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By: Ken Hudson— Muncie Indiana— The Whitely Community Council will hold the monthly community meeting on Monday, November 12th from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Please join us and bring someone with you! The neighborhood meeting will be held at the Muncie Area Career Center, 2500 N. Elgin St. A small meal and refreshments will be served from 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. This meeting is open to all Muncie citizens. We would also like to thank the city of Muncie’s Community Development Block…

By: Amy Logan— Muncie, Indiana—The Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie is grateful to have accepted two awards at this year’s Boys & Girls Clubs of America Regional Leadership Conference on October 11. The Clubs were awarded with the League of E.A.G.L.E.S Award, Gold Honor Roll for their involvement by the board. In order to earn this award a Club must have at least 95% engagement from their Board of Directors. Engagement can come in many forms from attendance, donation…

By: Sheryl Swingley— Muncie, Indiana—Solarize East Central Indiana, a grassroots community group, has helped more than 40 area homeowners add solar panels to their houses within the last year. For homeowners, business owners and farmers interested in considering solar energy, Solarize ECI will sponsor an informational meeting at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Kennedy Library on McGalliard Avenue. At the meeting, attendees can sign up for the installer who works with Solarize ECI to do a free site…

By: Juli Metzger— Muncie, IN—The program is designed to teach emerging community leaders about the value of philanthropy. Perhaps that is why the 2018 cohort of the Shafer Leadership Academy’s “Emergence Personal Foundations of Leadership” chose the United Way of Delaware County to receive the fruits of their labor. After spending 30 hours together over the course of eight weeks, this group of 35 selected the United Way of Delaware County as the recipient of the lessons learned – their…

By: Jenni Marsh— Muncie, IN—United Way of Delaware County received the Outstanding Contributions to Education Award last Thursday night at the annual dinner of the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce. United Way was recognized for its focus on early childhood education to end generational poverty. “We are honored to receive this award,” said Jenni Marsh, President and Chief Executive Officer of UWDC. Other winners Thursday included Ivy Tech Community College, awarded with the Community Impact Award. DIY/Group, Inc., who was…

By: Erin Williams, PlySpace Residency Coordinator— Muncie, IN—PlySpace, an artist-in-residence program of the Muncie Arts and Culture Council, completes the Fall 2018 Residency Term with a homemade candlepin bowling alley by resident artist Heather Van Winckle at the Muncie Mall. The bowling project, Main Stream, will be located inside a vacant storefront at the Mall and will be open to the public during select times from October 26th to November 4th, 2018. Main Stream explores the game of bowling as…

By: Dr. Joe Misiewicz— Muncie, IN—A group of Ball State University student volunteers are helping forgotten Hoosiers living in nursing homes by providing them free iPods® and personalized music therapy. The program is called “Music and Memory” and their mission is to bring iPods® and individualized music playlists to the elderly, with special emphasis on those suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s. We believe that personalized digital music can greatly enhance the quality of life for many nursing home residents, especially those with…

By: Jud Fisher— Muncie, IN—Leigh Edwards, president of Muncie Civic Theatre’s board of directors, has been selected as the 2018 winner of the John W. and Janice B. Fisher Governance Award. The award, which recognizes the outstanding service of a board member to a Delaware County non-profit organization, was presented at the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner on October 25. Edwards has served on the Theatre’s board since 2010 and has been president for the past three years….

By: Sue Errington— Muncie, IN—Greeters at Muncie’s oldest continuous running bazaar will welcome shoppers of all ages to the Bazaar in the Woods on Saturday, November 3, 2018, 8am – 2pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, located at 4800 W. Bradford Dr. Start the day with a breakfast of scrambled eggs, biscuits, sausage gravy and cinnamon rolls at the Chalice Cafe, or take a lunch break of red beans and rice (meat or veggie) and fruit crisps, both…