Carmel Community Newsletter April 2014

APRIL 2014

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BOBBY “SLICK” LEONARD: OUR HOOSIER HALL OF FAMER

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Our cover story highlights Bobby “Slick” Leonard and his remarkable wife of 60 years, Nancy. These two are truly the first family of Indiana basketball. We congratulate them on the Hall of Fame election and are immensely proud of the story written by their friend of so many years Ray Compton.

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THE ACCIDENTAL ENTREPRENEUR Writer / Rebecca Hession

There are many things we do by accident. We can trip, we can lose something, we can even crash our car, but rarely do we become an entrepreneur by accident. That’s exactly the situation Tracy, the founder and owner of Busy Bee Headbands, found herself in more than three years ago.

An avid runner, Tracy spent many weekends running races and acquiring race medals. She also was obsessed with wearing the right kind of headbands while she ran and worked out. One day she looked at those race medals and realized that they were the same width as her headbands. Light bulb moment! Tracy went to work making herself headbands from her race medal ribbons. As someone who loves to work with her hands and create things, Tracy didn’t stop there. Her fashion sense took over and she began buying ribbons for headbands that would match her workout clothes.

Tracy’s headbands quickly became the talk of her running buddies and her clients in the personal training business. She made headbands for gifts and then began getting requests from friends and clients to purchase her headbands.

Eagerly, Tracy began selling her headbands at the training center where she worked. She was a newly single mom looking for ways to keep ahead of her finances. Over time, the headband business became more profitable than the personal training business and she began to focus completely on headbands. This was a challenging time for her as she was working through a divorce and dealing with the loss of her mother. Starting a business wasn’t on her radar at all.

Tracy has embraced the idea of being an entrepreneur even if it was not something she set out to do intentionally, but with her love of crafts and working with her hands and her background in graphic design, it just made sense. And so, in a wonderfully happy accident, Busy Bee Headbands was born. With the nickname B, for always being a “busy bee,” Tracy’s work ethic comes in handy as she designs, sews and travels to local sporting events to sell her headbands.

Now happily remarried, Tracy says her new husband as well as her 13-year-old son are getting in on the game, traveling with her to weekend events. Busy Bee Headbands is now a family business, but that was no accident!

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Not only has Tracy created a beautiful design, she’s created an amazingly functional one as well. As a fellow runner, the adjustable headband is the only way to go! And my daughter and I can happily share these headbands, with a perfect fit for each of us.

As you think about the perfect race day outfit for the Carmel Marathon on April 12, don’t forget a coordinating headband! Not only will you make a fashion statement, you’ll find yourself with a comfortable option to control those locks and be picture ready as you cross the finish line. Busy Bee Headbands will be at the expo on April 11 when you pick up your race day packet, or visit any BlueMile or Runners Forum location.

I recently purchased headbands from Tracy’s website, busybeeheadbands.com, and found the process easy and fast and the selection amazing. You can also find her wares most weekends at sporting events around the Indianapolis area as well as at 10 retail stores and five fitness studios.

Sometimes our passions come and find us, and what seems like a complete accident is really the master plan.

Rebecca Hession is a writer and speaker living in rural Hamilton County. She shares her rants and musings at randomthoughtsbyrebecca.com as well as tips for attention deficit disorder relationships at notwrongjustdifferent.com.

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hen Matt Reeve was in the sixth grade, an eighth grader named Bill Lehman moved into the house next door.

Little did Matt and Bill know that this seemingly cosmic accident would play such an important role in their lives. They were neighbors and best friends through the school years, and then Bill married Matt’s sister, Jenni, and eventually they became business partners as the owners of Millennium Sounds. From that gradeschool friendship that started in Warsaw, Indiana, many years ago, Bill and Matt have built one of Indiana’s largest home technology providers with three locations in the state.

