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6 Greek’s Pizzeria and Taproom

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9 Yoga for the Hungry: Local Chef

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GREEK’S PIZZERIA AND TAPROOM DEBUTS FALLOUT THEME THE POPULAR PIZZERIA HAS PAIRED WITH QUAFF ON! BREWING Writer & Photographer / Stephanie Duncan

Greek’s Pizzeria is back in Broad Ripple, this time in SoBro, and is tapping into the local Indiana beer scene with an added taproom featuring Quaff On! Brewing, along with other local breweries. Located at the corner of 49th and College, Greek’s shares one side of the building that used to be owned by the Bottle Shoppe.

Greek’s franchisee Josh Trisler is excited about the new location and addition of the new taproom. He used to run the Greeks, which was formerly located in the heart of Broad Ripple off 64th and Guilford Ave, and thinks this new location will attract more people.

“Most SoBro people tend to not travel into Broad Ripple, but Broad Ripple people will travel to SoBro,” says Trisler, explaining why his former location didn’t have a consistent flow of people. “This location is a perfect blend of both worlds because I can still reach the original audience plus reach more

people that I don’t think went to our Broad Ripple store.”

The approach to have Quaff On! featured in Greek’s new taproom came oddly enough from cross-country. The owner of Quaff On, Jeff McCabe and Trisler both attended Carmel High School (at different times) and also had the same cross-country coach. It was their former coach that connected the two.

“He was like, ‘you have pizza, and you have beer. You guys should talk,’” Trisler says.

Both men still love to run, eat pizza and drink beer. The taproom heavily features Quaff On!, but also features other local beers as well.

The new location takes over the 2-story building that was mainly used as storage for the Bottle Shoppe with a traditional pizzeria room, named “The Bunker” that can hosts families downstairs. The upstairs, or “The Vault” is really what makes this Greek’s 6 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2017 / atBRip.com

special. The upstairs Vault is a 21 and older taproom that has around 15 taps but also adds a fun experience starting at the hallway that leads you upstairs.

The hallway, dark, painted with neon paints and lit up with black lights makes it look like you’re about to walk into a laser tag game rather than a tap room. The stairs are covered in vintage Indiana License plates all cleverly with the year 1969, paying homage to when the original Greek’s opened.

When you get upstairs its like you’ve traveled into an eclectic vintage wonderland with various old tools, beer cans, army men and other nostalgic items adorning the walls and ceilings.

“Our whole philosophy when building was to spend as little money as possible,” Trisler says. “The people who own the Bottle Shoppe, have owned this building since the 1950s, and when we took it over there was all this old stuff everywhere and it was so cool.

Just a relic of everything they’ve ever done.”

So what do you do when you have a bunch of vintage stuff and need to decorate a space on a budget? Decorate your taproom like the popular video game “Fallout” obviously.

“As we were building [the taproom] we noticed, ‘Man this is kind of like Fallout,’” Trisler says. “So, we wanted to pay homage to the game without going full on Fallout.

We learned that the term is retro futurism.”

And that’s exactly what the Greek’s taproom looks like. It pays homage to the past with $30 worth of rusty wrenched placed in a purposeful pattern on the wall but also has a giant vintage bomb they found on Craigslist hanging from the ceiling that definitely makes this place feel like a fallout shelter. People who are fans of the game will see the subtle nods, and the clever found art murals will still entertain people who aren’t.

Greek’s franchisee Josh Trisler

“It was fun because I was literally driving around the city collecting stuff.

Everything random buts nothing is random.” Trisler says.

Greeks had their official Grand Opening on June 22nd but had been quietly running for a little over a month before to test the waters and get ready for the big day.

The neighborhood has definitely noticed.

Trisler says that before they had even opened, people were knocking on their door to see what was going on. It’s hard to ignore a new place when there’s a coat of bright red paint on the building. Even though there was storms predicted the day of the official opening, Greeks had the parking lot blocked off for people to hang outdoors with live music.

With all the new places popping up in the neighborhood, the new Greek’s seems like the perfect fit for Broad Ripple. With a local pizza business adding a taproom with local beer, the whole space is a fun celebration.

