by ExecDir | Jun 19, 2020 | Special Events
Join the Scott County Community Foundation for our fourth annual casino night fundraiser. This year?s theme is Fiesta. Those looking for a fun evening can enjoy this unique experience locally while helping to raise money for a great cause. This special fun-filled...
by ExecDir | Jun 17, 2020 | Youth Grantmaking Council News
The Scott County Youth Grantmaking Council (?YGC?), a program of the Scott County Community Foundation, awarded $7,033 in grants to youth-related projects in the community. The YGC is hoping to formally honor recipients at an annual dinner later this summer. Austin...
by ExecDir | Jun 8, 2020 | Inspirational Stories
Cree Woods is only six years old but through a fund at the Scott County Community Foundation, she is already leaving a legacy at a young age. Cree, the daughter of Chris and Melissa Woods, is a student at Vienna-Finley Elementary School. She is a member of American...
by ExecDir | Jun 7, 2020 | Inspirational Stories
Scott County residents Kenneth and Nancy (Barr) Burton may not have been lifelong residents, but through a planned gift to the Scott County Community Foundation, their legacy will benefit our residents for generations to come. Ken was born in Richmond, Ind., and lived...
by ExecDir | Jun 6, 2020 | Inspirational Stories
Chris and Beth Garten grew up in Scottsburg, both having graduated from Scottsburg High School. As small business owners of Signature Countertops, and parents to Hayden, Hudson, and Greyson, they lead busy lives. But giving back to the community has always been a part...
by ExecDir | Jun 4, 2020 | Inspirational Stories
The yellow rose stands for joy and happiness. It symbolizes sunshine and brightness into our lives. Yellow represents joy, peace, warmness, to cheer up someone, lifting spirits, friendship and caring. ?The yellow rose is a perfect description of Mrs. Nancy Laird, who...
by ExecDir | Jun 3, 2020 | Inspirational Stories
A Scottsburg High School graduate who devoted her career to nursing has established a scholarship endowment fund for nursing students, shared Scott County Community Foundation Executive Director Jaime Toppe. Sarah M. Waldkoetter, better known as Sally to her family...
by ExecDir | Jun 2, 2020 | Inspirational Stories
Joyce. There it is,there in her name.Do you see?The first three letters tell. Her gift is not selective.In seasons of happiness,she gives with reckless abandon, concerned notwhat others may thinkof her lavishness. In seasons of sorrow,she pours out her brimming cup...
by ExecDir | Jun 1, 2020 | Inspirational Stories
Shown are some of the charter members of SCGSI in 1992: Maud Roy Breedlove Gray, Steve Carlisle, Stephanie Carlisle Miller, Jeannie Noe Carlisle. They are shown with John Hamblen from the Bartholomew County Genealogical Society, who assisted in organizing SCGSI. With...
by ExecDir | May 30, 2020 | Inspirational Stories
Kelley Robbins loved to talk, sometimes about his business, sometimes about the business of the county, but most of all, about his family. He and his wife Jean had two children, Katie and Kyle. They were also blessed with the next generation, two grandchildren, Finn...
