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By Matt Howell— MUNCIE, Ind.—The V!VA Awards were developed as a gift to the community in 1993 by the Muncie Rotary Club and Sunrise Rotary Club to recognize Delaware County’s proud volunteer heritage. The awards were named V!VA for Very Important Volunteer Award. Up to five individuals will be recognized with the traditional V!VA Award for their volunteer efforts to the community within the past 12 months. In addition, The Edmund F. Ball Lifetime Achievement Award will be given for outstanding long-term life-time volunteer commitment. Each V!VA Award Recipient will receive a plaque. Nominate a Very Important Volunteer TODAY! Eligibility…

By Eileen Oaks— MUNCIE, Ind.—Muncie Habitat for Humanity is excited to announce that the Critical Home Repair Program is now open for applications. If your home is in need of repair related to health, life, safety issues or code violations you are invited to apply for this program (examples include roofs, furnaces, water heaters, etc.) Applications can be picked up in our office (1923 S Hoyt Ave.) or they can be mailed out by request, by contacting Ryan, at RPayonk@munciehabitat.org. For over 35 years, Muncie Habitat has stood in defiance against the cycle of poverty and insisted that decent housing…

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 Little Picture, and It’s Tradition, Muncie. Contestants submitted dozens of entries of beautiful photos, while committee members, guest judges, and…

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 yet in this campaign to continue providing support to a wide range of vital services,” said Jenni Marsh, Heart of Indiana United Way CEO….

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) Funding.  This process began in June of 2021 with a brainstorming meeting and continued through November and December of  2021…

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 helped create a new vision for Muncie’s growth and investment. As we close out this year, we would like to…

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 Muncie Mission “Walk A Mile in My Shoes” will take place on Saturday, February 19, 2022. This will be our…