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SOLD: RIPLEY AUCTIONS OFFERS DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN BROAD RIPPLE When Dan Ripley and his staff at Ripley Auctions are approached by a potential client about selling an item or a group of items, they draw on decades of experience and a true passion for serving their community.

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School on Wheels: Local Organization Offers Tutoring & Advocacy for Homeless Children Healthy Living: Eating Seasonally & Sourcing Locally

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Decades of Experience In Broad Ripple

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School on Wheels Local Organization Offers Tutoring & Advocacy for Homeless Children

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Working as a school social worker in the late 90s, Sally Bindley knew that children living in poverty faced grave educational challenges. Other than a single homeless liaison in each school district who was there to ensure the educational rights of homeless students, there was no formalized system in place for providing additional educational support and advocacy for children who were homeless. Therefore, in 2001, Bindley founded School on Wheels, an organization that provides one-on-one tutoring and educational advocacy for school-aged children and their families impacted by homelessness. “I thought, ‘If we want kids who are homeless today to not be

homeless tomorrow, the number one thing that can get them out of that is education,’” says Bindley, who enlisted the help of her best friend, her mom, and her mom’s best friend. The women called area shelters to ask if they could come after school to help the kids with their homework. The shelters welcomed the foursome with open arms. “We saw 50 kids that first year and thought we had changed the world,” Bindley says. “What we discovered was that the need was great.” As soon as other shelters found out what the ladies were doing, they wanted School on Wheels to come to them, too. Bindley sought out additional volunteers and today has more than 440 volunteers from Broad Ripple, Geist, Fishers, and surrounding locations. Last year

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alone, those volunteers spent 6,700 hours providing services, resulting in helping 571 children and parents. Volunteers go to the same location on the same day and same time to work with the same student for one hour each week. “We want volunteers to find a time and place that works for their schedule,” Bindley says, noting that they welcome volunteers as young as 11 if accompanied by a parent or guardian. By age 13, they can tutor by themselves. A number of kids who started volunteering when they were 11 have done it all through high school. “It’s a powerful lesson for kids to see how we are more alike than different,” Bindley says. “It’s also empowering for kids to help other kids.”

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In addition to providing one-on-one tutoring for homeless students at 16 locations, they also offer school choice workshops to parents. “We help them identify their child’s academic needs to determine the best school for enrollment,” Bindley says. “We also help them with logistics and transportation.” In addition, they attend back-to-school nights, open houses, and parent-teacher conferences with parents, and facilitate testing if they suspect a child might have a learning disability. “We help break down any barrier a homeless child may have so they can have a better school experience,” Bindley explains. Through the years, they have changed their program model. They have shelter-based programming, which is an afterschool tutoring program at the shelters where the families are living. Then they have school-based programming that started out as after-school tutoring and has grown into a program where they tutor kids during the school day as well. “So, instead of needing tutors at these different schools an hour after school each day, now we have opportunities to grab kids out of classrooms and work with them one-on-one or in small group settings,” says Bindley, who loves the fact that the program has been around long enough that those who were once tutees are now tutors. She also loves how much their volunteers get out of the experience. “We have tutors who say this is the best hour of their week,” Bindley says. “And we have families who tutor together who 6 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / FEBRUARY 2020 / atBRip.com

tell us their most important conversations are the ones they have on peers,” Bindley says. their way home from tutoring every week.” “Being understanding of their situation and helping them without Adolphus Fifer says that the joy he gets from making a difference in judging them is something School on Wheels really excels at.” these kids’ lives is his favorite part of volunteering. Those ongoing relationships really pay off. She tells the story of a “You can see it in their eyes,” Fifer says. “Connecting with them and boy who was working on a math assignment. When he finished, he was to hit the buzzer and keep going. The tutor told him, “You did getting to know them is such a joy.” a wonderful job, but next time you can hit the buzzer faster and get more done.” The boy replied, “I don’t hit the buzzer fast because I Aleesia Johnson, Superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools, like to look at the work I did because I’m so proud of the ones I get says that IPS is grateful for their partnership with School on Wheels. right.” “We believe that we are stronger when we work together as partners “When kids struggle with a subject and then have some kind of toward a shared goal, and School on Wheels is an example of such mastery they are proud of, it encourages them to continue to focus an organization—working in our community to remove barriers on school,” Bindley says. “It’s a beautiful moment when you’re and support student success,” Johnson says. working with a kid who says, ‘I did it!’” According to Bindley, as many as 5,000 students are homeless in the Indianapolis area annually. In addition, homeless children are nine times more likely to repeat a grade in school. For those homeless kiddos who were tutored by School on Wheels volunteers, however, 98% were promoted to the next grade.

Erica, parent of two School on Wheels students, is grateful that the organization is helping her sons see the bigger picture. “I want my boys to be successful. I want them to look more into the bigger side of the world,” she says. “There is more to life than just the streets. Education can be a big step towards changing our world and our kids’ future.”

