Announcement
Lori Coolidge has opened Pure Design LLC, an independently owned and operated graphic design studio with a focus on corporate branding and communications. Email: lori@pure255.com; phone:  385-5210.

Bankruptcies
Centerstone Professional Lawncare LLC, 20230 Hague Road, Building G, Noblesville, 46062, Chapter 7 liquidation, liabilities: $153,962; assets: none.

Hoosier Wood Preservers Inc., 3605 Farnsworth St., 46241, Chapter 7 liquidation, liabilities: $434,884; assets: $143,431.

Fundraising
Families First to benefit from the 18th annual “Stand Up For Families” on Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency downtown. Contact www.familiesfirstindiana.org, or from Anita Owen at 644-7230.

Jordan-Rieger Fund for Pancreatic Cancer to benefit from the 4th annual Live and Silent Auction Dinner on Nov. 5 at Marian Inc., downtown Indianapolis. Tickets: $60 per person or $450 for a table of eight. Contact Julie Hendon at (765) 494-1109 or julieh@purdue.edu.

St. Mary’s Child Center to benefit from the Miracle Ball on Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Ritz Charles. For reservations, contact Dana Smith at 361-4883 or dsmith@stmaryschildcenter.org.

Second Helpings to benefit from the 10th annual Tonic Ball on Nov. 18 beginning at 7 p.m. at Radio Radio and Fountain Square Theatre. Tickets: $25. Contact tonicindy.com

Rock Steady Boxing will hold a free fundraising breakfast on Nov. 29 at 7:30 a.m. at the Indianapolis Marriott East. RSVP. Contact Joyce Johnson at 205-9198 or jjohnson@rocksteadyboxing.org.

The Assistance League of Indianapolis to benefit from a holiday luncheon, auction and style show on Dec. 1 at The Ritz Charles beginning at 10:30 a.m. Tickets: $50 or $70. Contact Susan Groen at 733-3012 or holiday@alindy.org.

Fundraising Results
Indiana AIDS Walk raised $201,398.14, surpassing its goal.

Christel House’s 3rd annual Braking the Cycle Ride raised nearly $15,000.

Grants
Today’s Options PPO, a Medicare Advantage Health Plan, has awarded CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions a $15,000 grant.

The JCC received a grant from the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation to help underwrite the cost of the 13th annual Ann Katz Festival of Books and Arts.

In Recognition
Franciscan St. Francis Health was named among the top 5 percent in the nation for its cardiac services by HealthGrades. Additional honors for the cardiac program included a Five-Star rating and the No. 1 rank in Indiana.

Franciscan St. Francis Health has been awarded the 2011 Distinguished Community Service Award by the Black Nurses Association of Indianapolis Inc.

Thirty-three physicians at Franciscan St. Francis Health were recognized as “Top Doctors” by Indianapolis Monthly magazine.

William Kulsrud, Kelley School, has been named the inaugural Katz Sapper & Miller Faculty Fellow.

MaryEllen Kiley Bishop received an Indiana Woman of Achievement award from Ball State University’s College of Sciences and Humanities for distinction in the legal profession.

Dr. Bryan Schneider received the 2011 Advanced Clinical Research Award in Breast Cancer from the Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

James F. Ludlow was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012, in the field of Personal Injury Litigation.

RE/MAX was ranked as the number one real estate franchisor for the third year in a row, and 15th overall, by Franchise Times magazine.

Marvin Bailey was proclaimed a “Net Literacy Hero” by the organization’s student board of directors.

F.C. Tucker Co. earned a Company that Cares distinction from United Way of Central Indiana.

Relocations
New combined office space for the Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority and the Central Indiana Commuter Services is at the Indiana Chamber of Commerce building, 320 N. Meridian St.•