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First Lady Karen Pence Will Award Grants to 36 Organizations from Across Indiana

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Indianapolis – On Tuesday morning, First Lady Karen Pence will host a reception at the Governor’s Residence for 36 organizations and charities that serve Hoosier families and children across Indiana. There, First Lady Karen Pence will award each organization with a check ranging from $500 to $1,000 in grant money from the Indiana First Lady’s Charitable Foundation.

 

First Lady Karen Pence started the Indiana First Lady’s Charitable Foundation in August of 2013 as a way to recognize and lift up organizations and charities across the state. At the inaugural First Lady’s Luncheon held in April 2014, the Foundation awarded its first major grant of $100,000 to the Art Therapy Program at Riley Hospital for Children.  At last year’s luncheon, the Foundation awarded the second major grant of $65,000 to Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, which supports food banks and food pantries in all 92 counties. Throughout the year, the Foundation will award smaller grants to organizations across the state. This reception is the sixth of its kind. The third annual First Lady’s Luncheon will be held March 8, 2016. Details below.

 

Tuesday, February 23

 

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST – First Lady Karen Pence to award grants to 36 organizations from across Indiana

*Media are welcome to attend.

Governor’s Residence – 4750 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN

 

Representatives from the following organizations will be on hand to receive their award and recognition:

 

Applicant Name Website County(s) Served
The Bloom Project Inc. www.bloomprojectinc.org Allen and Marion
The Crossing Educational Center www.crossingeducation.com Marion County
Mad Anthonys Children’s Hope House www.childrenshopefw.org Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Delaware, Elkhart, Fulton, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Knox, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Lake, Lenawee, Marshall, Miami, Noble, Orange, Porter, Pulaski, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Vigo, Wabash, Wells, Whitley
Move Leadership Academy http://menofmove.com Lake
Kids Dance Outreach www.kidsdanceoutreach.org Marion
Janus Developmental Services, Inc. www.janus-inc.org Hamilton, Tipton
Fortune Academy www.thefortuneacademy.org Hamilton, Marion, Hancock, Johnson, Elkhart, Boone
Friends of Garfield Park, Inc. http://garfieldparkindy.org/ Marion
Lafayette Symphony, Inc. www.lafayettesymphony.org Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Jasper, Newton, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren, and White
Fort Wayne Sexual Assault Treatment Center www.fwsatc.org Allen, Adams, Blackford, DeKalb, Elkhart, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Miami, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley counties.
Like a Lion http://www.likealionfamily.squarespace.com/ Marion
RESPECT360 www.respect360team.com Allen, Noble, Whitley and De Kalb
Teach Our Children Fund Inc., DBA Fort Wayne Center for Learning www.fwcl.org Primarily Allen County, also Huntington, Whitley, DeKalb and Noble counties
North Central Indiana Rural Crisis Center http://www.ncircc.com/ Jasper, Pulaski, and Newton
Shepherd Community Center www.shepherdcommunity.org Marion
Another Chance Outreach Center http://anotherchanceoutreach.org/ Lake
Assistance League of Indianapolis http://www.alindy.org/ Marion
Auntie Mame’s Child Development Center N/A Marion
Community Justice & Mediation Center (CJAM) www.cjamcenter.org Monroe, Greene
Vanderburgh County CASA, Inc. www.vandcasa.com Vanderburgh County
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra www.IndianapolisSymphony.org Marion
TeenWorks N/A Marion and Delaware
General Van Rensselaer DAR Chapter www.dar.org Jasper and Newton
Sheltering Wings www.shelteringwings.org Hendricks and surrounding counties
Emma’s Art Cart N/A Marion and Johnson
Reach For Youth, Inc. www.reachforyouth.org Marion and Johnson
St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc www.stvincent.org/St-Vincent-Indianapolis/ All counties served
Arts for Learning http://artsforlearningindiana.org/ Marion
Joseph Maley Foundation www.josephmaley.org Marion, Hendricks, Boone and Hamilton
Art of the Soul Studio http://artofthesoulstudio.com/ Marion, Hancock, Shelby, Hamilton, Madison, Boone, Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan
Camp Kesem Notre Dame http://campkesem.org/ Michiana
John P. Craine House www.crainehouse.org Marion
Coburn Place Safe Haven www.coburnplace.org Marion
Indiana Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs https://www.facebook.com/IABGC/ Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Boone, Clark, Clinton, Delaware, Elkhart, Floyd, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Huntington, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lake, La Porte, Lawrence, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Porter, Rush, Shelby, Spencer, St. Joseph, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vanderburgh, Vigo, Wayne and Wells
Lebanon Community of Shalom www.lebanoncommunityshalom.com Boone
Orange County Rehabilitative and Developmental Services, Inc., dba, First Chance Center http://firstchancecenter.com/ Orange

