By: Mike Rhodes— The Muncie Visitors Bureau creates a weekly compilation of all sorts of cool events that take place in the Muncie area. Their content includes events, exhibits, and more. Kudos to Shonda Kane of the Muncie Visitors Bureau for assembling all this information. No small feat. The Muncie…
By: Phil Peckinpaugh— Join the City of Muncie Animal Shelter, Friday December 11th and Saturday December 12th, from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM. All adoption fees have been reduced to just $1! Adopters will be encouraged to purchase an item off of the shelter’s wish list before adopting. “This is…
By: Ana Pichardo— Muncie Central High School’s Athletic Department has partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Muncie to facilitate study tables for student athletes. It is part of the mission of the Boys & Girls Club to serve more teens, more often. This mutually beneficial initiative is focused…
By: Nancy Carlson—(Note: Nominations end December 31, 2015. Don’t put it off!) The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay is now accepting torchbearer nominations from the public. Torchbearer nominations recognize Hoosiers who demonstrate exceptional public service, excellence in their profession, acts of heroism or volunteer service to their neighborhood, community, region or state….
By: Jessie Irwin— On Thursday, December 3, Cornerstone Center for the Arts hosted its Annual Meeting and Donor Recognition. A new addition for this year was the recognition of four of the organization’s founders through awards named in their honor. The first award acknowledged Beth Turcotte who stepped up to…
By: Micah Maxwell— At a recent board meeting of the Boys & Girls Club of Muncie, new board members and officers for 2016 were approved. (Please see individual board member bios lower in this article.) “The Boys & Girls Club of Muncie is honored to welcome these new board members….
By: The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County, Inc.— November is a time to give thanks. Fundraising professionals in Indiana are doing just that. The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) – Indiana Chapter recently held its annual Indiana Philanthropy Awards Dinner honoring and thanking philanthropists in our community. These…
By: Ted Baker— The Muncie Innovation Connector recently hosted the Excellence in Innovation Awards at the Horizon Convention Center. The purpose of this inaugural event was to recognize leaders in business innovation including those who are well established and others who are emerging. Ted Baker, Executive Director of the Innovation…
By: Dee McKinsey— Don’t make turkey tetrazzini — bring your Thanksgiving leftovers to ARF at 12-noon Saturday, Nov. 28. Please bring your leftover turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans and carrots to ARF in separate containers. ARF staffers will be mixing the special meal for our furry friends on site. Lucy…
By: Jessie Irwin— Support the arts in Downtown Muncie on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday by purchasing class gift certificates from Cornerstone Center for the Arts. Cornerstone will offer $50 class gift certificates for just $25 in celebration of the holiday shopping season beginning on Friday, November 27 through…
By: Jason Donati— The Muncie Sanitary District in a partnership with the Muncie Police Department have made available a pharmaceutical drop box for old and unused prescription drugs to be disposed of in a safe and secure location for local residents. Citizens can deposit their unwanted prescription drugs in a…
By: Jessie Irwin— Cornerstone Center for the Arts will host their first-ever “Holiday Show & Sale” on Sunday, December 13, from 1:30 to 5:00 pm. The recital will begin at 1:30 pm and vendor booths will open at 2:30 pm. This new fundraising event will coincide with Cornerstone’s seasonal recital and open house that…
By: Genet C. Soule— The Youth Opportunity Center, a residential behavioral treatment center for children, located in Muncie, Indiana, will host a Direct Care Hiring Fair on Friday November 20th from 10am to 2pm. We are looking for individuals to work directly with at-risk youth and/or clients with DD/ID diagnosis…
By: Eunice Whitlock— The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County, Inc. is awarding $103,105 to six nonprofit organizations during the fourth Quarterly Competitive Grant Cycle of 2015. The Community Foundation’s purpose is to improve the quality of life in Muncie and Delaware County for this generation and generations to…
By: Bill Callen— RACER Trust and Ross Community Center, Inc. have come to terms on the sale of approximately six acres of the former GM Manual Transmissions of Muncie property off West 8th Street on the Southside of Muncie. The land that was former employee parking, will be converted to…