Articles by Mike Rhodes

By: Kallie Sulanke— Muncie, IN—Delaware County teachers will receive $2,692.76 for 8 projects in Robert P. Bell Education Grants from The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. Across the county, 1,000’s of students benefit from Bell Education Grants each year. Awards of up to $450 are available through the Bell Grants program. Funded projects are creative or innovative classroom projects designed to stimulate learning in students. All Delaware County teachers are invited to apply during any of the four grant…

By: Kate Elliott— Muncie, IN— Three Muncie non-profits have teamed up to create the inaugural Community Cup Golf Outing to be held at 9 a.m. Friday, May 24, at The Players Club, 6610 W. River Rd. Teams of four are invited to register for the event, which supports Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Indiana, the Whitely Community Council and Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie. Sue Godfrey, executive director of BBBS, said the partnership emerged following Shafer Leadership…

By: Susan Fisher— Muncie, IN—Muncie Public Library (MPL) will host free Summer Film School for teens in grades 8-12. This program puts professional equipment in students’ hands every day for three weeks as they gain video production and editing experience. “Students who participate in the film school will create professional video projects that will give them an advantage when approaching colleges and careers,” said Dan Allen, Technology Coordinator at MPL. He added that each student will create six video projects…