Bill and Matt started Millennium Sounds in Warsaw in 1999. As demand for their services grew in the Indianapolis area, it made sense for them to open a store here five years ago at 3949 East 82nd St., just east of the Fashion Mall. In 2013, they added a third location when they purchased Premier Custom Solutions, a 20-year-old business located in Ft. Wayne. In 2013, they also launched Millennium Security Systems, which, as the name suggests, provides home security services. They also purchased Classic Blinds in 2008, which sells both manual and automated blinds, shades and window treatments.

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Those in the Indianapolis area who have homes on Lake Wawasee, Lake Maxinkuckee, Lake Tippecanoe or any other northern Indiana lake will find Millennium Sounds’ three locations to be tremendously convenient. You can meet locally at Millennium Sounds’ Indianapolis location to plan your project, and they will have the installation and any follow up service performed by their staff at the Warsaw or Ft. Wayne location.

As with many in the home technology business, Millennium Sounds began primarily providing sound and video for home theaters. However, as home technology has developed and expanded, so have the services provided by Millennium Sounds.

Presently, Millennium Sounds can provide, in addition to the home theater, a package of total home automation that includes lighting and thermostat control, camera and security systems with door locks, multi-room audio and automated blinds, all which can be controlled remotely by your laptop, smartphone or tablet.

Millennium Sounds is the only local dealer to earn the distinction of being named a “Pinnacle Dealer” by Control 4, the highest recognition given to Control 4 dealers. Control 4 is one of the world’s premier manufacturers of home automation systems.

According to Bill Lehman, one of the newest developments in their business is the transformation of the old home theater room into a multimedia room that incorporates the home theater screen and projector to create a world of virtual sports. The home theater room has become somewhat similar to the formal dining room in that it’s nice to have, but it doesn’t get that much use anymore. With the new technology, you and your friends can go from enjoying the latest Hollywood blockbuster movie to playing a round of golf at Pebble Beach or St. Andrews or more than 70 other famous golf courses around the world in minutes. Not a golfer? Virtual hockey, baseball and soccer also are available to incorporate into the multimedia room. Call Bill or Matt to see how they can expand the usefulness of your existing home theater room by incorporating virtual sports.

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CARMEL MIDDLESCHOOLER INSTRUMENTAL IN FUNDRAISING Writer / Melissa Puthran

It is a common sentiment among older generations: “Kids these days…” or “They don’t make them like they used to.” But Joshua Honig, an 11-year-old boy from Carmel, is evidence to the contrary. In most respects, Josh is representative of his peer group. He goes to school, does his homework, gets together with friends, is an iPhone whiz and plays cello in the middle school orchestra. But Josh also happens to be president of the charitable organization he recently envisioned and then created.

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The conditions for the grant are that first, it will not discriminate based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or disability, and second, the grant will

It all started when Josh’s orchestra teacher broke her violin during class one day. “I knew the violin had sentimental value and I felt so bad for her. I wanted to do something to help,” Josh explained. By the time he got home from school that day, he had already decided to collect donations to help pay for the violin’s repair. Since Josh already had some experience with Web design, he created a website, linked it to a PayPal account and began raising funds. “That’s basically when we learned about his idea,” says Josh’s dad, David Honig, “when he needed permission to access a PayPal account.” Josh passed out fliers at school asking for donations, and his parents shared his idea on Twitter and Facebook. In a matter of days, he had collected around $400. However, although she was very grateful, his teacher would not accept the money.

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As far as the first school to receive the grant, Josh has his eye on his own school, Carmel Middle School. He was shocked to learn that every year at CMS, kids decide not to try a certain instrument — or any instrument at all — simply because they cannot afford the rental. Josh is thrilled at the idea that he might be able to change that for someone. Through the Kidstruments Fund website, visitors can nominate a school they believe should receive a grant. The grant is not limited to one student and could also go toward other equipment the school needs, such as sheet music.

