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The Mission of United Way of Posey County:
To provide visionary leadership to assess community needs, mobilize resources, and direct those resources toward services which enhance quality of life for people living in Posey County.
APPLICATIONS FOR THE ELIZABETH D. BAIER YOUTH SPIRIT AWARD NOW BEING ACCEPTED
Applications are now being accepted for the Elizabeth D. Baier Youth Spirit Award for 2023. The Award, in the amount of $500, is given annually to a high school junior who resides in Posey County and who is involved in community activities in Posey County.
The Elizabeth D. Baier Youth Spirit Award was created in September 2007 in honor of Elizabeth D. Baier’s 25th Anniversary as Executive Director of the United Way of Posey County. Michelle Hudson, member of the committee charged with selecting the Award recipient, said, “The United Way wanted to recognize Elizabeth for her service to the United Way, but we also wanted to honor her for her many years of leadership, community involvement, and volunteer services to Posey County. An award recognizing exemplary volunteerism by young people had been a dream of Elizabeth’s for many years, so the creation of the Youth Spirit Award in her name seemed to be the perfect way to honor her.”
Funding for the Award was obtained entirely through private donations.
An applicant for the Award must be a Posey County resident but may attend high school in Posey, Gibson, or Vanderburgh Counties or may be home schooled. Applicants for this year’s Award must currently be in their junior year in high school and a member of the graduating class of 2024. An applicant does not have to be pursuing higher education in order to receive the Youth Spirit Award, but could also be entering the workforce or the military. Applicants must have exhibited outstanding leadership, volunteerism, and community involvement. Two or three letters of recommendation must accompany the application. Applications must be typed and must be post-marked no later than April 28, 2023, for consideration; and the Award recipients will be notified no later than June 9, 2023. An organization may nominate a student for the Award and provide supporting letters, but the nominated student must complete the application.
The Elizabeth D. Baier Youth Spirit Award was given for the first time in 2009. In 2022 the Award was given to two students: Sophie Kloppenburg, a member of the 2023 Class at Mount Vernon High School, and Reagan Koester, a member of the 2023 Class at North Posey High School.
The Award for 2023 will be presented at a United Way of Posey County Leadership Giving Recognition event.
Applications for the Award have been mailed to schools, churches, clubs and civic organizations. Any student wishing to apply for the Award can also obtain an application at the office of the United Way of Posey County, 215 S Kimball Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana, or can obtain an application in electronic format by contacting the United Way office at 812-838-3637 or at unitedwayposey@gmail.com . The application is also available by clicking the button below.
Advancing the common good is less about helping one person at a time and more about changing systems to help all of us. We are all connected and interdependent. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when families are financially stable, when people are healthy.
United Way’s goal is to create long-lasting changes by addressing the underlying causes of these problems. Living united means being a part of the change. It takes everyone in the community working together to create a brighter future. Give. Advocate. Volunteer. LIVE UNITED.
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Super excited and grateful to receive this grant from the Posey County Community Foundation to cover postage for Posey County’s Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program that we partnered with 4GoodCommunity to supply books for “littles” in our community.


Rylee Schmuck is the
2023 recipient of the
Elizabeth D. Baier
Youth Spirit Award!
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