| WELCOME to the Website of the Ohio County Community Foundation |
| Ohio County Community Foundation P.O. Box 170 591 Smart Drive Rising Sun, IN 47040 Phone: 812-438-9401 Fax: 812-438-9488 E-mail: pdickson@occfrisingsun.com |
| 2005 COMMUNITY GRANT AWARDS |
The mission of the Ohio County Community Foundation (OCCF) is
to build, manage and distribute a lasting source of charitable funds for
Ohio County. OCCF fulfills this mission by assisting donors to
establish and build endowments that provide charitable funds for
Ohio County. Anyone can make a contribution to endowment funds
established within the Foundation. All contributions to endowment
funds are permanently endowed and invested by OCCF. Only the
interests from the funds are distributed in the form of grants. This
allows the funds to grow indefinitely to increase the capacity for the
funds to further impact the community through future grant
distributions. Grants are awarded to non-profit organizations
benefitting the residents of Ohio County, in the areas of Community
Development, Education, Scholarships, Health, Human Services and
Cultural Affairs.
In 2005, the Ohio County Community Foundation awarded $24,338
in grants to local non-profit organizations from distributions from the
Ohio County Today & Tomorrow Endowment Fund, the Amado
Mauricio Memorial Endowment Fund, and the Galbreath Vineyard
Golf Memorial Endowment Fund.
The Ohio County Today & Tomorrow Endowment Fund was
established by the City of Rising Sun and Ohio County.
The Amado Mauricio, MD Endowment Fund was established by
Jeremy Dilts, grandson of Nancy Mauricio and the late Dr. Amado
Mauricio, in memory of his grandfather. Dr. Mauricio was a former
Rising Sun physician and well loved by the community.
Jeremy Dilts also established the Vicki Mauricio Dilts Endowment
Fund in memory of his mother, which is a donor advised fund.
Vicki Dilts was a teacher in the area and stronly emphasized the need
for cultural and educational development of young people.Jeremy
Dilts is the fund advisor for this fund through the Ohio
County Community Foundation.
The Galbreath Vineyard Golf Memorial Endowment Fund was
established by the children of Ralph and Evelyn Galbreath to honor
the memory of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Galbreath owned and
operated the Vineyard Golf Course in Switzerland County.
The following non-profit organizations were awarded grants in 2005:
Southeastern Indiana Friends of the Arts – $1,000 - funding
toward the “Post Cards from Rising Sun” event in October at the
Pendleton Art Center.
Ohio County Health Department – $1,000 - funding toward the
Safe Sitter Program for teens in Ohio County.
Rising Sun Ohio County First – $1,000 – to purchase a steam
kettle cooker for use by the Navy Bean Festival Food Committee.
Denver Siekman Environmental Park - $1,000 - funding toward
the Arts in the Park project to promote art education.
Rising Sun Medical Center - $1,500 – to provide diabetic testing
supplies for underinsured patients. (A portion of this grant funded by
the Amado Mauricio, M.D. Memorial Endowment Fund).
Rising Sun High School Band Boosters - $500 – toward the
purchase of uniforms and flags for the RSHS Marching Band Flag
Corp.
Historic Hoosier Hills, RC&D, Inc. - $1,000 – funding toward
the South Laughery Creek Watershed Project. (A portion of this
grant was funded by the Vineyard Golf Memorial Endowment Fund).
Safe Passage, Inc. Domestic Violence Shelter - $1,000 – funding
toward domestic violence training for staff members.
Ohio County Historical Society - $688 - funding toward the 2005
summer programs at the museum.
Rising Sun Lion’s Club - $1,000 – funding toward a new
computer for the Lion’s Club’s new office at 110 Main Street.
Noah O’Banion American Legion Post 59 – $1,000 – funding to
build a larger storage shed to store supplies for medical equipment
loaned out to the community and to store community event supplies.
Noah O’ Banion American Legion Post 59 Women’s Auxiliary
- $1,000 – funding toward a computer for record keeping.
