2025 Scholarship Recipients

On May 22, 2025, the Foundation was part of the recognition and disbursement of the 2025 Senior Awards Night at Hanover Central High School. The Foundation presented three scholarship awards.

A $2,000 scholarship was awarded to Alexandra Lecea.

Alexandra is living her passion thru the nurses care in the NICU along with her twin brother Anthony, whom was also a recipient of a scholarship award.  Alexandra said "She will be the most empathetic and caring nurse she can be."  She will be attending Purdue University Northwest and studying nursing.

Congratulations Alexandra and best wishes for the next chapter!

A $1,000 scholarship was awarded to Anthony Lecea.

Anthony overcame many challenges as a preemie and wants to make a difference.  He will be attending Purdue Northwest and will be chasing his dreams to go in Cybersecurity. Anthony is pictured on the left with Nathan.

Congratulations Anthony best wishes to you!

A $500 scholarship was awarded to Alyssa Perz.  Alyssa was also a twin and was born 3 pounds.  Here passion is to be a pediatric nurse.

She will be attending Olivet Nazarene University to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Wishing you the best Alyssa!

Congratulations!!

StatPacks Donation

Making a difference to preemies at Community Hospital. The Foundation made a donation to purchase transport bags (aka StatPacks) for the neonatal transports from St. Mary's and St. Catherines (sister facilities of Community Hospital).

Local Moms Organize Camp

The NWI Times did a story of the iCan Bike Camp at Lake Central High School.  This camp was to teach kids with disabilities to ride a bike.  Click here for the great article.

Delivery of tiny baby leads to big gift

A 400-pound commemorative bench was donated, through the Nathan C. Splant Foundation to Community Hospital in Munster. The bench, made of recycled plastic, honors their son and all premature babies, since the family has never forgotten the health care team who helped to make their dream of having a child a reality.

"We are forever grateful to Community Hospital's NICU and all that they do for premature babies and families," Phil Splant said.  "The Foundation looks forward to many more years of giving back."

Click on the following link for the details of the newspaper article

https://www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/delivery-of-tiny-baby-leads-to-big-gift/article_c82da639-37c2-5c50-a3fb-f14b64c6eebc.html

 

Bench Donation in Honor of Henry

     The Nathan C. Splant Foundation donated a commemorative bench, made of 400 pounds of recycled plastic caps, in honor of Henry Penegor.  He was the son of Sarah and Eric Penegor, of Schererville.  The Foundation also donated $1,500 to Franciscan Health Crown Point Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where Henry died in 2012 after a premature birth.

     Click on the following link for the details of the newspaper article

https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/premature-children-families-helped-by-foundation/article_e7641bde-65dd-5ae4-bc8e-2027bf80819d.html

 



On January 3rd, the Foundation made a $2,500 donation to Community Hospital's NICU to provide Halo Sleepsacks for those born too early and too small.  "We are forever grateful to Community Hospital and all they do for premature babies and families" said Phil Splant.  The Foundation looks forward to many more years of giving back.

Our visit to the NICU also included Nathan's 10th year birthday celebration (born January 10th, 2004) with the nurses and doctors.

Here is the link to the newspaper article published in the Times  http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/munster/foundation-helps-community-hospital-give-preemies-a-fighting-chance/article_d0f27ec1-81ed-50fc-ad81-553066e92fd9.html

• Swing it Forward - Golf Outing - July 12th
• Riding for Babies - September 14th, 2025
• November - Prematurity Awareness Month
• November 17th - Prematurity Awareness Day
• Winter Wonderland
• December - Year-End Giving





Since, 2007, we have continued to enhance the lives of those affected by prematurity with our grant giving program, special event fundraisers, Helping Hands for Preemies Campaign, Halo Sleepsack Program, NICU programs, Caps to Benches and the Hanover Central High School Senior Scholarship Award.

Join us and make a difference with a charitable gift/ donation today that will provide financial support to local families and children born premature.  #preemiestrong

Thank you!!

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