Greeks Pizzeria and Taproom is located at 700-716 E 49th St and shares a paring lot with the Bottle Shoppe. You can also find them online at greekspizzeria.com. atBrip.com / AUGUST 2017 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / 7

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YOGA FOR THE HUNGRY

LOCAL CHEF USES YOGA TO FEED THE HOMELESS Writer & Photographer / Christy Heitger-Ewing

Ten years ago, Corey McDaniel was working as a restaurant cook in downtown Indianapolis. At the close of every night, the kitchen always had leftover food, but for insurance reasons, staff was not allowed to save any of it so it always got thrown into the trash bins out back.

One day, McDaniel noticed some homeless men crawling inside the dingy, smelly dumpsters in search of a meal. The image stuck with him.

“We tend to be naïve when it comes to certain circumstances,” says McDaniel, admitting that he wasn’t exactly rolling in

cash himself. “I recognized that I, too, was two paychecks away from having to dig in the dumpster.”

Around that same time, McDaniel, a former Ball State football player, was suffering from chronic aches and pains.

His shoulders were hurting, his hips were knotted up and his flexibility was nonexistent. After years of weight lifting, he had built tight, toned muscles, making him a picture of fitness to the outside world. But he was paying the price.

a breeze. He was in for a rude awakening.

“There was a 50-year-old lady there who could do things I couldn’t come close to doing, and it messed with my ego,” admits McDaniel, who left the class wowed, winded, sweaty and sore. But he was also hooked and fired up to dive into a new form of exercise that had the potential to heal his body and elevate his mood.

“My whole life I’d used sports as a way to relieve stress and release aggression, but as I got older, that strategy backfired, On a whim, he decided to try something new. and after working out, I felt tenser and angrier,” McDaniel says. “I’d never before He thought perhaps yoga would teach him experienced such an intense mind-body how to stretch properly so he attended class at a studio in Broad Ripple, expecting it to be connection.” atBrip.com / AUGUST 2017 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / 9

It didn’t take long for McDaniel to recognize the many benefits of yoga, including enhanced coordination and memory, improved posture and flexibility, better bone density and muscle strength, lowered blood pressure, boosted immunity and improved sleeping. The thing that McDaniel most appreciates, however, is the newfound awareness of self and surroundings.

“So often we walk through the world being selfconsumed, and that’s partly because society divides us by religion, race, gender and economic status,” says McDaniel, who began teaching yoga two years ago at the LA Fitness in Avon. “But when you’re in a room doing yoga, it’s just people uniting with one common purpose — to elevate the mind, body and spirit.”

Early in 2016, McDaniel, father to 14-yearold Camryn, thought of a way to combine his two passions — introducing yoga to various demographics and also feeding the hungry. He began teaching a weekly yoga class at Juan Solomon Park, where he asks for a $10 donation from all participants. Class attendance varies from week to week, but usually about 15 people come — ranging in age from 3 to 65 years old.

Corey McDaniel's yoga class helps feed the homeless.

He takes the donation money and buys ingredients to make vegan burritos. He and his girlfriend, Marilisse Johnson, then distribute the burritos to the homeless community every Sunday at the downtown Wheeler Mission where they typically feed between 60 to 80 people per week. Sometimes yoga class attendees also donate toiletries and bottles of water.

McDaniel also runs a herbal juice business where he makes nutrient-rich breakfast shakes for clients.

In addition, he caters vegan meals for individuals and businesses who hire him. He also recently published a vegan wellness cookbook titled “The Opening of the Closed Mind”.

McDaniel hopes that more of the general public will open their hearts and minds to those who have fallen on hard times.

“People who are homeless just want somebody to listen to them,” McDaniel says. “They want to know that they haven’t been forgotten.”

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“Originally, we were not going to do That was exactly how the Wilson family as much in the kitchen, just some new felt when they bought their new home in appliances and counter tops,” Greta adds. the Geist area when they made the move “But, we kept finding beautiful elements to Indiana. for the kitchen and one thing lead to another.”

“We moved in 9 years ago, and you might say I’ve been thinking of making Greta found a new apron style kitchen sink, some changes in the master bath and the and an induction cooktop. The kitchen was kitchen for eight years and 364 days,” says quickly taking on a new look, and that’s Greta Wilson. when Kayla and Liz suggested the Wilsons paint the kitchen cabinets for a whole new The Wilsons turned to the Dovetail Group fresh look. with Kayla and Liz — a full service design duo that handles spatial design as well as “We always try to help the client save furnishings and accessories while using where possible ,” Kayla says. “Since the 3D software. cabinets were in good shape and the layout 12 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2017 / atBRip.com

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Then we added a variety of hardware styles to help make the space feel more customized.”

