The Greene County Foundation will celebrate

Greene County Women during Women’s History Month,

March 2012.  Many fascinating ladies with untold

experiences are currently living or  have lived among us.

We want to chronicle their stories and celebrate their lives.

Women born in 1936 or earlier grew up during world wars,  women’s movements, civil rights, dust bowl, and depressions.   They were among the first group to enter the workforce or  college in large numbers. Many were among the first women to enter certain occupations, while others successfully raised children and worked the family farm.

Locally women were a part of ensuring the operation of the coal mines and river ferries, the starting of social and self-help organizations, or the development of our libraries and county governments. Husbands, sons, daughters, granddaughters, nieces, neighbors, friends,  grab a beverage and sit down,  with these interesting women and find out their stories.  Family members or the ladies themselves, are asked to submit a short essay 300 words or less about a Greene County lady, 75 or older.                                     Women’s History submission form

 Please tell us:

What past events and activities within Greene County or elsewhere has this individual witnessed or been involved in that have helped shape this county or the country?  What impact did the events of the period have on this individual, or their family, and how did they meet the challenges?  A current picture as well as a picture of the individual during the time period the essay covers, if possible,  should also be included. We will be compiling the histories, and sharing the stories at a Luncheon and Women’s Celebration on March 10, 2012   Essays may be submitted in one of three ways:

Electronically: @ gcf@greenecountyfoundation.org  Mail: Greene County Foundation, 4513 W. St. Rd 54, Bloomfield, IN 47424 In person: Greene County Foundation, offices located at the 4-H fairgrounds. Deadline for Submission February 15, 2012 Please note: The stories will be for public review, and may be published in The Greene County Daily World.

The 2012 General Scholarships Application is now available. Students may download and save the file to their personal computer in order to fill in the application. Please read each scholarship, each one of the 16 scholarships are different in their requirements. The application is due to the Foundation on February 6, 2012 by 4:00 pm. No exceptions! If you have questions or concerns about the application, please talk with your guidance counselor or contact the Foundation office. If you need access to a computer in order to fill out the application, please contact the Foundation office. If you cannot access the file or have trouble opening the file, please contact the Foundation office. We wish all scholars the best of luck!

2012 Lilly Application

GCF Stmts 2009-2010

As part of our legacy stories collection, we are featuring a story on Bart Burris. Submitted by his mother and father, Susan and James Burris, this tribute tells about who Bart was. His spirit and his passion of football lives on through the continuing Bart Burris Eastern Greene Football Scholarship. Bart is continuing to impact lives and his legacy will last forever.

Bart Burris’ football dreams began as a third-grader.  He was crazy about the Miami Dolphins, and their quarterback Dan Marino, and wanted to play football.  He played that year for the WRV community league.  The following year, he convinced a few more of his friends to join him at WRV.  Then by his fifth-grade year, the Mark Doman family and Bart’s family created the Eastern community football league.  With much diligence and patience, his friends and family continued to pursue the dream, started by Bart, which was to play football at Eastern Greene High School.

In 2001, Bart enjoyed playing Eastern’s first year of high school football.  He was a freshman, playing side-by-side with his brother, Buck.  He continued to love the program and worked hard to become a leader on the team.  At the beginning of his senior year, however, he was sidelined with a broken ankle.  It was during this time that most people saw what was inside of Bart–his heart of gold and his can-do spirit.

Bart graduated Eastern Greene and went on to excel at Vincennes University.  He was inducted into the Alpha Beta Gamma International Business Honor Society his freshman year.  In the summer of 2006, he was selected to participate in an international program as a business student with opportunity to study in Egypt, Australia, or China.  Unfortunately, he never got a chance to participate in this program as he passed away as a result of a car accident.

Bart’s desire to play football and his acknowledgement of how important higher education was to succeed, are two of the reasons his family decided to honor his memory by setting up a scholarship for an Eastern Greene senior football player or manager. Candidates selected for his scholarship have displayed Bart’s same qualities of heart and spirit, and continue his legacy as a player, student, and friend.