Nine local students receive substantial scholarships. The Lilly Endowment, Inc. and the Community Foundation of Elkhart County are proud to honor nine outstanding students in Elkhart County. Three students from Elkhart County will receive Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships (LECS) entitling them to full tuition, fees and $900 a year for required books and equipment to any accredited public or private nonprofit college or university in Indiana. The selected students are: Lisa Hochstetler, Northridge; Claire Mumaw, Fairfield; and Alexa Porter, Concord. In addition, the Community Foundation is also proud to award the Guy David Gundlach Memorial Scholarship to the following six students: Danyelle Read More »

Molly Welch Miller has been part of 100 Women Who Caresince it began five years ago. “This was the first time I was picked to present and got lucky,” she said. She was also praying about her presentation on Loveway Inc., an agency in Bristol that provides therapeutic horseback riding for students with special needs from 22 Elkhart County Schools. Miller is on the board and has volunteered for the organization for many years. “I believe in their cause with how they’re using horses as therapy tools to help kids in the community. It’s a very happy place,” she said. The women at the meeting in January voted Read More »