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Non-Profit June 15, 2019

BY5, Toyota of Muncie Partner For ‘Diaper Drive’ June 17-21

By: BY5— Muncie, IN— Currently 33% to 50% of all diaper-aged children in Delaware County are in need of diapers, based on research from Delaware County BY5 Early Childhood Initiative, Inc. To help address this need, BY5 has partnered with Toyota of Muncie to host a week-long community diaper drive June 17–21.  This diaper drive is a just small portion of BY5’s efforts to alleviate the county’s need for diapers. In early 2018, the non-profit formed a Diaper Bank Task…

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"Yes We Care" meeting at Kennedy Library. Pictured from left to right are: Shanna Hurd, MPL Youth Services; Akilah S. Nosakhere, MPL Director; Lauren Bishop-Weidner and Mary Dollison, community volunteers; and Emmanuel Mendez, MPL Youth Services. Photo by: Noelle Gudger, Muncie Public Library

Non-Profit May 23, 2019

Summer Programs Working Together to Benefit Muncie Youth

By: Susan Fisher, Muncie Public Library— Muncie, IN—Muncie Public Library (MPL) is joining forces with Motivate Our Minds and other community organizations serving youth to encourage reading all summer long. “Yes We Care! Reading Everywhere!” is the initiative’s name. Volunteers for the effort met recently at Kennedy Library to plan and promote their activities.  “We truly do care about the youth in this community,” said Mary Dollison, a community volunteer. “This initiative will let us reach out to and encourage…