The Noble County Community Foundation recently awarded scholarships to area college students including Allison Thomas of LaOtto. Thomas was selected as the recipient of the Talia Joy Smith “Performing Arts” Scholarship. The applicant selected for the scholarship must write an essay explaining how and why they will be able to deal with and persevere through the inevitable challenges faced in a career in the performing arts. When accepting the award, Allison stated “I too have a passion for inspiring others through performing arts. Talia was someone I looked up to.” Allison is also the 2012 Founding president of the IPFW Show Choir Organization Program.
Talia was only 20 years old when her life was tragically taken when hit by a car while riding her bike on the beautiful summer day of August 18, 2010. The scholarship was established to carry on the legacy of Talia, who unfortunately will never fulfill her own lifetime dream as
a Broadway performer. Talia graduated from East noble High School in 2008 with honors as one of the top 10 in her class. She was a junior at New York University, majoring in Musical Theatre and Vocal Performance at Steinhardt School of Culture and Education. Each summer after graduation, Talia gave back to the community by working as Musical Director of the Gaslight children’s Theatre Workshop; the program that nurtured Talia’s love for Theatre.
Pictured are Talia’s parents, Brad and Mary Smith of LaOtto, who established the scholarship in her memory, and Thomas.
Other college scholarships were awarded to area Noble County students. Sydney Byerley of Kendallville was awarded the Paul Glass Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a recipient who is pursuing a career in an agriculture related field. Byerley also received the Oliver and Eleanor
Ellenbecker Previous Award Winner Scholarship which is awarded to a student who previously won a scholarship administered by the community foundation. She is studying Animal Science at Purdue University.
Margaret Griffiths of Kendallville received the Oliver and Eleanor Ellenbecker Previous Award Winner Scholarship. Griffiths is currently studying pre-med at Butler University.
Carrie Scheiber of Kendallville was another recipient of the Oliver and Eleanor Ellenbecker Previous Award Winner Scholarship. She was also the winner of the Nathan Shumaker Memorial Scholarship which is for a student from Noble
County in the second or subsequent year of post-high-school education who received some or all of K-12 schooling through home school or a Christian school.
Shumaker of Kendallville was just 16 years old when he was killed in an automobile crash in 2005. He was a sophomore at East Noble High School at the time of his death and was involved in the East Noble Car Team.
Scheiber is studying Professional Baking at Sullivan University and Business Administration at Ivy Tech Community College.
Scholarships offered through the Noble County Community Foundation will be available at the community foundation’s website www.noblecountycf.org November 16, 2012.
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/in News /by Fergusonregistration fee. For more information, please call Julia Gibbons, New DAWN Adult Ed. Coordinator, at 260-894-3830. Pictured accepting the gift is New DAWN Staff Angie Roth, Julia Shepherd Gibbons, Noble County Community Foundation board member Jolene Durham, Martha Hedges, Magda Smith, and Kaitlin Hedges.
The Noble County Community Foundation, Inc. and its supporting organization Community Initiatives, Inc.
recently awarded Mad Anthonys Children’s Hope
House a grant of $1,605 to assist with the cost of providing Hope House services to Noble County families. Hope House is temporary housing for families whose child is receiving medical care at any Fort Wayne hospital. The Hope House provides temporary, minimal-cost lodging to the families along with food, comfort, hope, and emotional support. Pictured is Noble County Community Foundation board member Josh Munson and
accepting the gift is Cindy Atkinson Hope House Executive Director.
The Noble County Community Foundation, Inc. and its supporting organization Community Initiatives, Inc. recently awarded Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry a grant of $2,500 to assist with the cost processing donated large game
and livestock. The meat will then be donated to Noble County ministries/food pantries so they may distribute to needy families. Pictured is Linda Speakman Yerick NCCF Executive Director and accepting the gift is Debra Treesh Director of Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry.
