LIFE
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President, Brochia Beachy; Vice President, Naomi Carr; Secretary, Allison Whitlock; Treasurer, Ben Robbin; and Recorder, Kristin Steider will serve as 2009-2010 LIFE officers.
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Some well-deserved relaxation was part of the schedule at the LIFE Youth Philanthropy group end of the year retreat. |
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The Relay for Life event for area Functional Skills classes resulted in a day of exciting activity for participants from northeastern Indiana counties. Lakeland High School hosted the event which was supported by a LIFE grant. |
LaGrange Independent Foundation for Endowments, or LIFE, is a philanthropic group of young people, supported by LaGrange County Community Foundation and a grant from Dekko Foundation.
Representatives from each grade, 8 through 12, from the four county high schools are members of the LIFE group. They are selected when they enter grade 8 and serve throughout their high school career as the advisory committee for the donor advised non-permanent fund held by LaGrange County Community Foundation. LIFE submits a grant request for funding to Dekko annually.
Grant applications submitted to the office of LCCF are evaluated by the LIFE Youth Pod in order to select recipients.
Deadlines for 2009—2010 LIFE Grants have passed.
LIFE grants awarded in the 2008—2009 school year included the following:
LaGrange Communities Youth Centers—Free bowling for youth
LaGrange County Mentor Moms—Books for parents to read to children to imrove literacy
LaGrange County Parks—Summer youth programming for county young people
LaGrange County Public Library— Educational workshops including self-defense, babysitting, writing
Lakeland Middle School—Purchase "high demand" books for school library
Lakeland High School Functional Skills Department—Functional Skills Relay for Life Walk to bring awareness to the community of the special needs population and allow that population to contribute to the community
Lima-Brighton Elementary—Body-Safe workshops to prevent molestation and rape
Prairie Heights Middle School—Field trip to Finance Park for 8th grade students
Prairie Heights Middle School—Peers Project-abstinence program on drugs, alcohol, tobacco and pre-marital sex
Prairie Heights High School—Lab equipment for dual credit program with physics department at IPFW
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