Julia L. Atz Scholarship

The Community Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce Nicholas Weimer of Ligonier, as this year’s recipient of the Julia L. Atz Scholarship.

Julia was born into a musical family on September 23, 1923 in Goshen, Indiana. When she was in the first grade, she was the drum major of the band.

In 1947, she married her high school sweetheart John, moved to Kendallville, and went on to have three children.

Julia got really excited when someone else talked about music and shared her same passion. She loved dancing, including square dancing with friends and she also enjoyed the Arts. She was very passionate about music and in general was an enthusiastic lady. Classical music was one of her favorite styles of music, but she enjoyed many other styles as well. She was tenacious, perseverant, and a hard worker. She was the founder of the Noble County Concert Series and was president of the group for over 20 years.

Julia wanted to keep music alive for future generations. She wanted to keep it immediate; keep it personal; listen to as much live music as a person could; and go out and find music.

Julia’s husband, John Atz, established the fund in 2004 through the community foundation. Julia, who passed away in January 2010, enjoyed being a part of the scholarship process with the desire to keep music alive for future generations.

Pictured is Nicholas Weimer of Ligonier. Nicholas is studying classical music performance. Congratulations Nicholas!

Visit the community foundation’s website at www.CFNoble.org for applications for the 2019 Julia L. Atz Scholarship will be available around February or March 2019 with a deadline at the end of April 2019.

Attention senior citizens! It’s time to grab your friends for a fabulous night out at our 12th annual Senior Citizen Prom for It’s a night of dining, dancing, and a chance to win some pretty awesome door prizes. You could also be voted as this year’s king or queen! This year’s theme is “The 50’s”. Attendees are encouraged to get come in their leather jackets and poodle skirts.

The prom will be on April 28, 2018 at the cafeteria of East Noble High School (901 South Garden Street, Kendallville, IN 46755). Prom is from 6PM to 9PM with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 each. You must be registered by April 13, 2018. Send all names, address and phone numbers of those attending with your payment to 1599 Lincolnway South Ligonier, IN 46767. Make your checks out to the Community Foundation of Noble County with P.U.L.S.E. PROM in the memo.

The Senior prom is hosted by the P.U.L.S.E of Noble County (Philanthropists Utilizing Lifelong Service and Education). As one of their many community service projects, P.U.L.S.E. members continue to offer the prom each year in hopes of bridging generation gaps. P.U.L.S.E. members decorate the facility according to the theme each year (in this case, a 50’s theme), take individual photos of guests, provide a full dinner and dessert, provide live entertainment and music from the FORDS, and hand out lots of door prizes for many attendees. Special favors for each are also provided, and the P.U.L.S.E. members encourage seniors to dress in their 50’s attire, although it is not mandatory. Please join them for a very special evening. Even if you do not dance, it is always fun to listen to great music, dine and watch the others, as well as spending time with friends and a chance to win prizes.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact Margarita at the Community Foundation of Noble County at 260-894-3335.

Community Foundation of Noble County Announces
Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Recipient

A Noble County student has been named recipient of a four-year, full-tuition scholarship as the Community Foundation of Noble County 2018 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar. Sahil Patel of East Noble High School was selected to receive full tuition to the Indiana college of his choice and a $900 yearly stipend for required books and equipment. Sahil is the son of Pinki and Rajesh Patel of Kendallville.

Sahil plans to study biochemistry at Indiana University in the fall of 2018. Some of his activities in high school include Student Council President, St. John Lutheran Church, Campus Life, Parkview Noble Hospital Health and Wellness Center, Kendallville Public Library/Teens on Board, East Noble High School Science Olympiad, Theatre, National Honor Society, Academic Super Bowl, Golf Team/Manager, East Noble High School Newspaper, Noble Hawk Golf Links, Freshman Mentor Leader, Co-Captain of Math Team, and Captain of Science Team as well as other activities.

To be eligible for the scholarship, students must reside in Noble County, attend an accredited high school, and achieve a high school grade point average of at least 3.80 on a 4.00 scale. Through their applications, students demonstrate their development as well-rounded, community-minded citizens through their community service, volunteerism, extracurricular activities and work experience as well as leadership roles.

This year’s 31 applicants were initially scored for academic performance, community service and volunteerism, extracurricular activities and work experience, as well as leadership roles. Additionally, applicants provided recommendation letters from two references and submitted three essays, which were evaluated by a community foundation committee of six Noble County citizens, who interviewed the top 10 finalists. Names of the top candidate and two alternates were then submitted to Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc. (ICI) for final selection of the recipient. ICI is a nonprofit corporation that represents 30 regionally accredited degree granting, nonprofit, private colleges and universities in the state.
Those finalists not awarded the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship will receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Community Foundation of Noble County. Those students are:
Delaney Andrews, Zachery Brazel, Adam Dills, Madelyn Fortman, Erika Maneke, Reginald Parker, Paige Skinner, Kyra Warren, Nathan Walz.

The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships are the result of a state-wide Lilly Endowment initiative to help Hoosier students reach higher levels of education, according to the community foundation. Indiana ranks among the lowest states in the percentage of residents over the age of 25 with a bachelor’s degree. A total of 143 Lilly scholarships are awarded statewide.

The primary purposes of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program are 1) to help raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana; 2) to increase awareness of the beneficial roles Indiana community foundations can play in their communities; and 3) to encourage and support the efforts of current and past Lilly Endowment Community Scholars to engage with each other and with Indiana business, governmental, educational, nonprofit and civic leaders to improve the quality of life in Indiana generally and in local communities throughout the state.
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