Whitley County Community Foundation awards spring grants totalling $38,590 to area non-profits
(Talk of the Town photo by Jennifer Zartman Romano) The Whitley County Historical Society shares their thanks to the Whitley County Community Foundation for a grant received to purchase a new computer. According to museum director Dani Tippmann the computer will be used to track history within the museum and, she hopes, will be the first step in providing more online access to local history. Currently, most of the museum's computers are "antiques," the youngest of which being eight years old. The sign stands proudly at the corner of Main and Jefferson Streets.
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The Whitley County Community Foundation has awarded $38,590 in grants to deserving charitable organizations serving the community. The funding was made possible thanks to the generosity of local donors who made contributions to the Foundation with only the stipulation that the money be used where the need is the greatest. The following awards were recommended by the Foundation’s volunteer grants committee and approved by the WCCF Board of Directors:
The Center for Whitley County Youth -- $20,000 to develop organizational sustainability and support general programming to enhance the lives of Whitley County youth.
American Red Cross of Northeast Indiana -- $5,000 toward funding a Family Caregiving Program aimed at those caring for an elderly or disabled person. This gift was made possible by the Donald Ferber Fund.
Whitko Middle School Peacekeepers Program -- $3,140 to continue the Peacekeeper Program aimed at preventing bullying.
YWCA of Fort Wayne, Inc. -- $2,000 for their Eyes Wide Open educational series on relationship violence issues for the youth of Whitley County .
Camp Whitley -- $1,500 from the Weick Fund to provide scholarships to campers needing financial assistance to attend camp this summer.
Whitley County YMCA -- $1,500 to provide summer programming for children living in Park Terrace apartments.
Indiana Lakeland Girl Scout Council -- $1,000 to train local leaders
Children’s Hope Hospitality House -- $1,000 to help offset the expenses of Whitley County residents who utilize the facility while their child is hospitalized at Lutheran Hospital .
Whitley County Historical Society -- $1,000 toward the cost of a new computer
Victory Christian Fellowship Outreach -- $750 for a community outreach project at Park Terrace Apartments
Jefferson Chapel Food Pantry -- $500 to help purchase food for their pantry which exists to alleviate hunger in our community.