John Elliot (left) and Janice Blosser (right) present a grant check from the William and Helen Dye Endowment Fund to Fellowship Missions Director, Eric Lane (center).

By STEPHANIE OVERBEY
Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Inc.

Four local charities were recently presented with grants from the William and Helen Dye Endowment Fund, a component fund of the Kosciusko County Community Foundation. Beaman Home, Limitless Park – Town of Winona Lake, Fellowship Missions and Baker Youth Club each received $2,631.50 from the fund.

The late William Dye was a car mechanic in Warsaw. He and his wife, Helen, also owned several apartments in the Warsaw area. The Dyes raised their two disabled children in the house Dye’s grandparents built after they immigrated from Germany.

Dye named his trust officer, John Elliott, and his neighbor, Janice Blosser, as advisors to the fund. Annually, Elliott and Blosser recommend grants to charities they believe Bill would want to support. Since 2001, the fund has awarded nearly $120,000 in grants to charities impacting the Kosciusko County community.

“Bill’s story is a great example of how ordinary people can leave a legacy,” said Community Foundation Executive Director Suzie Light. “Bill and Helen didn’t live in a fancy house or drive the latest car. They lived quiet lives committed to their family and communities. That commitment lives on through the fund in their name.”

Since 1968, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Inc. has brought caring people and charitable endeavors together for the good of the community. The Community Foundation is a public charity, and gifts made to the Foundation are tax-deductible.

For more information about the Community Foundation, visit www.kcfoundation.org, call (574) 267-1901, or visit our office at 102 E. Market Street, Warsaw.