Syracuse – Wawasee Trails

Category: Fundraising

  • Wawasee Boat Company Donation

    “The Wawasee Boat Company supports our community Trails.  Doug Anderson of the Wawasee Boat Company presents a check to Spike Ford of the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails project.   The money will be used as part of a match on a K21$20,000 grant awarded to the project.  For more information on how to help the Trail project contact the Community…

  • Niblock Donation

    Mark Dewitt, representing the Niblock Construction Co., presents Chad Jonsson of the Syracuse Park Foundation with a donation to the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails project.  The Niblock gift will be added to other funds raised by the joint Chamber of Commerce-Trail Committee fund drive to match a $20,000 K21 grant.  To learn more contact the Park Foundation at…

  • Donation from The Papers

    SUPPORTING THE TRAIL – Ron Baumgartner, left, owner and publisher of The Papers Inc., presents Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation board member, Dave Brandes, a contribution for the Syracuse trail project. The funds will be applied to the construction of a pedestrian bridge connecting the Wawasee High School area and the Wawasee Village area businesses.The fund drive…

  • Knights of Columbus Donation

    Dave Ganz, Syracuse Knights of Columbus president, presents Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation board member, Tom Edington, a contribution for the Syracuse trail project.  The funds will be applied to the construction of a pedestrian bridge connecting the Wawasee High School area and the Wawasee Village area businesses.  The fund drive to raise K-21 grant matching funds…

  • Cornelius Road Trail Extension

    During the Fall of 2010, the Cornelius Road Trail segment was extended along Cornelius Road from the Wawasee Boat Co. east to the Pleasant Grove Road intersection.  Primary funding source for this section was the 2010 Wawasee Property Owners Association “Cottage Tour” proceeds.

  • McConnell-Skinner Bridge Fundraiser

    Kay Young, Sales Manager for Todd Realty, presents a check to Dan Buchman, Chamber of Commerce and Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation board member.  In a joint effort, the Chamber of Commerce and the Trail Committee have contacted area businesses and service groups to raise funds to build a trail segment and bridge across McConnell-Skinner Ditch. The K21 Health Foundation has…

  • Artist Series Pictures Make A Great Gift

    Signed and numbered prints of the two original oils, “Conklin Bay in Summer” by Douglas David and “Regatta” by Andrea Bojarb, are still available.  Each year, for the past two years, the Wawasee Property Owners Association has commissioned a prominent Indiana artist to do a painting of a Wawasee scene.  High quality signed and numbered…

  • Chamber of Commerce Donation

    TRAIL DONATION – Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce presented a $1,000 check to the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails Committee recently. Accepting the donation are, from left, Mike and Sandra Buhrt, as Beth Kroes of Edward Jones and Tammy Cotton of the chamber make the presentation. The chamber raised the funds by serving Kroes’ award winning ham and bean…

  • Mutual Bank Trail Donation

    TRAILS RECEIVE DONATION – MutualBank presented the Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation with a $2,500 donation to be used for the foundation’s trails project. Pictured are, from left, Max Courtney, MutualBank senior vice president and regional manager; Josh Birky, service manager of the MutualBank Syracuse branch; Donn Baird, Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation treasurer and Chad Jonsson, superintendent of…

  • Kiwanis Donation

    Jack Birch, President of the Syracuse Kiwanis Club, presents Tammy Cotton, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, and Spike Ford, of the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails Commitee, with a Trail donation. The Chamber partnered with the Trail Committee to raise the $20,000 needed to match a K21 grant.  The funds will be used to construct a pedestrian bridge connecting the…