AKRON – The Valley Hometown Advisory Board is planning a 40th birthday celebration for Tippecanoe Valley High School and all TVHS graduates are invited as well as graduates of Akron, Mentone, Beaver Dam, Burket and Talma high schools. TVHS’s 40th birthday celebration will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. June 20, with all activities at the school. A picnic lunch will be served at 1 p.m. A variety of activities are planned for the enjoyment of adults and children. Participants are asked to RSVP by calling 574-353-7741 or online at www.surveymonkey.com/s/tvhs40 The Valley Hometown Advisory Board is a 17-member group representative of TVHS graduates, current students and staff. The board administers the Valley Hometown Fund with the following purpose: “The mission of the Valley Hometown Fund is to connect TVSC Alumni with their schools and hometowns in support of education and community development.” The Valley Hometown Fund is an effort to raise awareness and funds for community and educational needs in the Tippecanoe Valley School Corp., while recruiting alumni to re-engage in their hometowns. It is not a separate non-profit corporation with its own overhead expenses; the Northern Indiana Community Foundation has offered to serve as its fiscal agent so that all contributions to this effort are tax-deductible and go entirely to support projects in the community, according to a press release from the school corporation. The Valley Hometown Fund is not an alumni association and does not charge membership dues or fees. From time to time, alumni may be invited to make a voluntary contribution of their time, talent or treasure; however, the goal is to reach as many alumni as possible and let them know that their hometowns value them and hope they value their hometowns, the release states. For more information on the Valley Hometown Fund, visit www.valleyhometownfund.org; visit its Facebook page at facebook.com/valleyhometownfund; call the TVSC Administration Office at 574-353-7741; or contact Valley Hometown Advisory Board members Stephanie Bibler (sbibler87@gmail.com), Angie Miller (millera@tvsc.k12.in.us) or Brett Boggs (boggsb@tvsc.k12.in.us).
