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  • The Wilbur R. Deiters Story: Powerful help, all with the simple stroke of a pen

    Published On: February 18th, 2015Tags: Athenaeum Foundation, BS, County Wide Scholarship, Deiters Story Powerful, free, future, generous, Indiana University, la porte, La Porte County, Lutheran Church, Planned Giving, Related Articles, school, United States, unity foundation, Unity Foundation County-wide Scholarship

    Wilbur R. Deiters was an extremely private person, yet very kind and very friendly in a quiet way. Born and raised in La Porte, he was the only child of Henry and Minnie Deiters, German citizens who immigrated to the United States in the 1920s. Wilbur had a BS degree from Indiana University and worked

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  • Supporting Teachers Where They Need it Most… the Classroom

    Published On: January 12th, 2015Tags: Barbara Eason-, Chuck Oberlie, generous, grants, La Porte County, Maggi Spartz, MCEF, Michigan City Area Schools, Michigan City Area Schools Superintendent, Michigan City Education Foundation, school, Teacher Innovation, Teacher Innovation Fund, unity foundation, Unity Foundation President

    20 years ago, two families and the Michigan City Chamber of Commerce took a bold step and supported teachers where they needed it the most…in the classroom.  They wanted to support local education, but didn’t want to duplicate what they felt tax dollars should do.  They each invested seed money and started the Michigan City

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  • Be Thankful for Our Non-Profits

    Published On: December 18th, 2014Tags: CEO, community, Community Foundations, indiana, Indiana Non-, IRS, Lake County, Maggi Spartz, NWI, position, school, Tom Brokaw, unity foundation

    It’s the time of year when we get lots of mail and email asking us to support non-profit organizations.  Sometimes it feels a bit overwhelming to be so “popular” with groups you may know just a little about. What people often overlook is that non-profit organizations are an important part of our local economy. According

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  • Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Applications Available

    Published On: November 24th, 2014Tags: community, generous, grants, Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc, La Porte County, Lilly Endowment, Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, Lilly Endowment Inc, scholarships, school, tuition, unity foundation

    The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application is now available on Unity Foundation of La Porte County’s website at www.uflc.net Unity Foundation is offering two full-tuition, four year college scholarships to benefit La Porte County residents.  The scholarships are funded by Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. and administered by the Independent Colleges of Indiana. They provide full

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  • Michigan City Education Foundation Awards Grants to Teachers

    Published On: November 7th, 2014Tags: Barker Middle School, Edgewood Elementary School, Edwin Shelton, Foundation Fund, grants, Joy Elementary School, Knapp Elementary School, Krueger Middle School, La Porte County, Lake Hills, Magnet School, Mary Lou Linnen, MCEF, Michigan City Education Foundation, Notre Dame Catholic School, Pine Magnet School, school, Springfield Elementary School, STEM

    The Michigan City Education Foundation recently awarded several small grants to teachers for innovative approaches in the classroom for the 2014-15 school year. The recipients teach in grades kindergarten through eighth in Michigan City area public and parochial schools. A total of 38 grants were awarded for $11,589.16, benefiting 12 Schools, 63 Teachers and 3,075

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  • Unity Foundation Awards Teacher Innovation Grants

    Published On: November 4th, 2014Tags: Aaron Garrett, Adam Goebel, AK, Benjamin Volheim, Counseling Department Computers, Future Tourbook, grants, High School, Kristen Freitag, La Porte County, michigan city, Michigan City Area Schools, Michigan City High School, school, Smith Career Center, Smith Center, Teacher Innovation, Teacher Innovation Fund, TV, unity foundation

    Unity Foundation of La Porte County has announced the latest grant winners from the Teacher Innovation Fund for Michigan City Area Schools. This is the fourth time the grants have been awarded. The permanent endowment fund was started by former Michigan City Mayor Chuck Oberlie and Michigan City Area Schools Superintendent Barbara Eason-Watkins, Ed. D.

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  • 8th Annual Scholarship Fair for Lake, Porter & La Porte Counties

    Published On: September 8th, 2014Tags: ACT, Free Ride, Genesis Convention Center, La Porte County, North Genesis Plaza, Northwest Indiana, ROTC, SAT, school, United States, United States Army

    The Urban League of Northwest Indiana will host its Annual College Scholarship Fair for Lake, Porter, and La Porte County graduating high school seniors on Thursday, September 25, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Genesis Convention Center, 1 North Genesis Plaza, Gary, Indiana 46402. Over 50 college, university and United States Army ROTC representatives will

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  • Bridging the Eras to Honor Mother’s Gardening Talents

    Published On: August 11th, 2014Tags: community, future, school

    June B. Kelley’s avid love of gardening is still beautifully evident in the Long Beach community, even though she passed away five years ago. Her son, Dennis, created the June B. Kelley Garden Fund for Long Beach to support public gardens on Oriole Trail between the former Long Beach Elementary School and the Town Hall.

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  • Citywide Back to School Rally

    Published On: July 18th, 2014Tags: Betsy Kohn, Citywide Back, community, Elston Middle School, Hand Maka-, Indiana Black Expo, La Porte County, Meer Gym, michigan city, Michigan City Area Schools, NAACP, News Dispatch, Purdue University, Purdue University North Central, school, School Rally Organizing Committee Boys Girls Club, School School Supply Drive, WEFM, WIMS, YMCA

    What: 2014 “Citywide Back-to-School” School Supply Drive Who:  The Citywide Back-to-School Rally Organizing Committee (Boys & Girls Club, Covering Kids and Families La Porte County, MDWise, Michigan City Area Schools, HealthLinc, Indiana Black Expo, La Porte County NAACP, La Porte County YMCA, Purdue University North Central, the City of Michigan City, Deliverance and Victory Outreach

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  • The Carley Dickard Story

    Published On: June 9th, 2014Tags: community, future, scholarships, school, unity foundation

      Todd and Stephanie Dickard describe their family experience as ‘a story of ayoung person who made an impression.’ It’s a sad story, but it’s one where grief finds an outlet in the power of doing good. Todd and Stephanie’s daughter Carley died at the age of 16 in 2006 from a brain tumor. ‘She

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