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By Ty Morton— MUNCIE, Ind.—In January, 2021, the Muncie Action Plan’s Task Force III kicked off their latest effort to develop “Muncie Pride” campaigns, aimed at providing collaborative creative outlets for people to show their love for our fair city in ways that were socially safe and responsible. The first of these was a series of county-wide photo contests, each with a different theme. Task Force III began with three contests over the course of the year: Spring Zing, Happy…

Campaign Shortfall. Help is Needed to Close the Gap and fund vital Delaware County programs in 2022 By Kim Williams— Delaware County, IN – Heart of Indiana United Way is asking individuals and businesses throughout the community to help close the gap and overcome a projected $200,000 shortfall in this year’s campaign.  This year’s campaign goal of $2,000,000 represents the support needed in 2022 to fund vital basic needs programs and the organization’s work to help families and children overcome poverty. “We need to raise approximately $200,000…

By Megan Orbin, MAP Neighborhoods Coordinator— MUNCIE, Ind. — There are 48 neighborhoods in Muncie and $1 million has been allocated to help them with their neighborhood-based projects. What would you like to see your neighborhood do with a portion of $1 million? How can you help your neighborhood be the best place to live? As you’ve heard in previous articles, MAP partnered with the City of Muncie to oversee the disbursement of $1 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP)…

By Marta Moody— MUNCIE, Ind. – The Muncie Action Plan (MAP) spent much of 2021 in partnership with representatives from Delaware-Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission and NEXT Muncie surveying Muncie’s citizens and working with the urban planning firm czb in the development of the new Strategic Investment Plan for the City of Muncie. The last large-scale MAP planning took place in 2009 and although two updates have been completed since, we are excited to put into place the newest large-scale engagement effort where Muncie’s residents…

By Mary Ippel— MUNCIE, Ind.—Some of you know I volunteer at the Muncie Mission weekly.  I am so blessed by the men and employees I see every Monday morning at 7:30 a.m.  It’s a joy to see how the Mission uses all the resources they receive so wisely and carefully as they work with the men to help them restore their lives and the lives of their families. So I’m happy to announce it’s time for my favorite fundraiser. The…

By PepsiCo— PURCHASE, N.Y.— MTN DEW® has announced the 40 recipients of the MTN DEW Outdoor Grants program, which awards $200,000 to organizations championing the great outdoors across the United States. Muncie’s Red-tail conservancy was one of the winners, receiving a $5,000 grant. According to the Outdoor Industry Association, 7.1 million more Americans enjoyed outdoor recreation in 2020 than in the year before – with a record 53% of Americans participating at least once. Recognizing the unprecedented number of people who…

By Sue Whitaker, Assistant Chair Literacy Committee, Muncie Altrusa Club— MUNCIE, Ind.—The Altrusa International Foundation has awarded the Altrusa Club of Muncie, IN, Inc. a $4000 grant for their Literacy Project: Today a Reader—Tomorrow a Leader. The overall goal of this project is to get books into the hands of 3,430 Muncie students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The Muncie Altrusa club will collaborate with Classroom Connections of ECI and the eight elementary schools in Muncie to distribute books to…

By Dee McKinsey— MUNCIE, Ind.—Final registration for the Spring Semester at Cornerstone Center for the Arts is Jan.  30. Classes begin Monday, Jan. 31 and continue until April 22. Cornerstone is more than 60 classes both in-person and virtually in the categories of visual arts, dance, movement, literature, martial arts, and wellness arts. Cornerstone also is offering some new classes: Virtual Classes Adult History of Dance I Adult History of Musical Theatre I In-Person Classes Adult Acting I Adult Improv…