Gidieon Cook Memorial Fund Established

December 19, 2019 at 11:43 p.m.

By Staff Report-

When Gidieon Cook tragically passed away this past summer at 8 years old, the outpouring of love and support from the Kosciusko County community was a lifeline for his mother, Keri Cook.

It was this support that inspired her to find a way to give back to the community. According to a news release, she created the Gidieon Orion Cook Memorial Fund as a way to give back to the community that has supported her family since Gidieon’s passing, while also ensuring that Gidieon’s name will never be forgotten.

As a Community Fund, the Gidieon Orion Cook Memorial Fund will help the Kosciusko County Community Foundation respond to the changing needs in our county, the release states. Community Funds make grants to support programs that provide services and resources to low-income families, provide arts and cultural experiences in our area, support victims of domestic violence, nonprofit child care programs, trails and recreational projects and more.

For a limited time, all donations received to Community Funds like the Gidieon Orion Cook Memorial Fund, will be matched $2 for $1 by Lilly Endowment Inc.

Triple your impact by making a tax-deductible year-end gift to the Gidieon Orion Cook Memorial Fund at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation.

Gifts can be made online at www.kcfoundation.org or by check to 102 E. Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580, with “Gidieon Cook” in the memo line.



When Gidieon Cook tragically passed away this past summer at 8 years old, the outpouring of love and support from the Kosciusko County community was a lifeline for his mother, Keri Cook.

It was this support that inspired her to find a way to give back to the community. According to a news release, she created the Gidieon Orion Cook Memorial Fund as a way to give back to the community that has supported her family since Gidieon’s passing, while also ensuring that Gidieon’s name will never be forgotten.

As a Community Fund, the Gidieon Orion Cook Memorial Fund will help the Kosciusko County Community Foundation respond to the changing needs in our county, the release states. Community Funds make grants to support programs that provide services and resources to low-income families, provide arts and cultural experiences in our area, support victims of domestic violence, nonprofit child care programs, trails and recreational projects and more.

For a limited time, all donations received to Community Funds like the Gidieon Orion Cook Memorial Fund, will be matched $2 for $1 by Lilly Endowment Inc.

Triple your impact by making a tax-deductible year-end gift to the Gidieon Orion Cook Memorial Fund at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation.

Gifts can be made online at www.kcfoundation.org or by check to 102 E. Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580, with “Gidieon Cook” in the memo line.



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