School Spirit Fund that continues to honor Robbins

A year following the passing of Tippecanoe High School student Carson Robbins, an endowment fund is being established to continue honoring him and to support activities building positive connections among local school students.

Robbins died April 14, 2023, following a brief illness. A healthy athletic senior at Tippecanoe High School, Carson experienced his first seizure and passed away two months later. He was diagnosed with NORSE, a rare epileptic condition that tends to affect healthy young adults and children with no history of epilepsy.

“Carson loved life big. He was a loyal friend, brother and son. Everyone’s biggest cheerleader. No one was a stranger. He was mischievous and fun. He certainly wasn’t perfect, but he was perfectly ours and we miss him every single day,” said his mother, Carrie Robbins.

The Live Loud Like Carson: A School Spirit Fund was suggested by two of her friends, Becky Jones and Amanda McDowell, said Robbins.

“They wanted to find a way to continue to honor Carson. The endowment fund was a perfect match for what we were wanting to accomplish. Carson is forever 17 - right in the prime of sharing his pride and spirit for Tipp City,” she said. “With this endowment fund we can continue to share that spirit with the youth of Tipp City. We are incredibly blessed to have a big group of supportive friends that are helping Becky, Amanda and myself as we navigate through this fundraising process.”

The Live Loud Like Carson Fund was kicked off earlier this month with a basket raffle during the Jeep Cruise-In in downtown Tipp City. “The fundraiser was very successful, and we are grateful for all that contributed,” Carrie Robbins said of the fundraiser held at the Eagles.

A T-shirt and bracelet sale will be launched soon along with a LIVE LOUD Like Carson Family Fun Day, which will be held Aug. 17 at Tipp Eagles Park. Activities will include a kickball tournament, cornhole tournament and a kids zone. More details will be released soon, Robbins said.

Plans also are being made for an annual fundraiser to be held for his birthday each year in April.

The endowment fund will support activities that build positive connections among students at Tipp City Schools, aimed at fostering a positive environment for students of all ages. The awards are not limited to sports (which was Carson’s main love) but academics, fine arts and youth programs among others. “We want everyone aged K-12 to have the opportunity to be touched by Carson’s fund,” Robbins said.

Those interested in donating to the fund can do so at the Tipp City Foundation website at TippFoundation.org.