Loose Change Will Help Boomerang Backpacks
SYRACUSE — Even small change received after a purchase can go to a good cause.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — Even small change received after a purchase can go to a good cause.
Read MoreWARAW — To help families prepare their kindergarten student for the 2016/2017 school year, Kosciusko Community Hospital medical staff and support staff partnered with Warsaw Community Schools to hold the first annual Kindergarten Physical Night. Held at Pediatric Healthcare, students stopped at various stations to learn about dental … Read More
SYRACUSE — Volunteer organizations are banding together to showcase everything they do for the communities within the Wawasee Community School Corp. district. The result of their collaboration will be a Volunteer Expo from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Syracuse Community Center. “We want everybody … Read More
AKRON — Cargill Animal Nutrition, Mentone, recently donated Cargill Cares grant funds totaling $4,500 to the Tippecanoe Valley High School Boomerang Backpacks program and $6,000 to the Tippecanoe Valley Middle School Project Lead the Way program.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — The Boomerang Backpacks program has stayed plenty productive since Kellie Newcomer took over as the new program coordinator in the early summer months. Wawasee High School students take part in the program each week by helping fill bags with food and get them ready to send home with low-income elementary students.
Read MoreThe percentage of school students receiving either free or reduced price lunches is high in Kosciusko County and exceeds 50 percent in some schools. Boomerang Backpacks was created as a way to provide take home meals in backpacks for these students and to help eliminate food insecurity. Between … Read More
The 1st Annual Boomerang Backpacks Golf Fundraiser for Kosciusko County will be held Monday, June 17, at Tippecanoe Country Club in Leesburg. Golf on the 18-hole course begins with an 8 a.m. shotgun start with lunch to follow provided by Tippecanoe Country Club and sponsored by ProPay Media … Read More
The Sleepy Owl Supper Club is hosting an evening pre-party, complete with live entertainment and dinner, as well as a live auction at the Syracuse Community Center on Friday, June 14. Doors open at 6 p.m. and dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by the … Read More
Mentone resident, Rosy Jansma, serves on the K21 Health Foundation board of directors and, because of that and her commitment to making a difference, the K21 Foundation made a donation of $1,000 in her honor. Mrs. Jansma decided to use the donation to continue her support of Tippecanoe … Read More