The Starke County Community Foundation’s Ambassadors Club, a group of former board members and the current SCCF Board President, awarded five pop-up grants to local parks organizations including Knox Park Board, Koontz Lake Association, San Pierre Parks and Recreation Society, North Judson Park Beautification, and...
Through Starke County Community Funds and the Hardesty Memorial Endowment Fund, the Starke County Community Foundation granted $24,470 to the San Pierre Volunteer Fire Department. The funds will be used to purchase and install a new firehouse siren. For years the current siren has only sporadically...
May 23, 2022 Dr. Don & Mrs. Jean Musselman established a Donor Advised Fund in 2013 to provide support for charitable programs and activities with special consideration given to arts & science in Miami County as well as North Miami High School. So when the North...
March 28, 2022 Miami County Community Foundation Director of Development, Heidi Wright, presented the North Miami FFA Dairy Team with a grant from the North Miami Class of 1973 Memorial Fund.The grant will help finance the team's trip to Scotland, where they will compete at the...
The Boomerang Sisterhood, a giving circle within the Miami County Community Foundation (MCCF), awarded grants to four charitable organizations during their annual grant making opportunity. This year to follow social distancing guidelines, MCCF Director of Development Heidi Wright, unfortunately had to cancel the in-person event. Instead,...
Two more surprise grants have been awarded in honor of the Starke County Community Foundation’s 25th anniversary! The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum received a $1,000 Pop Up Grant in the month of June. The July’s $1,000 Pop Up Grant was awarded to the Pioneer Cemetery...
Another pop-up grant from Starke County Community Foundation (SCCF) has been delivered! Wednesday, March 24th, the Community Foundation surprised their third pop-up grant recipient, the Starke County Youth Club, with a $1,000 grant. The Starke County Youth Club is a significant organization for children and...
Community Foundation Welcomes New Director of Development The Northern Indiana Community Foundation (NICF) has named Jacque Ryan as the Starke County Community Foundation (SCCF) Director of Development. In this position, Jacque will be working with donors to help fulfill their charitable wishes in Starke County. She...
Richard “Dick” and Suzanne Belcher each grew up in small Indiana towns. They each believed that to whom much is given, much is expected. After Dick opened The First Federal Savings Bank in the back room of a grocery store in Rochester, the...
Starke County is home to many creatives displaying a variety of skills and talents. Through the Constellation of Starke Creatives’ Network initiative, many artisans and their work have been showcased through the Constellation of Starke Creative's Network's Pop-Up Markets. Through these markets, many vendors have...