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When you think of your local Farmer’s Market, you probably don’t get as excited to go in the dead of winter than you would during the peak of summer. Fresh tomatoes! Sweet Corn! Peppers galore! Yes, the summer seasons of produce do provide us with some beautiful, tasty produce. But what about the rest of the year? We tend to forget that there still is delicious produce to be had all through the year. It’s easy to miss what’s close by and why it’s so important, maybe because we have the enormous privilege and ability to have almost any type of food all year round. Tropical fruit, avocados, berries, you name it. It is absolutely a privilege that not all countries have. But why does it matter to eat seasonally? It’s so much easier to just run to the store and grab what you need. Sourcing your food seasonally and locally, however, can have great nutritional and economic advantages. Let’s first take a deeper look at how your food gets from the field to your plate. If you’re buying an avocado in January in the Midwest, chances are that avocado is coming from Mexico or even south America. Picked from the trees, packed into trucks, sent to a packaging facility, then to a distributor, a retailer and finally, to you. Hundreds, probably even thousands of miles away. That’s no short trip! Now think about transportation. How many miles did that avocado really travel? What was the carbon footprint? Trucking is the second largest carbon emitter next to air travel in regard to U.S transportation. Not to mention, the avocados must be held at specific temperatures to encourage ripening

so that they don’t over-ripen before they reach the consumer. That temperature control need also uses more energy. Also, thousands of gallons taken to support the avocado orchard in the first place can drain natural resources too. Now, I’m not suggesting we boycott avocados and never eat one again, but I want you to understand how much energy is put into one little fruit that we are so used to having available everywhere. It is extremely important to be conscious of the ‘How’ and ‘Where’ Contrast the long and expensive journey of your avocado to food we have right in our backyard. In the Midwest, the winter is great especially for hearty root vegetables and rich greens. Often, we may feel too intimidated to buy more local produce in colder seasons because we may not know what do to with it or how to prepare it. What the heck can you do with a Rutabaga? How can turnips possibly taste yummy? Often, these nutrient-dense root vegetables can be easy replacements for more common ones like potatoes! I encourage you to simply google whatever new vegetable you want to try and you will be introduced to a slew of ideas of how to make them delicious. There are endless possibilities. Along with trying new foods, foods that are grown in season and in healthy soil create a richer, more nutrient dense product. Often when we tune in to the seasonality of food, what is available is often exactly

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When Dan Ripley and his staff at Ripley Auctions are approached by a potential client about selling an item or a group of items, they draw on decades of experience and a true passion for serving their community. “We’re still interested, after all these years, in providing a service where we can share our expertise and help people out,” Ripley says. “That’s what I like about the auction business - partnering up with our sellers, maybe for things they’ve inherited and offering it transparently using our knowledge throughout the process.” Ripley grew up in Monrovia, Indiana. After finishing high school, he spent the next 10 years in Cincinnati where he studied business in college and subsequently opened a nightclub that he operated successfully through the 1980s. “I enjoyed running a nightclub and did that for quite a while, then I got into the art and antique business in the late ‘80s,” Ripley says. “Arts and antiques was

a family vocation that my parents and grandparents were involved in. They were collectors and show dealers.” An Indy resident since the early 1990s, Ripley is a third-generation Broad Ripple inhabitant and says that serving the local community, as well as art and antique collectors worldwide through online auction services, still brings him joy after decades in the auctioning business. “Frankly, I grew up being a little put off by the art business, only because I always had the impression that everything was sort of off limits and not to be touched since it was so valuable,” Ripley recalls. “As a child, that wasn’t too interesting, but as I got older and learned about the variety of things people collect and what is available to someone as a dealer or an auctioneer, I realized you can find what fits your personal lifestyle and piques your interest.” Ripley learned quickly, and these days he handles live and internet auctions with his staff of nine, which includes a lead auctioneer and appraisers. His company does all its shipping in-house, nationally

and throughout the world. “Having the experience of my prior generations once I did get interested, that gave me a quick jumpstart into the business - not only having access to mentors to teach me, but access to their libraries and inventory to learn from,” Ripley says. Ripley and his staff typically offer free initial appraisals for those interested in selling their artwork, jewelry or other items. “A lot of time a client will come to us and they may or may not know what they have, so we do a valuation review and determine whether it’s something we have a market for,” Ripley says. “We see whether it fits our business model.”

place your bids in real-time directly to the auctioneer.” Ripley Auctions will sell for anyone, anywhere in the world. “Our mission is serving collectors worldwide,” Ripley says. “On an international level, we specialize and have expertise in vintage costume and designer jewelry. We also specialize in art glass and Native American artifacts. We’ll have collectors and clients seek us out and hire our services to sell for them and those kinds of items can come from all over the country

Once the Ripley Auctions staff decides to sell an item or grouping of items, they create a detailed catalog for those items with multiple, high-resolution photographs, detailed descriptions, condition reports and estimated values. The catalog is then presented online for review by potential buyers. “We still conduct in-person auctions with an auctioneer and a live audience,” Ripley explains. “We do that about twice a month. We also offer live internet bidding worldwide and streamed audio and video for every auction so it’s virtually like watching it on TV while you’re still able to 14 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / FEBRUARY 2020 / atBRip.com

and the world.” Locally, Ripley sells a range of items for clients from visual artwork and antiques to jewelry to memorabilia. The company can handle entire estate collections and many types of specialized collections. “Part of our commitment to the local community is to work alongside local historical organizations, with our ability to sell many types of items for people here,” Ripley adds. Ripley remains committed to serving

