Share the Dream Spotlight: Joyce Braden Endowment

This summer, 25 different charitable organizations, scholarships and endowments are participating in the Putnam County Community Foundation Share the Dream program. The fundraising program offers proportionally awarded grant prizes to participants who receive at least 10 donations of $25 or more between May 1 and Aug. 31. Each of the 25 organizations will be highlighted in this series.

The Joyce Braden Preschool/Camping Endowment seeks to provide income for the programs and purposes of the Memorial and Endowment Committee of the First Baptist Church in Greencastle.

The First Baptist Preschool is a great way for Christian principles to be taught to children. Further, the school also provides camping and music programs for the children as a part of their Church’s ministry.

Joyce Braden was the first director of the First Baptist Preschool and worked tirelessly for the program. Several parishioners got the idea of funding an endowment for the preschool to honor her service. This endowment honors the legacy of Joyce Braden and her love of children and her passion for children of Putnam County to have the opportunity to know that Jesus loves them.

The Memorial and Endowment Committee of the First Baptist Church is currently focused to use the endowment to help pay for support and tuition for pre-school students, support children to go to church camps, and help support the Church’s music programs. Anyone wanting to support these functions should consider donating to the Joyce Braden Preschool/Camping Endowment. Your donation can make a difference.