Donors
The following is a list of the generous businesses, foundations, organizations and individuals who have made donations to the Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana. We need your help to support this exciting program! In order to assure the ongoing success of the Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana, the Board of Directors is seeking funds to endow operations. This will enable the children from those communities that support the endowment to participate in the Challenger experience at no cost to them or their schools.
Your gift to the Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana will impact more than 20,000 school children a year! Please make your tax-deductible check payable to CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER OF NORTHWEST INDIANA and send to:
Challenger Learning Center
c/o Purdue University Calumet
2300 173rd Street
Hammond, Indiana 46323-2094
For More Information Contact:
Amanda Maynard
Executive Director
Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana
maynard@clcnwi.com
Challenger Center of Northwest Indiana Donors
Stellar Club ($50,001 or more)
Web Cornwell
Congressman Peter J. Visclosky
Hammond Optimist Club
Portage Township Schools
State Representative Dan Stevenson
State Representative Tim Fesko
Build Indiana Funds (State of Indiana)
Whiteco Industries Inc.
BP Amoco
City of Hammond and Hamond City Council
Highland Schools
John W. Anderson Foundation
Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO)
Lilly Endowment Inc./Legacy Foundation
Merrillville Community Schools
Dean and Barbara White Foundation |
Endeavor ($10,001-$50,000)
Twin City Education Foundation, Inc.
Griffith Schools
Hobart Schools
City of Crown Point
Crown Point School Corporation
Citizens Financial Services, FSB
Clare Oesterle
Mercantile National Bank
Pinnacle Bank
The Discovery Alliance
Lake County Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Chris and Dede Morrow Foundation
Praxair Foundation |
Challenger ($1,001-$10,000)
Indiana Space Grant Consortium
Lake County School-to-Work Partnership
Kenneth and Marjorie Mills
Catholic Order of Foresters
Michigan City Enrichment Corporation
Crown Point Community Foundation
Crown Point Chamber of Commerce
Crown Point Kiwanis Club
Lake Station Schools
Crown Point Rotary Club
Munster Rotary Club
Richard and Bette Oesterle
St. Anthonys Medical Center
Sand Ridge Bank
Phyllis Ross
Jeff Oesterle
Security Federal Bank
NBD Bank
Bank Calumet
Ms. Linda J. McClaughry-Erwin
First National Bank of Chicago
Wendys Restaurant
Chris Morrow
St. Marys School/Griffith
Tim and Frankie Fesko
Van Til Foundation
U.S.Steel/Gary Works
City of Gary - Mayor Scott King
Purdue University Calumet
Mittal Steel USA
First Midwest Bank |
Apollo ($501-$1,000)
BP Amoco Foundation, Inc.
MBC Office Products, Inc.
Highland Rotary Club
Sign-A-Rama
Philippines Professionals Association
Southlake Net Inc.
Legacy Foundation
Ed Radigan Family
Mary Austgen
Bank One
State Line Energy L.L.C.
Hammond Urban Enterprise
Gamma Nu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Kappa |
Pioneer ($101-$500)
C. Clifton Chancey
Austgens Electric Inc.
Marie Russo
R. J. "Babe" Woodward
Bette, Leslie, Molly Oesterle
Calumet Section-The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Lake Street School
Crown Point Lions Club
Schmidt Associates, Inc.
Lester Weiss
Tim Fealy
Francis DuPey
Cerestar USA Inc.
John and Linda Sapyta
Carolyn Devaney
Kiwanis Club of Portage
Golden Times
Carroll Chevrolet, Inc.
Art Hill, Inc.
Donna Retson
Ms. Terrie L. Farrenkopf
Mr. Douglas C. Vawter
Dow Agro Sciences
Justin Whitesell
Kevin and Catherine Ferguson
Michael and Michele Barrett
Shomir Sil
Margaret Valenzuela
Students & Staff Portage Township Middle Schools
Construction Advancement Foundation
Richard Olesek
The Sammon Family
The Austgen Family
Challenger Learning Center Staff
Bill Wellman
Karen Compton
St. Timothy Church
Gloria Gentlman
Chris & Judy Leliaert
Councilman Daniel Repay
Purdue Research Foundation
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Skylab ($100)
Hammond Woodmar Lions Club
Calumet City Lions Club
Brenda and Gregory Kovich
Gary and Marcia Alexander
Lake County Surveyor George Van Til
Dean Larson
Kathleen Tobin-Schlesinger
Robert and Jennifer Vavrek
Joey and Mandy Rattazzi
Larry Winkleman
Griffith Savings Bank
Mrs. Lorraine L. Durham
Friends of Linda
Myron and Linda Nidetz
South Lake County Shrine Club
Kiwanis Club of Highland
The Belush Family
Charles Costa
Jan Rattazzi
Michael Kobe
In Memory of Bill Hart
Ric Frataccia
Tom Dabertin
Councilman Robert Markovich |
In-Kind Donors
Dunkin Donuts (Woodmar)
Spencer Biscuit Inc.
Jewel-Osco
Bill Fett
McDonalds Restaurants of Northwest Indiana
Pepsi Cola General Bottlers Inc.
Jim Perry
Carpet Liquidators Outlet
Papa Johns Pizza
Hungry Howies Pizza & Subs
Meijers
Van Tils
Ultra Foods
Kwik Kopy
Sign-A-Rama
Northwest Indiana Educational Service Center
Gordon Food Service, Inc.
Mark and Judy Sulka
William Wozniak
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Teacher Grant Fund Donors
Citizens Savings Foundation
Bank Calumet
Anderson Foundation
Mercantile Bank
Ruth Cornwell
Challenger Learning Center 5-Year Anniversary Attendees
BP |
