Hutchins Commons in beautiful downtown Gas City.
For More Information contact the Gas City Area Chamber of
Commerce at 674-7545.
Camp is for medically ill children to come and enjoy
crafts, games, etc. Visit www.laughoutloudcamp.com
for more information.
Board of
Directors
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David Crouse
Trent Dailey
Mary Eckerle
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Community Foundation Awards SIX Grants!
The Community Foundation of
Grant County has announced that six grants totaling $52,426.50 have
been awarded in the Foundation's first grant cycle for this fiscal
year.
Grants are awarded quarterly
in four fields of interest. The first quarter discretionary and field
of interest grant recipients included:
- Grant County Sheriff's Department
received $3,426.50 from the Orville E. and Carrie Maxine Stevens
Endowed Fund for an ultra lite forensic alternate light source
kit.
- Special Olympics of Grant County received
$2,100 from the Kurt Herriman Memorial Endowment Fund and the
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Fund for transportation costs to the
Summer Games.
- Grant County Superintendents Consortium
received $11,500 from the Lawrence and Otie Sanborn Educational
Endowment Fund for college cost estimators and FASFA Days.
- Cancer Services of Grant County
received $1,500 from the Merlin J. Loew Fund to refurbish their
wig room.
- Bridges to Health
received $6,900 from the Robert B. and Dorothy B. Pence Fund and
the Fred O. Eward Fund for the Diabetic Care Clinic.
- Marion Grant County Senior Center
received $27,000 from the Irving Family Endowment Fund for a new
air handling system.
Grant guidelines and applications are available
online at www.comfdn.org.
The next deadline for applications is July 30, 2010 prior
to Noon.
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Thanks
from a recent scholarship recipient...
To
the Mitchell Scholarship Fund,
Thank
you so much for awarding me a scholarship from your fund. You have no
idea how much this money will help me in preparing to return for my
second year of college! I generally save up a little money from my
job to pay for any surprise expenses that may come up, but I've
gotten fewer hours so far, knocking my savings down to nearly zero.
The
money I receive from this scholarship will be put towards the
purchase of a new computer. My old one finally gave out at
the end of last year, thankfully it made it through finals! As
we all know, computers are not cheap - this gracious award will
make the financial burden on me and my family that much easier.
I
know there must have been so many students applying for scholarships,
I feel so lucky to have been chosen. Once again thank you so much for
this award. I am extremely grateful for this assistance and my family
will be too!
Thank
You!!
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Interested in being part of a
new orchestra?
Come be a part of an exciting
musical experience while supporting and representing the communities
of North Central Indiana! The Miami County Community Foundation,
Miami County Chamber of Commerce, representatives from the Ole Olsen
Memorial Theatre and Arts Alive of Peru High School have banded
together to promote the forming of a local orchestra, comprised of
the fabulous local talent of musicians not only in Miami County, but
also from surrounding counties. The Community
Orchestra of Peru, Indiana is the brainchild of Peru native
and recent Butler University graduate in music education, Zak
Tschiniak.
The Community Orchestra of
Peru, Indiana is seeking musicians of all ability levels who play the
violin, viola, cello, or string bass and are eager to contribute a
love and joy for music.
Please contact Zak at
765.473.6861 or zak.tschiniak@gmail.com to express interest in becoming part of this new
opportunity.
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Accidental
Disinheritance"Who would take our children? I am not sure
anyone would be willing to take them," remarked Helen to her
attorney Clara. "It's not that they aren't good children. They
are all fine, but there are 11 of them! If something happens to
John and me, who will take them?"
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Savvy Senior
Paper
Social Security Checks Will Soon Be Retired
Dear Savvy Living,
"I've heard that the government is about to do away
with paper Social Security checks and make direct deposit mandatory.
Is this true? I've always liked getting my retirement checks in the
mail. Besides, I don't have a bank account for direct deposit. What
can you tell me?"
Washington
Hotline
Senate
Extenders Compromise on Hedge Fund Taxes
The Senate continues to move forward on the American
Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 (H.R. 4213). Following
passage of the bill by the House on May 28, 2010, the Senate has
taken up the legislation.
Finances
Dell
in Settlement Talks with SEC
Dell, Inc. reported this week that it is recording a
$100 million liability for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2011.
The charge is related to the potential settlement of Dell's
investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for
alleged violations of federal securities laws.
Treasuries
Rise on U.S. Retail Sales Data
Treasuries rose this week as U.S. retail sales fell
unexpectedly for the month of May. Yields on the 10-year note fell
the most in one week.
Mortgage
Rates Remain Low
Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage
Market Survey in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged
4.72%, down from last week when it averaged 4.79%.
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I don't know
about you, but all I keep hearing about is the World Cup! I
guess somewhere along the way soccer became a big sport in
America. :)
As a native
Hoosier, I've always love basketball, but now that the Colts are part
of the mix, I'm really looking forward to the next football season as
well.
But, you can't
count out the good 'ole pasttime of basesball. My 10-year-old
son plays minor league, so we are out at the baseball field almost
every night of the week.
The bottom line
is that sports like soccer, basketball, football, baseball, and even
golf give children an opportunty to do something productive with
their time, learn about teammwork, practice leadership, and get some
healthy excercise to boot.
Sports are great
for all of us! If you, too, see the impact that sports can make
on our kids and in our community, take an opportunity to support one of our sports-related funds held at the Community Foundation. There
are plenty to choose from and they all help us build a better quality
of life in Grant County.
Thanks, Peace
and Blesssings,
 
Dawn Brown, CFRM
Community Development Officer
Community
Foundation of Grant County
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