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The Kerlin Motor Company, located in Silver Lake, Indiana, recently presented the Kosciusko County Community Foundation with a $2,000 donation for the Kosciusko County Riley Kids Fund. The gift will help the fund achieve its purpose to support Riley Children's Hospital and to provide financial assistance to Kosciusko County families with a child receiving medical treatment from Riley.

Rick Kerlin, owner of Kerlin Motor Company said, "My wife, Diane, and I spent two and a half months at Riley when our daughter was born and have made many return visits. We are very aware of the challenges and needs of families with a child at Riley. The Kosciusko County Riley Kids Fund is a valuable resource for families with children at Riley and we are very happy to make this contribution. Our community is very fortunate to have Riley Hospital and Kosciusko County Riley Kids Fund and they both need everyone’s support."

Since 1968, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Inc. has brought caring people and charitable endeavors together for the good of the community. The Community Foundation is a public charity, and gifts made to the Foundation are tax-deductible. For more information about the Community Foundation, visit www.kcfoundation.org, call 574-267-1901, or visit our office at 102 E. Market Street, Warsaw.

KOSCIUSKO CO., IN – The David L. Carey Memorial Scholarship Fund was recently established at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation in order to aid Wawasee High School seniors who are pursuing postsecondary education at a vocational or technical school or who are pursuing a skilled trade certificate.

KOSCIUSKO CO., IN – On 11-11-11, the Kosciusko County Community Foundation officially launched its newly created Help Your Community page with a match promotion. Beginning at 11 a.m. on 11-11-11, the Kosciusko County Community Foundation held an 11-hour match to gifts made, up to $11,011.11, through the Help Your Community page on the Community Foundation’s website.

WARSAW, IN – The children of the late Byron and Jo Ann Doran recently joined the Kosciusko County Community Foundation staff in celebrating the establishment of the Byron C. Doran and Jo Ann Doran Charitable Endowment.

KOSCIUSKO CO., IN – The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Representatives recently congratulated two recipients of the American Association of University Women Scholarship Fund. The scholarship fund is held at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation and assists area women in obtaining higher education.

KOSCIUSKO CO., IN – The Kosciusko County Riley Kids Fund, held at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, recently received a matching grant of $50,000 from the K21 Health Foundation. In less than two months, generous community members raised the initial $50,000. Gifts came in all sizes, from corporate gifts to children collecting nickels and dimes in their neighborhoods.

WARSAW, IN – The Warsaw Elks Lodge 802, represented by Roger Hughes, Golf Scramble Chairperson, recently contributed a $1,500 check to the Jimmy Baker Memorial Diabetes Fund at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation from proceeds of the 5th Annual Jimmy Baker Memorial Golf Scramble.

KOSCIUSKO CO., IN – A new fund to benefit children and their families served by Riley Children’s Hospital got a matching boost worth up to $50,000 from K21 Health Foundation this week. The Kosciusko County Riley Kids Fund, held at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, was established by business partners, Alan Alderfer and Mike Bergen, of Alderfer Bergen and Company. Both Alderfer and Bergen have had children served by Riley. Bergen’s son, Ben, has fully recovered from his medical condition. Alderfer’s daughter, Katherine, continues her journey with the help of Riley and its medical team. Alderfer and Bergen’s goal is to raise $100,000 for the fund. K21’s dollar for dollar matching gift will double qualifying donations to the fund, up to $50,000.

KOSCIUSKO CO., IN – The concert and dinner benefit held on August 12 at Noa Noa and Spikes to raise money for the newly established Kosciusko County Riley Kids Fund netted $25,000 according to event organizers. That $25,000 will be matched by the K21 Health Foundation for a total of $50,000 raised for the fund.

KOSCIUSKO CO., IN – The Kosciusko County Community Foundation wishes to announce a recent grant from the Ghean M. Arnolt Education, Philanthropic, Opportunities Endowment to the Questa Scholars Pay Back Partnership Program.

KOSCIUSKO CO., IN – Winona Lake Police Department recently received grants from Kosciusko County Community Foundation and the K21 Health Foundation to purchase a utility vehicle for patrol and emergency transportation to and from the Winona Lake Bike Trails, Optimist Club Triathlon, and cross-country course for 5K races in the south woods of Winona Lake Park.

KOSCIUSKO CO., IN – Atwood Aldersgate United Methodist Church recently presented the Kosciusko County Community Foundation with a gift of $75,000 to be equally distributed among the Atwood Community Building Fund, the Foundation’s Operating Fund and to the Foundation’s Community Fund, which provides grants to charitable organizations and projects meeting needs in Kosciusko County.

KOSCIUSKO CO., IN – Tower Bank recently presented the Kosciusko County Community Foundation with a gift of $1,000 to the Foundation’s operating fund.

KOSCIUSKO CO., IN – 1st Source Bank recently donated $5,000 to the Kosciusko County Community Foundation in support of the Kosciusko Endowment Youth Services (KEYS) program.

WARSAW , IN – Friends, family and parishioners of the late Reverend Monsignor James J. Wolf gathered at Sacred Heart Church on Saturday, December 11th to walk and run in the 1st Annual Run for the Heart 5K in memory of Msgr. Wolf.