A Newsletter of the Carroll County Community Foundation

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The Carroll County Community Foundation is pleased to honor the recipients of the 2008 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Thanks to the generosity of Lilly Endowment, two Carroll County students will receive full-tuition, required fees, and a special allocation of up to $800 per year for required books and equipment for four years of undergraduate study at any Indiana public or private college or univer-sity. The 2008 recipients selected are Kylee German and Angela Jackson. Kylee German is the daughter of Randy and Nina German and a 2008 graduate of Delphi Community High School. Kylee plans to attend Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion in the fall to study math-ematics education. When asked how she felt when she learned that she had been selected as a Lilly Endowment Scholar, Kylee responded, "When the news began to sink in, I realized what an amazing gift I had received amongst all of the deserving candidates." During her high school career, Kylee was a member of the National Honor Society, Key Club, and the basketball team. She earned a number of awards, including the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen award and was a delegate for the Lugar Symposium. Angela Jackson is the daughter of Marilyn Jackson and a 2008 graduate of Carroll Jr./Sr. High School. Angel will attend Taylor University in the fall to study physics. When asked how she felt when she learned that she had been selected as a Lilly Endowment Scholar, Angel responded, “I could not keep the smile off my face as I realized the blessing I had just been given." At Carroll Jr./Sr. High School, Angel participated in a number of extra-curricular activities, including National Honor Society, Key Club, drama club, choir, swimming, and ten-nis. She also volunteers for the Special Olympics and has completed training as an Emergency Medical Technician. This is the eleventh year that the Endowment has funded the Lilly Endowment Community Scholars program for outstanding students in Indiana. The Community Foundation defined the criteria based on the Endowment’s stated goal to “raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana.” The criteria used in the selection process included: scholastic achieve-ments, financial need, communication skills, essay, interview, and character. There were 29 qualified and eligible Carroll County students who applied for the scholarship. A committee of volunteers evaluated the applications and selected six finalists who were interviewed by the Carroll County Community Foundation Board. The Carroll County Community Foundation has awarded approximately $212,000 in scholarships for the 2008-09 school year including the two Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships.

2008 BoArd MeMBers

Alan Jackson - ChairCommunity Volunteer

dr. Janet Ayres Purdue University

Terry CallenderCommunity Volunteer

Monty edgingLafayette Bank and Trust

dr. Alvan ellerPhysician

derek FisherFisher & Associates, Inc.

Tom IvesIves & Ives

Paul ManningHaynes International

Angie MayMinich May Farms

Greg MichaelCraft & Michael

dick roachFarmer

dottye robesonLogansport Savings Bank

Trent stephanStephan's IGA

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This year's Lilly Endowment Community Scholars, Angela Jackson, left, and Kylee German, right, at the 2008 Carroll County

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Kristina BarnardIndiana Packers Corporation Scholarship

Burlington Kiwanis scholarship was established by the Burlington Kiwanis Club. This fund pro-vides scholarships for deserving graduating seniors from Carroll County, who will be attending a post-secondary educational institution. The recipient of this award is drew Ayres, a 2008 graduate of Carroll Jr./Sr. High School and son of Kirk and Chrystal Ayres. Drew plans to attend Lincoln Technical Institute to study diesel mechanics.

Carroll County Community Foundation scholars are the finalists in the competition for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships. The following are the awardees for 2008: Kristen Arnett, daughter of David and Tamie Arnett and a graduate of Carroll Jr./Sr. High School, will attend the University of Indianapolis to study business marketing. Kyle Bender, son of Kevin and Denise Bender and a graduate of Delphi High School, will attend Wabash College to study economics and history. Michelle Burke, daughter of Tim and Julie Burke and a graduate of Twin Lakes High School, will attend the University of Indianapolis to study accounting. shane evans, son of Shawn Evans and Shannon Evans and a graduate of Delphi High School, will attend Wabash College to study biology and chemistry.

Indiana Packers Corporation scholarship Fund was established by the Indiana Packers Corporation to provide scholarships to a deserv-ing Carroll County graduate who will be pursu-ing a degree in agriculture. The recipient of this award is Kristina Barnard, daughter of David and Lisa Barnard. Kristina is a 2008 graduate of Delphi High School and will attend Purdue University to study pre-veterinary medicine.

Irving e. Manning scholarship Fund was established by Joyce Manning and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Manning in memory of her husband and his father, Irving E. Manning. This fund provides scholarships for students graduating from Carroll Jr./Sr. High School who will be attending a post-secondary educational institution in Indiana and who might not otherwise be able to attend a university or community college/technical school. The 2008 recipient of this award is nicholas Jones, son of Troy and Rhonda Jones, will attend Indiana State University to study theatre. Receiving renewals of the Manning Scholarship are shane Clingenpeel, Lori smith, and Annette Miller.

