Ora Eggers Endowment for Senior Citizens

Ora Eggers

Year Founded
2008

Purpose of Fund
The primary purpose of the Fund shall be to provide financial support for senior citizen support, programming and services as currently administered by the Putnam County Council on Aging and Aged (the Senior Center).

History of Fund

Ora Eggers lived to the age of 90 years, 4 months and 15 days. Ora was a good hearted man who seemed to never meet a stranger and spent his life doing the things he most enjoyed. He loved his family, gardening, Bobby Knight's IU basketball, spending time with people, and making fudge.

He started volunteering at the Greencastle Senior Center after he retired from Lone Star Industries. Ora helped with the Meals on Wheels Program. He delivered meals to people in Roachdale and Bainbridge for many years. The people he delivered to always looked forward to seeing him, and he really enjoyed spending some time with them. He really got a kick out of some of his customers. He also ate his lunch at the Center. When he could no longer drive, Ora was still determined to be at the Centre. He would use the Senior Center's van service to go to the Center for lunch.

Ora started making fudge, both peanut butter and chocolate, back in the early 80's. He would just give it out to friends and others at the Senior Center. One day the Center Director suggested to Ora that he should start selling his candy. The Greencastle Senior Center set up a place for him to sell his candy. He even branched out and sold it at some local festivals and the Coin Club meetings. From then on and over the years, he became known as the Grandpa's Fudge man. He was still making fudge for the Center the day he died.