Rising Sun, In. — The Rising Sun Community Foundation has awarded about $15,000 in support of athletic trainer programs by the Dearborn County Hospital for three local school corporations.
Grant funds were used to purchase first responder and rehabilitation equipment for the athletic trainer programs at Milan, Rising Sun and South Ripley schools. Dearborn County Hospital Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine provides athletic trainer and Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine provides medical director services to each of the three school systems. Both DCH and Beacon provide their services to the schools free of charge.
“Each school corporation received similar equipment to improve the care, safety and service that the athletic trainers provide to injured student athletes,” stated Ed Brush, M.S.P.T./A.T.C., DCH Director of Rehabilitation Services. “The Rising Sun Regional Foundation donated approximately $5,000 to each of the three school districts for the purchase of needed emergency, first aid and rehabilitation supplies/equipment for their athletic trainer programs.”
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation benefits residents of Ohio and Ripley Counties and the City of Aurora. Based on a percentage of its revenue, the Rising Star Casino Resort makes monthly contributions to the foundation.
