February 2023 Newsletter

Co-Ex Grant Success


Our Co-Ex Grant Committee was able to meet many needs in our community this week. Athletic teams were granted almost $8,000 to four different teams and $3,500 to other activities. For more information on how to apply for funding, please visit southbendalumni.com/grants/.

Thank you to South Bend Washington High School’s Social Media club for recently taking our board members’ and E.D.’s headshots. Led by their teacher Bryan Ayala, they received a new lens through our Co-Ex Grants program, offered community service at the YMCA O’Brien Center and then took some amazing shots. We had a blast and can’t wait to see the finish product!

Hall of Fame Nominations are Now Open

We’re now accepting nominations for the 2023 South Bend Community Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Banquet on Oct. 10 at Century Center. Nominations will be open until March 1.

Do you know someone who’s made significant contributions to the South Bend community through service? Have they resided or worked in the South Bend community for ten years or more? 

Let us know!

We seek to spotlight individuals who have impacted our region and beyond through selfless, supportive action.

Please visit HERE for more information. We encourage you to share this with other community members who might want to nominate someone as well.

An Eye on May Outings

We are looking forward to our outings in May!

On May 11, we’ll host our 30th annual Golf Outing at Elbel Golf Course. If you or your company would like to sponsor the outing or sign up for a foursome, please click HERE

We’ll also be premiering our Girl’s Outing on May 10 at Elbel Golf Course. We’re excited about this opportunity specifically to network and empower women. If you’re interested in getting involved in this inaugural event, please contact Kris at kchoinacky@sbcsc.k12.in.us.

Mishawaka Mayor Honors Jack and Yuko Champaigne

On Jan. 16, South Bend Alumni Association Board of Trustees member Jack Champaigne and his wife Yuko Champaigne were honored at the Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast. Mishawaka Mayor Dave Wood announced the pair as a recipient of the Drum Major Award for their work with local veterans. As always, we are so grateful for our Board of Trustees that live out our mission and vision daily as civic-minded individuals.

Create an Account to Stay Up-to-Date on Your High School Classmates & Reunions — It’s Free!

“The South Bend Alumni Association high school websites will be 7 years old in July 2022. The seven public schools have over 101,800 classmate names and senior photos posted, with more being added each day. 

The goal is to provide means for all classmates to connect individually with private or public postings as well as collectively by announcing reunions and related activities including posting upcoming classmate birthdays as well as obituaries.

An important aspect of classmate profiles is the recording of high school memories and later life in college, travels, military service, employment, marriage and children etc. These stories are very important to your fellow classmates, your family and future generations. Give some thought to review your story and update it. Your grandchildren will be very happy to read them.

You can leave comments in the “In Memory” section for a classmate, however, they will not be reading it. You may want to send the message now while you are both “above ground”. It’s like sending a smile electronically. They may be waiting for a hug or your good news.

We depend on yearbooks donated to scan and store in our reference libraries. All South Bend Schools for all years. Also, hundreds of our school newspapers have been scanned and searchable. Please donate any that you may find.”

— Jim Champaigne

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**Please click on each school link for the wizard to join each school.**

Is Your High School Class Having a Reunion This Summer?

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Please send information to: jfchampaigne@gmail.com

The South Bend Alumni Association depends upon community support to continue our work in assisting the students of the South Bend Community Schools. If you would like to make a contribution, please visit our website for more information

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