REC Center Update #2: Revised Floorplan and More 10th June 2021 We can’t thank you enough for your support, enthusiasm and patience as the REC Center project gets off the ground. This is a massive undertaking and one worth doing the … Read more
2021 Scholarship Recipients 28th May 2021 We awarded more than $216,000 in scholarships to 61 students pursuing higher education this upcoming school year. “Thank you to all the donors who have made these scholarships possible,” said … Read more
30th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt Answers 28th May 2021 Thanks for playing along with our 30th Anniversary Scavenger Hunt of RCCF funded projects! How many did you get right? Congratulations to our winners! Janet Bolan Paula King Christine … Read more
CIRCLe Fund Applications Due 7/15 21st May 2021 RCCF’s CIRCLe Fund (Chicks Impacting Rush County Life) was founded when six friends with a passion for their community put their heads, hearts and wallets together to create a meaningful … Read more
Celebrating 30 Years of RCCF 21st May 2021 In 1991 you might have been driving your Honda Accord to the mall to pick up a copy of Katharine Hepburns’s Me: Stories of My Life and then to catch … Read more
Your Generosity is Paying Off – and Out! 12th May 2021 In late 2018, Lilly Endowment Inc. offered its latest GIFT (Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow) incentive, and you rose to the occasion. Your donations of $250,000 to Community Grants funds … Read more
Help Select an Amazing Teacher from Rush County! 11th May 2021 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
Virtual Scavenger Hunt: 30 Years of RCCF + You 4th May 2021 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
New First5 Fund Supports Our Youngest Residents 31st March 2021 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
Meet the RCCF Board: Denise Hoeing 25th March 2021 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