Miranda said her love of digital media in doing projects in school prompted her to pursue it further.
465 Starke County students will be watching a Shakespeare play today at the North Judson-San Pierre High School Auditorium.
For the past several years, the Starke County Community Foundation and the Tri Kappa organizations have awarded grant money in order for the Navy Pier traveling Shakespeare actors to present a production to the students. William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” will take the stage today at noon. This is a way for the students to view a professional Broadway production without having to fund it themselves or leave the county.
Tri Kappa and the Starke County Community Foundation provided over $4,000 toward the event.
Grant funds are available for charitable organizations that serve the people of Starke County thanks to a partnership between the Starke United Fund and Northern Indiana Community Foundation. The two entities teamed up to make Starke United more cost-effective, and they hope to pass that savings along to deserving local entities. Grant applications can be found online at ncif.org. They are due Monday, April 22. The Starke United Fund Committee will review grant applications and decide which agencies will receive funds. It’s made up of Starke United board members. For more information contact the Northern Indiana Community Foundation toll free at 877-432-6423, or Sarah Origer at the Starke County Community Foundation at 574-772-3665.
The Starke County Community Foundation this week announced the recipient of the 2013 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Bailey Masterson, an Oregon-Davis High School student, will receive a full-tuition, four-year scholarship to the Indiana college of her choice as well as a $900 year stipend to cover the costs of required books and equipment.
The goal of the program is to help a Starke County family afford one year of preschool education. The scholarship program will begin in the 2013-2014 school year and will be available for qualifying four-year-old children.
The Starke County Community Foundation is heading into their fall granting cycle, in which the organization has the flexibility of granting funds to a number of different groups and a variety of programs. Director of Development Sarah Origer says the foundation is passionate about helping local organizations and projects that make a difference in Starke County, and now is the ideal time to provide that support.
The program and communications director for the Northern Indiana Community Foundation, Inc., Corinne Becknell, administers the granting program. She says the foundation offers grants to charitable organizations, and it has awarded over $1.7 million in community grants.
Three unique scholarships are being offered this summer by the Starke County Community Foundation with a deadline to enter of Aug. 13.
The Back Home Again in Indiana Scholarship is available for non-traditional students, including those who want to advance in their current field or re-enter the job market. Applicants for this scholarship must live in Starke County.
The Starke County Community Foundation recently distributed $30,000 in scholarships during their annual reception.
Twenty-two scholars received 29 scholarships. Cody Hendershott was named this year’s recipient of the Ed Hasnerl/WKVI Scholarship and received his award during the reception. The 2012 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar, Katelyn Schwenk of Oregon-Davis High School, was also recognized.
More than 50 Starke County students applied for the 29 Community Foundation scholarships and 15 students applied for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship.
Approximately 200 youngsters are expected to gather tomorrow at the North Judson-San Pierre Elementary School for the 17th Annual Young Artists Conference sponsored by Psi Iota Xi Sorority, the Starke County Fine Arts Commission, and the Starke County Community Foundation.
Marilyn Lucac is one of the organizers who helps arrange for talented presenters to come to the event. She explained how many authors would be in attendance.
“We have four published authors. A few of them will have their books for sale, and will autograph them,” said Lucac.
The Sief brothers will be back again. The pair were favorites in the past.
”I have a set of twins, Adam and Jeremy Seif, coming. Adam has a book, ‘All About Spencer.’ I have an order form for the book if any of the children wants one. Last year he brought books, and ran out,” Lucac said.
This is the Seventeenth Young Artists Conference. There is a $5 registration fee which includes lunch. No child is turned away, they can register at the door.
The conference is for children first grade through the fifth, and registration is between 8:30 and 9 a.m. CT tomorrow.
The Starke County Community Foundation is announcing three new scholarship opportunities for high school seniors. Added this year are the Altman Family Scholarship for students at North Judson-San Pierre High School, the James and Carris Lucas Scholarship for Knox High School students, and the Physicians Hospital System Visionary Scholarship which will provide one scholarship for a Starke County student and also one for a Marshall County student.
The 17th Annual Young Artists Conference at the North Judson-San Pierre Elementary School, Liberty site, is scheduled for March 10th. The lunch and entertainment fee is $5.00. The conference is for students grades 1-5. Ventriloquist Beth Sutton-Cummins will be an afternoon presenter.
