Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis Announces 2013 $100,000 Grant Recipient: Tindley Collegiate Academy – Girls Middle School

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Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis Announces 2013 $100,000 Grant Recipient: Tindley Collegiate Academy – Girls Middle School

 

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (June 12, 2013) – Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis awarded $100,000 to Tindley Collegiate Academy Girls School at their annual dinner held June 11 at Courses Restaurant, Ivy Tech Community College.

This year’s $100,000 grant will fund the GET STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) lab that provides middle-school girls with experiences that will inspire them toward careers in math and science. Opening in the Fall of 2013, TindleyCollegeAcademy will be Indiana’s first all-girls middle school. It will serve primarily an African American population in the Meadows – one of the most challenged neighborhoods in the city.

Tindley Collegiate Academy Girls School was named the 2013 Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis $100,000 grant winner on Tuesday. Pictured, left to right, are Dr. Dina Stephens, Chief Academic Officer, Marcus C. Robinson, CEO, and Kelli B. Marshall, Principal.

“Impact 100 is honored to support the GET STEM lab,” said Karen Kennelly, president of Impact 100. “It’s clear that our membership saw the value of providing a lab that inspires the next generation of female engineers and scientists by encouraging them to succeed in college – and in life.”

Founded in 2006, Impact 100 has granted $1.3 million to local non-profit organizations. The selection process began in January, 2013 with 53 grant applicants submitting letters of intent. Five Focus Area Committees then vetted one finalist in each focus area. TindelyCollegiateAcademy, a finalist in the Education Focus Area, was one of five organizations to make a formal presentation to the Impact 100 membership during the annual dinner. The other finalists included, RuthLillyEducationCenter: HOPE for Teens (Health & Wellness Focus Area); Reach for Youth: Teen Court (Family Focus Area); People for Urban Progress (Environment Focus Area) and The Oaks Academy: Fine Art Studio at Brookside (Arts & Culture Focus Area). The four remaining finalists each received unrestricted grants in the amount $5,250.

 

About Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis: Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis is a charitable women’s giving circle dedicated to awarding high impact grants to nonprofits in the community in the areas of arts & culture, education, environment, family, and health & wellness.  Annually, a minimum of 100 members each donate $1,000 to collectively make extraordinary gifts, $100,000 at a time, helping fund the growth of one local nonprofit each year. One hundred percent of member donations are returned to the community in the form of grants. In June, Impact 100 members each cast one vote to determine the nonprofit grant recipients for that year. An IRS-recognized 501(C)(3) charitable organization, Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis seeks to fund critical needs, new ventures, and innovative ways to solve social problems and to create a more civil and respectful climate in the community. Please join us in pooling our resources and experiencing The Power of Women Giving as One. Facebook | Twitter @IMPACT100INDY | www.impact100indy.org

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How Slow is Your Food?

Written by: Chelsea Marburger

Events/Promotions Intern at Indianapolis City Market

Indianapolis City Market @IndyCM

We all know what fast food is but what about “slow food”? The slow food movement started back in the 80s when people realized that not only were people eating poorly, but interest in what we were putting into our bodies, where it was coming from, and how it was being prepared was at an all-time low. The slow food movement has gained major publicity in the U.S. due to a large increase in farmers markets, CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), and pick-your-own operations. Fundamental to the slow food movement is the concept of “eco-gastronomy – a strong recognition of the relationship between plate and planet.”

The number of farmers markets has increased dramatically in the past 5-10 years; the 2006 count was 4,385 whereas the count in 2012 was 7,864. Farmers markets are a benefit to all those involved. The Original Farmers’ Market at City Market is in its 16^th season of providing fresh, locally- grown produce to downtown communities that wouldn’t have it otherwise. Farmers markets also allow farmers and producers to sell directly to their consumers which establishes better pricing systems for customers and higher sales for producers. Over the past couple of years, there has also been an increased effort by the USDA to push farmers markets to accept different types of government-funded programs such as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) to encourage healthy eating habits and to change purchasing patterns of low-income individuals.

The popularity of CSAs has also spiked in recent years. CSAs live up to their name by creating a relationship between consumers and their locally-grown goods. Buyers interested in being part of a CSA purchase a subscription to a particular garden or farm and experience the successes and the pitfalls of farming in that they are provided only what the farm is able to produce. CSAs will typically specialize in a specific type of product as well. Indianapolis-based Big City Farms specializes in heirloom produce whereas near south side’s South Circle Farm produces vegetables, herbs, berries, and plants.

The “slow food” movement is gaining steam every season and every harvest. Families concerned with the health of their children, people recovering from illness, and just every day people wanting to stay fit and healthy are shopping locally to support their bodies and their local economies. In addition, the slow food movement provides for “clean” farming techniques, fair producer wages and a return to communal and convivial relationships to food and each other. For more information on the slow food movement, farmers markets, CSAs, and the organizations mentioned, please visit their websites listed below.

Indianapolis City Market @IndyCM: www.indycm.com

Big City Farm: www.bigcityfarmsindy.com

South Circle Farm: www.southcirclefarm.com

Prevail, Inc. to host great girl’s day out events!

Hey, ladies! Are you in need of a fun girl’s event? If so, we recommend two – a silent purse auction AND a fashion show! Both events will benefit our client, Prevail, Inc., a Hamilton County-based non profit organization that advocates for crime victims and families in crisis.

Tri Kappa Epsilon is hosting its annual Cruisin’ for a Cause silent purse auction on Tuesday, March 13 from 7 – 9 p.m. at the Bridgewater Clubhouse, 3535 East 161st Street, Carmel. Stunning purses filled to the brim with goodies will be available for auction. Past purses have included theater tickets, restaurant gift certificates, beauty items and sports memorabilia. Tickets are only $15!

Then, Prevail, Inc. will host “Spring into Fashion” Wednesday, March 14 beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Woodland Country Club, 100 Woodland Lane, Carmel, Ind. 46032. Fashions will be provided by Lilly’s Boutique Gallery of Zionsville! You’ll enjoy an exciting raffle that features car wash tickets, museum passes and restaurant gift certificates, as well as other prizes, including gorgeous jewelry from Smith Jewelers and Hofmeister Jewelers!

“Spring into Fashion” will include a lunch at 11:30 a.m. Make sure you arrive early to shop, though! The fashion show will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m., and WISH TV anchor and investigative reporter, Karen Hensel, will serve as Master of Ceremonies. Prevail, Inc.’s Director of Community Relations, Michelle Corrao, will share her powerful story.

The cost to attend is $45 per person, or $400 for a table of eight. Reservations are recommended as seating is limited and the registration deadline is March 7. To register for either event, call the Prevail Office at 317-773-6942 or visit http://prevailinc.com and click the ‘donate now’ button, and indicate which event(s) you are registering for in the comments section.