 

The Indiana First Lady’s Charitable Foundation is a 501 (c)(3). The First Lady receives no compensation. Donations are tax deductible. Learn more about how to make a donation or request a grant on the Foundation’s website at:www.IndianaFirstLadysCharitableFoundation.org

 

New Tech Students to Present Projects for UE Changemakers

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New Tech Students to Present Projects for UE Changemakers
Tuesday, Feb. 23
8 a.m.
New Tech Institute, 1901 Lynch Rd. 
Students at New Tech Institute will make their presentations tomorrow to see what projects will represent New Tech Institute in the University of Evansville’s Changemaker Challenge. Community leaders will be at NTI tomorrow to help judge the presentations. Some of the topics that will be presented include gun control, high school dropouts, homelessness and veterans with PTSD.
UE’s Changemaker Challenge is designed to motivate young people to take a leading role in identifying and solving challenges in the world around them through innovation and creativity. Students from participating high schools in Vanderburgh and Warrick counties will pitch their ideas to a panel of community leaders and compete for scholarships to UE where they can come to get the support needed to make their ideas become a reality.
 
The final Changemaker competition will take place March 17 in Eyecamp Hall on the campus of UE. 

Adoptee birth-records bill passes

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Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com

A bill long sought by Hoosiers adopted between 1941 and 1993 and denied their birth records passed the Indiana General Assembly Monday and heads to the desk of Gov. Mike Pence.

Senate Bill 91 cleared the Indiana House by a vote of 72-24.

“Today marks a tremendous victory for hundreds of thousands of people adopted in Indiana. Through Senate Bill 91, all adoptees will have equal access to their birth certificate and medical records, regardless of the year they were born,” said Pam Kroskie, president of Hoosiers for Equal Access to Records.

Kroskie said the legislation allows adoptees to find closure, uncover vital answers about their medical history and cure administrative heartaches that come from having an amended birth certificate.

“We are deeply grateful to the Indiana General Assembly for moving Senate Bill 91 forward, and thank Gov. Pence for his partnership on this critical issue,” Kroskie said. “Thanks to their overwhelming support this session, Indiana adoptees are now on their way to achieving access the most basic parts of their identity.”

House sponsor Rep. Greg Steuerwald, R-Avon, said the bill puts those placed for adoption from the 1940s to early 1990s on the same legal footing as people born before or after that date. Birth parents will still be able to sign a contact preference form denying access to records if they choose. If signed by Pence, the law will take effect in July 2018.

Rep. Peggy Mayfield, R-Martinsville, said she could support the bill because the burden was on the parents who placed their children for adoption. Rep. Tom Washburne, R-Evansville, said the bill “troubles me a great deal.

“My concern really is about the people who in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s gave up their child for adoption and maybe they have never told their spouse,” Washburne said. “I just can’t believe there isn’t an expectation of privacy that extended back there.”

