Archive for category: Not for Profit

Geist Half Marathon Recruiting “Volunteer Commandos”

Geist Half Marathon Recruiting “Volunteer Commandos”

2 / February 21, 2008 5:25 am

Picture a party for 3,500 people. Now picture that this party is 13.1 miles long and goes through subdivisions and busy streets. Oh yeah, and we need 500 volunteers to do everything from pass out water to pick up trash.  [...]

If you like gymnastics… Come to Circle of Stars Gymnastics Invitational this weekend!

0 / February 20, 2008 3:03 pm

CIRCLE OF STARS GYMNASTICS INVITATIONAL presented by Jarden Home Brands is a premiere three-day, amateur gymnastics competition, which ranks among the top two largest gymnastics competitions in the United States! This event is scheduled for February 22-24, 2008 at the [...]

BSU President Gora to speak at HSEF annual dinner March 18

BSU President Gora to speak at HSEF annual dinner March 18

0 / February 16, 2008 7:56 am

Ball State University President Jo Ann M. Gora is the featured speaker for the Hamilton Southeastern Schools Foundation (HSEF) annual dinner Tuesday, March 18, when her topic will be “Ball State University: Education Refined.” Gora began serving as Ball State [...]

Female Odd Couple to Open Tomorrow Night! Meet the Director Video

0 / February 14, 2008 6:11 am

Meet the director of the Female Odd Couple, Kathy Meyer with actress Melissa Deavers and past actress Ann Ellerbrook. Tom and Steve met up with them in the dressing room off stage to talk about the ties between this year’s [...]

New course map available for Geist Half Marathon

New course map available for Geist Half Marathon

0 / February 12, 2008 11:49 am

A new course map has been added to the GeistHalf.com website, highlighting the waterstop locations, mile markers, and heavy foot traffic times for residents living on the course route. Download the Half Marathon Map (click here). Runners and walkers will [...]

Geist Radio Interviews Stars of Female Odd Couple

0 / February 11, 2008 3:36 pm

Tom and Steve visited a pitch-in dinner at the Mud Creek Players Barn last week and interviewed the lead actresses Olive Madison (Michelle Moore) and Florence Unger (Karen Hewett) on stage. The show starts this Friday, February 15th at 8:00 [...]

Mt. Vernon Schools to Participate in Inaugural Race Around the Reservoir

0 / February 10, 2008 9:06 am

Hundreds of Geist area students and parents in Mt. Vernon Community School district expected to participate School officials with the Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation and board members of the Geist Half Marathon & 5K Presented by Community Health Network [...]

Rotary Club Wine Tasting Tickets On Sale

Rotary Club Wine Tasting Tickets On Sale

0 / January 23, 2008 8:21 pm

The next Rotary Club Northeast’s Wine Tasting and Silent Auction will be Saturday March 1, 2008 at the Garrison, 6002 North Post Road, Indianapolis, IN 46216. Tickets are available on atGeist.com for $35.00 each. The event will be from 7:00 [...]

atGeist.com Named Mud Creek Players’ 2008 ‘Community Partner’

0 / January 15, 2008 3:49 am

Mud Creek Players, Inc., a 58-year-old community theater group located at 86th and Mud Creek Road, today announced that atGeist.com will be their official “Community Partner” for 2008. “atGeist.com has become the community voice of Geist Reservoir and we’re excited [...]

The “Odd Couple (Female Version)” Turns the Tables on a Classic Comedy at the Mud Creek Barn

The “Odd Couple (Female Version)” Turns the Tables on a Classic Comedy at the Mud Creek Barn

0 / January 14, 2008 7:03 am

“The Odd Couple (Female Version)” opens Friday, February 15, at the Mud Creek Barn. This Neil Simon play turns the tables on the original comedy “The Odd Couple.” Instead of the beloved Felix and Oscar roles, Florence (Karen Hewett) and [...]

Geist Watershed Alliance Needs Your Help

1 / January 13, 2008 7:46 am

Plan on making recreational use of the lake this summer? Let’s hope the reservoir’s health will not interfere with your boating and swimming outings again this year! To improve and protect the water quality of the lake (and the home [...]

Geist Half Marathon Commercials Starting

0 / January 12, 2008 2:40 pm

If you are on the Comcast or Insight Cable networks, watch for our Geist Half Marathon & 5K commercials which should start airing yet this month. Pat Carlini and I went down to the deck of Bella Vita Ristorante last [...]

The Female Odd Couple

The Female Odd Couple

0 / January 9, 2008 8:13 am

Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Ungar and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon’s hilarious contemporary comic classic: the female version of The Odd Couple. Instead of the poker party that begins the original version, Ms. Madison [...]

Visitors from England have ‘Jolly Good Time’ in Fishers

Visitors from England have ‘Jolly Good Time’ in Fishers

0 / December 12, 2007 11:22 pm

If you’ve overheard some British accents around Fishers lately, it may have been from the town’s overseas guests (or local impersonators)! [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/Lz_HtSgftM4" width="300" height="250" wmode="transparent" /] A delegation of six – two teachers, two students and two basketball coaches [...]

Corey Family Helpers website established

0 / December 11, 2007 4:35 am

If you would like to help the Corey family with meals, chores, or by contributing to Jeffrey Jr.’s college fund, you can visit a new website established to help organize the volunteers: Corey Family Helpers Website Link.

Geist family pays hefty price to meet ‘Hannah Montana’ … all for a good cause

Geist family pays hefty price to meet ‘Hannah Montana’ … all for a good cause

0 / December 10, 2007 3:37 pm

The woman who remained anonymous after bidding $13,000 for Hannah Montana tickets as part of an auction on the Bob and Tom radio show (WFBQ 94.7) last month…breaks her silence and talks to atGeist.com! The high bidder is fellow Geist [...]

Geist Resident Helps Nurture At-Risk Children at Non-profit Education Center

Geist Resident Helps Nurture At-Risk Children at Non-profit Education Center

1 / December 6, 2007 10:32 am

Volunteer: A person who enters any service of his free will for the betterment of others. Hamilton Proper resident Leigh Ann Louderback meets this definition of volunteer. Her passion to give back to our community is something that she and [...]

Newly Formed Geist Watershed Alliance Seeks Community Support

0 / December 6, 2007 6:21 am

 The month of November saw the formation of a new citizen-based organization in the local community – the Geist Watershed Alliance. Similar to the GUO’s establishment to prevent annexation by Fishers, this new organization has sprung out of residents’ concerns [...]

‘About Special Kids’ celebrates 20 years of helping parents of special needs children

‘About Special Kids’ celebrates 20 years of helping parents of special needs children

1 / December 5, 2007 9:20 pm

Parenting a child with special needs is a long road with steep hills, sudden turns and even dead ends. But the journey need not be a lonely one. An organization called ASK (About Special Kids) seeks to connect parents with [...]

Month of May Marathon Club Announced

Month of May Marathon Club Announced

0 / December 4, 2007 6:38 am

The Geist Half Marathon and 5K announced the “Month of May Marathon Club” this week, giving those runners participating in the Indianapolis Mini Marathon a challenge to run the Geist Half Marathon as well to complete a full 26 mile [...]