Community Foundation Opens Application For Local Scholarships

The Community Foundation of Randolph County is pleased to announce the availability of more than 70 scholarships to high school students for the 2021-2022 school year. Students who attend Monroe Central, Randolph Southern, Union, Randolph Eastern (Union City), Randolph Central (Winchester), and students from New Castle and Mississinawa High Schools are eligible to apply. Program…

Community Foundation Awards Over $47,000 In Fall Grant Cycle

The Community Foundation presented checks totaling $47,524 to eighteen (18) non-profit organizations supporting Randolph County at their Annual Dinner on November 9th at the Towne Square Community Centre in Winchester. The Foundation stewards its unrestricted dollars to assist non-profits in competitive grant cycles each Spring and Fall. The Foundation’s Grants Committee, having reviewed applications based…

Community Foundation Announces Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Finalists

The Community Foundation of Randolph County is pleased to announce the five finalists for the 2022 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Alphabetically they are: Brookelyn Erwin, Winchester (top left); Braydon Hoggatt, Union City (top middle); Olivia Keesling, Randolph Southern (top right); Christina Sowinski, Union City (bottom left); and Zoe Whitehead, Winchester (bottom right). Each finalist was…

Community Foundation Celebrates Top 10 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Candidates

The Community Foundation of Randolph County hosted a banquet Thursday, September 30th to celebrate the ten semi-finalists in the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program. Semi-finalists were selected based on their applications, community involvement, academic achievement, and school activities and honors. Students and their parents were invited to Towne Square Community Centre for a catered meal.…

Community Foundation Names the Newest Randolph County Hero

The News-Gazette and the Community Foundation of Randolph County continue their celebration of local heroes who have impacted the community or exceeded expectations to serve others. This effort is the result of a Community Foundation program that helps recognize such people while also raising money to help others. “We thought a really neat thing would…