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Celebrating 30 Years: The Gala
Have a Ball Every year the Jasper Newton Foundation holds the Season of Giving Gala. This anticipated evening celebrates the accomplishments of the foundations and acknowledges community organizations making an impact. The inaugural Gala was held on October 14, 2006,...
Former One-Room School Buildings are Disappearing
Article by Judy Kanne, Jasper County Historical Society"Sourced from the Rensselaer Republican Newspaper"
Kankakee Sands Bison are Changing It Up
By Alyssa Nyberg My drive to work involves one-stop sign and a herd of bison. It hasn’t always been that way… My commute used to involve one stop sign and several agricultural fields. That all started to change in 1996, when The Nature Conservancy began planting 8,000...
The Shrewd Shrew Article written by Alyssa Nyberg Last week I had the misfortune of catching a northern short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) in a mousetrap at the Kankakee Sands Seed Barn. As uncomfortable as I felt for ending the life of that little shrew, I had...
Top 19 Stories of 2019!
2019 has been a rollercoaster year full of challenges, solutions, good things, and giving in Jasper and Newton Counties. Since the Jasper Newton Foundation is always pushing for creative ways to get people connected and love where we live - we curated the perfect...
2019 Newton County Lilly Scholar-Jaimie Diedam of South Newton High School
South Newton Senior Jaimie Diedam has been selected as the 2019 Newton County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship recipient.Diedam plans to go to college study to be a school counselor. She currently serves as Vice President of the National Honor Society, secretary...
5 Reasons to Give to Charity
In every place around the world regardless of religious tradition, culture and language, giving to others has always been an idea encouraged for thousands of years. From Lao Tzu to Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Prophet Mohammed to St. Thomas Aquinas, the importance of...
Abby is back at it again!
I’m super excited to be back at the Foundation for a few weeks this Holiday Break. I’ve missed going to events and meetings for different organizations between the two counties. I’m enjoying creating blog posts, Facebook announcements, and mailings again. (However, I...
Showing appreciation to your volunteers this holiday season
During the holidays, it's easy to show your nonprofit’s appreciation to your loyal donors and staff, but it can be easy to overlook your devoted volunteers. Remember these are the people who are dedicated to your cause and genuinely love your organization. Here...
Art fund honors Roger Beehler
Roger Beehler was one of those teachers his students loved and remembered long after their high school days were over. For 25 years, Beehler taught art classes and coached the baseball team at Rensselaer Central High School. Roger Beehler died in 2016 but has remained...
