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  • 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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  • 2012 Grants Awarded

    Published On: May 17th, 2013Tags: Community Fund, Community Funds, Endowment Fund, Healthy Communities, Inc., La Porte County, Leadership La Porte County, literacy, MCAS, michigan city, New Prairie, Purdue University, Salvation Army

    Grants from Community Funds John P. & Anne H. Daley Community Fund, Ernest & Mildred Delco Community Fund, Charles T. & Pauline Dye Community Fund, Ruth W. Pollingue Community Fund, Phillip A. Sprague Community Fund, Unity Foundation Community Fund   American Red Cross—La Porte County Chapter: Fire Family Assistance Project: Providing emergency services & financial

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  • ‘Friends helping friends’ drive brings in $168K

    Published On: May 7th, 2013Tags: CITY, Endowment Fund, event, Friends Helping Friends, fundraising, Give Day, La Porte County, MICHIGAN, President Maggi Spartz, unity foundation, Wishing Tree Foundation

    MICHIGAN CITY — The Unity Foundation of La Porte County celebrated its 20th anniversary by hosting a “Friends Helping Friends Give Day.” This event was a 39-hour fundraising drive that began Friday at 6 a.m. and continued through Saturday at 9 p.m. A grand total of $168,385 was raised from 398 gifts. “The Unity Foundation

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  • Meet the Participating Give Day Funds!

    Published On: April 23rd, 2013Tags: Community Fund, Endowment Fund, Foundation Fund, Give Day, Junior Achievement, La Lumiere, La Porte County, michigan city, Pine Lake, Salvation Army, Scholarship Fund, Shirley Heinze, Shirley Heinze Land Trust, unity foundation, YMCA

    For a downloadable version of this list, click here. 4-H of LaPorte County Endowment Fund The LaPorte County 4-H program reaches over 1,400 youth in grades K-12. 4-H provides fun, hands-on learning activities through participation in local clubs, workshops, trips, community service, and project work. More than 80 different projects are available for members to

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