Indiana Valley Girl Scouts 602 Service Unit – $300 – to
purchase a mobile storage unit for meeting and event supplies.
Rising Sun Police Department - $800 – to present a Women’s
Self Defense Class to local women.
Ohio County Health Department - $1,500 – funding toward the
“Best Protection is Early Detection” mammography program to
provide mammograms to under insured Ohio County women.
Ohio County Health Department – Services from the Heart
Program - $1,000 – funding to provide emergency financial
assistance to Ohio County residents in need of food, shelter,
medicine, medical care, and other emergency situations.
The Baby Basket, Inc. Program - $1,000 – funding for programs
and services provided to new mothers and families in Ohio County
and surrounding counties.
Rising Sun Medical Center - $1,500 – funding toward a
community health fair to be held during the spring of 2006 to provide
free health screenings to Ohio County residents.
Purdue Cooperative Extension Services for Ohio County -
$1,450 – funding to implement educational programs for school aged
children during 2006.
Heart House, Inc. - $1,500 – funding to purchase a new
refrigerator and freezer for the shelter.
TEACHERS' CLASSROOM TOOLS GRANT AWARDS
The Ohio County Community Foundation is honored to administer
the Teachers’ Classroom Tools Grants Program. The purpose of the
grant program is to award grants to teachers in the Rising Sun Ohio
County School Corporation to fund projects or purchase teaching
tools that will enhance the curriculum in the classroom. In 2005, total
of $3,000 was awarded in grants from the Ohio County Today &
Tomorrow Endowment Fund. The following teachers were awarded
Teachers’ Classroom Tools Grants in 2005.
Kevin Smith – Rising Sun High School - $110 – to purchase an
Interlink Electronics Remote Point RF Presenter Mouse to allow the
teacher mobility in the classroom while presenting Power Point
presentations to students.
Doug Porter – Rising Sun High School - $349.85 – to purchase
materials to allow studenst to compete in the National Science
Competition.
Carol Stapleton, Jason Barth, Jeff Smith, Bob White – Rising
Sun High School - $450 – funding to take the junior class to the
Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mike Siepel – Rising Sun High School - $200 to purchase new
English to Spanish dictionaries for use in the classroom.
Sue Walcott – Rising Sun High School - $73.76 – to purchase
Tree Guide Manuals for use in the classroom.
Nancy Swart, Barb Smith, Tammy Weaver – Ohio County
Elementary Middle School - $150 – to purchase a 12 month
subscription of Brainpop.com for the middle school.
Debbie Graves – Ohio County Elementary Middle School -
$350 to purchase supplies to make photo journals of students
illustrating what the student did during Kindergarten.
Beverly Eads – Ohio County Elementary Middle School - $350
to purchase dictionaries and thesauruses for the classroom.
Mike Padgett, Nancy Swart – Ohio County Elementary Middle
School - $197.60 to purchase the video series “Understanding
World Religions” for use in the sixth grade social studies classroom.
Rinda Devers, Tonya Poling, Julie Wilson – Ohio County
Elementary Middle School - $660 to take the fifth grade class to
Music Hall in Cincinnati to see the Nutcracker Ballet.
Patti Huff – Ohio County Elementary Middle School –
$108.79 to purchase incentive rewards for the Sportsmanship
Program for students in grades 1-8.
PROACTIVE GRANT AWARDS
Rising Sun Police Department - $600 – to present a
Methamphetamine Awareness Program for local emergency response
personnel.
