Non-Profit

By: Brittani Richards— Muncie, IN—Thrive Credit Union recently held their first Thrive Member Market on Saturday, September 9th. The market featured over 28 small businesses from Delaware County, including Hillcroft Services Creativity Unlimited. Over 350 community members attended the event where they could shop and learn more about local businesses in the area. During the event, Thrive Credit Union partnered with Hillcroft Services to raise funds and feature handmade craft items created by clients through the Creativity Unlimited program. Thrive…

By: Katy Maggart— Muncie, IN – Flu season is upon us and Open Door Health Services is available to help. Each year millions of Americans fall ill to the flu. Receiving a flu shot is one of the best ways to help protect you and your family from getting sick. Flu shots are available at the primary care locations in Muncie and Anderson, and also at Urgent Care in Muncie for only $30. You must be a patient of Open Door…

By: Richard Crist— Muncie, IN—The Youth Opportunity Center Foundation is pleased to announce the hiring of Jennifer Parks-Strack as Development Officer. Parks-Strack has many years of experience in the non-profit sector including work with The Salvation Army and Goodwill Industries. She most recently worked for three years as a Development Associate at The Center for Youth in Rochester, NY. Jennifer received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Cornerstone University and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Grand Valley…

By: Kari Wissel— Muncie, — Put Yourself in Her Heels is the YWCA’s signature event designed to raise awareness and show support to the YWCA’s residential program.  For the event’s fifth anniversary, the community will join us on our mission and participate in a one-mile walk through downtown Muncie. Upon receiving the story of a woman, community members will walk for women who utilize the residential services at the YWCA. For the first time women and children can participate in the event,…

By: McKensie Monroe— Muncie, IN—Women in Business Unlimited (WIBU), an organization dedicated to providing networking opportunities for business women of East Central Indiana, would like your help finding and honoring individuals who have demonstrated professional excellence, community service and actively assists women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills. Do you know an individual who strives toward the highest levels of personal and professional accomplishment?  Who also excels in their chosen field, devotes time and energy within their community…

By: Genet Soule, VP Development & Marketing— Muncie, IN—Hillcroft Services, Muncie, Ind., a local provider of services for the developmentally disabled is celebrating National Direct Support Professionals (DSP) Recognition Week, September 10- 16, 2017. This is an annual opportunity to honor the work of direct support professionals who provide services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in our community. “Our direct support professionals are hard-working, dedicated women and men who sacrifice a lot to support the people with disabilities…

By: Michelle Kinsey, Community Engagement Coordinator, WIPB-TV— “Everyone is big enough to do something.” – Daniel Tiger Muncie, IN – Join our community’s great neighbors at the third annual Be My Neighbor Day, 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 16 at Canan Commons in downtown Muncie. Based on the popular PBS KIDS animated program “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” and with a nod to the classic “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” this free family event will focus on the importance of being a good neighbor. “Being neighborly can begin…

By: Amanda Price— Muncie, IN – With live music in the heart of downtown Muncie, United Way of Delaware County’s first community block party—celebrating the organization’s 2017 Campaign Kick-Off—brought together hundreds of families, volunteers, and dignitaries Thursday evening. With a campaign theme to Identify the Obstacles, Take on the Impossible, and Conquer Generational Poverty in Delaware County, United Way leaders announced a $1.2 million fundraising goal for the 2017 campaign. “It was fitting to launch the most important phase of our…

By: Betty Brewer— Muncie, IN—The Board of Directors of the Muncie Arts and Culture Council is excited to announce the appointment of Braydee Euliss as the Council’s next Executive Director. In her position as a former member of the Board, Braydee has led and/or been actively engaged in a number of Muncie Arts and Culture Council initiatives including planning and scheduling First Thursday programming in the beginning days of Madjax and the development of a successful proposal to the National…