On Saturday, October 2, walkers and runners gathered to participate in the second annual Oaken Bucket Scholarship fundraiser. Despite cool temperatures and threatening skies, all who participated had a great morning.

Proceeds from the event will fund the Oaken Bucket Scholarships. Each year, one scholarship will be awarded to a high school senior who plans to attend Indiana University and one to a student who plans to attend Purdue University.

Congratulations to the following winners:

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Overall Male- Mark Watson- 17:44:00

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Overall Female- Alexandra Gaff- 23:50:00

2M Walk

Overall Male- Thane Knox- 20:43:00

Overall Female- Victoria Miller- 18:29:00

Thank you to everyone for your support!

FIST Youth POD goes Trick or Treating for Project Help

On Tuesday, October 28th, members of the FIST youth pod of the Community Foundation went trick or treating around Steuben County. While candy would seem the most obvious thing they might be hoping for, these students were looking for canned goods and other non-perishable items to donate to Project Help's food pantry.

The students were able to collect 5 shopping carts brimming with food items.

Thank you FIST members!

FIST Supports Angola Police Department K-9 Unit

At a recent FIST meeting, the newest member of the Angola Police Department's K-9 unit and his partner paid a visit. Officer Case Gilbert and his dog Yogi, have been working together as a team since July of this year.

Yogi is trained to assist the Police Dept. in areas of drug detection, finding lost children and adults, and apprehending fleeing suspects.

The purchase of the dog, all of the necessary equipment and the specially equipped patrol car was funded in full by the community with

over $50,000 raised. The FIST Youth POD donated $600.00 to provide food for Yogi for one year.

To read more about Yogi....

Community Foundation Presents Cash Drawer Awards

At a breakfast held at Timber's Restaurant on Wednesday, November 10th, ten local non-profit organizations were the recipients of the Steuben County Community Foundation Cash Drawer Award.

The Cash Drawer Award recipients are selected by the Grants Committee at the Foundation. The money awarded is intended to provide assistance to cover emergency or special needs that may arise within each organization.

Recipients were asked to make a brief presentation about their organization and how they intended to use the money received.

2010 Cash Drawer