Joan McCain scholarship Fund was established by Joan McCain to provide scholarships to deserving students graduating from Delphi Community High School. This year’s recipient is sarah McTigue, daugh-ter of Neal and Elizabeth McTigue. Sarah is a 2008 graduate and will attend Ivy Tech Community College to study respiratory therapy.

John McCormick Agricultural scholarship Fund was established by John and Mary McCormick to provide scholarships for qualified students graduating from Delphi Community High School. This year’s recipient is Morgan Minnicus, daughter of Jerry and Peg Minnicus and a 2008 graduate, will attend Purdue University to study pre-veterinarian medicine.

Mid-north Indiana executive Committee for Christ scholarship was established to grant educational scholarships to Clinton, Cass and Carroll County residents who will have graduated from an accredited Indiana High School. This year’s recipients are J. elise Garate, John Mitchel, and Kayleigh Morgan. elise, daughter of Cuauhtémoc and Emmalee

Nicholas Jones receoves the Irving E.Manning Scholarship

Kayleigh MorganMid-North Executive Committee

for Christ Scholarship

elizabeth BrittLewis and Hazel Mullin Scholarship

Koby sieberDorothy Stark Scholarship

The 2008 Carroll County Community Foundation Scholars(l to r) Kristen Arnett, Kyle Bender, Michelle Burke, Shane Evans

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J. elise GarateMid-North Executive Committee

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John MitchelMid-North Executive Committee

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Garate, is a graduate of Pioneer Jr./Sr. High School and will attend Johnson Bible College to study education. John, son of Roy and Susan Mitchel, is a graduate of Rossville High School and will attend Purdue University to study business management. Kayleigh, daughter of Cheryl Morgan, is a graduate of Delphi High School and will attend Purdue University to study occu-pational therapy.

Lewis and hazel Mullin scholarship Fund was established by Mr. and Mrs. Mullin. The scholarship provides support to a Delphi Community High School graduate who will study at any Indiana college or university and is likely to succeed as college or university students. The 2008 recipients of this award are elizabeth Britt, daughter of Gregory and Michelle Britt, and Matthew Keen, son of Richard and Rhonda Keen. elizabeth will be pursuing a pre-medicine degree at St. Joseph College this fall. Matthew will be studying entomology at Purdue University.

dorothy stark scholarship Fund was established in 2005 by Dorothy Stark. The fund provides scholar-ships for students from Jackson Townships who will be attending an accredited institution of post-secondary learning. The recipi-ent of this award is Koby sieber, son of Jeff and DeAnna Sieber. Koby is a graduate of Delphi High School and will attend Ivy Tech Community College to study crimi-nal justice.

Junior BeamerMr. & Mrs. Donald D. McCain

edithe BernigerMarshall & Patricia McCammack

Jacquelyn FryeMr. &. Mrs. Donald D. McCain

Carolyn GilbertMr. & Mrs. David AdamsAirvan Consulting, LLCMr. & Mrs. Pat AmosAnonymousAnonymousMr. & Mrs. Keith B. BarkerBeck's Furniture & AppliancesMs. Pamela J. BeckMr. & Mrs. Daniel L. BluemkePeggy & Larry BrandonMs. Bonnie C. Brown & Ms. Jami G. BellMrs. Wilma J. BrubakerMr. & Mrs. Richard L. ByrumMr. & Mrs. Steve ByrumMs. Catherine T. CanganyMr. & Mrs. John R. CanganyCarroll Co. Antique Tractor and MachineryCarroll Consolidated School CorporationCarroll Jr./Sr. HS Student Council, Faculty and StaffMrs. Kathryn A. CaseMrs. Eula CatronKeith & Jane CatronMax & Melba CatronMike & Charlyn CatronClarian Arnett Health Medical Group EmployeesMs. Dawn K. CourtneyCraft & MichaelMr. & Mrs. Stan CronkMr. & Mrs. Richard CrumeMr. & Mrs. Christopher M. DestryMr. & Mrs. Kim F. EbertEikenberry Trucking, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. EllerMr. & Mrs. Larry J. EllisonMs. Linda L. EmbertonMs. Shirley M. FinneyFisher & Associates, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Derek R. FisherFrances Flora & Dean BurtonSara Flora Campbell & Susan JohnsonBrian & Melanie FordMr. & Mrs. Tony S. HarveyMr. & Mrs. Nathan HazelgroveMr. & Mrs. David J. HendersonInnovative Edit, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Alan JacksonMr. & Mrs. Matthew "Pete" E. JacksonJefferson High School Special Education Dept.Jefferson High School Faculty and Staff

Recipients Announced

2008 Carroll County reception(front row, l to r) Kristina Barnard, Kristen Arnett, J. Elise Garate, Kayleigh Morgan, Michelle Burke. (back row, l to r) Shane Evans, Koby Sieber, Elizabeth Britt, Kyle Bender, Nicholas Jones, Angela Jackson, Kylee German.