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/in News /by FergusonRobert and Darlene Black Charitable Fund, held at the Noble County Community Foundation, was established for the purposes of providing funds annually for charitable organizations
exclusively in and around the Kendallville community. Pictured are the recipients of this charitable gift Kari Roberts and Ivory representing the Humane Shelter of Noble County and Dr. Doug Jansen board member of the Noble County Community Foundation presenting the gift of $2,146.66.
For more information, please contact the foundation.
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/in News /by FergusonThe Noble County Community Foundation recently awarded scholarships to area college students including Allison Thomas of LaOtto. Thomas was selected as the recipient of the Talia Joy Smith “Performing Arts” Scholarship. The applicant selected for the scholarship must write an essay explaining how and why they will be able to deal with and persevere through the inevitable challenges faced in a career in the performing arts. When accepting the award, Allison stated “I too have a passion for inspiring others through performing arts. Talia was someone I looked up to.” Allison is also the 2012 Founding president of the IPFW Show Choir Organization Program.
Talia was only 20 years old when her life was tragically taken when hit by a car while riding her bike on the beautiful summer day of August 18, 2010. The scholarship was established to carry on the legacy of Talia, who unfortunately will never fulfill her own lifetime dream as
a Broadway performer. Talia graduated from East noble High School in 2008 with honors as one of the top 10 in her class. She was a junior at New York University, majoring in Musical Theatre and Vocal Performance at Steinhardt School of Culture and Education. Each summer after graduation, Talia gave back to the community by working as Musical Director of the Gaslight children’s Theatre Workshop; the program that nurtured Talia’s love for Theatre.
Pictured are Talia’s parents, Brad and Mary Smith of LaOtto, who established the scholarship in her memory, and Thomas.
Other college scholarships were awarded to area Noble County students. Sydney Byerley of Kendallville was awarded the Paul Glass Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a recipient who is pursuing a career in an agriculture related field. Byerley also received the Oliver and Eleanor
Ellenbecker Previous Award Winner Scholarship which is awarded to a student who previously won a scholarship administered by the community foundation. She is studying Animal Science at Purdue University.
Margaret Griffiths of Kendallville received the Oliver and Eleanor Ellenbecker Previous Award Winner Scholarship. Griffiths is currently studying pre-med at Butler University.
Carrie Scheiber of Kendallville was another recipient of the Oliver and Eleanor Ellenbecker Previous Award Winner Scholarship. She was also the winner of the Nathan Shumaker Memorial Scholarship which is for a student from Noble
County in the second or subsequent year of post-high-school education who received some or all of K-12 schooling through home school or a Christian school.
Shumaker of Kendallville was just 16 years old when he was killed in an automobile crash in 2005. He was a sophomore at East Noble High School at the time of his death and was involved in the East Noble Car Team.
Scheiber is studying Professional Baking at Sullivan University and Business Administration at Ivy Tech Community College.
Scholarships offered through the Noble County Community Foundation will be available at the community foundation’s website www.noblecountycf.org November 16, 2012.
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/in News /by FergusonPictured is a portion of the books purchased with a recent grant from the Ruth N. Fitzpa
trick Memorial Fund that was established at the Noble County Community Foundation by Ruth’s daughter and son-in-law, Kelli S. and G. Steven Burrill. The fund was established in 2008 to provide support to the Kendallville Public Library to purchase materials for the children’s collection. The library was able to fill holes in series, purchase new series and fulfill an amazing number of patron requests for specific books.
All the books are marked inside with a “book plate” indicating the purchase of the book was made possible by the Ruth N. Fitzpatrick Memorial Fund.The Ruth N. Fitzpatrick Memorial Fund welcomes additional gifts to continue Ruth’s legacy of providing materials to the children’s collection. Gifts to the Ruth N. Fitzpatrick Memorial Fund can be made payable to the Noble County Community Foundation, 1599 Lincolnway South,
Ligonier IN 46767 or call the community foundation at 260-894-3335.