Lawrenceburg, Ind., APRIL 25, 2016 – The Dearborn Community Foundation (DCF) Youth Council raised $3,215 at its fourth annual 5K Run/Walk on April 17. The Youth Council, which is made up of 19 high school-age youth (grades 9-12), split proceeds from the event 50-50 between P.A.W.S. of Dearborn County Humane Center and the DCF Youth Council Endowment Fund. The mission … Read More
2016 LILLY ENDOWMENT, DCF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
LAWRENCEBURG, INDIANA, APRIL 1, 2016 – A Dearborn County high school senior recently learned she is the recipient of a prestigious Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship (LECS). The Dearborn Community Foundation (DCF) awarded the full-tuition scholarship to Lawrenceburg High School’s Madeleine Feller. The Foundation staff and members of the board of directors and the scholarship committee notified the 2016 LECS recipient … Read More
DONORS CAN DOUBLE DONATIONS DURING MATCHING PROGRAM
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., March 15, 2016 – For the ninth straight year, the Dearborn Community Foundation (DCF), Inc. is offering an endowment matching campaign, called Double Your Donation. Contributions to new or existing endowment funds will be matched $1-for-$1 during the matching program. “We are proud to be able to offer the Double Your Donation endowment matching campaign once again in … Read More
DONORS MEET CHALLENGE TO ATTAIN LILLY ENDOWMENT MATCH
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., January 29, 2016 – The Dearborn Community Foundation (DCF), Inc. challenged the community to help meet an endowment fundraising goal and Dearborn County came through, meeting the goal well in advance of a March 31, 2016, deadline. DCF offered the Community Challenge matching campaign in the summer of 2014 thanks to a grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc.’s Giving … Read More
FIRST ‘LAUREN HILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE GRANT’ BUYS ART SUPPLIES FOR KIDS WITH CANCER
LAWRENCEBURG, IND., May 7, 2015 – Lauren Hill used art as a diversion, a way of expressing herself and to socialize with others during her nine-weeks in Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital Medical Center. It’s fitting that the Dearborn Community Foundation’s first Lauren Hill Make A Difference Grant be awarded to purchase arts and crafts supplies for the hospital’s Child Life Activity … Read More
DCF ESTABLISHES FUND IN HONOR OF INSPIRATIONAL LAUREN HILL
LAWRENCEBURG, IND., DECEMBER 1, 2014 – The Dearborn Community Foundation, Inc., (DCF) has established the Lauren Hill Make A Difference Fund in honor of the 19-year-old, who has inspired so many around the world while she battles inoperable brain cancer. DCF established the Lauren Hill Make A Difference Fund at $100,000, and is also making a $10,000 contribution to The … Read More
DCF YOUTH COUNCIL HONORED AS TOP FUNDRAISER IN INDIANA
Lawrenceburg, Ind., August 14, 2014 – The Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana (YPII) recently honored the Dearborn Community Foundation Youth Council as the top fundraiser among the 27 youth philanthropy council’s across the Hoosier State. “This is a great accomplishment by a fantastic group of young people who truly care about their community,” said Fred McCarter, DCF Executive Director. “Foundation … Read More
SCHOLARSHIP RENAMED TO HONOR FORMER MAYOR TREMAIN
LAWRENCEBURG, IND., DECEMBER 18, 2012 – A program that annually provides more than $300,000 in scholarships to Lawrenceburg High School graduates is renamed in tribute of former Lawrenceburg Mayor the late Paul E. Tremain Sr., who was instrumental in creating the scholarship. The Board of Directors of the Dearborn Community Foundation, Inc. (DCF) recently approved a request by the Lawrenceburg … Read More