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Every season yields a special view of Pine Lake from the two acres of property preserved by Unity Foundation of La Porte County: from bright fall foliage to thick winter ice, to the shimmering swirl of summer boats.
Unity Foundation and many generous donors are keeping a two acre vista open for all to see one of La Porte’s greatest treasures – Pine Lake.
The Love Our Lakes Campaign aims to: pay for the land at 1010 Pine Lake Avenue; get it ready for public use; and give it to the community with a supporting endowment. This summer, an artist rendering was released to show the potential visual impact of the project on the now-vacant plot.
To-date, more than $845,000 has been raised toward a $1.2 million goal, with invaluable support from a development committee headed by Susan Aaron, and including Unity board members Michele Thompson, Marti Swanson, Kim Sauers and Liz Bernel.
Supporters include:
Unity Foundation & all its board members
Department of Natural Resources
Bicentennial Nature Trust
La Porte Park Foundation
Horizon Bank
Alcoa Foundation
The La Porte Savings Bank
La Porte Area Lake Association
NIPSCO/ NiSource
Construction Advancement Foundation (NW IN)
Howes & Howes
La Porte Urban Enterprise Zone
IU Health La Porte Hospital
Bruno Enterprises
La Porte Lions Club
General Insurance Services
American Licorice Company
Individuals and families
Newby, Lewis, Kaminski & Jones – in-kind
Tonn and Blank Construction – in-kind
Northwest Indiana community foundations, including Legacy Foundation, Unity Foundation of La Porte County, Crown Point Community Foundation, and Porter County Community Foundation, have received a grant of $20,000,000 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through the Community Leadership Implementation Grants component of the eighth phase of its Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VIII) initiative. This is
LA PORTE COUNTY, IN — The Unity Foundation of La Porte County has received a grant of $3.6 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. through the Community Leadership Implementation Grants component of the eighth phase of its Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VIII) initiative. This is one of 30 implementation grants being awarded through GIFT