What's Happening at the Sturgis Area Community Foundation…

Constantine Area Community Foundation Spring Grants
Constantine Post Prom Project
Center for the Arts-art program for Constantine elementary school children

Constantine Youth Advisory Council Spring 2008 Grants

Constantine Middle School-Behind the Faces program
Constantine Post Prom Committee
Eastside Elementary School-Be Safe, Be Responsible, Be Respectful program
Constantine Township Library-One Book, One County program
Constantine Public Schools-Constantine Community Fitness Center



Constantine Public Schools Endowment Fund/2008 Scholarship Awards
Christine Amstutz, Danielle Eby, Andria Baker, Kaitlin Holmes, Darren Sowards, Katlin Oldenburg, Tyler Diethrich
Deller Scholarship: Danielle Eby

White Pigeon Area Community Foundation Grants

White Pigeon Caring Families
White Pigeon Downtown Revitalization Project
Adele Gray Fund Grants:
- American Legion Swartz-Vanfleet Post 138
- White Pigeon Caring Families


Sturgis Area Community Foundation Spring Grants

St. Joseph County Conservation District for the Sturgis Kiwanis Community Garden
Sturgis Fire Department for chainsaw project
Carnegie Center for the Arts, Inc. for the Imagining the Future: Partnership with Children project
Youth for Christ Inc. Southwest MI for the video monitoring system
Thurston Woods Village Inc. for the van project

Youth Advisory Council of the Sturgis Area Community Foundation

Sturgis High School for the Freshman Focus program
Sturgis Middle School for the Challenge Day program
Youth for Christ Inc. Southwest MI-funding for the summer program
Sturgis Public Library for the One Book, One County program
Sturgis Lions Club for the Bike Rodeo
Sturgis Police Department for the Cram the Cop Car project
Sturgis Youth & Family for the Girls Only Tea


2008 Scholarships Awards
Since 2000 the Foundation has awarded over $175,000 in educational and athletic camp scholarships, assisting in the process over 200 students. The 2007 scholarship recipients are listed below. Congratulations to all of you!

FORL Scholarship: Sarah Edwards and Kevin Mills
Bogen-Kime Scholarship: Rebecca Capman
Samantha Wilder
Sarah Cressman
Paul Beach
Megan Demske
Dan Drust
Jocelyn Mettler
Erik Neiser
Shelby Westra
Schwenk Scholarship: Selena Glasgow
Schenk Scholarship: Jaclyn Finnerman
Ryan Lytle
Jolane Garmire
Tyler Wood
Todd Harshberger
Combs Scholarship: Nathan Treman
Sturges Scholarship: Jason Russell
Anway Scholarship: Jaclyn Finnerman
Jolane Garmire
Hannah Miller
Geimer Scholarship: Samantha Sanford
Young Scholarship: Olivia Tallmadge
McCarthy Scholarship: Megan Demske
Lepard/Lewis Scholarship: Paul Beach
Scott Cressman
Jolane Garmire
Shinn Scholarship: Jolane Garmire
Hackman Scholarship: Jocelyn Mettler
Poffenberger/Tufts Scholarship: Katie Elliott
Christopher Kline
Pythians Sisters Scholarship: Vanessa Schwartz
Sarah Cressman
Adam Stusman
Anonymous Scholarship for 2008: Jared Stephens
Jan Modert
Gage Scholarship: Nichollette Schroeder
Dannette Schroeder
Connor Young
Joey Lioy
Jamie Lioy
Lindsay Zabel
Kelsey Metzger
Cobi Metzger
Grant Brown
Schaeffer Scholarship: Ann Marie Arseneau
Jamie Casault Scholarship: Mary Boyd
Jennifer Fuller
Joey Clark
Phyllis Gray Scholarship: Rachel Kolzow
Kristin Higgs
Megan Hill
Duffield Scholarship: Joey Clark
Courtney Griffith
5/11 Academic Camp Scholarship: Morgan Bregitzer and Jerrod Schrock


Scholarship Awards
Since 2000 the Foundation has returned over $210,000 to area students in the form of educational and camp scholarships, benefiting over 250 students!