Not only does Kidstruments Fund raise money for instrument rental, but it also accepts donations of used instruments. Paige’s Music, a local company through which many Carmel Clay students rent their band or orchestra instruments, has agreed to partner with the organization by fixing the used instruments it receives and getting them ready to play. Paige’s will also manage the rental agreements for the grant recipients. Robyn PaukerHonig, Josh’s mom, said, “People have been absolutely amazing in their generosity. We have never set up a nonprofit before, so this was a new experience for all of us.”

To continue in the spirit of giving, Kidstruments Fund does not stop there. The organization also sponsors “$2 Tuesday,” where it donates $2 to another charity. Josh hopes to encourage people everywhere to contribute to charities on a regular basis. “Even though they are just giving a little bit once a week, it can have a big impact,” Josh explained. When asked whether he was surprised at what Josh has accomplished by creating Kidstruments Fund, Josh’s dad said, “It’s pretty cool and special that he did this — not for himself, but entirely for other kids. It required three things: empathy, skill and follow-through. The big message here is to look at what an 11-year-old kid, who cares and has some focus, can do. If we can inspire others in his generation to follow suit,

that would be a mission in itself.”

To learn more about Kidstruments Fund, make a monetary donation or donate an instrument, visit the website at kidstrumentsfund.org. Monetary donations can also be made by mailing checks or

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COPING WITH SPRING FLOODING “In those situations, timing is everything,” he said. “The sooner we can dry those out April showers may bring May flowers, but professionally, the better chance we can save they can also cause costly flooding problems them. The damage can get quite bad, quite for unsuspecting homeowners. quick.”

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The warning signs of trouble include discolored walls and ceilings, water stains and “bubbling” of paint or drywall, said Jim Krueger, who is a manager with Moore Restoration. He advised prompt action for homes showing those symptoms, saying water damage isn’t the sort of problem that goes away by itself.

DRAINAGE IS KEY

Krueger said the most common cause of springtime interior flooding is sump pump failure. For those who aren’t familiar with sump pumps, they are commonly used to remove water from basements susceptible to flooding. The pumps are placed in a

collection basin called the sump, often with a mechanism that activates the pump when water reaches a specific level.

While sump pumps play a direct role in removing water from homes, Krueger said proper maintenance of a property’s drainage system is a key preventive measure.

He listed foliage as a common culprit for problems, saying gutters clogged with leaves often can’t perform the important task of channeling drain water away from a home’s foundation and basement.

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backup, in case the water starts rising and there’s a problem.

tend to focus on visible problems, such as wet carpet, instead of the bigger picture.

“It can be a brutal wait if it fails,” Porter said.

“If you don’t prepare, you’re pretty much at its mercy, waiting for the plumber to come and fix it.”

“The biggest thing I think we see are people who try do it themselves, and they don’t realize the extent of the damage,” he said.

“It’s not so much what you can see, but what you can’t see that becomes the problem.”

PREVENT BASEMENT PROBLEMS

Josh Lee is a service manager for Schuler Plumbing Inc., and he said the most common sign of looming sump pump trouble is debris accumulating in the basin.

He suggested a simple test homeowners could try before the rainy season.

“It is important, especially if it doesn’t get a lot of use, to go down there, fill it up with water and make sure it works, before it’s too late,” he said.

A variety of optional features are available for sump pump owners. Lee said home security companies now offer a service where homeowners can be notified digitally of pump activation or problems. He listed batteries as another common accessory that can keep things running for up to eight hours during a power outage. While it costs extra, Lee said it can make sense for some homeowners.

Jim Krueger with Moore Restoration lists foliage in gutters as a common culprit to springtime flooding.

“Water is pressure and if that water has nowhere to go and it’s blocked, it’s going to find somewhere to go,” said Krueger.

“Having proper drainage and grading around your house is only going to help prevent these kind of situations.”

James Porter from Bolden’s Cleaning and Restoration recommended that drainage systems propel water at least 10 feet away from the foundation. He advised homeowners with sump pumps to check them regularly, saying they typically last five to seven years and it’s a good idea to have a

“If you have a finished basement, it’s definitely cheaper than a flooded basement or an insurance claim,” he said.

