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Storer Elementary Town Hall Meeting

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.

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MAP TF2 T-shirts

Muncie Neighborhoods Graphic Map

The Muncie Action Plan’s Task Force 2 will be ordering t-shirts of the design created by Kyle Johnson, Director of the Delaware County’s GIS Department. The design will be printed in white lettering on a dark blue t-shirt and will be available in all sizes. If you are interested in purchasing a t-shirt, please download this MAP t-shirt order form (pdf) and send it with your payment to the address listed on the form.

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IUH / BMH e-cigarette panel discussion

IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital has teamed up with the Tobacco Free Coalition of Delaware County and the Indiana State Department of Health to host a panel discussion about e-cigarettes and “vaping.”

January 30th, 3:00 – 4:00 pm

IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Outpatient Medical Pavilion (lower level), Room 1

Please see the E-Cig Flier (pdf) for more information.

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IUH / BMH Effort to Reduce Infant Mortality in our Community

For East Central Indiana moms and moms-to-be, enroll with WeCare Indiana to receive timely messages about healthy living, having a healthy pregnancy, and caring for your baby during the first year of life. You can choose to receive your messages through text message, email, or a smartphone app.

Messages will include information on:

  • Preparing to be a mom
  • Breastfeeding
  • Delivery and Labor
  • Baby’s Health and Immunizations
  • Baby Development
  • Safe Sleep for Baby
  • Car Seat Safety
  • Baby and Mom Nutrition

WeCare will also send you information on local resources to help you along the way, such as:

  • Breastfeeding assistance and support groups
  • Nutritional supplement programs (WIC, etc.)
  • Free and low-cost childbirth classes
  • Free and low-cost parenting classes
  • Free and low-cost baby supplies

For information on how you may enroll in this service, please visit the website: http://wecareindiana.com/

You may also find them on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wecareindiana

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2015 Carnegie Elective Community Engagement Classification

Ball State University has received some great news – they are the recipient of the 2015 Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching!  The prestigious classification is awarded to institutions of higher education that have demonstrated “excellent alignment among campus mission, culture, leadership, resources and practices that support dynamic and noteworthy community engagement.”

Ball State’s collaborative partnership with the Whitely Community Council was included in the Carnegie application as a prime example of a mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources.  This partnership is an essential part of Ball State’s mission to “transform information into knowledge, knowledge into judgment, and judgment into action that addresses complex problems.”

Carnegie Application (pdf)

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Hardest Hit Funds

Muncie was awarded $2.88 million dollars to spend on the acquisition and demolition of blighted and abandoned properties within Muncie. The qualifying properties were identified based on a matrix system provided by the State of Indiana and are scattered throughout the city’s neighborhoods. Here is a list of the Hardest Hit Fund properties sorted by neighborhood. Hardest Hit Funds (pdf)