Sample Will LanguageMake a Will and Leave a Legacy....It’s never too early to make a will, but it could be too late ~ for your children ~ for your grandchildren ~ for your community ~ for all of those you love

I hereby give, devise, and bequeath to the Carroll County Community Foundation, a nonprofit corporation in Indiana, ______________ percent (%) of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate for the unrestricted benefit of the Carroll County Commu-nity Foundation.

If you wish to have your bequest used to establish a named fund within the Carroll County Community Foundation or to go into an existing fund, please let us know so that we can honor your wishes. For questions, call us at (800) 964-0508 or email to info@cfcarroll.org.

New Memorials Her Dedication to Students Continues

Karen & Blake Johnson and Bruce MunkMs. Kelli L. JohnstonMs. Jeanna M. JonesMr. & Mrs. Richard S. KeltnerGreg & Michelle LaymanMs. Lu Ann LamieMr. & Mrs. Meredith L. MaxwellMr. & Mrs. Virgil MaxwellMr. & Mrs. Craig McGillMr. Doyal D. McIlrathMr. & Mrs. Earl McIlrathMs. Diana J. MillerMr. & Mrs. Steven MillsMary Newman & Jefferson H.S. Special Education StudentsOgletree Deakin Law FirmDonna M. Osborn & Mark LevinthalElizabeth Osborn & Joseph GriffithMr. & Mrs. David A. PackardMr. & Mrs. Neal PetryMr. & Mrs. Dale C. Pullen, Jr.Ms. Jean M. RedingerMs. Susan RistowKristin & Rodney SewardCo-Workers of Tina Siefert at Sallie MaeGlen & Lisa ShawMr. & Mrs. David P. ShoemakerMr. & Mrs. Jerry G. SibbittMr. & Mrs. Charles B. SimisonPhil & Marianne SmithMr. Mark A. Sohaney & D LaczLinda Uitts, Mark, & SandiMr. & Mrs. Charley VineyMr. & Mrs. Christopher D. WardripMr. & Mrs. Sam Zook

Pearl KennedyMr. & Mrs. Patrick Kennedy

dick LongMr. Alan Jackson

Charlie MeadeMrs. Pat Wisler Meade

Victor senesyBurlington Kiwanis Club

Loris stoutBurlington Kiwanis Club

Jerry youngMs. Shirleen DimmittMr. & Mrs. J.D. Young

ralph ZinnMrs. Mary Zinn

new TrIBuTesdick n. BishopMr. Marlin B. Creasy Ph.D.

Pete & Joan JacksonMr. & Mrs. Jimmy Gish

During her thirty years as a secretary at Carroll Jr.-Sr. High School, Carolyn Gilbert helped students and their parents every day. Much of that time she worked as the secretary in the Guidance Department, where she saw deserving students every day and knew that many of them struggled to find sufficient funding for college. Carolyn and her husband, Byron, valued education and worked very hard to assure that their children would have the opportunity to attend college. Now and forever, Carolyn’s scholarship fund will help provide funding so that deserving students at Carroll Jr./Sr. High School will also have the opportunity to continue their education.

In December 2007, she approached the Carroll County Community Foundation in regard to starting a scholarship fund with money from her retirement plan. With the help of her family, they established the Carolyn Gilbert Memorial Scholarship Fund. Carolyn passed away at the age of 69 this spring, but her memory, her spirit, and her kindness live on. The scholarship will be made available forev-er to graduating high school seniors from Carroll Jr./Sr. High School.

Carolyn graduated from Burlington High School in 1956 and married Byron D. Gilbert the following year. Carolyn was mother to four children, Melinda (Chuck Petry) Gilbert, Lafayette; David (Norma) Gilbert, Flora; Nancy (Jim) Cangany, Indianapolis; and Tina (John) Siefert, Fishers. She was also a grandmother to Brant (Brandy) Gilbert, St. Louis; Cole (Abby) Gilbert, Flora; Hilary Gilbert, West Lafayette; Chad and Joe Petry, Lafayette; Ryan and Aidan Cangany, Indianapolis; and Will Siefert, Fishers; and great-grandmother of Haven Gilbert, also of Flora.

She worked as a farm wife, but also held jobs at Waddell’s IGA (Burlington), Zook’s Hardware (Burlington), and Burlington Telephone. In 1978 she began working at Carroll Jr./Sr. High School where she spent 30 years until her retirement in January 2008.

