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By Heather Williams— Muncie, IN—The Muncie Action Plan spent 2020 preparing for the City of Muncie’s next strategic investment planning process in combination with an update to the Delaware County comprehensive plan. The last large-scale MAP planning took place in 2009 and although two updates have been completed since, it is time to re-visit the document with another large-scale engagement effort whereby residents help create a new vision for Muncie’s growth and investment. Representatives from the Delaware-Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission, Muncie…

By Chuck Reynolds— Muncie, IN – The Muncie Action Plan spent 2020 preparing for the City of Muncie’s next strategic investment planning process in combination with an update to the Delaware County comprehensive plan. The last large-scale MAP planning took place in 2009 and although two updates have been completed since, it is time to re-visit the document with another large-scale engagement effort whereby residents help create a new vision for Muncie’s growth and investment. Representatives from the Delaware-Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission, Muncie Action…

Juli Metzger, United Way of Delaware, Henry and Randolph Counties— Muncie, IN—For many years, United Way of Delaware, Henry and Randolph Counties has coordinated volunteer reading programs in local schools. When COVID-19 restrictions kept school buildings closed to the public, United Way had to find another way to serve the community’s students this year. If necessity is the mother of invention, then Muncie Reads is an entrepreneurial dream. The virtual program pairs volunteers with participating elementary schools. Volunteers act as an…

Amount Represents Record  for the 83-year-old, Muncie-Based Family Foundation… By Kelsey Harrington— Muncie, IN—The year 2020 will go down in history books as a time marked by a global pandemic, civil unrest and racial tension, and a resulting economic crisis. In the midst of these trials, community members and non-profit organizations stood to the challenge and supported fellow neighbors in innovative and timely ways. The George and Frances Ball Foundation proudly invested more than $5.4 million in East Central Indiana…

By WaTasha Barns Griffin & George Foley— Muncie, IN—With everything that has transpired throughout the year, it is important to spread holiday cheer. Several local organizations have teamed up to make ensure that twenty Muncie families celebrate Christmas with gifts. Families at seven local Daycare Centers received some Christmas cheer.  NAACP Muncie Branch vice president, George Foley said, “Children in the care of seven local daycare centers had wish lists full of items they would like for Christmas. We wanted to…

By Bob Scott— Muncie, IN—A new year, a new adventure! Muncie Mission will expand one of Muncie’s biggest annual fundraising events into a virtual Walk A Mile in My Shoes WALK WEEK for 2021. From February 8 through 13, supporters are invited to take a solo walk and report their progress as we collectively seek to log over 1000 miles… raising hope with every step. Every day hurting neighbors take to the street… some searching for food, clothing, or other…

By Kelley V Phillips— Muncie, IN— The Sherman and Marjorie Zeigler Foundation has awarded $21,250 to local non-profit Red-tail Land Conservancy for renovations at Red-tail Nature Preserve, one of their most popular preserves in Delaware County. This investment will improve and beautify the parking area and other infrastructure that helps visitors have enjoyable and safe experiences such as trails, wildlife observation areas, and gathering spaces. Since 2002, Red-tail Nature Preserve has connected the Cardinal Greenway to the southernmost trails of…

By Susan Fisher, Muncie Public Library— Muncie, IN—Muncie Public Library (MPL) is one of three libraries in the state of Indiana to receive a Lift Every Voice Grant to explore and celebrate African American poetry. Jefferson Township Public Library and Tippecanoe County Public Library were the other two Hoosier recipients. According to a press release from Library of America, forty-nine libraries and other institutions in twenty-four states received grants for public programs as part of Lift Every Voice: Why African American…