Sump pumps aside, Porter said it’s a good idea for the whole family to know where the water mains are, in case an emergency shutoff is needed. He said a common cause of spring plumbing failure is when a garden hose is left attached to a spigot over the winter, which can cause water to freeze in the spigot pipe, putting pressure on that system and potentially causing it to leak or even break.

“If you are going out to use the garden hose for the first time and if it was plugged in from last fall, that’s a red flag,” he said.

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Once a plumber fixes a leak, the next step is often to call a water restoration contractor to assess and repair the damage. Krueger said a common mistake is that homeowners

“A rule of thumb in our industry is that wet will always go to dry,” continued Krueger, saying wet carpet can often lead to wet drywall, baseboards and studs inside the wall.

“That’s the part most people don’t seem to think about,” said Krueger. “When those get wet, that’s when you have the likelihood of mold and mildew developing.”

Airborne exposure to residential mold can aggravate asthma, hay fever and allergies, along with causing coughing, congestion, runny nose and eye irritation, according to the Indiana State Department of Health.

“All molds need water to grow,” according to the ISDH mold website. “Mold can grow almost anywhere there is water damage, high humidity or dampness. Removing the source of moisture, such as through repairs or dehumidification, is critical to preventing mold growth.”

Explaining how that process works, Porter said removing the water is often only the first step, saying fans and dehumidifiers are typically needed to restore the air quality.

Krueger listed a “musty” smell as a sign of bacteria growth, saying that’s often an indicator of costly hidden problems. He said insurance can be helpful there, but he added that homeowners shouldn’t wait until there’s a problem to find out exactly what’s covered by their policy.

“Understanding your insurance coverage is very important,” he said. “Most insurance policies do not cover sump pumps or drain backups without an additional coverage on your policy.”

“It’s usually pretty inexpensive, but it’s well worth it,” Krueger added. “It’s usually pennies on the dollar, to be honest with you.”

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EMPOWERING TOMORROW’S CHAMBER Writer / Janelle Morrison Photographer / JJ Kaplan

The Carmel Chamber of Commerce has made a top priority of developing and connecting its next generation of leaders. Strong leadership is a vital component necessary to drive economic growth, build a more inclusive community and ultimately make the city of Carmel a better place to live and develop professionally.

Under the leadership and guidance of President Mo Merhoff, the chamber has embraced the mission of developing its future leaders specifically through programs designed to provide its young professionals with the skills needed to be effective leaders in the 21st century.

Arrows is a group of Carmel chamber young professionals under age 40. Their mission is to connect, learn and explore within their community and surrounding communities. The group helps young professionals get to know other like-minded young professionals, receive mentoring from established members and become integrated with the chamber and business community. The Arrows group offers social networking events, professional development opportunities such as “lunch and learn” events and joint events with other young professionals groups associated with the surrounding Hamilton County chambers.

One of Arrow’s founding committee members, Rich Taylor, who is vice president of the National Bank of Indianapolis, recalled how Merhoff and the chamber board took a great leap of faith that this program would materialize and grow legs.

“As a Carmel chamber member, I wanted to be an active member, and Mo has always been a great advocate,” Taylor said. “I was a new resident of Carmel and had started my career in banking after graduating from Purdue in the greater Lafayette area. I had learned from my Lafayette contacts about a new young

professionals organization that the local chamber started there to engage with young professionals and build membership. I brought this idea to Mo and she, being such a great leader, understood the importance of being able to attract and retain young professionals in the Carmel community. Our city is competing on a world stage now for new businesses and job seekers. Additionally, young professionals are important to the growth and sustainability of the chamber. Mo and the board assigned a chamber staff member to work with me and help develop a committee and the basis of what is now Arrows.”

During that time, Taylor met Josh Carr, who was just starting his career and wanted to get engaged in the community.

