By: Breanna Crowl and Lydia Miesle The Proverbs 31 Class, a class elective at Harlan Christian School to teach ladies the importance of serving God, family, friends and community, wrapped up their Sock & Shoe Drive. The numbers are very impressive. HCS has less than 140 students and they did a wonderful job of donating…
Keith West of the Antwerp VFW Post invited the West Bend News to witness the $500 donation to Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Canine fund. The fund transfer took place at the Antwerp Local School with Deputies Gary Deitrick and Caleb Miller present with their canines to receive the payments. The canines in Paulding County are…
PAULDING, APRIL 11, 2018 – On April 6, 2018, “Stuff The Truck” food drive came to an end and all the food and monetary donations were delivered to the Caring and Sharing Food Pantry. Sponsors; Integrity Ford, MY102.7, Chief Supermarkets, United Way of Paulding County, West Bend News and Paulding Chamber of Commerce would like…
Associated Churches is hosting a “Baskets 4 Babies” campaign from April 9, 2018 – April 14, 2018, to benefit the Associated Churches’ ministry, A Baby’s Closet. All items will be donated to A Baby’s Closet, an incentive-driven program that provides essential baby items to low-income families (or families experiencing hardship) to safely and adequately care…
Antwerp Middle/High School held its annual on Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Student donations to the American Heart Association (AHA) totaled $5,146. This brings Antwerp’s total contributions to the AHA since 1997 to $78,075.82.
Kids Closet 2017, a school clothing drive and giveaway, was recently held. Kids Closet was organized to help make back to school time a little easier for local families. Paulding Elementary School generously provided the use of their gym for the giveaway. Kids Closet would not have been possible without the clothing, cash, and other…
Woodburn Children Christian Home will be having their 13th annual benefit auction on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at the Woodburn Community Center, 22651 Main Street, Woodburn, Indiana. The silent auction and dinner begins at 4:00 p.m. and the live auction begins at 5:00 p.m. (Cash, Check, Visa and Mastercard accepted). This is a time for…
It’s been just over two years since the Bargain Bin groundbreaking and Paulding. They have reached their goals and they are excited. The original donation goal was $250,000 for the cost of the building they were constructing to house all of the clothes and goods that they were selling to earn money for Paulding County…
The Payne Branch Library will be closed Monday, July 17, through Friday, July 21, for carpet installation. The Friends of the Payne Branch Library have received grants and donations over the past year to fund this project in celebration of the Payne Library’s 20th anniversary in 2016. Overdue fines will be waived during this renovation…
The Bargain Bin in Paulding has been around since the 1960’s as a good will facility selling good used items around the area. It started as a rummage sale in the back. It’s beens serving Paulding County Hospital now for over 50 years. Back in February the community welcomed the new Bargain Bin facility located…
Donation will facilitate purchase of necessary equipment for department The Cooper Family Foundation has recently awarded a generous donation to the Oakwood Volunteer Fire Department in Paulding County with the intention of helping the department replace aging equipment. A donation of $22,000 was presented by Dianne Cooper to the department to help replace their current…
Everyone knows of the spring fish fries before Easter each year. Well the Hicksville Knights of Columbus is donating over $9000 this year from it’s annual fish fry proceeds to 8 different organizations. The organizations included Ace Equestrian Therapies – $1012; K of C Foundation – $1012; Christ’s Cupboard – $1012; The Fellowship of Christian…
iAB Financial Bank has donated $1,500 to the Jyothi Corporation for use in their mission of providing assistance for the disenfranchised, the disabled, the feeble, the poor, as well as the homeless locally, regionally and internationally. iAB believes strongly in the power of partnership within both the local areas they serve, as well as the…
