July 2024

2024 Annual Meeting

This year's annual meeting luncheon was a wonderful time of celebration for the great things happening in Henry County.

During the year 2023, 1,656 donations were given to the Foundation, totaling a little over $1 million. 638 grants were made through various funds, amounting to over $1.7 million. Donors created 29 new funds bringing the total of funds at the Foundation to 569.

We were honored to present the Judy Melton Award to Olene Veach. Olene has been a mentor of youth, a philanthropist, a volunteer, a teacher, and a social worker. Her commitment to the community expands beyond the hours of volunteerism and employment. She financially supports students through a scholarship fund and created other funds to support schools and activities.

We invited keynote speaker, Scott Rifner, from the New Castle-Henry County EMS. Scott shared about the innovative Red Initiative which was supported through a grant cycle with the Choose Henry Flex Fund. This up-and-coming initiative will allow EMS workers to administer blood transfusions on-site, increasing the survival rate of those with traumatic injuries to 90%.

To help support this life-changing initiative, we hosted a blood drive after our annual meeting.

15 of our guests chose to donate blood
6 of those are first-time donors
Versiti was able to collect 14 units

News

Match Update

We are thankful for all of the generous donors helping HCCF work toward our match goal!

There's never been a better time to make a bigger difference, thanks to Lilly Endowment! TRIPLE your impact when you take advantage of a $2 match for each $1 when you donate to the Choose Henry Flex Fund.

LEARN MORE

With this match, you can open a named fund within Choose Henry for a minimum of $1,667 - normally $5,000. This is a great way to leave a legacy and make a difference for grantmaking in the community!

New Funds

Watch here for monthly updates on new funds opened at the Foundation.

Your Community Foundation Connection

Keep an eye out in local newspapers and on this e-newsletter for donor and impact stories to hear about the great work happening in Henry County!

From Chamber Champion to Community Changemaker: Rebecca Gonya’s Journey with the Choose Henry Flex Fund

Rebecca hopes to encourage others in their giving, emphasizing that every dollar counts. “Sometimes people feel intimidated or think they can’t be a part of this because they don’t have that kind of money. Every dollar makes a difference – you can give $10, $10k, or $1 million. Every dollar is appreciated."

Destination Henry County

Stay up to date on great things happening in our community through this helpful page!

Find the Facebook page here

Attention local nonprofits and community event planners -

Do you have an event coming up that you want people to know about?

Send your event information and any additional photos to amber@henrycountycf.org to be included in our e-newsletter.

We want to help spread the word about great things happening in Henry County!

HONORING OUR LOVED ONES

At the request of family members, the Foundation is honored to accept donations in memory of the following individuals.

June Memorials

Harold Wayne Cook

Franka Helen Dick

Jaxson Denver Grubbs

Dann Braddock Jones

Lester Jones

Gary A. Marcum

Joyce Ray

Donna Jean Whitehead

Dwight E. Willard

June Honorariums

Kevin Brown

Mike Broyles

Juli Coffman

Beverly Guffey

Donna Hastings

Wanda Jones

Allen King

Kelly & Susie McClure

Danielle Mosley

Jim Myers

Duane & Peg Queener

Olene Veach

Kelsey White

Mica & Nick White

Shane Williams

Megan & Steven Woods

Penny York

Tony Young

GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY WE LOVE

The following individuals made a contribution during the month of June

Richard and Sally Armstrong

Anne and Larry Ash

Shirley Avery

Matthew and Carrie Barrett

John and Phyllis Battice

Sherri Bell

Benjamin Rush Middle School

Kevin and Cindy Brown

Mike and Patty Broyles

Amy Bunch Maddy

Jerry and Ladona Cash

Jeff and Gayle Cates

Donna Coomes

James and Diane Dalton

Bruce Michael and JoNell Dann

Leroy and Karen Davis

Emily Daw

Dillard Doan

Mary Lou Dye

Barry and Elizabeth Edstene

Jennifer and Jeremy Fox

Jeff and Kimberly Galyen

Marianne Garrard

Stephanie Garrett

Robert and Jaci Hadsell

Janet Hahn

Josephine Hahn

David and Carol Hamilton

Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service, Inc. Ashley Huffman

Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc. - Alpha Tau Chapter

Donna and Mark Kooperstein/Harrison Dr. John D. Lee

Fred and Nancy Lewis

Kathryn Lorton

Angie Madden

Mandy Madison

Magna Machine & Tool, Inc.

Beverly Matthews

Janet Lee Maxwell

Anthony May

David and Kathy McCord

Wylie and Ann McGlothlin

Carol and David Messerlie

Jon and Georgette Miles

Nathan and Melissa Millikan

Becky Murphy

Corey Murphy

Parr Richey Frandsen Patterson Kruse Doug and Jacqueline Peden

Patricia Peyton

Matt and Dawn Ploch

Doug and Nannette Polk

Rina Kay Pyles

Ginger Jessop Rains

Chuck and Vickie Rhodes

Roberts Pipeline, Inc.

Devin and Alyssa Solomon

Dennis and Beth Spegal

Jeff and Carol Stevens

Donnie and Melissa True

Julie Wells

Darla White

Christopher and Lindsey Wilkey

Ralph Willis

Your Foundation Staff

Jennifer

Fox

President and Executive Director

Elizabeth

Eley

Administrative Assistant

Hilary

Bennett

Program

Director

Tara

Jacobi

Office Manager and

Accounting Assistant

Amber

Estelle

Communication and Donor Engagement Manager

Henry County Community Foundation

700 South Memorial Drive

PO Box 6006

New Castle, IN 47362

765.529.2235

info@henrycountycf.org

2024 Annual Meeting

﻿Match Update

From Chamber Champion to Community Changemaker: Rebecca Gonya’s Journey with the Choose Henry Flex Fund

﻿Destination Henry County

Match Update

Destination Henry County