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Lawrence Chamber and atGeist.com Announce Co-op Advertising Discount Program
Sandi Ballard, the executive director of the Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, and Tom Britt, the publisher of the Geist Community Newsletter, announced a new advertising co-op program available to chamber members. Active members of the Greater Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will receive a 10% discount on print advertising in the Geist Community Newsletter over and [...]
Geist Christian Church Expands into Fishers
Geist Christian Church, which is located on the corner of Mud Creek Road and 86th Street expanded its services to a North campus a little over a year ago. Since September of 2008, the Christian congregation has utilized the concept of multi-site churches, but with an added personal touch. Instead of broadcasting services at [...]
A New Way for the United Way
There seems to be a new way of giving when it comes to the United way. The organization known for asking corporations and its employees for annual donations is bringing the campaign home…literally, in an entertaining way! Families such as the Lindsey family in Williams Creek offer up their home for an evening of fun [...]
Geist Half Marathon Donates $34,000 to Geist-Area Schools
Geist Half Marathon, Inc. (www.GeistHalf.com) officials announced today that $34,000 has been donated to four Geist-area schools to fund various health and wellness initiatives. Lawrence Township School Foundation and the Hamilton Southeastern School Foundation received $15,000 each in late September, and most recently, the Mt. Vernon Education Foundation received $3,000 and St. Simon the Apostle [...]
Fall Creek Township Set to Open New Food Pantry
In Fishers, Terry Michael, Fall Creek Township Trustee, is setting up a food pantry in the basement of the former Fall Creek Township assessor’s office. This new pantry is scheduled to open by Thanksgiving.
“Over 2,600 Fall Creek residents have used food pantries in the last eight months,” says Michael. “We hope to take some of [...]
Holy Cross Hosting 6th Annual 5K
Holy Cross Lutheran Church will conduct the 6th Annual “Neighbors Sharing with Neighbors 5K Walk / Run” to benefit The Sharing Place on Saturday, October 31st at 9 am. Holy Cross Lutheran Church is a place where God’s people connect with God, with each other, and together connect with the community to share God’s [...]
New Geist Area Church Offers Real Help with Life’s Issues
You may have seen signs that they were coming…literally! Geist Chapel signs have popped up all over Geist, and postcards have been arriving in the mail for several weeks.
I recently had the chance to sit down and talk with Max Anders, lead teaching pastor, and Luis llerena, Jr., executive-0utreach pastor, while work crews continued [...]
Yacht Club Event to Honor Former Commodore, Raise Funds for Cancer Society
Joe Kocot was a born leader. People gravitated to him for motivation and inspiration. He was always upbeat and often had a funny story to share, one that not only made you laugh but also taught a life lesson.
“He was a motivator,” recalls his wife, Lisa. “He was the go-to guy. He always had [...]
Upcoming Workshop on Backyard Conservation!
If you haven’t heard Dr. Douglas Tallamy speak on “Bringing Nature Home” (the title of his current best seller), then you won’t want to miss our workshop on Saturday, August 22nd. The Hamilton County SWCD and the Hamilton County Master Gardeners present “Sustaining Nature in the Garden” – a workshop for anyone interested in [...]
Fishers Girl with Hair Loss Creates Video to Inspire Others
Olivia Rusk represents a brave, beautiful, determined and caring role model who has made the best of an unfortunate situation. Olivia has an autoimmune condition called Alopecia (pronounced alo-pay-sha) that causes hair loss. Olivia developed alopecia just after she had her 18 month vaccines.
“I have lost all my hair twice since I was two years [...]
‘Fore the Kids’ Raises $23,500 for Lawrence Township Schools
Participation was up almost 30% for the Lawrence Township School Foundation’s 23rd annual golf tournament! Moving the tournament back into the township at a private club helped increase attendance for the event, which was held on June 4th at Old Oakland Golf Club. Almost 200 golfers turned out on a beautiful day and helped [...]
Legacy Fund Awards $89,000 to Hamilton County Organizations
Legacy Fund, an affiliate of Central Indiana Community Fund, awarded $89,000 in grants to Hamilton County based not-for-profit organizations at its board meeting held May 14.
The following grant recipients were selected to receive $10,000:
Prevail, Inc., serving victims of crime and abuse and families in crisis, was awarded $10,000 to support its children and adolescent programming [...]
Relay for Life Participants Walk in Honor of Those Battling Cancer
By Bonnie Hinkle -
Fall Creek Valley Middle School, of Lawrence Township, was host for this year’s Relay For Life event for the American Cancer Society on Saturday, June 6 through Sunday, June 7, 2009.
Relay For Life brings together more than 3.5 million people nationwide to celebrate cancer survivors, remember those who lost the battle, and [...]
Geist RN Brings Hope to Sick Children in Middle East
Geist resident and Registered Nurse Becky Clark has traveled to the Middle East four times as part of a Riley Hospital medical team that has performed life-giving heart surgeries on 45 children in Amman, Jordan. Here she shares some of her favorite stories from her journeys.
The Gift of Life Program provides care for children [...]
Detailed Traffic Maps for Geist Half Marathon Posted
For those residents living in Cambridge, Bridgewater, Feather Cove, Admirals Sound, and Admirals Bay, you are directly affected by the traffic restrictions on the morning of Saturday, May 16th during the Geist Half Marathon & 5K. We’ve posted traffic restrictions, times, and alternate routes for each of these neighborhoods so you can plan appropriately if [...]
BKD Foundation gives $3,000 to HSE Academy of Finance
Robert J. Pruitt, managing partner of BKD, LLP’s Indianapolis and Bloomington offices, announces the BKD Foundation is contributing $3,000 to HSE Academy of Finance for their scholarship fund. This award will be allocated over a three-year period for the benefit of the students in this program so that it will assist with their college tuition [...]
Servants of Christ Lutheran Church Celebrates 20 Years
Twenty years ago a group of Geist-area residents led by Pastor Ron Voss joined together to form a church that was service oriented and servant focused. Those beginnings are being celebrated on April 26 at a special anniversary worship service at 9 a.m., where members of Servants of Christ Lutheran Church will remember the [...]
Local Businesses, Volunteers Help ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Some Geist and Fishers businesses pitched in to help with the most recent “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition“ project, which took place right here in Indianapolis during the week of March 29-April 4.
The Estridge Companies — along with hundreds of contractors, volunteers and neighbors — teamed up to build a new home for the McFarland [...]
Benjamin’s Blossoms Plant Sale May 15-16
The Benjamin’s Blossoms Garden Club is planning a plant sale fundraiser in May. Ten percent of the proceeds we will bevdonated to the YMCA’s Strong Kids Program. We will mainly have perenial plants.
The dates are May 15 2pm-6pm and 16 9am-5pm, at the Benjamin Harrison YMCA.
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The Ballad of ‘The 39′
As the weather starts to break, the tools of spring start to come out – garden hoses, rakes, shovels, and of course — golf clubs. It takes extreme conditions for the mighty golfer to say, “Not today.” And sometimes, even then, there are those who will not let nature dictate when golf should be [...]
