Fall 2015 Newsletter

Fall 2015 25th Anniversary grant recipient!

Marty Wheeler , President of the Lake Court House Foundation , Arliss Hove and Jeff Bryner, CPCF Board Member

25th Anniversary grant recipient!

Greg Forsythe, Chairman of the CPCF Board, Dr. Retson, President of Healing, Health & Hope, & Tom Fleming

Chasing Dreams receives a $1,000 grant

Continuing the 25th Anniversary Celebration...via Facebook!

In September, we asked the community to help us celebrate the Crown Point Community Foundation’s 25th Anniversary via Facebook!

All month long, people nominated their favorite local non-profit on our Facebook page to have an opportunity to receive a $1,000 grant from the Foundation. The feedback was astonishing. 39 non-profit organizations were nominated, 500 votes were recorded and over 10,000 people were engaged on Facebook! The organization randomly selected to receive the $1,000 grant was Chasing Dreams, a local

non-profit that provides support to children with Special Needs and their families.

If you missed the celebration on Facebook there is still time to join the fun! Make any size donation to the CPCF before the end of the year and you could be randomly selected to give a $500 check to the local charity of your choice.

Like us on Facebook to see current grants awarded, community pictures, special events and more information about our anniversary grants!

39 500+ In This Issue: Page 1…………………………………….……Giving via Facebook!

Page 2…………….……………………………….…Grants Awarded Page 3…..GIFTVI Completed/Memorials & Honorariums Page 4………..Send a Thoughtful Gift this Holiday Season

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$362,548.64!

Students from Eisenhower Elementary attend a field trip to South Shore Arts

September Unrestricted Grant Recipients Best Buddies Indiana $1,000 support CP high school friendship program for youth with intellectual & developmental disabilities

First Presbyterian Church of CP $4,442 to help with the purchase and installation of light fixtures in the Christian Education building

Regional Mental Health Center $1,250 assist Power Account for extremely low income clients seeking to enroll in HIP Plus for up to six months

Big Idea Big Impact 2016 $50,000 to support the Big Idea Big Impact grants in 2016

Hanover Central Pom Cats $1,000 assist with the cost of new uniforms

Robert A. Taft Middle School $5,000 help offset the costs of the Challenger Field Trip for sixth grade students

Boy Scout Troop #45 $3,600 help offset the cost of purchasing 11 four seasons tents, to allow the scouts to camp in winter Col. John Wheeler Middle School $5,000 help offset the costs of the Challenger Field Trip for sixth grade students

Crown Point Care & Relief Fund $7,500 to provide financial assistance in emergency situations Crown Point Christian School $2,400 4 iPads for school-wide reading program CPHS RoboDogs $3,500 to pay for robotic parts Face To Face Fine Art $1,800 provide funding for hand painted, framed portraits to individuals or families who have lost a loved one as the result of a sudden or tragic death Pg. 2

Hanover Central High School $1,230 to help fund the "Turnitin" program Honor Fund Challenge Match $10,000 to support emergency responders and their families St. Vincent DePaul Society $1,621.17 laptop computer and subscription cost of Charity Tracker to simplify the reporting of data Knights of Columbus $2,000 cover the cost of bike parts and bike helmets and pay lease on storage unit to store repaired bikes for needy families Lake Region Christian Assembly $6,208.02 improve security for the staff and children in the daycare facility through installation of closed circuit cameras MacArthur Elementary School $2,500 to purchase a robot replacement parts for the MacRobotics program

Old Sheriff's House Foundation $2,250 purchase supplies for the renovation of masonry foundation of the former north jail vestibule in the Old Sheriff's House Taltree Arboretum & Garden Foundation, Inc. $3,000 provide environmental education to CP area students TradeWinds Services, Inc. $7,855 purchase WePlaySmart by Hatch 2.0 Solution multi-touch table plus caster with brakes United Negro College Fund $1,000 provide need based financial assistance to minority students from low and moderate income families that reside in the NWI region City of Crown Point $2,500 help fund the Tour of Lights event in December

Because of our donors‌ we have completed GIFT VI! In one year, over $1.3 Million raised.