Central Indiana both professionally and philanthropically - in 2013 he cofounded a nonprofit now known as the Judith G. Ripley Society, dedicated to the revitalization and stewardship of the White River in Indy. The organization is named in honor of Ripley’s mother, who served as director of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Committee, lived on the White River for nearly three decades and was a member of the White River Yacht Club. “A big reason I’m here in Indianapolis, as opposed to dealing in New York City or Chicago, is the White River,” Ripley says. “Our nonprofit works a lot with local stewardship groups like the White River Alliance, the White River Yacht Club Foundation and Friends of the White River.” With the drastic increase in internet use for auctioning, Ripley says the industry is now almost unrecognizable when compared to his early days in the business in the 1990s. “For a lot of the traditional art and antiques, and estate items, supply exceeds demand right now - the internet is a big part of that, but it’s not all of it,” Ripley says. “Collectors have changed over the years as well, so people don’t collect the traditional antiques so much anymore, and that’s partly because the generations that did do that aren’t acquiring the way they did when they were younger and more active.” He adds that many younger people aren’t buying the same types of items as their predecessors in the arts, antiques, jewelry and collectibles domain, instead demonstrating more specialized interests. “For the younger people it’s less about acquiring quantities or acquiring comprehensively - it’s more esoteric and eclectic,” Ripley says. Ripley Auctions is located at 2764 East 55th Place in Indianapolis. For more information on the Ripley Auctions staff, upcoming events, past auctions and more, call 317-251-5635 and visit ripleyauctions. com. Contact Ripley Auctions via email at sales@ripleyauctions.com.

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doesn’t have to be perfect to be a great day or night! But if you are still working out the details of how your day of cupid will go down, here’s a few ideas to get you started. 1. Game Night As kids, we tend to think of game night as a family thing to do. But why not play just as couples? Sometimes we all need time to unwind and enjoy some good old-fashioned fun. A little friendly competition can really create some 17 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / FEBRUARY 2020 / atBRip.com

friendly tension between you and your partner. There are a lot of breweries and coffee shops that could make this an easy night out and a lot of them have game libraries to use so you don’t need to bring your own, unless you want to. If staying in, grab a charcuterie tray, some champagne and your favorite board game and enjoy some one-on-one time. 2. Cooking Class A couple that cooks together, stays together, right? Or eats well together!

Check out local cooking schools or even local cooking stores for special classes just for Valentine’s Day. Many of them have classes all year round but add a few more during this time of year. The best part about this is that you’ll have a great dinner at the end of the night and probably a few drinks in between. This is also a great one if you are open to doing something NOT on Valentine’s Day. They often have many options around this time and if you are flexible with dates you might be able to find just the right menu! 3. Fondue at Home It seems like fondue restaurants are always the first to book up this time of year but if you are into fondue, it can be done at home too! Order a fondue set if you don’t already have one and purchase pre-cut food items so you don’t have to do a ton of work. Light a fire, lay out some pillows to sit on and pour a couple glasses of wine and enjoy yourself. This is also a fun night for the family if you don’t have a sitter! 4. A Stay Away If you think about it at least a little in advance, book a night at a hotel for you and your loved one. Maybe choose a place a little nicer than you might normally stay or try a new spot! Feel free to select one with enticing amenities. Enjoy a nice dinner at the restaurant downstairs, a couple’s massage in the spa or a drink at the bar before heading back up to bed. If you are the more quiet type, maybe order room service, rent a movie and cozy into bed. Even enjoy sleeping in the next morning. There’s so many options with a quick night away! 5. Planetarium or Stargazing Almost everyone loves looking up at the stars. There’s something about that great, big open sky that is so intriguing. Depending on the weather, you might grab a blanket (or two) two chairs or the bed of a truck, 18 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / FEBRUARY 2020 / atBRip.com

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where Ilya started work in the local Chevrolet dealership. He eventually saved enough money to buy Pete’s Service Center from Kahlo, who now owns Kahlo Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Noblesville. Since then, Ilya, Angela and their son, Eric Grabovsky, have been running the service center. They have continued the legacy Kahlo started by working on European cars. According to Eric, Pete’s Service Center is the only place that works on the high-end European cars. The closest places are in Cincinnati and Chicago. “We want our passion and love for those vehicles to resonate in the car and for the customers,” Eric says. Ilya and Eric love working here because they can interact with each customer and make sure they are always helped in the best ways possible. The customers at Pete’s are important to them, and they personally greet each customer as often as they can. Eric had the privilege of meeting with a customer who had parents and grandparents who were serviced at Pete’s. There is generational impact there, and Ilya and Eric are honored to be a part of that.

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