The bulk head over island was removed and farmhouse chic hanging lights were added over the new granite island top. New backsplash tile was added as well, to help tie it all together.

And yes, the master bath got a new look, too. But, when friends and family walk in the Wilson’s home now, it is that new kitchen that makes a first great impression.

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Over the last 10 seasons, Purdue football has won 35 games and made two bowl appearances (both losses). In the last four years, the team has scraped together an average of two victories. Maybe most disturbing, Purdue hasn’t beaten arch-rival Indiana since 2012.

Several pre-season polls anticipate more of the same, projecting only a couple of wins for the Boilermakers in 2017.

New Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm isn’t promising any miracles, but optimism is again stirring in West Lafayette.

Brohm played college football at Louisville, where he was a three-year starter at quarterback. After graduation, he spent seven seasons in the NFL with stints at Cleveland, “We want to field a team that’s competitive Denver, Tampa, San Francisco, Washington and fights to win every game,” Brohm says. and San Diego. When his playing days “Purdue is a place with great academics, ended, Brohm served as an assistant coach and West Lafayette is a great college town. at Louisville, Florida Atlantic, Illinois, UAB People are starving for success, and they and Western Kentucky before his selection as want to see the football program step up and head coach at Western. do well.

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scoring at over 45 points per game while Purdue was averaging under 25. The “Cradle of Quarterbacks” may see a return to lofty scoring levels at some point, but for now the coach sees his defense as being a bit ahead of the offense.

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“We have a lot to offer at Purdue,” he says.

“The academic reputation, the Big Ten conference and the opportunity to play against the best teams in the country. And, to be honest, playing time. We don’t have the depth we’d like, so a guy can come in and be a difference-maker.

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The Indiana native not only had to coach his team through a bowl game, but try to hold on to the recruits who had already committed to IU and assemble a staff of assistant coaches.

“Right after that, recruiting became the focus, and during the same time, we were putting together a staff,” Allen says. “It really did (turn out well). I think it helped that I was here before. We only lost one player who had committed. You never know how that’s going to work out.”

The IU defense made huge strides in 2016, reducing the number of points yielded per game by over 27 percent.

Allen believes his defense still has room to improve.

“We really did have dramatic improvement (last year), but I want to be a top 25 defense this year,” he says. “We just have to build on that momentum. Red zone defense is an area we have to focus on. We forced field goals, but we didn’t block many, and last year we didn’t finish (games) as well as I’d like to.”

The coach was heavily involved in recruiting last year, but one newcomer is especially familiar. Freshman linebacker Thomas Allen from Tampa Plant High School signed with his father’s team last summer. The younger Allen reportedly received offers from Rutgers, South Florida and other Division I schools, and was listed in the top 100 linebackers nationally. Coach Allen admits that it’s sometimes a struggle not to blur the lines between coach and father.

“It can be hard to separate,” he says.

“I mean, he’s still your son, and you find your eyes going to him. So, that’s something you just have to focus on.”

Both Allens will be trying to raise the bar for Indiana University football in 2017. The program has frequently slipped into the shadow cast by men’s basketball, but Coach Allen means to change that.

“Our objective is to contend for a Big Ten championship,” he says.

“We don’t have a strong history. We haven’t won a bowl game since before our players were born. We have to start winning them.”

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Tom Bowers had always been an active, healthy guy, so he was frustrated last fall when he developed a cough he couldn’t shake. Suspecting pneumonia, he went to the doctor, only to learn that there was a spot on one of his lungs. He was prescribed an antibiotic and sent on his way. A month later, a CT scan revealed the spot was still there.

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Still, I was optimistic, thinking that since it was only in one lobe, he could have the lower lobe removed and carry on with his life.”

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the tumor had shrunk. After a three-week break, he endured another series of chemo treatments, and a CT scan detected that the tumor was even smaller. He’s now on a three-month break and will resume chemotherapy in September, which happens to be the same month as the 5th Annual Indianapolis Free to Breathe Run/ Walk 5K. Following her dad’s diagnosis, Kathy, a lifetime runner, did a search to see if there were any races near her that supported lung cancer research. She found one in Fort Harrison State Park on September 24 and sent an email to the event coordinator letting her know that she was interested in volunteering.