Anyone can contribute to funds administered by OCCF by sending a
gift to: Ohio County Community Foundation, PO Box 170, Rising
Sun, IN 47040. Gifts may be made in memory or in honor of a
friend or loved one. Donations to OCCF-administered funds are tax
deductible in most cases. For more information concerning
contributions to the Ohio County Community Foundation, please
contact Christy Elbright, Administrative Assistant, at 812-438-9401
or celbright@occfrisingsun.com. For information to establish an
endowment fund within the Ohio County Community Foundation,
please contact Peggy Dickson, Executive Director, at 812-438-
9401 or pdickson@occfrisingsun.com.
to build, manage and distribute a lasting source of charitable funds for
Ohio County. OCCF fulfills this mission by assisting donors to
establish and build endowments that provide charitable funds for
Ohio County. Anyone can make a contribution to endowment funds
established within the Foundation. All contributions to endowment
funds are permanently endowed and invested by OCCF. Only the
interests from the funds are distributed in the form of grants. This
allows the funds to grow indefinitely to increase the capacity for the
funds to further impact the community through future grant
distributions. Grants are awarded to non-profit organizations
benefitting the residents of Ohio County, in the areas of Community
Development, Education, Scholarships, Health, Human Services and
Cultural Affairs.
In 2005, the Ohio County Community Foundation awarded $24,338
in grants to local non-profit organizations from distributions from the
Ohio County Today & Tomorrow Endowment Fund, the Amado
Mauricio Memorial Endowment Fund, and the Galbreath Vineyard
Golf Memorial Endowment Fund.
The Ohio County Today & Tomorrow Endowment Fund was
established by the City of Rising Sun and Ohio County.
The Amado Mauricio, MD Endowment Fund was established by
Jeremy Dilts, grandson of Nancy Mauricio and the late Dr. Amado
Mauricio, in memory of his grandfather. Dr. Mauricio was a former
Rising Sun physician and well loved by the community.
Jeremy Dilts also established the Vicki Mauricio Dilts Endowment
Fund in memory of his mother, which is a donor advised fund.
Vicki Dilts was a teacher in the area and stronly emphasized the need
for cultural and educational development of young people.Jeremy
Dilts is the fund advisor for this fund through the Ohio
County Community Foundation.
The Galbreath Vineyard Golf Memorial Endowment Fund was
established by the children of Ralph and Evelyn Galbreath to honor
the memory of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Galbreath owned and
operated the Vineyard Golf Course in Switzerland County.
The following non-profit organizations were awarded grants in 2005:
Southeastern Indiana Friends of the Arts – $1,000 - funding
toward the “Post Cards from Rising Sun” event in October at the
Pendleton Art Center.
Ohio County Health Department – $1,000 - funding toward the
Safe Sitter Program for teens in Ohio County.
Rising Sun Ohio County First – $1,000 – to purchase a steam
kettle cooker for use by the Navy Bean Festival Food Committee.
Denver Siekman Environmental Park - $1,000 - funding toward
the Arts in the Park project to promote art education.
Rising Sun Medical Center - $1,500 – to provide diabetic testing
supplies for underinsured patients. (A portion of this grant funded by
the Amado Mauricio, M.D. Memorial Endowment Fund).
Rising Sun High School Band Boosters - $500 – toward the
purchase of uniforms and flags for the RSHS Marching Band Flag
Corp.
Historic Hoosier Hills, RC&D, Inc. - $1,000 – funding toward
the South Laughery Creek Watershed Project. (A portion of this
grant was funded by the Vineyard Golf Memorial Endowment Fund).
Safe Passage, Inc. Domestic Violence Shelter - $1,000 – funding
toward domestic violence training for staff members.
Ohio County Historical Society - $688 - funding toward the 2005
summer programs at the museum.
Rising Sun Lion’s Club - $1,000 – funding toward a new
computer for the Lion’s Club’s new office at 110 Main Street.
Noah O’Banion American Legion Post 59 – $1,000 – funding to
build a larger storage shed to store supplies for medical equipment
loaned out to the community and to store community event supplies.
Noah O’ Banion American Legion Post 59 Women’s Auxiliary
- $1,000 – funding toward a computer for record keeping.
Indiana Valley Girl Scouts 602 Service Unit – $300 – to
purchase a mobile storage unit for meeting and event supplies.
