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Dream Big, Start Small.
Help Your Community with an Acorn Fund

It is an easy way to make a big difference with a small amount. That is the philosophy behind the Acorn Fund in the Wabash Valley Community Foundation. You don't have to be a millionaire to make an impact on your community through this affordable, structured giving plan.
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For $40, You Can Provide a Dictionary to a Third Grade Student in the Wabash Valley...Forever

The idea for The Dictionary Project began in 1992 when Annie Plummer gave 50 dictionaries to children who attended a Georgia school close to her home. She didn't stop there. In her lifetime she raised the money to buy 17,000 dictionaries for children. To date, The Dictionary Project has delivered more than 1.25 million dictionaries to 3rd grade students all over the United States.
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Conklin bequest is largest gift to the Wabash Valley Community Foundation
The Wabash Valley Community Foundation has received its largest single gift ever, an amount in excess of $1.2 million from the estate of Clarabelle Conklin.
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