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took pulmonary tests to determine if his lungs were strong enough to endure the treatments. He passed with flying colors.

Not that this remotely surprised Kathy.

“When he had a port put in his shoulder last spring, his first question was, ‘Can I still play golf?’” she recalls. “He goes about his day the way he always did. He’s still got the

Because this marks the event’s 5-year anniversary, Kathy hopes to see registration at or above 500. She knows the camaraderie that exists in the running community because she’s been a part of that community for so long. Years ago, she and her dad ran together in road races in Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee (where her parents once lived).

“We used to do a lot of Turkey Trots and Jingle Bell Runs — things like that,” Kathy says. “We’re a sports family.”

Kathy and her husband, Todd, their daughters Savannah (21) and Katie (18), and son Colm (12) are all super active, taking part in soccer and gymnastics mostly, though she says her youngest is the real runner in the family. Last year Colm ran Indy’s Mini Marathon in an impressive 1:43.

On September 24, Tom plans to walk the Free to Breathe 5K and Savannah will travel home from college to walk beside her grandfather, who, at 77, has yet to slow down. Three mornings a week he rises at the crack of dawn and heads to the gym. He also mows the lawn, works in his backyard and even volunteers to help with construction projects for Habitat for Humanity.

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Pushing forward. Loving life. Breathing freely.

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Erika Mulroney had just finished facilitating a class at her church on the evening of June 2, 2016, when she turned down a back hallway of the church, blacked out, and collapsed, face-first, on the floor. Because of the layout of the building, her body was out of the line of sight for most anyone who happened by.

Thankfully, a security guard (a person there to lock up) used the restroom near that hallway. When he saw Erika, he immediately rushed to her side, checked for a pulse and panicked. Unable to detect a heartbeat, he ran to find help.

“Come quick!” he gasped. “I think Erika may be gone!”

“What do you mean gone?” someone asked.

“I found her passed out and she’s not breathing!” he said. “I’m not sure if she’s alive.”

As it turned out, several of the members who had just taken the evening class had not yet left the building. Two of them were nurses and one was a firefighter. They, along with Erika’s husband, Kirk, raced to perform CPR and administered the AED (Automated External Defibrillator).

“They shocked me with the AED equipment once prior to the fire department arriving and again right after they got there,” says Erika, 36. “I was told that several times I flatlined and they lost me — once in the church and again in the ambulance. But both times they got me back.”

Ultimately, Erika was transferred to St. Francis Hospital for care where physicians cooled her body to 93 degrees in an effort to preserve her organs and brain for a period of time before bringing her back to normal temperature. Thankfully, Erika handled that

procedure well and didn’t sustain any seizures. She was in ICU and on a respirator for 10 days. On day 17, she had an implantable cardioverter defibrillator put in, and on day 19, she was released to go home.

“The astounding thing is that I have minimal, if any, residual damage to my mind,” Erika says. “I have a few memory issues and that frustrates me because I used to be great with people’s names and phone numbers. But I can’t complain. For all intents and purposes, I’m whole and healed.”

Her family learned, through results from a blood draw, that Erika had suffered sudden cardiac arrest caused by a small microvascular clot. Beyond that, they really have no answers as to why this incident occurred. All she knows for certain is how grateful she is to be alive, to still be a wife to Kirk and a mother to their 5-year-old son, Brooks.

Though he is too young to really understand what happened to his mom a year ago, whenever they drive by St. Francis, he points to the building and says, “That’s Mama’s hospital!”

With no heart disease in the family, it really does seem a fluke that Erika would suffer cardiac arrest.

Though she, herself, has no way of knowing how long she was unconscious, church surveillance tapes reveal that Mulroney was passed out for 5-7 minutes before anyone noticed her. Her friends, husband and emergency workers then proceeded to work on her for 20 minutes before being loaded in the ambulance. So, the fact that she didn’t suffer brain damage is nothing short of a miracle.

“We definitely feel like my survival was a miracle,” Erika says.

“God saved my life, and I’m really glad to be here. To say that I am lucky to have survived is an understatement. The fact that I suffered very few mental and physical disabilities after the event is astonishing. I definitely think I am the luckiest Hoosier alive!”