UE’s 46th Annual Balsawood Bridge Competition Set for February 27

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The University of Evansville student section of the American Society of Civil Engineers will conduct UE’s annual balsawood bridge competition on Saturday, February 27. This annual event has been an integral part of ASCE’s community involvement for 46 years. Kindergarten through high school aged children will participate in the competition, which will take place at the Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Preparations for the competition began a few months ago when participants were given balsawood and design specifications with which to build their bridges. The completed bridges will be brought to the competition where UE civil engineering students will inspect them for compliance with the rules and test their strength. The bridge that holds the most weight but uses the least amount of balsawood wins in different age group categories. The high school junior who places in the top three in the high school category will be offered a scholarship to UE.

UE civil engineering student Justin Trevino is the competition’s project manager.

WEEKLY THUNDERBOLTS NEWS RELEASE MON. 2-22-16

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THE THUNDERBOLTS TEST DIVISIONAL RIVAL CINCINNATI WITH FLASHES OF PROMISE EVANSVILLE SET TO APPROACH FINAL SIX GAMES OF FLEDGLING FRANCHISE SEASON FIVE MORE HOME GAMES LEFT; PEORIA IN TOWN BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: 2(0-2-0) 6-17 SAT. FEB. 20 ‘BOLTS 4 AT CINCINNATI 9 SUN. FEB. 21 ‘BOLTS 2 AT CINCINNATI 8

THIS WEEK’S GAMES: (2) FRI. FEB. 26 VS. PEORIA 7:30 PM SAT. FEB. 27 VS. PEORIA 7:30 PM

NEXT HOME GAMES: FRI. FEB. 26TH & SAT. FEB. 27TH VS. PEORIA 7:30 PM / TICKETS ONLY $ 5 !!! *** ALL THUNDERBOLTS GAMES ARE BROADCAST LIVE ON EVANSVILLE’S WVHI-AM 1330 ***

LIGHTNING BOLTS’ SHOTS: The past weekend excursion to the “Queen City” of Cincinnati produced even more high hopes for the future of our true hometown team, the Evansville ThunderBolts. Under the astute and argute auspices of General Manager/Head Coach Scott Fankhouser, the ThunderBolts, as has been a constant case all season long, showed flashes of promise and brilliance in what we can excitedly look forward to in the positive evolution of this fledgling franchise. The ThunderBolts on-ice persona for this maiden voyage campaign has been one of unrelenting effort and determination no matter the score. Through the initial 41-games of this first season, the ThunderBolts, collectively, have exuded great pride, persistence, perseverance and commitment to the cause, not only for today but also for tomorrow’s future. The 2015-16 NA3HL elite junior league hockey club is, perhaps, the youngest team in the league as well as the most inexperienced at this level of junior hockey. Entering the home stretch of their regular season schedule, the ThunderBolts have six more games remaining with the campaign- concluding slate a favorable one as five of those remaining six league games will have the backdrop of home ice at Evansville’s Swonder Ice Arena.

SWONDER WILL SWING & SWAY: The ThunderBolts will launch an extended four-game home stand this upcoming weekend when they rekindle rancor with another one of their Midwest Division foes, the second place Peoria Mustangs. It will be the ThunderBolts locking antlers with the Mustangs in a clenching, wrenching tango Friday and Saturday nights, “Hockey Swonder” the site; 7:30 opening face-off both nights. Though Peoria has attained an impressive 6(6-0-0) advantage through the first six chapters written between the two teams thus far this season, all six outcomes have been exceedingly close. Each time these two teams tangle, it is a very exciting and entertaining affair; punctuated by much physical debate and intensity. The ThunderBolts are 4(0-4-0) in the Illini city this season and 2(0-2-0) against the marauding Mustangs here at home.

Indiana Conservation Officers are offering a Citizen’s Academy

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Indiana Conservation Officers have partnered with Vincennes University to offer a Citizen’s Academy to college students and citizens who register.  Vincennes University will be awarding internship credits to college students who enroll and successfully complete the Citizens Academy.

 

“The courses that are offered will follow a condensed version of the training outline that is provided to Indiana Conservation Officers during their first year of being hired”, said Captain Zach Mathews, Indiana DNR Law Enforcement Training Commander.  “This is an opportunity for our citizens and students to participate and understand the wide variety of law enforcement that is required of our officers.”

