Jessica Miller currently works as a chemical sales account manager for DOW Chemical. Jessica gets to see several sites and people through this job as it has her travelling to  … Read more

RCHS Sophomore Cora Owens, also known as the “crazy leadership girl,” is currently leading her peers in philanthropy. Cora helps her school by serving in many clubs such as Principal’s  … Read more

Former Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) member Blake Connolly uses the grant-giving knowledge he learned in YIP in his every day career. Blake currently works at his alma mater Purdue University  … Read more

When Michaela Orme is not helping out RCHS Athletics, she is keeping healthy animal habits in mind by researching nutrition related to livestock at BRRS. Michaela has always had a  … Read more

Brett Leisure is currently a junior at Purdue University studying agronomy. Through his major, Brett is able to give back to the campus community by being an Agronomy Ambassador. He  … Read more

RCHS senior Julia Holland is actively involved in several extracurricular activities, and many of them involve philanthropy. For example, Julia helps younger students by participating in Peer Helpers and Facilitators  … Read more

Sadie Meckes recently took time out of her busy schedule working at Angie’s List to talk about her time in Youth in Philanthropy (YIP). Sadie claims this organization is what  … Read more

Dad by day and surgery charge nurse by night, Joe Heady recently reminisced about his time in Youth in Philanthropy (YIP). This organization made Joe see the needs of his  … Read more

Recent Hanover College graduate Lauryn Payne is currently working at Rushville Elementary School West as a special education aide. She was recently involved with M.o.R.E. for Kids, and she helped  … Read more

Photo credits: Chip West Let’s face it; teens often get a bad rap. But what happened when 309 youth from around the country descended on Rush County during one week  … Read more