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By Kate Stoss— MUNCIE, Ind.—The 2022 VIVA Awards will take place on Tuesday, April 26th from 11:30am-1pm at the Horizon Convention Center. Please reserve your seat at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-vva-awards-tickets-224676502467 The VIVA Awards were developed as a gift to the Muncie community in 1993 by the Muncie Rotary Club to recognize Delaware County’s proud volunteer heritage. The awards were named VIVA for Very Important Volunteer Award. Up to five individuals will be recognized with the traditional VIVA 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…

By Susan Fisher— MUNCIE, Ind.—April 3-9, 2022 is National Library Week. Muncie Public Library (MPL) encourages all community members to visit in-person or online to explore and access services and programs. According to a press release from the American Library Association, “National Library Week is a time to highlight the essential role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening communities. Whether people visit virtually or in-person, libraries are accessible and inclusive places that foster a sense of belonging and community through learning, discovery, and exploration.” First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance…

By Kallie Sulanke— MUNCIE, Ind.—The NonproFIT Support Network, established earlier this year, will provide support to nonprofits in Delaware County to ensure a healthy, well-supported, and sustainable nonprofit sector from which all will benefit. The organization was incorporated on January 1, 2022, as a Type I supporting organization for The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. “Serving nonprofit organizations is a key role of The Community Foundation,” said Kelly K. Shrock. “We wanted to create something that would benefit nonprofits doing the challenging work of improving our community without the opportunities being tied to funding support.” Nonprofit organizations…

By Jeannine Harrold, Paul Revere Chapter— MUNCIE, Ind.—The Paul Revere Chapter was one of the first Daughters of the American Revolution Chapters to be organized in Indiana when it was chartered in 1897. Its early history parallels Muncie’s and many of Muncie’s founding mothers and sisters were DAR members. Currently there are 50 members, and most meetings are held at the Carnegie Local History and Genealogy Library, home to the group’s original Charter and many of their historical records. To commemorate National Women’s History Month, the Paul Revere Chapter selected local outstanding historians and organizations that have collaborated with them…

By Sarah Williams— MUNCIE, Ind.—The League of Women Voters of Muncie-Delaware County will be hosting a public forum on recycling efforts in Muncie to increase awareness of local recycling and ways to increase citizen participation. The forum will be held on Saturday, April 23, at 10 am at the Kennedy Library Branch (1700 W. McGalliard Rd, Muncie, IN 47304), and online via Zoom at the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83824225094 Presenters will be Jason Donati from the Muncie Sanitary District, Scrap Cycle Founder & CEO Bob Mattax, Dr. Dave LeBlanc (Ball State University), and Rep. Sue Errington. Topics will include what materials…

By Kim Williams— MUNCIE, IN – The installation of the first Heart of Indiana United Way Book Nook was celebrated on March 17th during a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony at Open Door Health Services’ Madison Street location. Book Nooks, a collaborative effort between United Way and Ball State University, are designed to encourage a love of reading in places where families are naturally waiting with their children like doctors’ offices, laundromats, barber shops and beauty salons. Each Book Nook will host a collection of books for young readers as well as literacy resources for families like tips to help children…

By Katie Clark, PLA, FASLA— EAST CENTRAL INDIANA—On Tuesday December 14th, Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) Board of Directors approved plans to award $500 million to support regional development plans across 17 regions representing all 92 counties. This competitive process considered applications for the Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI). The total requests tripled the allocated $500 million READI budget, as submissions from the 17 regions amounted to more than $1.5 billion in demand and detailed nearly 800 projects and programs with a potential investment of $15.2 billion….