 

The Citizens Academy will be held at Vincennes University from June 13 through June 17, 2016.  Each morning will consist of classroom activities and each afternoon will consist of practical exercises.

 

“Through this academy, our citizens will gain a better understanding of the profession of Conservation Law Enforcement and our college students will become better prepared candidates for our future hiring processes”, said Danny L. East, DNR Law Enforcement Director.

 

“Vincennes University is honored to partner with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division and serve as the host site for the Citizen’s Academy. This Academy will serve the dual purpose of training and educating future Conservation Law Enforcement officers and educating the citizens of Indiana about the valuable service provided by Indiana’s Conservation Law Enforcement Division,” said Dr. Laurel Smith, VU Provost.

 

To register for the Citizen’s Academy go to:  https://ced.vinu.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp1?&course=A16CONLAW

 

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Media contacts: Lt. William T. Browne, DNR Law Enforcement, 765-509-0207

Duane Chattin, VU Director of Public Information, 812-888-4164

 

 

For full details, view this message on the web.

World Spay Day February 23, 2016

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World Spay Day is happening tomorrow, February 23rd at the Vanderburgh Humane Society Low-Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic

It’s no secret that there are millions of homeless pets around the world, and in the United States alone thousands of them are euthanized each day simply because there are too many. World Spay Day is a worldwide effort powered by the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International, and the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association to promote spay & neuter as a means of ending pet overpopulation across the globe. It centers around one day in February where organizations can rally together to promote the cause.

VHS is providing $10 spay/neuter surgeries for dogs & cats belonging to residents of the 47711 zip code on World Spay Day, which is Tuesday, February 23rd. All surgery appointments have already been filled. Both veterinarians and all vet assistants & Clinic volunteers will be on hand while 21 dogs and 22 cats get fixed.

The VHS Low-Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic opened in July of 2007, and has altered over 50,000 animals since then. This has prevented hundreds of thousands of unwanted litters from entering area shelters. Each VHS shelter animal is altered before it goes home with its new adoptive family, and we offer low-cost services to the public to get their animals spayed or neutered. We accept SNSI Spay/Neuter Assistance Program vouchers that the State of Indiana provides to low-income Hoosiers. We also have transport agreements with 15 other organizations in all three states of the Tri-State area, providing spay/neuter surgeries for their animals.
Other services are offered through our Clinic as well, such as microchipping, vaccinations, nail trims, heartworm testing for dogs, FIV testing for cats, and flea & heartworm prevention.

The World Spay Day website, www.worldspayday.org, provides a Spay/Neuter locator tool that allows pet owners to search for spay & neuter clinics near them. The VHS Clinic is the only clinic listed in Evansville. Many other organizations listed nearby are ones that use our clinic’s services for their own animals, including SNIPZ in Henderson and Pay-It-Forward in Owensboro.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the VHS receives no funding from the city of Evansville or Vanderburgh County. Despite our participation in World Spay Day, we are not financially affiliated in any way with the Humane Society of the United States or the ASPCA. Supporters can donate a $50 sponsorship in a number of ways. They can visit www.vhslifesaver.org and click “Donate Now.” Donations can be made over the phone using a Visa, Discover, or Mastercard by calling (812) 426-2563 Tuesday through Saturday. Or, sponsorships can be dropped off at the shelter at 400 Millner Industrial Drive in Evansville Tuesday-Saturday 9 am – 6 pm. Checks should be made payable to VHS.

We would be happy to arrange a photo opportunity or live remote from our Spay & Neuter Clinic during World Spay Day. Please contact Kendall Paul or Amanda Coburn at the above phone numbers to arrange a time.

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Florey and Luckett earn All-Tournament honors

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Florey named co-MVP

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Purple Aces freshman Morgan Florey was named the Co-MVP of the Tiger Classic while Michal Luckett earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team.

