Carmen Memorial Endowment Fund Archives - Unity Foundation of La Porte County

Teacher Grants Build a Bridge to Classroom Innovation
Published On: March 10th, 2014Tags: Barker Middle School, Carmen Memorial Endowment Fund, Endowment Fund, grants, la porte, Mary Lou Linnen, MCEF, michigan city, Michigan City Education Foundation, school
Generous donors have established 7 funds to support teacher grants. 1 Twenty years ago, the Michigan City Education Foundation (MCEF) formed under Unity to provide small grants to elementary and middle school teachers encouraging them to excel and make learning more relevant. Three groups came together – Michigan City Chamber of Commerce, Bud and June Ruby,

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Barbara A. Carmen Memorial Endowment Fund Teacher Grants Awarded
Published On: November 22nd, 2013Tags: Carmen Memorial Endowment Fund, Edgewood Elementary School, Endowment Fund, grants, Knapp Elementary School, Krueger Middle School, Lake Hills, Magnet School, michigan city, Michigan City Area Schools, Sandy Gleim, Stanislaus Kostka Catholic School, STEM, unity foundation
Seven teachers from six Michigan City public and parochial schools received grants from the Barbara A. Carmen Memorial Endowment Fund through Unity Foundation of La Porte County. The fund was established in 1992 in memory of the late Barbara A. Carmen, a Michigan City Area School’s elementary school teacher. Mrs. Carmen’s family conceived this fund

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Carmen Memorial Endowment Fund