Community

Goodwill celebrates expanding programs with groundbreaking ceremony at former Pierre Moran Mall in Elkhart

Goodwill celebrates expanding programs with groundbreaking ceremony at former Pierre Moran Mall in Elkhart The City of Elkhart has been working to renovate the former Pierre Moran Mall since its final closing in 2017. Goodwill and Heart City Health partnered to transform the vacant, 109,000-square-foot complex within the Woodland Crossing Shopping Center...

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Stop Arm Violation Awareness Campaign Urges Drivers to Prioritize School Bus Safety

Stop Arm Violation Awareness Campaign Urges Drivers to Prioritize School Bus Safety As part of a cooperative effort with the Valparaiso Community Schools, the Valparaiso Police Department, Porter County Sheriff's Department, and the Indiana State Police will be participating in a week-long campaign to bring awareness to stop arm...

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Porter County Animal Shelter’s mascots encourage community to engage with shelter

Porter County Animal Shelter’s mascots encourage community to engage with shelter Porter County’s Animal Shelter supports and takes in over 1,000 homeless animals every year. Working tirelessly to find forever homes for each and every one, Shelter Director Jen Schaafsma and her team are excited to welcome mascots Nacho the cat...

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Porter County Community Foundation Grants $232,184 to Community Organizations

Porter County Community Foundation Grants $232,184 to Community Organizations The Porter County Community Foundation (PCCF) was started in 1996 to strengthen its community through generous giving and leadership. Through its Community Fund, PCCF has recently awarded 33 grants to local groups and organizations. ...

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Jeff Strack honored with Good Scout Award for embodying Scouting in community

Jeff Strack honored with Good Scout Award for embodying Scouting in community Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. As an Eagle Scout, Jeff Strack, president and CEO of Strack & Van Til, strives to live up to these 12 points of the Scout Law every...

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Porter County Community Foundation Awards Over $232,000 to Community Organizations

Porter County Community Foundation Awards Over $232,000 to Community Organizations 33 Nonprofits Benefit from the Generosity of Community Members The Porter County Community Foundation approved $232,184 in grants to 33 local nonprofit organizations as part of its first of two grant cycles for 2024. Grant recipients...

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Valparaiso Invites Applications for Mayor’s Youth Council

Valparaiso Invites Applications for Mayor’s Youth Council The City of Valparaiso is inviting youth to apply to join the annual Mayor’s Youth Council, designed to encourage youth to interact with City government, build leadership skills and enhance civic engagement. The Council will include 15-20 members...

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IU Northwest students shine at internationally recognized research conference

IU Northwest students shine at internationally recognized research conference Biology professor Ming Gao, 5 students visited Washington, D.C. for The Allied Genetics Conference Dr. Ming Gao, Associate Professor of Biology at Indiana University Northwest, stood alongside five students — Abraham Fielder, Deep Govani, Evan...

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Northwest Health Employees Give Back — Donate Jars of Peanut Butter to Local Food Pantries

Northwest Health Employees Give Back — Donate Jars of Peanut Butter to Local Food Pantries To help address hunger throughout the region, the employees throughout Northwest Health collected nearly 800 jars of peanut butter during its Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive in March. All of that peanut butter was then donated to local food pantries...

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