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Extreme Makeover Home Edition coming to Indy!

April 25th, 2008 by Roger Williams · 1 Comment

Indianapolis is at the heart of “hoosier hospitality”. When this city sees an individual or family in need it takes action. Here is another chance for this city to prove to the world that it is “World Class”.
ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition is looking for a heroic hoosier family for next season. I received the [...]

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Tags: Construction · Entrepreneurs · News · Not Categorized · Real Estate · Religion

WhatFriendsDo - helping friends when it’s needed most

September 24th, 2007 by Fran Kandrac · 2 Comments

I Choose Indy to begin promoting www.WhatFriendsDo.com, because Indy is where the site was born.

The story started in 1985 at IPS # 70 when my five-year-old daughter, Stephanie, started kindergarten. Stephanie formed an instant friendship with a cute little blond haired girl named Laura. Laura soon started coming to our house to play and spend [...]

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“It’s easy for start-up non-profits in Indy.” Not so much. But it’s worth it!

June 8th, 2007 by Roger Williams · 3 Comments

Two years ago, when some friends and I finally took the leap to start a new non-profit here in Indianapolis I was surprised how many people in and out of our community commented on the easy we would have in receiving funding. We are very fortunate in Indianapolis to have a heavy concentration of charitable [...]

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Cranes - A Sign of Change…

January 21st, 2007 by Harlon Wilson · 2 Comments

I’m 38 years young and a native of Indianapolis. I grew up in the back room of a bakery (Wilson’s Donut & Bake Shop) on West 16th Street just outside of Speedway. My family originated in the Whitestown / Zionsville area where they farmed land in nearby New Augusta. My best buddy, [...]

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Right Time, Right Place, Great Idea!

January 7th, 2007 by Stacey Kiernan · No Comments

Just saw the interview on Inside Indiana Business re: this blog and immediately wanted to get on board with kudos for a great idea! We love Indy and anything that helps point out the great things about our city. My husband, David is a native, born at Methodist Hospital. I moved from [...]

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