Furry Friends of Indiana, located in Larwill, won the first place prize of $1,000 in the 2015 Beacon Credit Union Project Spotlight. The organization serves Northern Indiana.

Other Kosciusko County winners include:

• Community Closet, $500
• Animal Welfare League, $500
• Isaiah 11 Ministry, $250
• Heartline Pregnancy Center, $250

Furry Friends of Indiana (FFI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, home-based rescue who accepts orphaned and abandoned kittens under 6 weeks old for fostering until they are old enough to be adopted. FFI fosters are supported by tax-deductible donations and out-of pocket. The organization does not receive any grants or government funding, states the Furry Friends website. 

“We do this because we love it and most of our fosters would have had no chance of survival if they did not come to us.”