Every day, people across Porter County depend on dozens of nonprofit organizations. They keep people fed, sheltered, educated, employed, and much more. Budgets are often tight for these essential organizations, and they depend on the support of...
The Michigan City Police Department held a presentation with a special announcement during its meeting on Wednesday, February 14. The department is welcoming Freya as its newest member to the team. Freya is a therapy dog who will help benefit the...
Strack & Van Til’s “round up” campaign was honored with a check presentation recognizing the funds raised for the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana in 2023. The presentation took place at a luncheon celebration on Friday, January 26....
For over 20 years, Strack & Van Til and Town & Country have been making monumental impacts for organizations across Northwest Indiana just by asking customers a simple question during the checkout process: would you like to round up? ...
SERVING WITH AN ATTENTIVE EAR AND A COURAGEOUS HEART I was born and raised in the Back of the Yards in Chicago’s southwest side in the 1940s-50s when Chicago was the “hog butcher capital of the world.” It was a community with twelve...
As she reflects on the experiences Lindenwood offered in 2023 and looks forward to 2024, Retreat Development Manager Weslee Aristor considers herself a vessel for what the community needs rather than the creator of...
Centier Bank recently made a $1,000 donation to the Unity Foundation, the local community foundation for La Porte County. The donation will go toward the Power for Good Fund, which enables the organization to provide funding to qualified nonprofit...
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and its Four Winds® Casinos announced today a donation of 1,000 food boxes to those in need for Christmas. This year’s Christmas food box includes a Smoked Ham, Corn, Idaho Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing, Dole...
On a radiant fall afternoon as a cadre of Poor Handmaid volunteers packed groceries for delivery to those in need at two Plymouth motels, volunteer Sister Marlene Ann Lama contemplated those that the food will nourish. “We learn to see God in the...
Christmas is just a couple of weeks away, and Strack & Van Til is immersed in the season of giving. On Tuesday, December 12, store managers, executives, administrators, and other team members from the Region grocer came together at the Food Bank...