Florey pitched 13 2/3 innings over the weekend where she struck out 23 batters and gave up just one unearned run.  Florey also picked up three wins over the weekend.  In the win over East Tennessee State, Florey fanned a career-high nine batters in four innings of work.  She followed that up on Saturday going 5 2/3 innings where she struck out eight.

In the win over Northern Kentucky to cap off the weekend, Florey pitched the final four innings as she earned her third win of the season and fourth of the year.  Making her effort even more impressive in the win over NKU is that she drove in the winning run in the top of the 8th inning.  In her first at-bat of the season, Florey singled to center field to help the Aces win their 8th game of the year.

Luckett had a great weekend of her own, hitting an unbelievable .625.  She recorded a hit in 10 of her 16 at-bats over the weekend, hitting a home run and driving in four runs.  She also scored five times.

Her weekend began with a perfect 3-3 effort against Tennessee State where she scored twice.  Next time out versus ETSU, Luckett went 2-3 while scoring twice.  Her top game of the weekend came in the finale against NKU as she went 4/5 while scoring her 9th run of the season.

Below is the full All-Tournament Team:

Co-MVP:

Morgan Florey – Evansville

Rochelle Roberts – ULM

Team:

Lindsey Fadnek – East Tennessee State

Bethany Cowart – East Tennessee State

Taylor Carter – East Tennessee State

Michal Luckett – Evansville

Melanie Coyne – ULM

Maggie MacBeth – Butler

Alina Maher – Northern Kentucky

Courtney Gearlds – Tennessee State

Lauren Powell – Tennessee State

 

On Friday, Evansville heads back to the state of Tennessee where they will play in the UT-Chattanooga 2016 Frost Classic, which will take place in Chattanooga, Tenn.

 

IceMen Stun Mavericks with Gutsy Win in Missouri

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Evansville becomes just second team to beat ECHL’s best at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena.

Records:  Evansville: 19-24-6-1; Missouri: 41-7-2-1

 

Goalies:   MO – Summerhays (L), 4-8-1-0, 24 saves

EVN – Greenham (W), 6-5-1-0, 31 saves

 

Scoring:

1st Period: 1. EVN – Leveille 19 (HImelson, Harrison, 3:34)

2nd Period:  2. MO – Cullity 3 (Johnston, T. Ludwig, 12:06)

3rd Period:  3. EVN – Humphries 1 (unassisted, 5:45)

 

INDEPENDENCE, MO – The short-handed Evansville IceMen did something only one other team has done this season on Sunday. The IceMen beat the Missouri Mavericks 2-1 at Silverstein Eye Centers Arena. It was only Missouri’s third home loss in 27 games.

The IceMen found the back of the net early in the game, when Andrew Himelson’s shot from the point deflected off of a stick in front of Mavericks goaltender Steven Summerhays 3:34 into the first period. Evansville outshot Missouri 15-8 in the frame, but was unsuccessful on a four-minute power play when Jesse Root’s stick came up and caught Alex Wideman. Wideman did not return.

The Mavericks tied the game when Patrick Cullity fired a shot through a screen over the glove of IceMen goalie Scott Greenham at 12:06 of the second period. The two goalies took a beating with several collisions at the net, but both teams continued to struggle on the power play. The teams skated into the third period tied 1-1.

Evansville benefitted from a Missouri blunder on a delayed IceMen penalty 5:45 into the third period in what turned out to be the game-winning goal. With Summerhays pulled for an extra attacker, Tyler Barnes’ shot from the point was blocked by IceMen defensemanSpencer Humphries. When Barnes tried to recover, he swept the puck all the way down the ice into his own net.

Suddenly in the lead, the IceMen killed the sixth Mavericks power play and hung on to the 2-1 victory. Greenham stopped 31 shots in the win.

The IceMen head to Cincinnati Tuesday to complete the four-game road trip, before returning home February 26-27 for two games against the Atlanta Gladiators for Pink the Rink Weekend. Tuesday’s game will be broadcast on www.evansvilleicemen.com and ECHL TV. Game time is scheduled for 7:35pm EST (6:35 in Evansville), and pregame coverage will begin at 6:20pm CST.

