Harvest

We’ve reached my favorite time of year when the leaves begin to crunch under our feet, mother nature boasts her showstopping colors, and spooky pumpkins adorn most neighborhood porches. It’s hard not to smile through this season of change.  

For our local farmers, the chill in the air signals harvest. Combines move steadily along country roads, carrying the great responsibility of tending to thousands of acres of farmland. Farming demands long, strenuous hours and carries both risk and reward, but it also requires passion, patience, and vision. A farmer’s work is not defined by one season—it is year-round, with an eye always toward the future.

In many ways, donors who establish funds with the Community Foundation understand farming, even if they’ve never set foot in a cornfield. They recognize that community foundations, too, plant seeds for the future. Thoughtful giving today produces both immediate impact and long-term benefit, ensuring charitable passions continue to grow for generations.

Across White County, families know the importance of planting seeds. Their commitment to the soil that sustains them often extends into the life of our community, where they choose to invest in the future through the Community Foundation. Much like farming, establishing an endowment begins with planting a seed. Families contribute to their fund and then watch it grow, eventually harvesting the investment back into the community they love.

Unrestricted (discretionary) endowments in particular give the CFWC Governing Council flexibility to respond to immediate and ever-changing needs through community grant cycles—funding projects like preserving historical barn legacies, providing nourishing boxes of food to our veterans and seniors, addressing local homelessness, and so much more.

Your Community Foundation of White County believes in careful planning. Our job is to open fields of opportunity for donors who, together with us, envision even better tomorrows. We offer many types of seeds for charitable planting—and, like our farmer friends, the yields of our harvest benefit both the donor and the community.

If you are interested in planting seeds for White County’s future, please contact Community Foundation Director Lucy Dold at (574) 583-6911 or log onto www.cfwhitecounty.org for more information.