Rising Sun Police Department - $800 – to present a Women’s
Self Defense Class to local women.
Ohio County Health Department - $1,500 – funding toward the
“Best Protection is Early Detection” mammography program to
provide mammograms to under insured Ohio County women.
Ohio County Health Department – Services from the Heart
Program - $1,000 – funding to provide emergency financial
assistance to Ohio County residents in need of food, shelter,
medicine, medical care, and other emergency situations.
The Baby Basket, Inc. Program - $1,000 – funding for programs
and services provided to new mothers and families in Ohio County
and surrounding counties.
Rising Sun Medical Center - $1,500 – funding toward a
community health fair to be held during the spring of 2006 to provide
free health screenings to Ohio County residents.
Purdue Cooperative Extension Services for Ohio County -
$1,450 – funding to implement educational programs for school aged
children during 2006.
Heart House, Inc. - $1,500 – funding to purchase a new
refrigerator and freezer for the shelter.
TEACHERS' CLASSROOM TOOLS GRANT AWARDS
The Ohio County Community Foundation is honored to administer
the Teachers’ Classroom Tools Grants Program. The purpose of the
grant program is to award grants to teachers in the Rising Sun Ohio
County School Corporation to fund projects or purchase teaching
tools that will enhance the curriculum in the classroom. In 2005, total
of $3,000 was awarded in grants from the Ohio County Today &
Tomorrow Endowment Fund. The following teachers were awarded
Teachers’ Classroom Tools Grants in 2005.
Kevin Smith – Rising Sun High School - $110 – to purchase an
Interlink Electronics Remote Point RF Presenter Mouse to allow the
teacher mobility in the classroom while presenting Power Point
presentations to students.
Doug Porter – Rising Sun High School - $349.85 – to purchase
materials to allow studenst to compete in the National Science
Competition.
Carol Stapleton, Jason Barth, Jeff Smith, Bob White – Rising
Sun High School - $450 – funding to take the junior class to the
Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mike Siepel – Rising Sun High School - $200 to purchase new
English to Spanish dictionaries for use in the classroom.
Sue Walcott – Rising Sun High School - $73.76 – to purchase
Tree Guide Manuals for use in the classroom.
Nancy Swart, Barb Smith, Tammy Weaver – Ohio County
Elementary Middle School - $150 – to purchase a 12 month
subscription of Brainpop.com for the middle school.
Debbie Graves – Ohio County Elementary Middle School -
$350 to purchase supplies to make photo journals of students
illustrating what the student did during Kindergarten.
Beverly Eads – Ohio County Elementary Middle School - $350
to purchase dictionaries and thesauruses for the classroom.
Mike Padgett, Nancy Swart – Ohio County Elementary Middle
School - $197.60 to purchase the video series “Understanding
World Religions” for use in the sixth grade social studies classroom.
Rinda Devers, Tonya Poling, Julie Wilson – Ohio County
Elementary Middle School - $660 to take the fifth grade class to
Music Hall in Cincinnati to see the Nutcracker Ballet.
Patti Huff – Ohio County Elementary Middle School –
$108.79 to purchase incentive rewards for the Sportsmanship
Program for students in grades 1-8.
PROACTIVE GRANT AWARDS
Rising Sun Police Department - $600 – to present a
Methamphetamine Awareness Program for local emergency response
personnel.
Anyone can contribute to funds administered by OCCF by sending a
gift to: Ohio County Community Foundation, PO Box 170, Rising
Sun, IN 47040. Gifts may be made in memory or in honor of a
friend or loved one. Donations to OCCF-administered funds are tax
deductible in most cases. For more information concerning
contributions to the Ohio County Community Foundation, please
contact Christy Elbright, Administrative Assistant, at 812-438-9401
or celbright@occfrisingsun.com. For information to establish an
endowment fund within the Ohio County Community Foundation,
please contact Peggy Dickson, Executive Director, at 812-438-
9401 or pdickson@occfrisingsun.com.