Our Scholarship Celebration is always such a feel-good event! It’s touching to witness the meetings between donors and the recipients of their scholarships. The smiles tell the story – pride, joy, gratitude, and excitement. Congratulations to the recipients and thank you to the donors! Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to see spotlights on each student.

A week before school was dismissed, all Benjamin Rush Middle School (BRMS) and Rushville Consolidated High School (RCHS) students took part in a live, interactive mental health event. The “Get Schooled Tour” by RemedyLIVE was made possible by your gifts to the Rush to Action Fund and the work of the CBAP Mental Health Committee.

The end of the school year always calls for celebration. But Milroy Elementary students had a unique reason to do so - their project the Milroy Community Walking Path was officially dedicated!

With a drone flying overhead, red-shirted kids and adults lined the paved path in anticipation. On cue, everyone waved and cheered. Be sure to check out the awesome footage, courtesy of Eric Wagner, for a bird’s eye view! Your gifts to Community Grants Funds made this a lesson these students will always remember.

Milroy Elementary has graciously housed First5’s From the Bottom Up Diaper Pantry from its beginning. But with increased enrollment at MES, the space is needed by the school.

So, MES 6th grade students helped RCCF staff and volunteers, Mindy Vogel and Arika Marlatt, pack up and load a trailer loaned by the Marlatt Family’s 1st Choice Seeds. RCCF board member, Laura Ash and her husband, Rob, donated short-term storage space.

But now where to go? Enter St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. The staff and board generously offered two rooms. Add the muscle power of a few players from Coach Sliger’s RCHS football team plus staff and volunteers and everything was moved within a couple of hours. We are grateful to our village for making this move go so smoothly!

It’s an RCCF tradition to hear from the graduating Lilly Endowment Community Scholar. 2019 recipient and recent Purdue grad, Kyle Bacon, shares how this opportunity changed his life and what advice he has for those about to begin their college experience. Be sure to watch all the way through, you won’t want to miss Kyle’s photo with his bff.