Unity Foundation of La Porte County

2017 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Applications Available Online

2017 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Applications Available Online The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application is now available on Unity Foundation of La Porte County’s website at www.uflc.net. Through support of Independent Colleges of Indiana and Lilly Endowment, Unity Foundation is offering two...

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2017 Unity Foundation Community Grant Application Now Online

2017 Unity Foundation Community Grant Application Now Online Applications now are online for Unity Foundation of La Porte County’s 2017 Community Fund Grants also known as “Power for Good” grants. In 2016, more than $132,000 was awarded to 81 local nonprofit projects. The grants are supported by earnings...

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Unity Foundation and Horizon Bank fund EDCMC Cool Coding Week

Unity Foundation and Horizon Bank fund EDCMC Cool Coding Week Unity Foundation of La Porte County and Horizon Bank are proud to partner with the Economic Development Corporation of Michigan City (EDCMC) to bring Eleven Fifty Academy to Michigan City Area Schools (MCAS) for a “Cool Coding Week” initiative in...

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Unity Foundation Receives NIPSCO Grant for Unity Park Lighting

Unity Foundation Receives NIPSCO Grant for Unity Park Lighting Unity Foundation President, Maggi Spartz, announced that the Unity Foundation has been awarded $25,000 for lighting at Unity Park. Spartz said, “This LED lighting will make the Park accessible into evening hours. It is one more step toward...

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Unity Foundation Announces New Team Members in 2017

Unity Foundation Announces New Team Members in 2017 Unity Foundation of La Porte County is pleased to announce the appointment of three new team members. Deb Varnak has joined the Unity team in the positon of Vice President. Varnak joins Unity with more than twenty years of strategic leadership...

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Funds Available for La Porte County Youth-led Projects in 2017

Funds Available for La Porte County Youth-led Projects in 2017 Leadership La Porte County’s Youth to Youth (Y2Y) program has funding for youth groups or individual youth in La Porte County to apply for mini-grants to carry out community service projects that will meet local needs. Y2Y is a spin-off of the...

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Michigan City Education Foundation Awards Grants to Teachers in 2016

Michigan City Education Foundation Awards Grants to Teachers in 2016 The Michigan City Education Foundation recently awarded several small grants to teachers for innovative approaches in the classroom for the 2016-17 school year. The recipients teach in grades kindergarten through eighth in Michigan City area public...

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Unity Foundation Announces 2017 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Recipients

Unity Foundation Announces 2017 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Recipients Two outstanding La Porte County students have been named recipients of full tuition, four-year scholarships as Unity Foundation of La Porte County 2017 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars. Danielle Adams and Bree Winter will receive tuition to the...

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2016 Barbara A. Carmen Memorial Endowment Fund Teacher Grants Awarded

2016 Barbara A. Carmen Memorial Endowment Fund Teacher Grants Awarded Fifteen teachers from six Michigan City public and parochial schools received grants from the Barbara A. Carmen Memorial Endowment Fund through Unity Foundation of La Porte County. The fund was established in 1992 in memory of the late Barbara A....

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Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship La Porte County Finalists of 2016 Announced

Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship La Porte County Finalists of 2016 Announced Unity Foundation of La Porte County congratulates eight local high school seniors as La Porte County finalists for the prestigious Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Two students from La Porte County will be selected as 2017 Lilly Endowment...

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