SYRACUSE — After adopting Little Lambs Daycare in 2017, the employees at Rogers Electro-Matics decided to make it a tradition and adopt Rose Home for 2018. Similarly to their money raising efforts last year, employees bring in items to raffle off either weekly or monthly.

SYRACUSE—Little Lambs Day Care Ministry, located in Syracuse Calvary United Methodist Church, has been adopted by Rogers Electro-Matics Inc. for the 2017 year.

NORTHERN INDIANA — The Muscular Dystrophy Association of Northern Indiana announced today its 2016 MDA partnership with Bellman Oil has raised a record-breaking $55,000 this year to help free kids and adults from the harm of muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle-debilitating diseases. In March, Bellman Oil partnered with MDA for its annual Shamrock Campaign …read more.

ELKHART — As those ‘dog days of summer’ approach, the Pillars of Elkhart are helping the community survive the heat and reality of back-to-school with an evening of music, food, family and pet-friendly fun. Pillars of Elkhart is hosting the sixth annual ‘Dog Daze of Summer’ from 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, in Central Park, …read more.

WARSAW — In the midst of summer’s heat, Special Olympic coordinators’ thoughts are already turning to colder weather as they plan the 2017 Polar Plunge fundraiser. Event organizers are already seeking groups brave enough to take the plunge. According to Special Olympics Northwest Regional Manger Buzz Lail, last year’s Warsaw event drew 75 people. This year, the …read more.

WARSAW — Polar  Plunge planning for the 2017 season is already well underway. Each year, a committee forms to help with the Warsaw Plunge. The team works on venue, safety, volunteers,  recruitment, sponsors, media and related events. The committee will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at Latte Lounge, 108 N. Buffalo St. Warsaw, …read more.

WARSAW — A Feed My Starving Children fundraiser is set for 4-10 pm. Monday, July 27, at all three Penguin Point locations in Warsaw. This includes dine-in, carry-out and drive-through. A portion of the proceeds from this event will help support the 2016 Feed My Starving Children Warsaw Moblie Pack, an event that packs more …read more.

WARSAW – The WCHS boys and girls tennis programs are set to hold a pair of fundraisers on Saturday, Aug. 15. Coach Rick Orban’s teams will hold a Nelson’s Chicken fundraiser from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. That event will take place at JB’S Furniture at 2101 E. Center Street in Warsaw. The tennis teams …read more.

The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club has made several recent donations to area youth organizations. Through various fundraising activities throughout the year, the club raises over $20,000 to donate to youth oriented activities. The organizations benefiting from the donations are Junior Achievement with a $300 donation, Warsaw Little League with a $700 donation and a $2,000 …read more.

By MELANIE KELLOGG Community Director, March of Dimes Mark your calendar for the Kosciusko-Whitley March for Babies with the March of Dimes on Sunday, May 3, at the Winona Lake Park in Winona Lake. March of Dimes, the leading nonprofit organization for maternal and infant health, has worked for more than 75 years to help …read more.