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Mar 08 2022

Vibrant Vibes workshops deliver great ideas. Can you top them?

By ElkhartAdmin Countywide, Elkhart, Featured News, Goshen, Middlebury & Bristol, Nappanee & Wakarusa, Next Chapter One Comment

Does Elkhart County need a “destination” park? Have a better idea? Tell us! Do we need more and better walking and bicycling connections between our neighborhoods, downtowns and parks? Would contests and prizes bring more volunteers out for our community events? At Vibrant Vibes workshops…

Jan 17 2022

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Add your voice to Vibrant Communities’ Next Chapter

By ElkhartAdmin Countywide, Elkhart, Featured News, Goshen, Middlebury & Bristol, Nappanee & Wakarusa, Next Chapter No Comments

With so many great things happening in Elkhart County, are you ready to help write the next chapter of where we go next? Coming the first week of March, Vibrant Vibes workshops will give you a voice to share what quality-of-place projects or programs should…

Oct 11 2021

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Goshen neighborhood embraces residents musical talents

By ElkhartAdmin Goshen, Vibrant Neighborhoods No Comments

"Our neighborhood has been re-energized with younger families and new babies. This event provided an opportunity for cross-generational fun and relationship building before the start of a busy school year. There are 21 homes in this neighborhood that are connected to Canal Street and the…

Oct 08 2021

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Greencroft Middlebury celebrates their Vibrant Neighborhood

By ElkhartAdmin Countywide, Middlebury & Bristol, Vibrant Neighborhoods No Comments

More than half of Middlebury's Greencroft community came together for a Vibrant Neighborhood brunch on June 9, 2021. The residents enjoyed Das Dutchman Essenhaus pastries, yogurt, fruit trays, juice, and coffee, and heard a presentation by Town Manager Mary Cripe on exciting progressive projects happening…

Oct 01 2021

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Goshen church gives back to neighborhood through clean-up, barbecue event

By ElkhartAdmin Countywide, Goshen, Vibrant Neighborhoods 2 Comments

"We called our project 'Neighborhood Cleanup.' There were about 40 people who participated including some teenagers. Many of the participants were from the St. Mark's United Methodist Church congregation but there were also some from the neighborhood. We partnered with the Chamberlain Neighborhood Association for…

Jul 20 2021

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Wakarusa neighborhood forges new bonds over hot dogs and baked beans

By ElkhartAdmin Countywide, Featured News, Nappanee & Wakarusa, Vibrant Neighborhoods No Comments

Springtime is often a time for garage sales, but one Wakarusa neighborhood took it to the next level with the help of a Vibrant Neighborhoods microgrant. The County Road 38 neighborhood coordinated the garage sale date, but added in the opportunity for households to get…

Jun 15 2021

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Pumpkinvine Nature Trail’s final gap coming to a close

By ElkhartAdmin Countywide, Featured News, Goshen, Middlebury & Bristol No Comments

After years of work, the final gap in the Pumpkinvine Nature Trail is being completed. Construction crews are at work on one section of the final gap, with the remainder to be completed in 2022. The reasons for that are complicated, writes Brittany Short, president…

May 27 2021

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Elkhart neighborhood cleans up together for the good of everyone

By ElkhartAdmin Countywide, Elkhart, Featured News, Goshen, Middlebury & Bristol, Nappanee & Wakarusa, Vibrant Neighborhoods No Comments

"(I)f we don’t kind of connect with one another and try to maintain the neighborhood as a whole ... we can accomplish a lot more together.” Mark Datema of Elkhart saw the power of community when he applied for a Vibrant Neighborhoods grant. Helped by…

May 05 2021

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‘I love it here’: Shannon Oakes of Elkhart County is a Hoosier by Choice

By ElkhartAdmin Countywide, Featured News, Middlebury & Bristol No Comments

"I love it here. I will always be a Hoosier." We couldn't have said it better. Those words, though, were spoken by a native of San Diego, California. Yes, really! See why Shannon Oakes is a Hoosier by Choice.

Apr 30 2021

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Take the survey: Your opinions about Elkhart County count

By ElkhartAdmin Countywide, Elkhart, Featured News, Goshen, Middlebury & Bristol, Nappanee & Wakarusa No Comments

Si se siente más cómodo de completar la encuesta en español, vaya a www.vibrantelkhartcounty.org/survey Dear Resident of Elkhart County, Since 2016, the Elkhart County Vibrant Communities movement has brought together residents from all walks of life and leaders to strengthen Elkhart County’s great communities.…

Vibrant Vibes workshops deliver great ideas. Can you top them?

Add your voice to Vibrant Communities’ Next Chapter

Goshen neighborhood embraces residents musical talents

Greencroft Middlebury celebrates their Vibrant Neighborhood

Goshen church gives back to neighborhood through clean-up, barbecue event

Wakarusa neighborhood forges new bonds over hot dogs and baked beans

Pumpkinvine Nature Trail’s final gap coming to a close

Elkhart neighborhood cleans up together for the good of everyone

‘I love it here’: Shannon Oakes of Elkhart County is a Hoosier by Choice

Take the survey: Your opinions about Elkhart County count

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