 

UPCOMING HOME GAMES

Fri. 2/26 – Atlanta at Evansville (7:15pm) – Ford Center

                        Pink the Rink Weekend – Paint the Ice

Sat. 2/27 – Atlanta at Evansville (7:15pm) – Ford Center

                        Pink the Rink Weekend – Jersey Auction

 

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PINK THE RINK

The IceMen invite you to Pink the Rink Weekend February 26-27 at the Ford Center! For just $5, purchase the opportunity to paint the name of a loved one on the ice following Friday night’s game. An exclusive ticket special for the weekend includes a goal zone ticket to both Friday and Saturday night’s games and name on the ice for just $35. The IceMen will be wearing specialty jerseys both nights which will be auctioned off Saturday night after the game. All proceeds from the painting of the names and the jersey auction will go to Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research.  Both games start at 7:15 pm against the Atlanta Gladiators. Call 812-421-GOAL (4625) for more information.

 

MARCH BOOK DRIVE

The IceMen will be hosting a book drive for three games in March. The team will be collecting new or gently used beginner to teen books Friday March 4th and Saturday March 5th when Evansville hosts the Tulsa Oilers and again Sunday March 6th when the IceMen take on the Wichita Thunder. Bookmarks will be handed out for every book donated, and anyone with a bookmark can present it at the Ford Center Ticket Office for a discounted ticket to the IceMen game Wednesday March 9th.  All of the books will be donated to Evansville Hangers.

 

DOMINO’S 4-GAME HAT PACK

Choose any four IceMen home games and get a FREE limited edition IceMen hat and a large 1-topping Domino’s pizza, starting at only $17 per ticket. Call the IceMen front office at 812-421-GOAL (4625) for details.

 

Visit us at www.evansvilleicemen.com, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter @EvvIceMen for more information about your hometown professional hockey team.

 

Three Aces homer in loss at South Alabama

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MOBILE, Ala. – Three University of Evansville baseball players recorded their first home run of the season on Sunday, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a big first inning from South Alabama as the Purple Aces dropped an 18-5 decision to the host Jaguars at Stanky Field.

“We weren’t ready to compete this weekend, and that falls back on me,” UE head coach Wes Carroll said. “We were were beat in every aspect of the game. This team showed a lot of fight in the fall, and there’s no doubt in my mind that we’ll bounce back in practice and compete this week in order to be ready for next weekend.”

The Jaguars (3-0) got to Aces starting pitcher Brandon Gomer quickly, scoring seven runs in the opening frame to put the UE behind for good. The freshman out of Lenexa, Kan., allowed five hits in the frame and was pegged with the loss in his Aces debut.

UE (0-3) attempted to answer the call in the ensuing half-inning as Shain Showers uncorked a three-run blast to left field to cut the deficit down to four. However, the momentum wouldn’t last long as the hosts tacked on two runs apiece in the third and fifth innings to take an 11-3 edge into the sixth.

Showers would end the day as one of two Aces hitters to register multiple hits, going 2-for-4 at the plate with three runs batted in, but he was bettered by his USA counterpart in Drew LaBounty, who ended 4-for-4 with seven RBI and three runs.

Both Boomer Synek and Jonathan Ramon homered in the top of the sixth, but a five-run bottom-half re-established control for the Jaguars, who would add two more in the seventh to account for the final score.

Jaguars reliever James Traylor was credited with the victory after allowing just one run over 3.2 innings.

UE will continue its current seven-game season-opening road swing next weekend as the Aces take off for South Carolina to take on USC Upstate, Wofford and Monmouth.

 

NOTES: UE is 2-4 all-time vs. South Alabama and 6-10 against schools based in Alabama since 1978 … The Aces had won each of their past two season opening series, sweeping past Lipscomb in 2014 and taking two of three from UALR a year ago … Overall, UE is now 28-32 in season-opening series since 1978.

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