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The Muncie Sanitary District offered its annual Free Shred Day on Earth Day, April 22nd from 8:00 am – 1:00 pm at the MSD Sanitation Department Barn (811 E. Centennial Ave. Muncie, IN 47303).
The MSD celebrated Earth Day along with city residents by disposing of files safely and free of charge. A certificate of destruction was provided for participants upon request.
*Limit: 50 “file” boxes per person or company.
On April 14th, the Ball State Daily News wrote an article highlighting the BSU immersive learning class that worked with the Blaine/Southeast neighborhood association to develop their Action Plan. Please follow this link to view the full article. To view the Blaine/Southeast Neighborhood Action Plan, please click here.
Join the Whitely Community Council as they host a series of conversations on What Kids Need to Succeed. Sponsored by BY5 and the United Way of Delaware County the sessions will immediately follow the Whitely Community Council meetings which begin at 6:00 pm at the Muncie Area Career Center. Taking place over the course of four months, the conversations are scheduled for April 13th, May 11th, June 15th and July 13th. Cash prizes will be given to a handful of attendees at each event and those who come to at least three of the four conversations will be eligible for a $500 cash prize. All are welcome to attend!
Walking is a relatively easy form of exercise for people of all ages and abilities. It doesn’t cost much to participate, has a low risk of injury and many physical and mental benefits including increased energy and stamina, feeling and looking better, and burning calories to either lose weight or maintain a healthy weight.
The IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Foundation has been successful in initiating walking groups for the public and within small neighborhoods. If there is sufficient interest in your neighborhood circles to start a walking club, please contact Matt Cox, community outreach associate, IU Health BMH Foundation at 765.751.6346 or via e-mail at mcox13@iuhealth.org. We can provide you and your group with resources and encouragement to get started!
The City of Muncie now offers a free new service to help emergency response. Residents are encouraged to sign up for Smart911 to give 9-1-1 and public safety valuable information about your household. This information will be available when you make a 9-1-1 call and will help officials respond to you during a disaster. Providing these details ahead of time can save valuable seconds or even minutes during an emergency. You can also opt-in to receive emergency notifications from your community in the event you need to be alerted about an emergency or disaster.
Seconds count when…
– There’s a weather emergency.
– You are forced to evacuate.
– Power is knocked out.
– A disaster strikes.
Smart911 Flier (pdf)
The March 11, 2015 edition of the Star Press reported on a public meeting in which Superintendent of Schools Tim Heller proposed the possibility of closing Storer Elementary School as a cost-cutting measure. Mr. Heller will meet with the neighborhood and the community to continue this discussion on April 08th at 6:30 pm in the Storer Elementary gymnasium. This meeting is open to to the public and all are invited to attend.
UPDATE – This meeting was cancelled after the school board determined that Storer would not be closed at the end of the 2015 school year.