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Walk Into My Future 2018

DeKalb County Promise Builds Hope Through “Walk Into My Future”

More than 2,200 DeKalb County children in Kindergarten to grade 3, will engage in multiple hands-on learning activities at Ivy Tech Community College on Friday, September 20, as they  participate in the DeKalb County Promise Walk Into My Future. Through this age-appropriate experience, young children gain ideas of what they can aspire to after completing […]

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DeKalb County Promise Expands to Grade 12 to Build Hope

Starting this Fall, DeKalb County Promise is expanding their focus, offering financial incentives for families enrolling children in 529 career savings accounts through grade 12. This means that once families enroll a child, age 4 through grade 12, in a 529 career savings account, the community will make the first deposit of $25. When children […]

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DeKalb County Promise Opening Spring Enrollment

The Star 2-5-19 J.E. Ober Elementary School students learn about air pressure at Ivy Tech’s School of Technology during the 2018 DeKalb County Promise Walk Into My Future event. AUBURN — The communitywide DeKalb County Promise initiative is announcing open enrollment for families ready to start saving for their children’s learning beyond high school. Parents, […]

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DeKalb County Promise To Receive $20,000 Donation

The Star 12-18-18 Children watch a drone overhead taking photographs at the DeKalb County Promise Walk Into My Future event last September. AUBURN — The Cairn Foundation, a small, private family foundation that offers grant awards by invitation only, has announced a pending gift of $20,000 to the Promise Student Match Fund held by the […]

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To get involved, volunteer, or just share your ideas, please contact us at Community Foundation DeKalb County, 700 S. Main Street, P.O. Box 111, Auburn, IN 46706, call 260-925-0311 or email promise@cfdekalb.org.

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The DeKalb County community Promise funds are intended for qualified post-high school training and educational expenses, and not for K-12 private school tuition. For more information about the CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan (“CollegeChoice 529”), call 1.866.485.9415 or visit www.collegechoicedirect.com to obtain a Disclosure Statement, which includes investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other important information; read and consider it carefully before investing. Ascensus Broker Dealer Services, Inc. (“ABD”) is Distributor of CollegeChoice 529. If you are not an Indiana taxpayer, consider before investing whether your or the beneficiary’s home state offers any state tax or other benefits that are only available for investments in such state’s qualified tuition program. CollegeChoice 529 is administered by the Indiana Education Savings Authority (Authority). ABD, the Program Manager, and its affiliates, have overall responsibility for the day-to-day operations, including investment advisory, recordkeeping and administrative services, and marketing. CollegeChoice 529’s Portfolios invest in: (i) mutual funds; or (ii) an FDIC-insured omnibus savings account held in trust by the Authority at Sallie Mae Bank. Except for the Savings Portfolio, investments in CollegeChoice 529 are not insured by the FDIC. Units of the Portfolios are municipal securities and the value of units will vary with market conditions. Investment returns will vary depending upon the performance of the Portfolios you choose. Except to the extent of FDIC insurance available for the Savings Portfolio, depending on market conditions, you could lose all or a portion of your money by investing in CollegeChoice 529. Account Owners assume all investment risks as well as responsibility for any federal and state tax consequences.