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FEDEX CARES ADOPTS VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF INDIANA
As part of the United Way Day of Caring, Volunteers of America of Indiana was offered the opportunity to work with FedEx Cares where 200 FedEx volunteers worked for 5 hours on central Indiana agency projects. FedEx provided $8300 for the supplies needed to compile 1100 work kits, snack kits, stationary kits, and hygiene kits for the men and women of Brandon Hall and Theodora House and provided the manpower to compile all of the kits. FedEx staff showed how much they truly care by going above and beyond what was expected of them by procuring donated soap for the hygiene kits and by driving a FedEx Special Delivery Truck to Brandon Hall to help deliver kits! Special thanks to FedEx and the FedEx Cares program for an amazing contribution to our agency and our residents! At right, Tim Campbell, President/CEO joins staff from FedEx at the delivery site. View photos from FedEx Cares.
SUMMER/FALL 2008 NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE ONLINE
The Summer/Fall 2008 edition of The Messenger is available to read or print. Read the Messenger.
WHAT'S NEW IN TREATMENT SERVICES -
ACCESS TO RECOVERY (ATR)
Volunteers of America of Indiana, through the Access to Recovery grant, provides Recovery Consultation and Clinical Recoery Support Services in the following counties: Marion, Vanderburgh and Vigo. Learn more about Access to Recovery.
THEODORA HOUSE RECEIVES GENEROUS GIFT
Volunteers of America of Indiana, Inc. was pleased to receive a recent charitable gift from the Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation in the amount of $150,000.00 for the exclusive use and benefit of Theodora House. This substantial gift will benefit greatly the women and children served by Theodora House and will afford the agency the opportunity to make even greater impact in their lives. Volunteers of America of Indiana is grateful for the continued support of the Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation.
BUSES FOR BASEBALL - HIGHLIGHTS
Nothing says summer more than baseball and bicycles. But for many disadvantaged children, the warm weather activities that other kids take for granted are nothing more than a dream.
On June 19, 2008 local high school students from the Indiana Action Team accompanied 25 players from the Fredrick Douglass Little League in Indianapolis on a bus trip to a Cincinnati Reds home game. They were greeted at the game by big league players Josh Fogg, David Ross and Javier Valentin. Upon their return to Indianapolis after the game, the children were welcomed home with a surprise gift – a bicycle given to each of them as part of the “Shifting Gears” program. View photos.
The trip was organized as part of the Major League Baseball Players Trust’s Buses for Baseball program that gives underprivileged children and youth throughout the United States the chance to attend a Major League game and meet the players. The Fredrick Douglas Little League was recommended for this honor by the Indianapolis Mayor’s Office. Throughout the day’s activities, high school students from the Indiana Action Team served as mentors to the little leaguers to highlight the need for positive enrichment programs for disadvantaged children.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS TRUST ANNOUNCES GRANT AWARD
Volunteers of America of Indiana was recently notified that the agency has been selected as a recipient of a 2008 Major League Baseball Players Trust Grant in the amount of $10,000. Read more.
PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS H.R. 1593, THE SECOND CHANCE ACT OF 2007
On Wednesday April 16, 2008, President Bush signed into law The Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention which will help ex-offenders transition into society after leaving prison or jail. Read more.
ANNUAL REPORT RELEASED
Volunteers of America of Indiana has released its 2007 Annual Report. Read the Annual Report.