Tell Us What You Think
Did you enjoy the Showcase? Did it meet your particular needs? Do you have suggestions? Celeste Draher, Chamber Volunteer, may be contacting you in the near future as she will be doing a random Showcase Survey in anticipation of finding out what you did and did not like this year. We appreciate your input and know you will enjoy meeting Celeste; someone with a great deal of Chamber experience that hails from the State of Washington. Welcome Celeste to the community and give her suggestions for the next Home & Business Showcase.
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Do You Know?...
...That the Bridges of Health is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5-8 p.m. Appointments can be made by calling (765) 662-7289 at 5 p.m. The Bridges is a primary care volunteer health organization serving the uninsured residents of Marion and Grant County in need of medical, dental and vision care. It is located at 901 S. Branson Street inside the St. Martin Community Center. Services are provided by volunteer healthcare professionals. Dr. Gupte serves as the medical center and Dr. Hunter is the assistant medical director. If you would like to learn more about volunteering at Bridges to Health, please call (765) 662-7289.
...That the United Way supplements 16 programs right here in our county? United way serves as a catalyst for progressive solutions to community problems. Interested in donating to causes that help those in Grant County? Contact (765) 662-9811 or e-mail unitedway@nxco.com. $4.00 per week will provide a person one hot meal per day for three months at St. Martin or $6.00 per week will provide visual and hearing testing for 50 people at Services for the Visually and Hearing Impaired. These are just two examples of how your donation reaches out to many in need. The deadline for donations is December 9th...you have just enough time and it will make a difference in so many lives.
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From the Desk of Penny Garrett
Central Indiana Ethanol broke ground on Friday, November 4, 2005. I'm glad I was there. What a proud day it was for Jay Berry and the City of Marion. I shook hands with Senator Dillon and State Representative P. Eric Turner and many, many others. There were other state representatives on hand as Marion began an operation that will provide fuel from the Midwest - NOT the Mideast. Ethanol is a bio-based fuel made from corn and other renewable sources right here in the USA.
Our Mayor, Mayor H. Leach, and the Marion Mayor were there to wish Jay Berry well and many, many other community leaders too. There were brochures outlining a better future through bio-diesel, T-shirts labeled "Fuel for the Future," and to top it off, it was an absolutely beautiful day. If you were unable to attend the ground breaking and you want to know more about this cleaner burning alternative fuel, visit www.biodiesel.org.
Showcase Booth Participant Omitted Last Issue: Super 8 Motel. Sorry Darlene.
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