M A R T H A S T E WA R T LEFT HER MARK ON MY GARDEN Writer / Carrie Petty

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She said, “Yes!” We raised well over a $125,000 that year for babies in Indiana. I was the Managing Editor for Indianapolis Woman Magazine, we were the title sponsors, and this was my introduction into philanthropy. I was eight months pregnant with Reily, our first, a working Mom and Chris and I were building our first home.

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August is a great gardening month in Indiana. Our farmer’s markets are full, our days are long and we still have summer nights for entertaining outdoors. Martha Stewart’s book, Entertaining with Martha, is a great reference book for setting a beautiful table outdoors and using what you have growing in the garden for a tremendous dinner party! Hosting a well-put together dinner party is something everyone should do once.

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There’s much about Warfleigh Barber & Supply Co. on Broad Ripple Avenue that just screams distinctiveness. As a shop primarily for men, it’s located in an area replete with salons and boutiques geared toward the female market.

In addition to offering haircuts, beard trims and shaves, it carries some of the most hard-to-find male grooming products in the biz. Even Warfleigh’s beginnings are rather unique. Its original

location was a 215-square-foot space formerly occupied exclusively by a few vending machines and ATMs. In 2015, owner Matt Jones was working as a general manager for Rob Sabatini, proprietor of the Mineshaft Saloon, Rock Lobster and Average Joe’s Sports Pub, and noticed the lack of men’s specialty gift stores in the Broad Ripple area.

“I wanted to open up a small store that was kind of a focus toward men, with pocket knives, writing instruments and leather goods,” says Jones, a Maryland native who 30 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2017 / atBRip.com

moved with his family to Indianapolis in 1996. “I felt like there were enough shops in Broad Ripple for women’s stuff – women’s boutiques, women’s jewelry shops and everything. So, I just wanted to have a little sliver of a gift shop.”

Jones also recalled at the time that his own barber, Cody Potter, was looking for a new setting to ply his trade. They came to an agreement. Potter would bring a decent clientele to Jones’ new shop if Jones agreed to include a barber chair. By March 2015, Jones’ gift shop idea had become a fullblown – if modified – reality, and Warfleigh

to two and three-hour waits,” Jones recalls.

Barber & Supply Co. was born in a comparatively miniscule space nestled in the “Things got crazy, so we decided to expand heart of the main Broad Ripple Avenue strip. a little bit, and we added another chair and another barber. It made me appreciate small retail spaces. If you have a good The name is as old-school as the shop’s location, like on Broad Ripple Avenue, visual vibe. It comes from the nearby many people just walk right in the door neighborhood technically located west without any advertising.” of College Avenue, and Jones says the Warfleigh district used to include the area where his shop sits, according to a city map While priding themselves on offering from the early 1900s. traditional haircuts, beard trims and shaves, the Warfleigh barbers consult with “It was insane. Cody had a little client each client on their specific preferences, base for himself, and we started getting no matter the age (skateboard decks are some new clients and started backing up used as booster seats for youngsters). As atBrip.com / AUGUST 2017 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / 31

a walk-in-only establishment, the staff strives to make waiting times pleasant for customers, with ice-cold beer available and shelves of specialty products to peruse.

Discounted haircut prices are given to seniors, veterans and active military, police, fire and medic personnel.

Alongside novelty goods like writing instruments and pocket notebooks, the shop carries head-to-toe grooming items including shampoos and conditioners, shaving soaps, cologne and toothbrushes.

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“In the cosmetics industry, you’ll find that a lot of the cosmetics are tested on animals,” he says. “We want to make sure that all of our products are ethically sourced to the best of our ability. We also use things that don’t harm the environment. Those are things that resonate with us and who we are as people.”

By late spring in 2016, Jones and Potter had hired a third barber and relocated a few doors down into a much-needed larger space previously taken up by the Rock and a Hard Place General Store. With a client base that has continued to grow steadily, the shop now employs five barbers, and Jones says seeing customers leave with smiles on their faces is what makes the endeavor worthwhile.

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“With a barber shop you get to deal with people’s image and self-esteem, and I think that’s something that is really cool about being in this business,” he says.

“Some guys come in and get a haircut and it gives them the confidence they need to leave there and do what they have to do, whether it’s landing a job or popping the question or something like that. I think that’s one of the coolest things, to help people look their best to get out there and capitalize on whatever they’ve got going on in their life.”

Warfleigh Barber & Supply Co. is located at 826 Broad Ripple Avenue in Indianapolis. For more information, call 317-572-8550 or visit warfleighbarber.com.

