The Love Community Center will feature an outdoor gathering space named the “Richard and Sue Moster Family Courtyard” thanks to a generous estate gift from the Moster family.

Dick and Sue Moster

The Richard and Sue Moster Family Courtyard will serve as a welcoming outdoor space for relaxation and socialization located in the heart of the facility.  Accessed off of the facility’s Main Street central throughway, it was designed with seating areas, green landscaping, and a tranquil atmosphere.  The courtyard will allow public access for outdoor enjoyment within the building.

“Our family has always believed in supporting and giving back to Rush County,” said Dan Moster, one of four children of Richard and Sue. “Creating a beautiful outdoor space at the Love Community Center felt like the perfect way to support the community while honoring our parents’ legacy and their love of the outdoors.  My sisters Amy, Ann, Ellen and I hope everyone that visits and utilizes the Love Community Center and its resources will enjoy the courtyard.”

Active and supportive in the community throughout their lifetimes, the Moster gift was made to the Rush County Community Foundation (RCCF) while a community center was still a dream.

“We appreciate Mr. and Mrs. Moster’s foresight in the need for a multi-faceted community center in Rush County well before formal designs and timelines were in place,” says RCCF executive director Chris May.  “Their gift will assist the operations and sustainability of the new facility and is an example of the long-lasting impact a planned gift through an estate can make on our community.”

Dick, as he was known, was a lifelong resident of Rush County and well-known as a 3^rd generation funeral director, a role he held until his death in 2017.  A Rush County Community Foundation board member in the early years of the organization, he was an active community member and supporter, including involvement with the United Fund, Chamber of Commerce, Salvation Army, American Legion, Lions Club, Eagles Lodge, Elks Lodge and Phoenix Lodge and was an 82-year member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. The 1997 Rush County Citizen of the Year, he was also designated a Sagamore of the Wabash by Indiana Governor Frank O’Bannon.

Sue was a speech and hearing therapist with Rush County Schools for 15 years.  A member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, Tri Kappa sorority, P.E.O. and the Rush County and Indiana State Retired Teachers Associations, she and Dick established the Rush County Community Fund at RCCF in 2004.  It has become the organization’s largest fund by assets and has granted more than $1.46 million to local non-profits through RCCF’s Community Grant cycles over the past 21 years.

The Love Community Center, presented by Jay and Christie (Kile) Love will celebrate a public Grand Opening at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 22.

For more information on how you can support the project, contact RCCF executive director Chris May at cmay@rushcountyfoundation.org or (765) 938-1177.