Chicago City pizza owners John and Renee are shown with members of Devonnia Tscheulin’s family: her sister-in-law Amanda Sears, oldest brother Jared Sears, nephew Wil Sears, and her daddy, Joe Sears. A total of $2,102.25 was raised from two fundraisers, donations from the staff of Versiti Blood Centers of Indiana, and from the generosity of people who just wanted to give. The donations will benefit the Devonnia Tscheulin Memorial Fund at the Scott County Community Foundation. The special events were held in honor of Devonnia’s birthday, Feb. 14.
John and Renee donated 100% of the proceeds from their lunch fundraiser held Feb. 13, raising $1,779. Devonnia’s family hosted a homemade biscuit and gravy breakfast fundraiser Feb. 14 in conjunction with a blood drive in her memory. The breakfast was cooked by her brother Jared, as Devonnia loved his gravy. Through her memorial blood drive, 29 units of blood were donated.
A matching grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. will add $4,204.50 to the fund, for a grand total of $6,306.75 raised to benefit Scott County residents through the permanent unrestricted endowment fund.
This is the first year a grant will be awarded from Devonnia’s memorial fund during the Community Foundation’s Community Grants Program. She first came to the Foundation in 2023 as a grant applicant for Scott County EMS, and the EMS was awarded a grant to purchase blood analyzers for the ambulances.
“Scott County showed up and showed out for Devonnia and the kids of Scott County,” shared her family.