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$782,043 GIFT VI (Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow)- an endowment building initiative offered by Lilly Endowment.

$.50 on the $1 Gifts to Restricted Funds

We appreciate our donors and philanthropic partners who helped complete the match!

$273,273 $1 for $1 Gifts to Unrestricted Funds

$304,023 $2 for $1 Board Member Gifts

GIFT VI MATCH!

$1.3 Million Raised for Endowed Funds!

Memorials and Honorariums August-September 2015 In Memory of Charlotte Johnsen Martha Brist Mary Catherine Georgas and family Frances Marek Charlie Merodias Steven and Shawn Smead In Memory of Dr. John Birdzell's Birthday John and JoAnn Birdzell In Memory of Dr. Richard Kazwell Marilyn Kazwell In Memory of Grace Lou Amos Byron and Kay Hubbard In Memory of Jim and Kathy Keller Paula Keller In Memory of John Tubbs David and Helen Batusic Commercial Advantage of Merrillville, Inc. Carol Drasga Mary Klepsch Joseph and Carol Sanders Patti Tubbs In Memory of Joseph & Marian Jollief Shirley Nassau In Memory of Joyce Carnahan Martha Brist Chris Dyer Mary Klepsch Deb Komasinski In Memory of Karen Pruzin Robert and Rosemarie Dado

In Memory of Kathy, Russ & Jim Keller Joseph and Donna Heuer

In Memory of Ken McEntire Helen McEntire In Memory of Marie Jeanette Mass John and JoAnn Birdzell In Memory of Marilyn McConnell Joseph and Lori Amodeo Gerald Caravana In Memory of Robert and Carol Wartman Robert Wartman In Memory of Sandy O'Connor Richard and Marjorie Pankiewicz James and Bev Topa In Memory of Wilbert Buth Eugene and Linda Matzat In Memory of William "Bill" Scott Bud and Kathy Adams Joseph and Lori Amodeo Gregory and Linda Armstrong David and Helen Batusic Sandra Bielawski Marilyn Birch Craig and Judith Carpenter Daniel and Peggy Chesner Barb Demars James Destefano Jan Felder Butch and Judith Feldt Barbara Furlow Glenn and Bobbie Gintert

Mineko Hirata Evelyn Hitzeman Byron and Kay Hubbard Martha Hugon Roger and Dorothy James Lee and Morrie Kalish Marge Kerr June Kitner Annette McMahon Elizabeth Morris Del and Judy Nack Shirley Nassau Joseph and Jane Nerney Andrea Odom David and Jan Parchem Alvin and Risha Reeves David and Beverly Rhodes J Michael and Susan Robinson Judson and Linda Salmon Alvin and Kathryn Schmidt Gary and Janden Schoeff Ronald and Debra Simko Fred Siss Lucille Skertich Debbie Thill Geraldine Vandeel Carol Vitello Gladys Weaver Donald and Rose Webber Joan Whitcombe and Roxann Whitcombe Bud Winchester

Honorariums In Honor of Bernice Anderson's Birthday Michael Anderson

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Gregory Forsythe Chairman of the Board

Linda Armstrong • Ben Ballou • John Barney Mark Bates • David Batusic • Jeff Bryner Mike Dexter • Nancy Cowan-Eksten Larry Geisen • Marilyn Kaper • Jim Larsen Tom Liss • Pam Lowe • Darryl Miller • Karen Raab

With the holiday season upon us, please consider showing appreciation for a special kindness by making a gift through the Crown Point Community Foundation.

Daniel Root • Dick Sauerman

Patricia Huber

For each $10 contribution, the Foundation will send an inscribed holiday greeting in your name to those you wish to remember this holiday season.

President & CEO

Lori Amodeo • Angela Leimer

Diane Reimer • Debra Simko

Symphony on the Lawn

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