November 5, 2010
Associated PressThe grant from JPMorgan Chase Foundation clears the way for construction of the Chase Near Eastside Legacy Center.
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October 7, 2010
Scott OlsonGetting 8,500 volunteers to where they're supposed to be along Interstate 70 relies on a system of color-coded passes.
By 6 p.m. Thursday, they'll have planted 1,600 trees and 72,000 shrubs and perennials
(with photo gallery).
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May 8, 2010
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based Christel House is brokering sales of in-room coffee to resorts around the country, taking a 10-percent
royalty to do so. The coffee is roasted by Indianapolis-based Copper Moon Coffee Co. and packaged in red and green bags decorated
with drawings by students at Christel House's schools.
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April 24, 2010
IBJ StaffBrightpoint employees fanned out across Marion and Hendricks counties the week of April 17, donating more than 400 hours to
seven organizations. Comcast was expecting 1,000 volunteers to help organizations across the state on April 24.
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April 10, 2010
IBJ StaffMarsh Supermarkets and its customers have contributed $100,000 to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund. The Kroger Co.'s
Central Division and students from Indianapolis Public School 46 raised more than $106,000, mostly from Kroger customers and
employees.
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March 25, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinUnited Way of Central Indiana's 2009 fund-raising campaign raised $38.8 million, slightly short of its $39 million goal,
but almost equal to the previous year's effort, the organization announced Thursday.
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March 18, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Central Indiana Community Foundation has stopped payment on a $3 million grant to Junior Achievement because of accounting
questions.
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March 4, 2010
Peter SchnitzlerCorporate contributions, volunteerism help shore up struggling city department after recession-driven cuts reduce budget by
nearly one-fifth.
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February 13, 2010
Chris KatterjohnHoosier businesses have
stepped up for the citizens of Haiti, the island nation that was literally shaken to pieces by a massive earthquake Jan. 12.
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January 23, 2010
Mickey MaurerLast November, Katz Sapper and Miller went back to schooll—Broad Ripple High School.
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January 23, 2010
IBJ StaffA movement is afoot to professionalize the grant-writing trade.
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January 2, 2010
IBJ StaffPeople who raise money for a living are more optimistic about their prospects now than they were six months ago, reports
the Center on Philanthropy at IUPUI.
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January 2, 2010
IBJ StaffOver the past four years, Carrier has donated $71,000 for the purchase of equipment and software that will
allow mechanical engineering students at IUPUI to do more advanced work.
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December 5, 2009
Sam StallEntrepreneur earmarks 10 percent of profits for charity, honors well-run not-for-profits.
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November 18, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinThe fund has helped more than 6,000 households in six counties pay for housing, utilities and food.
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November 5, 2009
Citizens has donated 28 acres of land from its former Citizens Gas & Coke Utility site on the southeast side of Indianapolis
to Play Ball Indiana for the development of a youth sports complex.
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October 31, 2009
IBJ StaffThe civic festival Spirit and Place, which runs Nov. 5-16, has been a fixture of the fall season since 1996, but organizers
are still trying to explain to Indianapolis residents what it’s all about.
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October 24, 2009
IBJ StaffThe awards of $500 each total $62,500. “In lieu of doing a party, it was more
appropriate and more the corporate culture of Gregory & Appel to do something charitable,”
Vice President Steve Appel said.
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September 19, 2009
IBJ StaffEmployees at five different companies collectively lost 805 pounds over six weeks this summer. They also
raised $805 for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Indiana.
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September 12, 2009
IBJ StaffUnited Way of Central Indiana recently announced a fund-raising goal of $39 million. That’s less than the goal of
$40 million set last year, when fund raising fell short, ending at $38.8 million.
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August 29, 2009
IBJ StaffCollege Mentors for Kids won $80,000 in products and services from a host of local companies in the Indy Business Makeover
Competition. The winner was selected from among 10 finalists through online voting.
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July 20, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinOne of the city’s golf course operators, Bob Thompson, has donated his earnings from two facilities to a single charitable
cause the past 15 years.
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June 15, 2009
IBJ StaffEli Lilly and Co. isn't the only company to set aside a day for volunteering. The Big 4 accounting firm Deloitte had its 10th
annual IMPACT Day June 5.
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May 25, 2009
Two global companies based in Indianapolis have been recognized for their philanthropic efforts.
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May 18, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinSome of Indianapolis' main entrances from Interstate 70 are in line for a $2 million makeover.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.