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The Community Foundation Alliance would like to congratulate staff member Melissa Rudolph on her recent anniversary of employment. Rudolph selected Friends of Woodmere Dog Park to receive a $500 grant through the Generosity at Work Grant Program to recognize her work anniversary with the Alliance. The recently introduced Generosity at Work Grant Program enables Alliance staff members to contribute to the communities they serve by recommending a $500 grant to the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of their preference through the Ronald L. Bauer Regional Fund on their work anniversary. Rudolph recently celebrated her fourth work anniversary as the Executive Assistant with the Community Foundation Alliance, supporting all nine county affiliates in southwest Indiana. She works closely with the President and CEO ensuring efficiency in all aspects of operations. Rudolph diligently focuses on our mission, which allows for a greater impact within our communities. She is vital to the effectiveness and sustainability of our organization. As both a dog owner and an advocate for creating pet-friendly spaces in Vanderburgh County, she acknowledges the potential this initiative holds. She believes that this upcoming dog park will serve as a venue for pet owners to foster social connections among their furry companions while ensuring they receive the necessary exercise. Rudolph's generous contribution to the dog park project will have a significant impact, as it will be matched dollar for dollar through a special matching grant provided by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority Campaign. This matching grant opportunity is available until October 27, 2023, online at https://www.patronicity.com/project/friends_of_woodmere_dog_park#!/ . Woodmere Dog Park is a privately funded and nonprofit organization. The dog park will be centrally located on Evansville’s beautiful State Hospital grounds. The dog park will provide and sustain a premier off-leash dog park in the Southwest Indiana region, to enhance the quality of life and the quality of place in this area. Learn more at woodmeredogpark.org . These grants are made possible by the Ronald L. Bauer Regional Fund, a community good fund established through his charitable remainder trust to benefit the Community Foundation Alliance’s regional grantmaking.
The Community Foundation Alliance is excited to announce the opening of a new scholarship opportunity, the Gray Farms Presidents Scholarship. $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to two graduating high school seniors who attend a high school located in one of the following counties in Illinois, Indiana, or Kentucky, have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (4.0 scale), and plan to attend an accredited college or university. Illinois: Crawford, Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Lawrence, Saline, Wabash, White Indiana: Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick Kentucky: Butler, Ohio, McLean Applications for the Gray Farms Presidents Scholarship are now being accepted through the Foundation’s website at communityfoundationalliance.org/scholarships . Additional details regarding eligibility criteria and the scholarship application are also available. The application deadline is February 3, 2022, at 12:00 noon CST. The Gray Farms Presidents Scholarship is an annual scholarship established to honor the past presidents of the Gray Family business interests. This scholarship was created to encourage and provide financial assistance to high school graduates of schools located in counties where the Gray Family has historically had business.
