Effingham County News Articles
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Dieterich graduates receive scholarships from Community Education Endowment
The Dieterich Community Education Endowment Fund was created in 2007 with the goal of providing all Dieterich graduating seniors who meet the requirements with scholarship assistance.
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Siemer Scholarship awards two scholarships
The Effingham County Community Foundation recently named Tiffany Beccue and Maria Carrillo-Quijano as the 2015 recipients of the Diane Siemer GED (General Equivalency Diploma) Scholarship. This is the second year both recipients received the scholarship.
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Area students receive Robson-Jackson Scholarships
Six Effingham County nursing students were awarded the 2015 Robson-Jackson Nursing Scholarship.
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Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation receives 2015 Outstanding Leadership in Community and Economic Development Award
Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation was recently awarded the 2015 Outstanding Leadership in Community and Economic Development Award by East Central Illinois Economic Development Corporation at the organization’s 31st Annual Celebration Awards Banquet held on May 21, 2015 at the Thelma Keller Convention Center.
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You inspire an entire community, Jody Waymoth
From the Effingham Daily News
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Regional community foundation welcomes new directors
The Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation recently appointed Mr. Jerry McDaniel and Dr. Ned Hoppin to seats on the governing board of directors.
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Community Foundatin adds new members to Effingham advisory board
The Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation board of directors recently appointed Karen Etter and Steven Wendling to three year terms on the Effingham County Community Foundation Advisory Board.
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Local woman takes cancer fundraising to a higher level
Under the leadership of Jodi Waymoth, a group of local volunteers have been quietly going about their business of raising funds to ease the suffering of cancer patients and their families for the past nine years.
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2014 Effingham County Grantees Announced
The Effingham County Community Foundation granted $54,600 to local organizations in 2014.
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Making Preschool Possible
A quarter of children starting kindergarten in Effingham have no preschool experience. Studies say this lack of prior school experience is a disadvantage, but a group of community members intend to change that.
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