Betsy Ayrea Delfine just feels at home in Elkhart. Sure, she’s a Jimtown High School grad and she works in Elkhart as the director of the Soup of Success program. But what Betsy really means is the friendships and opportunities here that are unique to…
From painted rocks and positive messages to racing pumpkins and Christmas cheer, the first few months of the Little BIG Idea Grant have helped to deliver amazing cool ideas throughout Elkhart County. To celebrate, the Elkhart County Commissioners have declared February to be Little BIG…
The Vibrant Communities initiative is picking up speed on implementation as 2018 begins. The steering committee met recently for a strategic planning retreat at Schrock Pavilion in Goshen and emerged with a set of priorities organized around the 77-item Action Agenda that was set forth…
Elkhart County is making great strides in positioning itself as a great place to live, work and play, with a burgeoning arts and cultural scene in every city and town, inviting parks and trail systems, and interesting downtowns chock full of restaurants, shops, galleries and…
You have to love an idea involving Kool-Aid, right? January’s recipients of Little BIG Idea Grants includes Canvas and Kool-Aid, which was Robert Taylor’s idea to bring the Elkhart community and especially kids together to create art while enjoying fruit punch. Canvas & Kool-Aid will…
The girders rising from the ground along Jackson Boulevard are the most visible sign so far, but a major transformation is coming to downtown Elkhart’s River District. While the centerpiece of the River District is the Elkhart Health, Fitness, Aquatics and Community Center, planners envision…
By Arvis Dawson & Suzie Weirick 2017 has been an outstanding year for the Vibrant Communities initiative. As the co-chairs of this movement, we’re invigorated by how Elkhart County’s cities and towns are working together to create better places to live, work and play. By…
Whew — this has been some year, hasn’t it? For the Vibrant Communities, 2017 has been marked by some incredible achievements. We hate to brag … OK, not really … but here’s what happened in the last year. Little BIG Idea Grant We wanted to…
Five more projects that show how much fun, creativity and love of community exists in Elkhart County have been awarded $1,000 grants from the Little BIG Idea Grants program. The latest projects include an effort to brighten the lives of students at Concord High School…
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