A third organization that supports Kosciusko County high school students also received a grant.
The foundation, started in 1981 by the late businessman and philanthropist Chester E.
Dekko, invests in projects and programs that help build knowledge, skills and character in children and young people.
Its grantmaking is concentrated within 13 counties in four states Indiana, Iowa, Alabama and Minnesota where Dekko had business or personal interests.
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