During the last two months of 2016, M.S.WOODS Real Estate collected essays written by current and prospective college students from around the country. Some live as close as Illinois and Michigan; others came from California, Florida, and even Hawaii. All wrote a […]
Philanthropy Corner: TeenWorks Takes On Youth Unemployment
#INDIANAPOLIS—For almost 35 years, the Pro 100 Program has provided Indianapolis youth with summer employment opportunities throughout the city’s golf courses. The goal was simple, as was the name: founder Gene B. Glick hoped to employ and mentor at least 100 e […]
Philanthropy Corner: Teach For America Goes ‘All In’
#Indianapolis—All in. That was the mantra Friday night at the Teach For America gala at the JW Marriott.But it has also been the guiding philosophy for the Indianapolis branch of TFA since it was founded in 2008. Dedicated to the belief that all students deserve […]
Philanthropy Corner: Masquerade at the Marriott
#Indianapolis—Last weekend, an annual event benefiting the Pacers Foundation and Simon Youth Foundation crossed an important threshold. In 14 years of fundraising, The Masquerade has now raised more than $10 million for the country’s disadvantaged youth.The Oct […]
Philanthropy Corner: Ivy Tech Brings Paris to the Midwest
Every spring, at an annual fundraising event at Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis gets a little taste of France.The Evening in Paris dinner features traditional French cuisine prepared and served by Ivy Tech’s Hospitality Administration students, as well a […]
Philanthropy Corner: Indiana Authors Award Recognizes Hoosier Talent
Four Hoosier authors were rewarded for their craft last weekend at the seventh annual Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award Dinner. In addition to receiving statewide recognition and a cash prize, each winner selects a public library in Indiana to receiv […]