Southern Indiana Living NovDec 2018
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Your Community presented by<br />
Women’s Foundation of <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong> / Impact 100<br />
Festive would be an understatement to describe the atmosphere<br />
that enveloped The Grand on Sept. 27. That’s when<br />
more than 200 men and women gathered to enjoy dinner<br />
and presentations by four finalists for the $100,000 grant<br />
in the Impact 100 initiative.<br />
Individuals or small groups that had donated $1,000 each<br />
voted on the non-profits’ worthwhile presentations. In a<br />
frenzy of confetti, Hope <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong> was announced<br />
as the winner for four self-esteem boot camps over the<br />
next two years that will serve 200 local teenage girls. Hope<br />
Executive Director Angie Graf explained that suicide is the<br />
second leading cause of death among <strong>Indiana</strong> teens, a statistic<br />
that inspired Hope to create the detailed boot camps.<br />
The experience will give at-risk girls tools, confidence,<br />
and hope that their circumstances can change. “Bonding<br />
with others and learning from role models in many areas<br />
can change the trajectory of their lives,” Angie said.<br />
HOPE SOUTHERN INDIANA WINS $100,000 GRANT<br />
So great was the momentum of the spirit and impact of<br />
uniting to give such a large grant that attendees pledged<br />
$65,500 for the 2019 campaign before the evening was even<br />
over. Impact 100 was launched last year by the Women’s<br />
Foundation of <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong>, a fund of the Community<br />
Foundation of <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong>. It joins more than 100<br />
independent chapters throughout the country and locally<br />
invites non-profits in Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties<br />
to apply for the grant.<br />
Top: Awash in celebratory confetti was Angie Graf upon receiving the<br />
$100,000 grant. (Photo courtesy of Women’s Foundation of <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong>/<br />
Shawna Cherrie, photographer)<br />
Leaders of the four non-profit finalists: Bettye Dunham, Angie<br />
Graf, Sr. Barbara Ann Zeller, and Jerry Leonard.<br />
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At the voting box: David and Beth White, Miguel and Teah Williams-<br />
Hampton, and Rosanne Miller. Beth and Teah are board members of the<br />
Women’s Foundation of <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong>.<br />
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