Archive for category: Not for Profit

Local Businesses, Volunteers Help ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Local Businesses, Volunteers Help ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

0 / April 5, 2009 10:11 pm

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 [...]

Benjamin’s Blossoms Plant Sale May 15-16

0 / March 23, 2009 8:20 pm

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 [...]

The Ballad of ‘The 39′

The Ballad of ‘The 39′

0 / March 12, 2009 12:42 pm

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 [...]

Lawrence Boys, Dads Bond at LTSF Sports Spectacular

Lawrence Boys, Dads Bond at LTSF Sports Spectacular

0 / March 6, 2009 7:50 am

Two hundred fifty participants enjoyed the Lawrence Township School Foundation’s second annual “Dads & Lads Sports Spectacular” on February 20th. This event gave fathers and sons a chance to have fun together, while raising funds to benefit Lawrence Township students. [...]

HSE Schools Foundation dinner features Pacers Analyst Quinn Buckner

HSE Schools Foundation dinner features Pacers Analyst Quinn Buckner

0 / March 6, 2009 7:47 am

The Foundation dinner will feature speaker Quinn Buckner, vice president of communications for Pacers Sports & Entertainment Tuesday, March 24,  He is in his 11th season as an analyst for the Pacers’ cable television games. He has also been color [...]

Twelve LT Teachers Receive Lilly Endowment Grants for Special Interests

0 / March 2, 2009 10:31 pm

Come this summer, 129 Indiana educators who have been selected to receive Teacher Creativity Fellowships will take off for at least 30 states and 45 countries. They will head for Alaska and Nebraska, Kentucky and California, Croatia and Costa Rica, [...]

Fishers’ Residential Stormwater Utility Bills Change

0 / February 27, 2009 6:56 am

To save costs associated with mailing and labor the Fishers Stormwater Utility Board voted to switch from bi-annual stormwater utility billing to annual billing. Owners of residential, condominium and unimproved parcels can expect to receive one stormwater bill per year. [...]

Beach Party to Raise Funds for LC Bears Athletics

Beach Party to Raise Funds for LC Bears Athletics

0 / February 23, 2009 9:58 am

Lawrence Central Bears Athletic Club Reverse Raffle Beach Party at Sports of All Sorts! The 21th Annual Lawrence Central Bears Athletic Club Reverse Raffle is scheduled for April 25, 2009.  This year’s event will be held at Sports of All [...]

Outlook Christian Church Invites You to Grand Opening Events

1 / February 18, 2009 8:48 am

Outlook Christian Church, formerly Oaklandon Christian Church for the past 142 years, has relocated to a newly constructed campus just south of McCordsville. Outlook has several grand opening events planned to get to know its new community. The events kick [...]

Join Zoe’s Bone Marrow Buddies to Benefit Riley Hospital

Join Zoe’s Bone Marrow Buddies to Benefit Riley Hospital

0 / February 13, 2009 9:15 pm

The 2nd annual Zoe’s Bone Marrow Buddies Bowling Fundraiser will be at Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis on March 7th from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. For more information on this great cause or to RSVP, go on www.zoebmb.org . Money [...]

Classic Comedy to Open at Mud Creek

Classic Comedy to Open at Mud Creek

0 / February 9, 2009 6:44 am

“The Girls in 509”, opens Friday, February 20, at Mud Creek Barn. This Howard Teichmann play is for Republicans, Democrats, and Independents – in fact, for any voter who wants to laugh. When a not-now fashionable hotel in New York [...]

Girl Scout Troop 47 Logs Community Service Hours

Girl Scout Troop 47 Logs Community Service Hours

0 / January 14, 2009 9:21 am

Hamilton Southeastern Service Unit Junior Girl Scout Troop 47 weathered the rain, sleet, and snow on January 10th to collect wagons full of items for the Fishers United Methodist Church Food Pantry. The 4th and 5th graders from 5 Geist [...]

Geist Half Marathon Supports Health, Fitness Initiatives at HSE

Geist Half Marathon Supports Health, Fitness Initiatives at HSE

0 / January 13, 2009 10:30 am

Hamilton Southeastern Schools Foundation (HSSF) is putting the $10,000 donation it received from the inaugural Geist Half Marathon to good use. The Foundation recently awarded grants to seven health and fitness initiatives within the school district. The largest grants ($2,000 [...]

LN Spirit Committee Makes Big Contribution

LN Spirit Committee Makes Big Contribution

0 / January 12, 2009 10:07 am

LN Spirit Committee members Megan Anderson, Catrina Cranfill, and Emily Massel presented a check for $5000 to Karin Schwab, director of development for the Susan G. Komen Foundation of Indianapolis, at LN’s home boys basketball game Friday, Jan. 9. In [...]

Feather Cove I Gives: Join Your Neighbors in Giving to Charitable Drives

Feather Cove I Gives: Join Your Neighbors in Giving to Charitable Drives

2 / January 11, 2009 4:26 pm

As the weather cools and the year nears its end, as we hear the Salvation Army bells ringing on our way to and fro, we may pause to ponder what true “Christmas spirit” is. And somewhere deep within emerges a [...]

Geist Clubhouse Mailer Going Out Today – UPDATED

Geist Clubhouse Mailer Going Out Today – UPDATED

2 / January 5, 2009 9:52 am

This mailer is going out today, January 5th. With the holidays, it was delayed a bit and unable to be processed and mailed according to the original schedule. Like any heated debate with a lot of people involved, there has [...]

Holy Cross Lutheran School to Move Saturday

0 / December 30, 2008 12:51 pm

Holy Cross Lutheran School will be moving into the new Education Center that was just completed by Holy Cross Lutheran Church in the Geist area of Indianapolis. On Saturday, January 3, 2009, beginning at 9:00 a.m., the children and families [...]

Moorings Social Committee Has New Leadership, Name

Moorings Social Committee Has New Leadership, Name

0 / December 20, 2008 10:23 am

Michelle Petterson Miller recently moved into the Moorings neighborhood from California. After talking with some of her neighbors, the Moorings board of directors, and the Moorings Womens Group leaders, Michelle suggested a change. “I wanted to do even more events [...]

GeistHalf.com Relaunches

GeistHalf.com Relaunches

0 / November 23, 2008 6:53 am

This week, the Geist Half Marathon & 5K launched a new website for this year’s race to be held on Saturday, May 16th, 2009. New features include a volunteer sign-up page, enhanced course information, frequently asked questions, and links to [...]

Geist Clubhouse Issue Headed for a Vote

12 / November 18, 2008 8:49 am

Volunteers from the Geist Recreational Facility Committee (“Geist Rec”) working to save the Geist Clubhouse presented their argument last night for purchasing the 10+ acre amenity and bringing it under the GHPOA umbrella. Jim Felli led the presentation and was [...]