Since eighth grade, Layla Pennington has been determined to excel during her high school years. Her goal? To be named the valedictorian of the Class of 2021. And as her dad said, “She killed it!” High school has not been all about academics, though....
Elks Lodge #625 has once again contributed the proceeds from its fall dinner to Cancer Support for Blackford County. The donation of $3,395 came from the Elks’ first ever drive thru dinner fundraiser, which served 144 meals on Saturday, November 14. The Elks...
In response to local needs arising from the COVID-19 crisis, the Blackford County Community Foundation has established the Rapid Relief Fund. The Foundation will specifically make funds available to organizations that are responding to the needs that are lasting...
The Women of Worth continued their focus on the women and men who have contributed their time and energy in improving the lives of their families and the lives of all those living in Blackford County by compiling a second volume of life stories of local senior...
October in Blackford County will see Blackford Promise supporting specific programming in the elementary schools to encourage all our young students to begin setting their goals for careers and for the education that will be necessary to reach those career goals....
Thanks to a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc., the Blackford County Community Foundation is now offering a 2-to-1 match program (GIFT Forward) for any donation to the unrestricted endowment funds at the Foundation. That means that for every dollar donated...
