Lana (Bouslog) Enlow and her fellow classmates from the New Castle Class of 1963 knew they wanted to give back to the community that had raised them. Finding a way to do this and meet all their varied interests posed a dilemma until Lana suggested the Unrestricted Fund for Community Grants at the Henry County…
Get a Match- Double Your Impact
Receiving a Match for Your Gift Background The Lilly Endowment Inc. has played a critical role in the support and growth of the Henry County Community Foundation since it incorporated in 1985. Over the last 23 years, the Lilly Endowment has provided an opportunity to match gifts made to the Community Foundation on five separate occasions…
Men’s shelter receives boost at women’s gala
Dozens of Henry County women flexed their collective philanthropic muscle Tuesday night during the Women’s Circle of Friends Gala, an outreach of the Henry County Community Foundation. Each woman donated at least $50 for the opportunity to listen and vote as representatives from three local non-profits told about their organizations. The $5,027 collected was pooled…
Judith Ann (Maroska) Trennepohl
Judith Ann (Maroska) Trennepohl, 75, resident of Middletown, passed away Sunday evening at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. She was a wife, a mother, a grandmother to many, and a daughter of God. She was born in Indianapolis, October 3, 1938, the daughter of Jesse D. Maroska and Iva Wilson Maroska Gale. She married Tom…
Dorothy Wayman Pfenninger
Dorothy Wayman Pfenninger, 93, of New Castle, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at her residence. She was born in Henry County on March 12, 1921, a daughter of the late Fred C. and Mary (Straub) Wayman. Dorothy was a 1939 graduate of New Castle Chrysler High School and continued her studies at Earlham College…