DCF HONORS THREE VOLUNTEERS FOR HAVING ‘HEARTS OF GOLD’

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., December 27, 2024 – The Dearborn Community Foundation, Inc. (DCF) is honoring three community volunteers as 2024 recipients of the Heart of Gold Award for touching the hearts of others through their volunteerism and other acts of kindness. The Heart of Gold Award honorees deserve the recognition for making a difference in our community in their own unique … Read More

DCF YOUTH COUNCIL CONTINUES IMPACT ON COMMUNITY THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE, FUNDRAISING

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., December 26, 2024 – The Dearborn Community Foundation (DCF) Youth Council had a fantastic 12th year in 2024, continuing to make a difference in Dearborn County through both community service and fundraising/grant-making. The Youth Council, which is made up of high-school age youth (grades 9-12) from across the county, was established by DCF to involve youth in a … Read More

DCF PROACTIVE GRANT TO CLEARINGHOUSE AIMS TO SUPPLY CRITICAL FOOD NEEDS

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., December 19, 2024 –The Dearborn Community Foundation recently awarded a $1,000 Proactive Grant to the Dearborn County Clearinghouse for Emergency Aid, Inc. on the recommendation of Board member Lisa Moorhead. In its 26th year of helping donors make a difference, DCF is awarding 15 proactive grants of $1,000 each throughout 2024 to charitable organizations that serve Dearborn County … Read More

DCF PROACTIVE GRANT SUPPORTS SUNMAN RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., December 17, 2024 – The Dearborn Community Foundation (DCF), Inc. recently awarded a $1,000 Proactive Grant to Sunman Rural Fire Department. In its 26th year of helping donors make a difference, DCF is awarding 15 proactive grants of $1,000 each throughout 2024 to charitable organizations that serve Dearborn County residents. Each of the Foundation’s 15 volunteer Board members is … Read More

DCF $1,000 PROACTIVE GRANT HELPS HIGH HOPE CAFE AT LAWRENCEBURG’S HAMLINE CHAPEL

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., December 16, 2024 – A $1,000 proactive grant from Dearborn Community Foundation (DCF), Inc. recently helped Hamline Chapel purchase a new freezer to hold donated items for its weekly free public dinner at its High Hope Café. In its 26th year of helping donors make a difference, DCF is awarding 15 proactive grants of $1,000 each throughout 2024 … Read More

DCF PROACTIVE GRANT SUPPORTS 1VOICE, INC.’S COMMUNITY RECOVERY EFFORTS

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., December 12, 2024 – The Dearborn Community Foundation (DCF), Inc. recently awarded a $1,000 Proactive Grant to 1Voice, Inc., a Dearborn County-based not-for-profit recovery organization that provides education, peer support services, and a supportive drug addiction recovery community in Southeastern Indiana. In its 26th year of helping donors make a difference, DCF is awarding 15 proactive grants of … Read More

2025 LILLY ENDOWMENT, DCF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED

LAWRENCEBURG, INDIANA, DECEMBER 10, 2024 – Two Dearborn County high school seniors learned today that they are the 2025 recipients of a prestigious Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. The Dearborn Community Foundation (DCF) staff made surprise visits today to award the full-tuition scholarships to East Central High School’s Annabelle Black and Lawrenceburg High School’s Nathan Parker. Each Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship … Read More

NORTH DEARBORN COMMUNITY PARK PICKED FOR $1,000 DCF PROACTIVE GRANT

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., December 9, 2024 – North Dearborn Community Park recently was awarded $1,000 through the Dearborn Community Foundation’s Proactive Grant program on the recommendation of a board member who says she “really appreciates efforts to preserve natural spaces that encourage healthy lifestyles in lieu of housing developments.” The grant was recommended by Linda Gellert as part of the Foundation’s … Read More

AURORA LIBRARY DISTRICT RECEIVES $1,000 DCF PROACTIVE GRANT

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., December 6, 2024 – The Aurora Public Library District recently was awarded $1,000 by the Dearborn Community Foundation’s Proactive Grant program to promote learning, growing and thriving. The grant was recommended by DCF Board member Bridget Davidson as part of the Foundation’s annual program, through which each of the organization’s 15 volunteer Board members recommends a grant. “The … Read More

DCF $1,000 PROACTIVE GRANT SUPPORTS ST. ELIZABETH HEALTHCARE’S DEARBORN CANCER CENTER

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., December 5, 2024 – The Dearborn Community Foundation (DCF), Inc. recently awarded a $1,000 Proactive Grant to St. Elizabeth Healthcare’s new Dearborn Cancer Center in Greendale. In its 26th year of helping donors make a difference, DCF is awarding 15 proactive grants of $1,000 each throughout 2024 to charitable organizations that serve Dearborn County residents. Each of the Foundation’s … Read More