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The Foundation provides emergency assistance to students that are at-risk of dropping out of college due to an unexpected hardship. This program grew from what was originally the Women Supporting Women Fund, founded in 1998 by three women in our community: Ilene Tuttle, Pat Faul, and Karin Strasser-Kauffman. Since then, more than 450 individuals and organizations have become donors to this program. Now available for both male and female students at-risk of dropping out, the fund has grown to an endowment of more than $100,000, and hundreds of students have received assistance, allowing them to reach their educational goals.