Her devotion to her community was evidenced by the activities in which she partici-pated. Carolyn was a member of the Oakland Christian Church in Russiaville and a Carroll Athletic Booster. She was also an honorary member of the FFA (Future Farmers of America). Even with all of these commitments, she was devoted to her family. Carolyn was known to frequently care for a sick grandchild, send care packages to her children and grandchildren, and always let her family know that she was just a phone call away.

After her passing, her family and friends made memorial gifts in her honor to the Carolyn Gilbert Memorial Scholarship Fund. There was an unprecedented outpouring of sup-port, demonstrating just how loved and respected she was by the Carroll County community. Starting in 2009, scholarships will be awarded from the Carolyn Gilbert Memorial Scholarship thanks to Carolyn, her family, and many of her friends. As with all of the Carroll County Community Foundation endowment funds, gifts may be made to them at all times.

Carolyn Gilbert

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Sample Will LanguageI hereby give, devise, and bequeath to the Carroll County Community Foundation., a nonprofit corporation in Indiana, ______________ percent (%) of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate for the unrestricted benefit of the Carroll County Community Foundation.

If you wish to have your bequest used to establish a named fund within the Carroll County Community Foundation or to go into an existing fund, please let us know so that we can honor your wishes. For questions, call us at (765) 964-0508 or email to info@cfcarroll.org.

John & Kathie Connelly Give Back Facts aboutCommunityFoundations

To establish your Carroll County Legacy, contact us at (800) 964-0508 or by e-mail at info@cfcarroll.org.

In an act of extraordinary generosity, John and Kathie Connelly have named the Carroll County Community Foundation as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy that will someday fund significant scholarships for graduates of Delphi Community High School. John taught and coached at Delphi High School, where the gracious residents of Carroll County backed him in his desire to become a trader—something he would accomplish in his career as a commodities trader in Chicago. Adding to his appreciation of Carroll County, John’s great-grandfather helped settle the coun-ty. For these reasons, he and his wife Kathie (his child-hood sweetheart from junior high) wish to give back to the community.

John and Kathie Connelly are classic examples of how community foundations can help people leave their legacy. Their feelings of gratitude for the county that helped them attain their dreams have led them to create an estate plan suggested by their financial plan-ner. This plan not only takes care of their family after they are gone, but also leaves a legacy to future genera-tions of college-bound students.

Thank you to John and Kathie for their kindness and the example that they have set in this community.

John and Kathie Connelly

LeGACy Funds • Legacy Funds can be started with a gift of $500.

• You can have up to ten years to grow the fund to $10,000.

• When the fund reaches that level, it can become a permanent named fund in the Carroll County Community Foundation.

• It can be named for the type of fund that it is, with your family name or in honor/memory of a loved one.

• You will be recognized in our publications as a Legacy Fund starter, until it has reached the permanent fund level.

• Grants made from your permanent named fund will be a part of your legacy of “making a difference” in Carroll County forever.

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Your Legacy in Carroll County

• The first community foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio in 1914.• 717 community foundations exist in the United States today.• There are about 500 com-munity foundations in 41 other countries.• In 2007, community founda-tions gave grants of more than $4.1 billion to a wide variety of nonprofit activities: arts, educa-tion, health/medical, social ser-vices, & community.

IndIAnA FACTs

• Indiana leads the nation with more than 90 community foun-dations. Every county in the state is served by a community foundation.

CArroLL CounTy FACTs

• The Carroll County Community Foundation was established in 1997.• The Carroll County Community Foundation has total assets of approximately $2 million.• There are 36 permanent endowment funds established in the Carroll County Community Foundation. The funds provide permanent support for nonprof-it organizations for worthwhile projects, and for scholarships. • $50,000 in grants was awarded last year by the Carroll County Community Foundation.• Community Foundations can accept gifts of various sizes and types (anything from cash to real estate) from individuals, families, businesses, churches, or not-for-profit organizations. Gifts are often made through bequests or through estate planning.. • If a gift is for a permanent endowment, the intention, the asset, and the name of the donor are preserved eternally.

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Scholarship Program Gifting

Scholarship programs need your support. Invest in the youth

of our county through a gift to a scholarship fund.

While there are many scholarships listed in this newsletter, each year we have to say no to many worthy students who need assis-tance, simply because we do not have enough money in our scholarship funds. In addition to increasing the number of scholarships avail-able, we have a critical need to be able to increase the

monetary value of many of the awards to keep up with the inflation of college costs. Many students have a need for financial support beyond the freshman year, but most of our awards are not renew-able. Your help is needed!

To make a tax deduct-ible contribution to one of the scholarship funds listed in this brochure or to the

Community Foundation Scholarship Fund, please clip the form below and return it with your check to: Carroll County Community Foundation, P.O. Box 24, Flora, IN 46929. To make a gift of stock, real estate, life insurance, gift annuities, and charitable trusts, call us at (800) 964-0508 or e-mail info@cfcarroll.org.

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