MANSFIELD – The Richland County Foundation recently awarded grants for this school year to local teachers across Richland County for their creative or supplemental programs not covered by school funding. The grants are awarded to individual classroom teachers or small teams of classroom teachers with a maximum grant amount of $1,500. This year, two Abraxas […]
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Jeff Ellington fund established to continue legacy of charitable giving
MANSFIELD — Jeff Ellington was a generous man who befriended everyone he met. So when Jeff died in 2020 after a lengthy battle with kidney cancer, a group of his friends decided to memorialize him by establishing the Jeff Ellington Legacy Fund through the Richland County Foundation. The purpose of the donor-advised fund is to […]
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Scholarship available to Mansfield Sr. students in honor of Doug Castle
MANSFIELD – Mansfield Senior High School graduating seniors can apply for the Doug Castle Legacy Fund Scholarship. Due to a successful fundraiser, the scholarship will be increased to $2,500 this year. It will be awarded annually at the discretion of the Doug Castle Legacy Project Advisory Committee. The scholarship acknowledges and celebrates a student who […]
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Splash pads coming to Johns Park & North Lake Park
MANSFIELD – Refreshing summertime fun is coming to a pair of Mansfield parks after the Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved $474,670 in grants during its April board meeting. Working in collaboration with the City of Mansfield, the Foundation approved grants for splash pads in Johns Park and North Lake Park. The project is […]
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New scholarship honors legacy of Mansfield, Galion educator Doug Castle
MANSFIELD — Doug Castle was a local educator whose 50-year career spanned all aspects of education in Richland County. He had a special place in his heart for the underdog. When he died of brain cancer in 2018, his family established the Doug Castle Legacy Fund at the Richland County Foundation to carry on his […]