The application deadline for grants from the Starke County Legacy of Women is Tuesday, May 29.
The Legacy of Women supports innovative programs, projects and activities that seek to empower women and girls. Individual grants can also be given to women who want to participate in personal leadership development events.
Applications can be found online at www.nicf.org, or you can contact the Community Foundation at (574) 772-3665. You can also e-mail starke@nicf.org for more information.
The Starke County Legacy of Women organization is offering grants to women in the community to attend a leadership event or conference.
“This is our second year that the Legacy of Women is providing grants for women in our county to hopefully have them go either for conferences or plan a retreat,” stated member Sheri Bartoli. “We’re asking them then to bring the ideas back to the community.”
The members of the Legacy of Women Organization in Starke County are working on a project to help fund the education of a woman, or women, in the county. The scholarships would be awarded to an individual, or more than one, who have expressed interest the reason for continuing their education to better their life through an essay.
Legacy of Women spokeswoman, Sherri Bartoli, said this week that the applications have been received and scored. The applications are now in the hands of the Northern Indiana Community Foundation who will tabulate the scores before announcing the recipient, or recipients.
The Legacy of Women, a committee under the Starke County Community Foundation, is announcing some upcoming grants.
“After being in existence for three years, Starke County’s Legacy of Women Committee is able this year to give out money for grants and/or scholarships,” explained Sheri Bartoli, Chairperson of the organization. “We’re so excited to finally have the opportunity to help individuals and organizations fund an idea, project or education, to help women become leaders in our county.”