“I approached Mo,” Taylor said. “I suggested to her that [Carr] would be a great person to chair this program. Between Mo’s leadership, the rebranding of Arrows and Josh’s leadership with a growing committee, Arrows has achieved the success that it is today.”

Carr, now co-chairperson for Arrows, reflected on the early days of Arrows and the support that he received from Merhoff and the chamber board.

“Soon after I joined the chamber, I met Rich Taylor, and he talked to me about the Arrows concept. He introduced me to Mo and, shortly after, we completely revamped the program. Luckily, we got the right people involved who were dedicated and focused. It began as a grass roots effort in the beginning, and it didn’t take long for it to take off.”

He credits the group’s success to support from Mo, the board and the chamber staff.

Carmel Chamber and Arrows Leadership. Left to right: Lisa Wirthwein, Mo Merhoff, Josh Carr & Katie Smardo

“One of the biggest reasons we have success as a [young professionals] group, with total activism and high attendance, other than having dedicated people on the committee, is because Mo, the board and staff have empowered us,” Taylor explained.

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“They don’t attempt to micromanage us but allow us to take it and run with it within certain constraints. Generally speaking, they have allowed us to operate the group how we think is best. We’ve been given full ability to make it what we think it needs to be. The support and empowerment that the board and staff have given us, and having the vision to realize that there was a need to be filled and dedicating resources has been vital to our group. This has allowed us to focus on getting people involved and building up a strong committee. Mo’s just impressive with her overall acumen.

She’s very involved with the community. For me, personally, working with her and her confidence in me to get things done has really helped me grow. From a leadership standpoint, that’s really impressed me.”

Lauren Taylor, president of Holder Mattress and a Carmel chamber board member, was involved in the early planning stages of what would become Arrows.

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“Before Arrows existed, I was part of a focus group that got together and discussed what we thought was missing for the [young professionals] in the chamber,” Lauren Taylor said. “We discussed how we could turn this into something beneficial to the entire membership. Fast-forward several years later as that group began to take shape and leadership started to emerge, it had a name and an identity. I became involved as a member who’s under 40 and needed the opportunity to network with a different group of people. I can’t say enough great things about Mo. She has been a supporter, a client and mentor. For me being a young professional, having a professional woman to look up to who has been very successful and who is incredibly well-respected in this community is unique. I latched on to her style of networking and involvement in the community. Anything that I watched her do became a teaching tool for me for how I can be successful here.”

Beth Scott, an Arrows committee member, attributes her professional development to her involvement with the Arrows.

“I wanted to find a way to connect back to the community,” Scott said. “This is where I grew up, and I wanted to connect with other [young professionals] and develop business relationships with people who are like-minded. The Arrows’ culture was and continues to be extremely welcoming. They wanted to help me make introductions and make me a part of the group. The committee is dedicated in trying to make sure that everybody knows everybody to help create meaningful connections. Professionally, I’ve made connections with people who are in complementary industries where I can help them and they can help me to refer business. As a group, we continue to gain momentum and to draw a crowd. People recognize the group

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and want to be a part of it because they realize that it’s an active and fun group and it’s a great way to make connections.”

The chamber’s operations director, Lisa Wirthwein, has been the representative of the chamber to the Arrows committee since 2009.

“I have never met a group of people like the [young professionals] that we have here,” Wirthwein said. “They’re an amazing group of people who are so interested, not only in their own careers and professional development but in the development of those people around them. They are dedicated to building relationships and getting involved with the community. All of those put together, especially the part where they are so concerned with one another, makes it such an amazing group. We’re giving them a platform for themselves to grow as the future leaders. We’re not going to be here forever.”

With the foresight and appreciation of the impact that engaging the area’s young professionals has on the long-term health of her chamber’s membership, Merhoff shared her thoughts on the evolution of the Arrows group and what it means to her to be a mentor to tomorrow’s future business leaders.

She said that the board was happy with their leadership but realized they were missing demographically young leadership.

“We decided to test the waters and have a couple of ex officio board members who are under 40,” Merhoff explained.

