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By Robert G. La France— MUNCIE, IN – The Muncie Noon Rotary Club celebrated the transition of officers for the 2023-2024 Rotary year on Tuesday, June 27th, 2023. Matt Howell, retiring 2022-2023 President of the Muncie Rotary Club, introduced incoming 2023-2024 President Robert LaFrance, who praised the club members for their continued commitment in upholding the mission and values of Rotary. 2023-2024 Muncie Rotary Club Officers President Robert LaFrance President-Elect Dan Wolfert Immediate Past President Matt Howell Secretary Joann McKinney…

By Eliza Guion— MUNCIE, IN– Next Muncie has added four new members to the coalition. Next Muncie’s members work collaboratively to advocate for projects and programs that benefit the people of Muncie. Marcy Minton, Elizabeth Rowray, Laura Hill, and Adam Unger have joined Next Muncie’s Central City Leadership Team, a group of community leaders dedicated to the mission of Next Muncie. Marcy Minton, a fourth generation Munsonian and the President and CEO of The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware…

By Kallie Sulanke— MUNCIE, IN —The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County has announced that J.P. Hall received the 2023 David Sursa Leadership Award to recognize his dedicated service to Halteman Village Neighborhood Association. Marta Moody is also being posthumously recognized with a David Sursa Leadership Award for her exemplary lifetime service to Cardinal Greenway. Hall was nominated by Halteman Village Neighborhood Association for his impact on the neighborhood he serves and the Muncie community as a whole. In…

By Matt Howell, President, Rotary Club of Muncie— MUNCIE, IN — Chris Poland, member of the Muncie Noon Rotary Club and Financial Literacy and Community Engagement Manager at Ball State Financial, received the Merrill Greene Award for 2023.  The award honors Merrill Greene, CPA, long-time Muncie Rotarian and volunteer who served as Club treasurer for over two decades.  The award recognizes a member for their outstanding volunteer efforts for the Club and the community. Club President, Matt Howell, added, “Chris…

By Will Isaacs, Board President, Muncie Downtown Development— MUNCIE, IN – The Muncie Downtown Development Partnership (MDDP) Board of Directors has announced Angie Hibner as their new Executive Director effective June 19th, 2023. Hibner had been President/Owner of Respire Strategy, responsible for building a company by providing strategy solutions to the top communication challenges facing small business. For the past 8 years she has played a key role in bringing communication strategy and tools to over 600 entrepreneurs throughout the state…

By Jama Kehoe Bigger— MUNCIE, Ind. – Since 1973, Midwest Writers Workshop (MWW) has offered a summer conference to help writers improve their craft and become published authors. This year’s 50th conference is July 19-22 and offers two registration options. Participants can register to attend in-person at the Ball State Alumni Center, Muncie, IN, or they can register for a virtual option via Zoom technology. This hybrid version of MWW provides plenty of instruction, networking, and the sense of community…

By Eliza Guion—  MUNCIE, IND — Ball Brothers Foundation approved 28 grants totaling $3 million in its first round of grants for 2023. The grants reflect the foundation’s long-standing commitment to place-based grantmaking. Two of the largest grants approved in this round were to boost facility capital projects in downtown Muncie—YMCA of Muncie and Muncie Civic Theatre.   A $500,000 grant awarded to the YMCA of Muncie will be used to support construction of its new state-of-the-art facility on the campus…

By Ro Selvey— MUNCIE, Ind. – Growing Remarkable Opportunities with Women (G.R.O.W.) is seeking to “grow” more members as it fulfills an important role of helping women entrepreneurs within the Muncie community thrive. The organization aims to help local small business owners find resources and connections to grow their businesses. Starting out of an Impact Economics class sponsored by the City of Muncie and hosted at Ball State University in 2022, two of the students in the class, Brittany Scott…