Nonprofit Excellence Awards

And this June, Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana and Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois announced plans to merge.

From June 15-23, 2024, more than 285,000 people attended the trials, which served as the national championships in swimming for the United States and the qualifier for swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

The Kicking the Stigma initiative has raised more than $31 million for mental-health awareness programs and to expand treatment and research.

The collaboration, which launched in 2024, will serve more than 1,700 students over four years across four partner schools—Lawrence Central High School, Lawrence North High School, Herron-Riverside High School and Irvington Preparatory Academy.

As president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Hancock County for almost 20 years, she said it’s been “so rewarding to contribute to a community that I love.”

Teams must raise a minimum of $2,500 to participate. The winning team gets Republic Airways flight vouchers.

Its mission is “to secure and manage resources to support programs that prepare youth for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture.”

The expansion is both gratifying and sad.

LCFS provides the programs in collaboration with a host of community partners, including Community Hospital East, Indianapolis Public Schools and Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, and with funding from the United Way, Lilly Endowment Inc. and Central Indiana Community Foundation.