BONDED LIKE BROTHERS BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL INDIANA CHANGES LIVES THROUGH MENTORING Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photography provided by BBBSCI

Neil Skirvin’s father used to work for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana (BBBSCI). The elder Skirvin often urged his son to become a mentor at the organization, but Skirvin hesitated, unsure if he would make a good big brother. Then last year he suddenly had a change of heart.

Matched since May 2016 with Jeremiah, Skirvin jumped into the relationship full force.

“Jeremiah has no father figure in his life, and every time I pick him up, he’s excited

to hang out with me,” Skirvin says. “Seeing how excited he gets about the smallest things is amazing.”

The mission of BBBSCI is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported oneon-one relationships that forever change their lives for the better. By matching adult volunteers (“Bigs”) with youth in Central Indiana (“Littles”), children in the community are positively affected.

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Little at least twice a month for four hours. During these meetings, mentors are encouraged to seek low to no-cost activities as the relationships are not about spending money but rather quality time.

Skirvin has witnessed, firsthand, that bonding is over brotherhood, not bank accounts.

“It doesn't matter what we do, Jeremiah is always excited for the day’s activity,” Skirvin says. “[He loves doing] simple things like ice skating or riding a bike down the Monon Trail. I literally have to force him to turn around to head home because he’s having too much fun.”

Amy Pomeranz-Essley, Chief Program Officer of BBBSCI, emphasizes that elaborate plans are unnecessary. In fact, it’s often the everyday moments that bond people.

“Running errands on a weekend or washing the car together,” Pomeranz-Essley says.

“Shooting baskets or going for a walk — these are all great bonding activities.”

The BBBSCI does, however, provide Bigs with a mobile app that lists hundreds of ideas for activities. The organization also plans activities for Bigs and Littles to participate in such as cooking classes, pottery classes, sporting and cultural events.

In addition, mentors are encouraged to engage in community service volunteer projects with their Little.

“We focus on academic opportunities for our older Littles so, for instance, we’ll do college visits or etiquette classes,” Pomeranz-Essley says.

Although children must be between the ages of 8 and 14 to be eligible to enroll in the program, Littles can stay matched until they are 18 or graduate from high school.

Sometimes these relationships extend beyond 12th grade.

Pomeranz-Essley says that they recently held a fundraising event at a bowling alley and one of the mentors came with his Little, who was home from college.

Neil Skirvin with his little brother, Jeremiah.

These pairings work great for folks who want to support these children but recognize that they won’t always be able to be there for that twice-a-month commitment. It’s also a nice option for anyone who has limited experience working with kids but nevertheless has a desire to help a child.

“The Little shared how his Big was critical in helping him make good decisions and keep “We want to be sure our program fits for him on track while home from college,” everyone so these options help do that,” Pomeranz-Essley says. says Pomeranz-Essley, noting that they have married couples who mentor together as Recognizing that not everyone feels well as parents with kids of their own. comfortable mentoring a child alone, the organization provides tandem mentoring Matching Bigs with Littles is the most opportunities in their Big Couples and Big intense part of the process. Potential Friends options. Big Couples is for two mentors must engage in an overview people who are in a romantic relationship screening, criminal history, background and to counsel one child together. Similarly, reference check. Both Bigs and Littles also Big Friends is for two individuals who have participate in in-person interviews to discuss known each other for at least two years their interests, experiences and expectations. (could be friends, coworkers, a mother/ Then based on collected information, daughter duo, etc.) who wish to share in the including distance (pairs are never to be mentoring of a child. further than 20 minutes from each other), 34 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / AUGUST 2017 / atBRip.com

the organization creates a match.

Being part of a national organization, the BBBSCI conducts a lot of research and outcome-based surveys to measure the program’s success. What they’ve found is that being matched with a mentor makes children more likely to achieve academic success. They’re also less likely to engage in risky behaviors because their social and emotional competencies are improved.

“The biggest thing we want people to know is that mentoring is fun, flexible and fulfilling,” Pomeranz-Essley says. And that goes both ways. Often, mentors initially volunteer because they have a desire to help a child. Then they get more out of the mentoring experience than they ever dreamed possible.

The BBBSCI in Marion County is currently in need of male volunteers. To learn more, contact Bridget Feeney at bfeeney@bbbsci.org.

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