“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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
“(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…
“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.
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….
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