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Give Your Heart to Your Community-15th Annual Valentines Day Event
February 14th 2013

The Fulton County Community Foundation is once again asking you to “Give Your Heart to Your Community.” The annual Valentines Day fundraiser is a way to send a special gift to your valentine while you give a gift to your community that continues to give year after year.

On Thursday, February 14, guest DJ Don Groenleer will join Tom Bair on WROI FM 92.1 as they send out dedications and song requests.  Donors may also choose to have a singing telegram sent to their Valentine.  Groups of singers and musicians will be out in the community personally delivering singing telegrams and roses. 

2013 marks the third year for “Pal”entines. Palentines are a special greeting from you and your pet. Greetings and pictures from you and your pet will be displayed on Rochester Telephone Company’s Channel 4 and the Community Foundations Facebook page on February 14. 

Not only will you be sending your special someone a gift they won’t soon forget, you will also be giving your community a wonderful gift. Donors have the choice of which fund they would like their gift to be used towards, all of which are used to improve the quality of life in Fulton County.

• Download the list of funds

If you would like to order a Valentine for your special someone, fill out an order form today. Forms are available at WROI Radio, the Community Foundation, or can be printed from the link below. Forms should be returned to the Community Foundation office by Friday, February 8th  by dropping them off at the office located at 715 Main St. Rochester, or by mail to P.O. Box 807, Rochester IN 46975. You may also contact the Community Foundation at (574) 224-3223 with any questions.

Good To Go Endowment Fund Created

Don Good (right), president of Good Oil Company, presents Brian Johnson (left), Fulton County Community Foundation Director of Development, with a check for $6,000 to create the Good To Go Fund within the Community Foundation.

The Fulton County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the Good To Go Fund. Created through the BP Fueling Communities initiative, Don Good, president of Good Oil Company, nominated the Community Foundation to receive $6,000 from BP for the fund’s creation. The Good To Go Fund will be used to support the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and the Fulton County Preschool Project.

Established in 2010, the North Central Indiana Area Health Education Center (NCI-AHEC) serves 13 counties in north-central Indiana and is based in Fulton County. The mission of the Indiana AHEC Network is to improve health by recruiting, educating and retaining healthcare professionals for underserved communities in Indiana.

The Fulton County Preschool Project is a Community Foundation initiative designed to provide Fulton County children the opportunity to attend one year of preschool prior to kindergarten through a scholarship program.

BP Fueling Communities provides grant donations to local organizations that are nominated by local BP business owners to support the communities in which they do business. Fueling Communities gives back to local organizations that support health, education, youth, food and housing.