Press Release WARSAW — United Way of Kosciusko County announced that it has been approved to receive a $450,000 COVID-19 Economic Relief Initiative Grant, made possible through a partnership between Lilly Endowment, Inc. and Indiana United Ways. These funds will be used to boost the local COVID-19 pandemic … Read More
WARSAW — Lilly Endowment recently announced that Amy Holton, Washington STEM Academy EL teacher, is a recipient of its 2020 Teacher Creativity Fellowship. The program will provide Holton with a grant to pursue her passions of community, communication and travel. According to a Warsaw Community Schools press release, … Read More
NORTH MANCHESTER — Manchester University has been awarded a $100,000 planning grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. The grant is part of the endowment’s new initiative, Charting the Future for Indiana’s Colleges and Universities. “We are deeply grateful for Lilly Endowment for its commitment to higher education and this … Read More
SYRACUSE — School districts statewide are often overwhelmed by the emotional and social needs students face. Those needs have increased in recent years especially due to the opioid addiction crisis and other factors families are dealing with. To address this problem, Lilly Endowment launched a counseling initiative in … Read More
AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation has received a planning grant of $30,000 under Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Comprehensive Counseling Initiative for Indiana K-12 students. Lilly Endowment Inc. announced on Jan. 20, the recipients of planning grants in the first phase of its Comprehensive Counseling Initiative for Indiana … Read More
Indiana INTERNnet has received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to be a “catalyst for internship opportunities statewide.” The organization is charged with expanding its cooperative efforts with the business sector, education institutions and state government, and inspiring new sources of support and partnership. An … Read More
Conexus Indiana has been awarded a two-year $3.625 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to expand its programs supporting Indiana’s advanced manufacturing and logistics industries, including its Hire Technology marquee initiative to prepare high school students to pursue and succeed in advanced manufacturing and logistics (AML) careers. Conexus … Read More
“Celebrate Home” was the theme for the past fiscal year for Kosciusko County Community Foundation and that theme continued at the conclusion of its 2014 Annual Celebration Luncheon today. The event ended with a “Kiss Goodnight.” Each guest was asked to provide the board his/her opinion by finishing … Read More
By BRAD BISHOP Executive Director, OrthoWorx OrthoWorx, Warsaw, recently marked its fifth anniversary with a showcase for volunteers and funders of its achievements. OrthoWorx and the Orthopedics Capital Foundation were created in September 2009 with an initial grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. to the Kosciusko County Community … Read More
Kosciusko County Community Foundation recently received approval from Lilly Endowment Inc. to participate in their GIFT VI initiative. Also known as Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow, the GIFT VI initiative will match every dollar donated to the Kosciusko County Community Foundation’s “Bring it Home” campaign. Dollars contributed to … Read More
Indiana Tech announced today that the university’s new entrepreneur center, the Center for Creative Collaboration (the C3) is now open. The C3 will provide entrepreneurs with rapid, targeted, and effective assistance in all phases of business startup, operation, and growth. The C3, located in Indiana Tech’s new Academic … Read More
Grace College was recently awarded a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. as a part of the Endowment’s Initiative to Promote Opportunities through Educational Collaborations. The initiative aims to encourage and enhance efforts to help Indiana college graduates find meaningful employment in the state. “Grace will use … Read More
Are you part of the perfect match? Today is the final day to help preserve Kosciusko County’s orthopedic legacy through a vibrant community — that’s the perfect match! The unique opportunity through Lilly Endowment Inc. doubles qualified contributions received by today, Oct. 15, and legally binding/committed contributions on … Read More
Some time during the period from 1895 and today, you’ve been impacted by the Warsaw-region orthopedic industry cluster. For more than 100 years, the orthopedic industry grew and thrived in our region and tens of thousand of individuals built lives and careers here or had an association that … Read More
In Monday night’s Warsaw Community School Corporation Regular School Board Meeting, Brad Bishop, executive director of OrthoWorx, announced the donation of funds to expand STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education in the region. OrthoWorx, which is partnering with the school on the initiative to further STEM education, … Read More
Two students have been named recipients of four-year, full-tuition scholarships as the Kosciusko County Community Foundation 2013 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars. Barbara Kimmel and Rebecca Ailes will receive full tuition to the Indiana colleges of their choice and $900 yearly stipends for required books and equipment. Barbara Kimmel … Read More
