Sweeney selected for TWF’s developmental role

The Watershed Foundation is pleased to announce that Barbara Sweeney has been named as development director for the nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting, preserving and improving the water quality of our beautiful lakes and streams.

Originally from South Bend, Sweeney has lived most of her life in Indiana. After receiving a bachelor of science degree from Indiana University — Bloomington, she had a successful retail career, living in multiple cities and states and eventually settling in Indianapolis.

In 2010, fulfilling a need to serve her community, she began a career in the nonprofit sector serving as executive director of Teachers’ Treasures in Indianapolis. Her husband’s career then took them to Texas, where she was executive director for Habitat for Humanity — Corpus Christi.

This past year, after nearly a decade away, Sweeney and her husband relocated to Columbia City and are thrilled to be “Back Home Again in Indiana” — and closer to their vacation home on Lake Tippecanoe.

In her role as development director, Sweeney will be working with residents and organization partners to promote the mission of The Watershed Foundation in protecting and improving water quality. The watershed mission area includes parts of Kosciusko, Whitley and Noble counties. She will also focus on securing funding and promoting fundraising efforts for the organization.

Sweeney is excited to focus her passion and energy on protecting and improving our lakes and streams.

“Our lake home has become a summer vacation gathering spot for our siblings and their families who are scattered across Indiana and the eastern and southern United States. Having lived in so many places, I truly appreciate the beauty of this special place in Indiana that we need to protect for future generations to enjoy,” Sweeney added.

TWF was founded in 1997 to protect and improve water quality in the upper Tippecanoe River Watershed, spanning from Crooked Lake in Whitley County to the Warsaw and Winona Lake area.

During the past 26 years, TWF has worked with farmers and lake residents to implement more than 200 water quality improvement projects. In the last five years alone, these efforts have prevented more than 1 billion pounds of weeds and algae from growing in area lakes and streams.

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Parkinson’s support group to learn about living solutions

Parkinson’s Support Group of Warsaw will meet from 6:307:30 p.m. on Friday, June 9, at the administrative offices of Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital. This month, the group will have a representative from Season’s Home Care.

Seasons HomeCare offers personalized assisted living solutions for in-home care, care home residents and care home day guests or a combination of the above.

Each month is an opportunity to learn more from professionals and specialists in the community, along with receiving answers to questions, sharing experiences and encouraging one another.

Open to all members of the community, the support group meets on the second Friday of each month, except December, at the administrative building classrooms of KCH. A convenient parking lot is located on Provident Drive.

For information, contact Pam Baucom at (574) 370-5709.