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• Fishers Resident Running Boston Marathon in Memory of 10-year-old Boy

  March 23, 2007 / Local News, Local People, Not for Profit

  Submitted by Chelsea Vargas: Spring is here! This means that daffodils are in bloom, children are playing outside, and of course, March Madness is in full swing. It also means that it is time for the BOSTON MARATHON. Every year The Matty Eappen Foundation selects 10 individuals to take on the task of training for the 26.2 mile course and raising a minimum of $3000 for the foundation. This year I am one of those runners! I have prepared physically [...]

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  Fishers Filmmaker to Document Avon Walk for Breast Cancer

  March 20, 2007 / Local People, Not for Profit

  Andrew Littlefield is passionate about two things: film-making and finding a cure for breast cancer. The 27-year-old Sandstone resident has found a way to combine these two passions by filming a documentary about the Avon Foundation’s Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Chicago. Littlefield himself will be walking up to 39 miles (a marathon and a half) over two days this summer: June 2 and 3. Like all of the other participants, he has committed to raising at least $1,800 [...]

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• Journey Church: A place for people who don’t like church (Video)

  March 16, 2007 / Not for Profit

  You may have seen the colorful postcard in your mailbox just a few weeks ago announcing the Feb. 11 launch of the new Journey Church. It probably stood out among your other mail because the announcement of the new church’s inaugural series, Desperate Households, bore striking resemblance to the Desperate Housewives television series graphics. The phrase on the postcard, “Everybody has dirty laundry,” seemed to call out to real people with real problems. Unlike stereotypical churches of yesterday, which perhaps [...]

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• New District Program Will Benefit Homeowners, Environment

  March 15, 2007 / Local People, Not for Profit

  On the streets and in the press, there is considerable chatter these days about environmental concerns. For people who are inspired to take action, the biggest question is often: “What can the ordinary citizen do to help address these concerns?” In Hamilton County, the answer is: Take advantage of the new Backyard Conservation program. The first of its kind in the state, this free program was promoted at the March 6 annual meeting of the Hamilton County Soil and Water [...]

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  The Apple of Conner Prairie’s Eye

  February 9, 2007 / Local People, Not for Profit

  Volunteerism is a vital part of any thriving community, and the Geist/Fishers communities are no exception. A benefactor of steadfast volunteers is our own Conner Prairie Living History Museum, long recognized nationally as the finest, most comprehensive museum of its kind in the country. Our neighbors, friends Julie Smith and Sue Hotwagner, are two such givers of their time, talent and creativity to the advancement of the Museum. These vibrant young women of our community have found a meaningful and [...]

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  Ambassador House Project Approaches Another Milestone

  January 25, 2007 / Local People, Not for Profit

  This year will see the making of exciting history for Fishers and be of major significance to citizens interested in their community’s heritage. After more than a decade of determined efforts by inspired residents, the grounds of the Ambassador House will be landscaped and the building will undergo renovation. It is anticipated that the property and structure will be open and available for a limited degree of public use by the coming autumn. Listed as the West-Harris House in the [...]

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  Comforting Parents One Meal at a Time

  December 27, 2006 / Not for Profit

  Comfort food and hospitals. Usually not two words we put together in the same sentence or thought. However, thanks to the efforts of Dena Hipskind and four of her friends, families facing a stay at Ronald McDonald house while watching over their children at Riley hospital can rest assured that a hot, nutritious meal will be waiting for them. Comfort Foods was organized in December 2006 as Dena and her friends were contemplating how they could give back to those [...]

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  Fishers Brownie Troop Receives Amazing Response

  October 28, 2006 / Local People, Not for Profit

  In times like these, it’s not uncommon to do something nice for someone without looking for a response back. Fishers Brownie Troop 1916 has been very busy for the last year making gifts, selling cookies and sending emails and letters. “I think so many times when you pick a charity, or you do something nice for the community, you don’t get a response and you don’t expect it. But for these girls, their first experience with this, they’re getting that [...]

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  Alumni Association Picks up Where Fishers Police Citizen’s Academy Ends

  October 28, 2006 / Not for Profit

  Officers Ed Gebhart and Jamie Alvis have found a way to keep the training and camaraderie going for the graduates of the Fishers Police Department Citizen’s Academy. A new Citizen’s Academy Alumni Association has been up and running for almost one year. Each year the Fishers Police Department graduates two Citizen’s Academy classes. During these classes Fishers residents get to go behind the scene of the Fishers Police Department and receive basic training on different scenarios that happen in the [...]

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• Geist Christian Church Branching North into Fishers

  October 24, 2006 / Not for Profit

  When Pastor Randy Spleth started Geist Christian Church 21 years ago, the small congregation of just 31 people couldn’t have envisioned what it would become two decades later. With about 2,500 people attending services and special programs, Geist Christian ranks among the largest churches in the area, and the rapid growth shows no signs of slowing. Although the church just finished a 15,000-square-foot addition to its facility at 86th Street and Mud Creek Road, plans are underway for a North [...]

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