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The Muncie Action Plan’s Task Force 2 will be ordering t-shirts of the design created by Kyle Johnson, Director of the Delaware County’s GIS Department. The design will be printed in white lettering on a dark blue t-shirt and will be available in all sizes. If you are interested in purchasing a t-shirt, please download this MAP t-shirt order form (pdf) and send it with your payment to the address listed on the form.
Two upcoming opportunities for grant funding for tax-exempt neighborhood organizations include:
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital has teamed up with the Tobacco Free Coalition of Delaware County and the Indiana State Department of Health to host a panel discussion about e-cigarettes and “vaping.”
January 30th, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Outpatient Medical Pavilion (lower level), Room 1
Please see the E-Cig Flier (pdf) for more information.
There is an exciting opportunity to participate in Minnetrista’s first community collection exhibit. My Collection | My Story will showcase local collections of a variety of items, ranging from Beanie Babies to rare coins. Minnetrista is asking for submissions from anyone who lives, works or goes to school in Blackford, Delaware, Henry, Grant, Jay, Madison, & Randolph counties. The end date for entries is March 15, 2015. For more information, please visit the collection entry page.
For East Central Indiana moms and moms-to-be, enroll with WeCare Indiana to receive timely messages about healthy living, having a healthy pregnancy, and caring for your baby during the first year of life. You can choose to receive your messages through text message, email, or a smartphone app.
Messages will include information on:
WeCare will also send you information on local resources to help you along the way, such as:
For information on how you may enroll in this service, please visit the website: http://wecareindiana.com/
You may also find them on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wecareindiana
Ball State University has received some great news – they are the recipient of the 2015 Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching! The prestigious classification is awarded to institutions of higher education that have demonstrated “excellent alignment among campus mission, culture, leadership, resources and practices that support dynamic and noteworthy community engagement.”
Ball State’s collaborative partnership with the Whitely Community Council was included in the Carnegie application as a prime example of a mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources. This partnership is an essential part of Ball State’s mission to “transform information into knowledge, knowledge into judgment, and judgment into action that addresses complex problems.”
Carnegie Application (pdf)
