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May 23 2023

Melany Weaver – LoveWay

By Ben Stutzman Elkhart, Featured News, Year of the Volunteer No Comments

“A lot of times when younger adults and kids first come to LoveWay, at the start, they’re afraid of the horses. Horses are beautiful animals and therapeutic riding programs are so beneficial – but horses are also large animals and they can be very imposing.…

May 17 2023

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Bill Cavanaugh - A Volunteer of the Year

Bill Cavanaugh – The HUB (Bristol Food Pantry)

By Ben Stutzman Featured News, Middlebury & Bristol, Year of the Volunteer No Comments

“I’m 84 years old, and I will be 85 in July, and I’ve been helping out at the Bristol Food Pantry for quite a few years,” says Bill Cavanaugh, a volunteer at The HUB (Hearts United for Bristol) – the faith-based organization that now operates…

May 11 2023

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Everett Thomas - A Volunteer of the Year

Everett Thomas – Goshen Theater

By Ben Stutzman Featured News, Year of the Volunteer No Comments

“After I retired from the Goshen City Council in 2016, Gina Leichty – who at the time was chair of the Goshen Theater’s board of directors – asked me to join the theater’s board. Several years later I was elected as the board chair just…

May 02 2023

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Robert Taylor – Indiana Black Expo

By Ben Stutzman Featured News, Year of the Volunteer No Comments

Taylor's Story Starts With Elkhart “I was honored to be the winner of the 32nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Trailblazer Award in January of 2023,” says Robert Taylor, President of the Elkhart Chapter of Indiana Black Expo. “My name is on that award, and…

Apr 26 2023

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Rose Goyette – Goshen’s First Fridays

By Ben Stutzman Featured News, Year of the Volunteer No Comments

“The event that first inspired me to get more involved in volunteering, locally, was the River Bend Film Festival,” says Rose Goyette. “I was a film major as an undergrad and I’d gone to it a couple of times before. I figured I would volunteer…

Apr 19 2023

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Bufford Skipper - A Volunteer of the Year

Bufford Skipper – The Lerner Theatre

By Ben Stutzman Featured News, Year of the Volunteer No Comments

“When I saw an ad in the paper, almost 10 years ago, to volunteer at The Lerner Theatre I decided to go down and check it out and I’ve been volunteering ever since. Zig Ziglar said: You can get what you want if you help…

Sep 12 2022

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Fountain Flourishes Again in Melrose Manor: A Vibrant Communities Success Story

By Ben Stutzman Elkhart, Featured News No Comments

Elkhart County residents with a vision to create connection, beauty, or a celebration in the communities they call home were invited to participate in the Vibrant Communities' Vibrant Neighborhoods grant program. The since-completed initiative provided funds to applicants who described a project to bring vitality…

Jul 06 2022

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Thank You!

By Ben Stutzman Countywide, Featured News, Nappanee & Wakarusa

Thank you for participating in our Vibrant Pop community survey! We enjoyed talking with everyone we met around the county this summer and we appreciate your taking time out to share your thoughts. We are compiling the information gathered, so stay tuned – more details…

Jun 21 2022

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Doc’s Pavilion is underway in Downtown Wakarusa

By Ben Stutzman Countywide, Featured News, Nappanee & Wakarusa No Comments

Exciting news! Doc's Pavilion is underway in Downtown Wakarusa! We're so thrilled to see that this amazing community development project is off to a good start and know that it will be a space that people use to gather for decades to come. Thank you…

Mar 08 2022

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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…

Melany Weaver – LoveWay

Bill Cavanaugh – The HUB (Bristol Food Pantry)

Everett Thomas – Goshen Theater

Robert Taylor – Indiana Black Expo

Rose Goyette – Goshen’s First Fridays

Bufford Skipper – The Lerner Theatre

Fountain Flourishes Again in Melrose Manor: A Vibrant Communities Success Story

Thank You!

Doc’s Pavilion is underway in Downtown Wakarusa

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

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