Tippecanoe Valley Named Riley Children’s Foundation Red Wagon Corporation
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AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. has been recognized as a Red Wagon School Corporation by the Riley Children’s Foundation’s Kids Caring and Sharing Program.
To be eligible, each school in the district has donated at least $1 per student. TVSC schools include Akron and Mentone elementaries, Tippecanoe Valley Middle School, Tippecanoe Valley High School and Burket Educational Center.
Kids Caring & Sharing is the named philanthropic partnership between the Riley Children's Foundation and the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP) that offers students simple ways to help other children by raising funds through their schools to benefit Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, according to a news release from Tippecanoe Valley. Participating in the KCS program provides an opportunity to engage students in service learning and character development projects.
Since the statewide program's 1985 inception, Indiana students in kindergarten to 12th grade have raised more than $15 million for Riley Hospital.
Riley Children’s Foundation is the fundraising arm of Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health and the founding organization that opened Riley Hospital in 1924. Riley Children’s Foundation also funds Camp Riley and the James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home and Billie Lou Wood Visitor Center.