“What happened was that we realized if you’re not giving people a true voice, then you’re not empowering them. After a year, the board reconsidered and brought full voting board members who are under 40 years old on our board. You have to understand what people are looking for to be able to provide a valued proposition to them. You can go about looking at how chambers operate, but we can’t just take trends and what other chambers are doing; you have to be hearing from people what matters to them.”

Merhoff said she’s lucky to have had a couple of really incredible mentors in her own career who pushed her to get involved into groups and situations where she had something to learn. “I’m one of the few people I know who finds argument entertaining,” she said. “You don’t have to agree to have a great time talking about an issue. I think one of things that was missing at every level today, locally and nationwide, is the ability to disagree with someone and not have that harm your respect for that person or the fact that they’re a friend. We’ve worked really hard to create on our committees and especially on our board this atmosphere of ‘let’s have it out’ and talk about an issue, debate it and hear all sides. [People in general] tend to shun debate too much, and I think we miss something — and that’s especially true of young professionals’ voices.”

Merhoff believes that having vision promotes leadership, and leadership promotes more inclusion. “When you step

forward and think outside of the box, then there’s all kinds of stuff that you can do, which is the joy of the not-for-profit world,” she said. “While there are constraints on what we can do tomorrow, particularly if there’s a large price tag on it, we are not constrained by bureaucracy. We can try something and see how it works, then discuss what went well and what didn’t and what we’ll do now.

That’s a fun environment to be a part of.”

For more information on the Carmel Chamber of Commerce and Arrows, visit CarmelChamber.com.

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OUR HOOSIER HALL OF FAMER Perhaps the best description of Bobby “Slick” Leonard comes from someone who has evaluated the accomplishments of many Indiana basketball heroes and legends during his long career as a Hoosier State wordsmith.

Bill Benner, north of 60, has tangled with Bob Knight’s personality, described Reggie Miller’s exploits and now works with Larry Bird’s Pacers. But when asked how to best describe Leonard and the long-running basketball episode that has played in Terre Haute, Bloomington and Indianapolis/Carmel for 75 years of his 82 years, perhaps Benner sums it best in seven words. “He is the personification of Indiana basketball,” Benner said.

And it is hard to resist Benner’s declaration.

Indeed, our state has hosted many basketball celebrities since we fell in love with the game. But, mostly, our fabled characters have come and gone through this

crossroads of America: Miller, for instance, grew up in California and has returned to the West Coast. John Wooden was born in Martinsville and schooled in West Lafayette but reached greatness in Los Angeles. Oscar Robertson, born in Tennessee, starred in Cincinnati. Even Bird of French Lick and Indiana State fame became a national name as a Boston Celtic. Thus, can anyone argue that Leonard—born in Terre Haute, educated in Bloomington, and a resident, coach and broadcaster in Indianapolis/ Carmel for almost five decades—is not the biggest Hoosier basketballer of them all? This full-blooded Hoosier seemingly epitomizes all of us in Indiana.

So when Leonard ventures to Springfield, Mass., in August to join the storied Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, there will be more Hoosiers on

board for the ceremony than his wife and basketball partner, Nancy, his family and Pacers executives. There will also be hundreds, thousands or maybe millions of us in spirit when one of ours accepts the next sainthood into the sport he cherishes.

We will all be vicariously living the experience that Pacer executives enjoyed this winter when his finalist status for the hall of fame was announced.

Recently, the Leonards sat in the living room of their Carmel home to take part in another of the countless interviews reviewing the chapters of their careers.

Some questions were old. Some inquiries might have been new. Whatever was asked, both amazed us with their ability to recall the highest of accomplishments and the smallest of trivia points related to being full-time Hoosiers.

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“I didn’t know how to dance,” Leonard recalled. “I played basketball.”

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The number of years that Nancy Root of South Bend and Bob Leonard of Terre Haute will have been married on June 15, 1954. The couple met in school at Bloomington. Their wedding was one day after their graduation ceremony from Indiana.

