Give Boone County Week – Witham YMCA Preschool Enrichment

The Witham Family YMCA has received a $3,000 grant to support their preschool enrichment program.  Recognizing a lack of adequate quality preschool programs in Boone County, the Y has taken the initiative to help expand the opportunities available. This Community...

The Perfect Match

You may remember this #ThrowbackThursday story from the 2011 Annual Report.  You could say the Community Foundation of Boone County was kind of like a matchmaker that found the perfect match in Sarah Garst and Barb Portell. A farm girl who is active in 4-H, Garst has...

Creating Works of Art Through Photographs

Young people today are already experts in taking “selfies” and other photos with their phones and tablets. Stonegate wants their students to learn how to use technology to create an image that can be turned into a work of art. Stonegate photography students and...

All About That Bass

During the fall, the Community Arts Endowment presents the Arts, Music and Theatre Creativity Mini Art Grants with support from the Back to the Fifties Festival. Union Elementary School in Zionsville was a recipient of the Mini Art Grant award. Union Elementary used...

Welcome to the Arc, Margaret!

In the Community Foundation’s Spring eNews, we introduced you to the Arc’s new Transition Coordinator, Margaret Oberweiser. Read more about Margaret in a story by Marcia Clutter.  The Arc of Greater Boone County welcomes Margaret Oberweiser as Transition...

Congratulations to our 2015 Lilly Scholars!

Justin Garrard and Erin Paul Two Boone County students have been named recipients of four-year, full-tuition scholarships as the Community Foundation of Boone County 2015 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars.  Justin Garrard of Lebanon High School and Erin Paul of...