Princess For a Day ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’ ENTHRALLS MINI ROYALTY Having their hair done--complete with tiara--by Prosser Cosmetology students, posing with cast members, making souvenir mirrors, learning a dance on stage, and listening to Belle read them a story created a magical day for 127 young girls. They were treated to “Princess for a Day” in conjunction with New Albany High School Theatre’s extravagant production of “Beauty and the Beast” this season. Most came in princess outfits, and after the luncheon, the total of 240 “Princess for a Day” attendees then joined the packed audience for the matinee. May/June <strong>2017</strong> • 22 These pages are sponsored by WesBanco
Impact 100 WOMEN’S FOUNDATION LAUCHES $100,000 GRANT INITIATIVE The non-profit Women’s Foundation of <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong> (WFSI), a fund of the Community Foundation of <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong>, has been supporting scholarships and efforts to improve the lives of women and children since 2005. Spearheaded in part by the late Hazel Bales, the group is now reaching the community to participate by enlisting 100 people to donate $1,000. Non-profits in Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties will be eligible to apply for the grant. For the greatest impact, the entire $100,000 will be given to one of them later this year that addresses one or more of WFSI’s five core areas of need in its mission: changing lives, promoting health, supporting education, building financial independence, and empowering well-being. For more information about participating in Impact 100 as an individual or as a group, contact Lindsey Neely, steering committee chair, at (502) 550-6990. (Top Left) Advisory Board members Beth White; Lindsey Neely, vice president; Melissa Weissinger, treasurer; Kerry Cokeley, president; and Donna Riley, immediate past president. All for the Kids NA-FC EDUCATION FOUNDATION GLEANS $110,000 AT CELEBRATION (Bottom Left) Board members Lori Lewis, secretary Gloria Wood, Julie Blocher, and Alice Miles, who served on the board when WFSI was founded and is a past president. Amid a festive atmosphere at Huber’s Plantation Hall, 530 people attended the sixth annual celebration for the New Albany-Floyd County Education Foundation in March, raising money for the non-profit’s several initiatives to support students at all levels. NFP was the title sponsor of the dinner that also featured live and silent auctions to benefit classroom projects, Imagination Library, Blessings in a Backpack, Junior Achievement, scholarships, Pigs 4 NAFC Kids, and educational tours. For more details about the independent fund-raising organization that provides impactful resources and experiences for New Albany-Floyd County students and teachers, log onto www. nafcedfoundation.org. (Top, Right) Front: Tom Jones, representing the title sponsor, NFP; Lodi Jones, Dr. Cynthia Nassim, and Dr. Ben Nassim. Back: Superintendent Bruce Hibbard, NAFCEF Executive Director Tyler Bliss, and NAFCEF Board President Ed Reutebuch. New Albany High School teacher Kristin Scott and guests Terri Coffey and Ronda Stumler. Imagine the Impact RAUCH HONORS STANDOUT FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE About 400 people attended the 17th annual Imagine Awards Dinner at Horseshoe <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong> to benefit Rauch, Inc., the New Albany-based non-profit that supports and raises community awareness of people with disabilities. The evening raised nearly $70,000, including $30,000 received in a special appeal that night to provide more than 45 iPads for therapists to use in the Early Intervention Program. The remainder will go to the Rauch Foundation to support the agency’s programs and services. A highlight of the event was honoring Imagine Award winners in three categories--individual, business, and community leader-and two special awards. (Above) Rabbi Gaylia Rooks, representing The Temple--Congregation Adath Israel Brith Shalom in Louisville and the late Rabbi Joseph Rauch, who played a significant role in securing the grant to expand Rauch in the early years after its founding in 1953; Ethan Schmidt, Director of Music Therapy Services for Personal Counseling Service and recipient of the Community Leader Award; entertainer and speaker Mandy Harvey, a jazz singer who became deaf at age 18; Bryce Wooley, recipient of the Individual Award; Dawn Lee from the WHAS Crusade for Children, which, with Rabbi Rauch, was given a special award for their partnership www.wesbanco.com in securing grants for Rauch; and Brenda Thompson from Kohl’s-Jeffersonville, which received the Business WesBanco, Inc. is a Member FDIC Award. These pages are sponsored by WesBanco May/June <strong>2017</strong> • 23
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