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The Leonards convinced a developer to sell them two lots in a new Carmel neighborhood in 1969. The price was $8,100 per lot. Forty-five years later they still reside in the same five-bedroom home where a cabin once stood.

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The number of electric-shock jolts given to Bobby when he suffered a near fatal heart attack in New York in 2011. Medics usually stop after two jolts. A Pacer trainer ordered them to keep trying.

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Leonard was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on the 14th day of February, 2014. It was Valentine’s Day.

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The Slick from Terre Haute Okay, this saying is not as romantic as Zeke from Cabin Creek ( Jerry West) or the Hick from French Lick (Bird), but the nickname of Slick has been heard for a long time in Indiana and other basketball outposts. So, who invented Slick? It was not Dick Vitale or Digger Phelps. Instead, Slick was born during a bus trip the Los Angeles Lakers made through West Virginia for preseason games. Leonard was involved in a heated Hollywood Gin match with Coach George Mikan at the front of the bus. “I blitzed him,” Leonard recalled, “and one of the players said that I was too slick. It stuck.”

Leonard’s love for cards-and winning for money-are part of his basketball folklore.

The first “BOOM BABY” It would be easy to theorize that the “BOOM BABY” blurted by Leonard for a Pacer 3-point basket was invented to label 3-pointers scored by Miller during his 18-year career with Indiana. After all, Leonard announced almost all of Miller’s games, and the 1987 draft pick drained 2,560 3-pointers. But that was not the case. “BOOM BABY” was hatched when Leonard was coaching the Pacers in the seventh game of the semi-finals of the 1975 American Basketball Association (ABA) playoffs. Denver held a 2-point lead with seconds left, and the Pacers got the ball to George McGinnis in the low post for a potential tying basket. But McGinnis kicked the ball out to a wide-open Billy Keller in the far corner. Game, set, Boom Baby. “Billy drilled it, and I shouted “BOOM BABY,” Leonard recalled.

And the biggest “BOOM BABY”?

“It was at the Miracle in Madison Square Garden,” Leonard said. “Reggie scored eight points in 13 seconds. One, he was right in front of Spike Lee, and he backed up for a 3-pointer. He nailed. I have never seen anything like it.” Today, Miller’s company is called Boom Baby Productions.

How about that red, white & blue basketball Along with having teams called the Anaheim Amigos, Minnesota Muskies and Pittsburgh Condors, the ABA was

also known for using a red, white and blue basketball. Founders of the league thought the basketball was a sign of patriotism. It took Leonard time to accept the colorful basketball. “I was an old NBA player,” he said. “We didn’t have that kind of stuff.”

Leonard also had to adjust to the 3-point shot. It, too, was an ABA rule and was scorned by the NBA…until Leonard led a charge to insert the “home run” into the league in 1979.

“I told them that the fans in Boston and New York are no different than the fans in San Antonio, Denver and Indianapolis,” Leonard said. “Our fans loved it, and so will theirs.” There was only one dissenting vote in accepting the 3-point shot. It came from a longtime Leonard rival, Red Auerbach.

Slick vs. Red It is doubtful that Leonard and Auerbach ever exchanged Valentine’s Day cards.

The rivalry between the two spilled over into the media and on-court. Even Nancy Leonard—who claims she and Auerbach had a respectful relationship—once challenged Auerbach when the Celtics came to Market Square Arena for the Pacers’ first NBA game in 1976. Nancy, in charge of game entertainment and activities, was visited by a referee during the game. The official said Auerbach was upset about the volume of the music and demanded that it be turned down. Nancy had a rulebook in her purse, showed it to the official and noted there was no rule on the loudness of music. After the official showed the rulebook to Auerbach, the Celtic coach slammed the book on the floor. Eventually, the Celtics rallied from double digits and won in overtime. “We were beating their butts,” Leonard said. “If not for [ John] Havlicek, we would have won.”

