The Power of Opportunity
Two community grants from the Unrestricted Fund enabled Westminster Community Center to offer new opportunities for people to become more self-sufficient through learning key life skills. The first grant for a community garden fosters the age-old skill of gardening to produce edible vegetables and fruits.
The Power of Community Grants
When the grants committee approved a grant for a thermal imaging camera, they did not realize how quickly this camera would benefit a local family. Within two months of receiving the thermal imaging camera, Spiceland volunteer fire fighters were called to a house fire during the night.
The Power of Youth Grants
The Teens About Serving the County (TASC) Youth Grants Committee provided grants to help fund a PureFun event, an Empty Bowls fundraiser, and the Henry County Sheriff's Youth Camp among other programs.
The Power of Community
Transformation is evident to anyone who visits Middletown or speaks to members of its grant-receiving organizations or the many community-minded residents who have helped fund community grants through donations to the Unrestricted Fund.
It's Amazing What You Can Accomplish
Graduating from New Castle High School with the class of 1950, Herb started college at Wabash but it was interrupted by the Korean conflict. After serving two years in the U. S. Army, he returned to his college career at Ball State University where he earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in education.
Shenandoah Teacher Honored for Excellence
During the Shenandoah honor program, Henry County Community Foundation Executive Director Jerry Schaeffer presented the 2009 Teacher Excellence Award to Mr. Rick Penn.
New Innovative Tools
The Henry County Community Foundation introduced new tools and programs. These tools for communication and growth will allow the Foundation to more easily, quickly and cost effectively keep donors, grantees, and scholarship recipients informed of Community Foundation opportunities.
