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The Parke Community Foundation is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2024 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship for Parke County – Carson Cox of Riverton Parke High School. Carson is the son of Phillip and Annette Cox of Montezuma. Lilly Endowment Community Scholars are known for their community involvement, academic achievement, character, and leadership. “The

The Parke Community Foundation is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2023 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship for Parke County – Josie Bodine of Parke Heritage High School. Josie is the daughter of Christopher and Sharon Bodine of Marshall. Lilly Endowment Community Scholars are known for their community involvement, academic achievement, character, and leadership. “The

2022 Parke County Lilly Endowment Community Scholar- Gabriela Campbell Gabriela, Parke County’s 2022 Lilly Community Scholar, is the daughter of James and Heather Campbell of Rosedale. She is a member of Riverton Parke’s Student Council, Jazz Band, National Honor Society, Academic Bowl Teams, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 4-H, and Drama Club. Gabriela currently is ranked

Macy is the daughter of Richard and Kristi-Miller Johnson of Montezuma. She plans to attend Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to pursue a degree in Optical Engineering. Macy is a member of Riverton Parke’s cheer-leading squad, band, FFA, National Honor Society, Academic Spell Bowl, Academic Super Bowl, yearbook, Autonomous Vehicle Challenge, and Student Council. Macy currently

The Parke County Community Foundation has announced the results of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholar Award selection process. Parke Heritage High School senior Macy Kent has been awarded a four-year full-tuition scholarship to any accredited Indiana college or university. Macy is the daughter of Kendall & James Coniglio of Rockville and Edward Kent of Covington.

The Parke County Promise makes educational savings a reality by helping families start a CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings account through their school, seeding the account with an initial investment from a local or regional sponsor, and rallying the community to match deposits that families and champions contribute to the account. Registration is still open for

The 2019 Fall Event will build upon our 2016 theme “Funding Our Towns Forever”. This year’s sponsorships will help raise money to revamp our 6 incorporated towns’ recreational areas. Projects may include new playground equipment, splash pads, ball courts, restrooms, beautification, etc.! Our goal is to raise $60,000 ($10K to each community for their project)!

Parke County Community Foundation 25th Anniversary Celebration The Parke County Community Foundation celebrated its 25th Anniversary on November 17th at the Parke County Fairgrounds. 285 People gathered to celebrate and participate as the Foundation gave 26 grants totaling $25,600 that evening. Non-profits benefitting from the “Giving Wheel” Grants are as follows: Marshall VFD Bloomingdale VFD