Grant Window Opens

Grant Window Opens

From Vandalia Youth Theatre productions to the annual Oktoberfest to pre-game meals for the marching band during football season, the Vandalia-Butler Foundation supports worthy causes in the community through discretionary grants. In addition, the Foundation awards an...
Student Serves Up Logo

Student Serves Up Logo

The Vandalia-Butler Foundation is proud to feature the artwork of Butler High School senior Kayden Beck in its inaugural pickleball marathon’s publicity campaign. Kayden designed the logo for the Sept. 26-27 “Paddle-Palooza” fundraiser by outfitting...
Paddles Up!

Paddles Up!

Retired newspaper publisher and pickleball aficionado Frank L. Beeson has a vision. For 36 hours, pickleball players will fill the courts in Vandalia’s Helke Park for one unforgettable weekend in September. Some of the players will pitch tents and camp out. Others...
The Joy of Reading

The Joy of Reading

Demmitt Elementary School teachers are inspiring a passion for reading in students — an effort the Vandalia-Butler Foundation supports through hundreds of book purchases. The school received a $1,500 VISIONS grant to replenish a book vending machine to reward students...
Bravo!

Bravo!

La Comedia Dinner Theatre’s stage became a classroom for children’s creativity and imagination when first graders from Demmitt Elementary School enjoyed an interactive performance of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, a box lunch and a meet-and-greet with the...