SMITHSTRONG Foundation Fund Receives New DonationMichelle Smith LeDrew Hansen, owner of Glam Boutique, presented the Kosciusko County Community Foundation with a donation representing proceeds from Glam’s 2022 Fashion Gala, held on Nov. 3 for the SMITHSTRONG Foundation Fund, a component fund of the Kosciusko County Community Foundation.
The gift brought total gifts to the fund from friends and supporters from 2022 to Thursday to $4,016, according to a news release from the Kosciusko County Community Foundation.
The SMITHSTRONG Foundation Fund was established in 2015 by Michelle Smith LeDrew Hansen and Ryan Smith in memory of their father, Charlie Smith, and brother, Scott Smith, who passed away in a plane crash on Oct. 2, 2015. Charlie was a successful business and community leader and had served as a longtime football coach for Tippecanoe Valley High School, according to the release. Scott was a local attorney and past graduate and student athlete at TVHS.
The SMITHSTRONG Foundation Fund helps TVHS’s athletic program recognize outstanding student athletes who exemplify the values demonstrated by Charlie and Scott Smith during their lifetimes. The financial awards are presented at the high school’s May awards program and are used to assist athletes in obtaining higher education. To date, the fund has awarded six grants to TVHS in support of these awards, with additional awards planned for this May.
Kosciusko County Community Foundation Inc. is a public charity whose mission is to bring caring people and charitable endeavors together to inspire generosity and strengthen communities. The Community Foundation grants about $3 million annually in the areas of education, health, arts and culture, recreation, civic projects, environment and human services. Gifts made to the Community Foundation are tax-deductible. For more information, visit www.KCFoundation.org, call 574-267-1901 or visit 102 E. Market St., Warsaw.
