The Rush County Community Foundation was selected to assist in the search for an “Amazing Teacher” in Rush County.   A new Indiana PBS series called Amazing Teachers is beginning  … Read more

In 1991, gas was $.79/gallon. Katharine Hepburn’s Me: Stories of My Life topped the best sellers and “Silence of Lambs” was big at the box office. Sales of salsa overtook ketchup  … Read more

Did you know that 90% of brain development happens in the first five years of life? This is the most important time for children in determining future success. It’s one  … Read more

When we asked Denise Hoeing, new RCCF Board Member, to share a little about her life, she began by telling us she was born at Rush Memorial Hospital. Not just  … Read more

Rush County Education Fund Recipient: $545   Your gifts to the Rush County Education Fund empowered RCHS students with knowledge to make good choices about relationships and sexual health. The  … Read more

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to alter daily life for many Hoosiers, but a third round of stimulus payments, made possible by the recently passed American Rescue Plan Act, will help  … Read more

While we don’t expect groundbreaking to take place on the REC Center until early next year, be assured that there’s LOTS of work already taking place behind the scenes.    … Read more

What in the world is CBAP? We’re glad you asked! It’s a Community Based Action Plan that will be created by people who want to see the best for Rush  … Read more

Phil King, new RCCF board member, has traveled quite a bit over the years. But he told us, “Every time I come back home it is always fun to see  … Read more

Alex Workman Memorial Fund Recipient: $1,016.52 Report submitted by Mandi Jackman, LCSW, Home/School Liaison, Rushville Elementary School East   Our grant from the Rush County Community Foundation (RCCF) assisted Rushville  … Read more