Champions vs. champions But while Leonard grudgingly concedes that Boston won that match, he is not ready to surrender that the Celtics of Larry Bird, Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale in the 1980s were better than his ABA championship teams in the 1970s, featuring Roger Brown, Mel Daniels and George

McGinnis. “That frontline of ours could have competed with anybody,” the coach said. “Larry couldn’t have handled Roger, and there is no way Kevin could have guarded George. Plus, Mel would have been a big problem for Parrish.”

Those disagreements with the officials During his coaching days, Leonard won 529 games for the Pacers. And he guided the blue and gold to three NBA championships. But he was also known for some incredible outbursts when it came to referees, ball racks, timekeepers and others who stood in the way of his pursuit of success.

Let’s review some of those moments: • The Ball Rack. Before Bob Knight fired a chair across the floor at an Indiana game in Bloomington, Leonard became upset with referee Ed Rush in a game at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum and tossed a full ball rack at Rush. Balls were flying everywhere, and Leonard earned three technical fouls. He also reported to the ABA office in New York the next day.

• The Mormon Punt. Leonard remembers the passive following there was in Salt Lake City, a new franchise, when the Stars arrived. But it wasn’t quiet for long after Leonard turned the Salt Place into bedlam one night.

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After disagreeing with an official’s call, Leonard discovered the basketball at the free throw line and proceeded to imitate Pat MacAfee in punting the ball into the 50th row of the arena. From then on, Leonard recalls that the enthusiasm at Utah home games was high.

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Even as a young girl, Julie Schneiders always knew she would make an impact in the field of health care. Growing up as the oldest of seven children in the Sullivan household, she quickly learned responsibility and gained a strong work ethic from the family business, Sullivan Hardware & Garden, a long-time staple in the Indianapolis economy.

Schneiders, now in her mid-50s, is locked, loaded and ready to take on the nuts and bolts of building the new St. Vincent Women’s Health Center in Carmel. Everything in her career seems to have led to this point in taking on the charge and responsibility as its first Executive Director.

The new 96,703 square foot outpatient center will dovetail the existing Carmel St. Vincent Hospital campus with a singular focus of serving the specific health care needs of women. Construction for the expansion began in February and, despite the ravages of this past winter, remains on schedule to open its doors by February of 2015.

“It’s exciting!” says Schneiders, who is energized and well suited to be at the helm of this initiative. “The Center is going to be a one-stop health care destination for women in Hamilton County, surrounding counties, and statewide. Our strategy is, ‘What can we do for women of all ages to help them accomplish their health goals?’"

Schneiders explains, “We all know that women are busy. They are working in the home and they are working outside of the home.

Women multi-task and balance a variety of things at the same time.

But, too often women take care of themselves last. Because of that we, as health care professionals, should take care of them really well.”

And taking care of women really well is exactly what Schneiders intends to do at the new Women’s Center. In addition to obstetrics, gynecology, breast care, and a full-service pharmacy, the bells and whistles she envisions will be uniquely customized to women.

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Yoga classes on Saturdays are on the planning board. Boutique shopping will be available to those who need health-related items like compression stockings for varicose veins, bras and wigs for cancer patients, and other hard to find products. A physical therapist will be available in the Pelvic Health Center. Highlyconnected electronic medical records will play a major role in streamlining communication between areas. The Center will also offer personalized navigation services to help patients get through treatments or answer questions.

There’s an adage that says sometimes you have to live it and breathe it before you can understand it. In that sense, Schneiders most certainly understands the plight of women and their health care needs intimately. She is a prime example of the woman who multitasks while balancing work, home and family. While developing an impressive career, she was a single mother for ten years while raising five children. Now, her children are adults, she has remarried and currently has four grandchildren.

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“WE DON’T CARE WHAT WOMEN LOOK LIKE,

WHERE THEY COME FROM, WHAT THEIR HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE OR WHETHER THEY SMOKE A PACK OF CIGARETTES A DAY. WE WANT ALL WOMEN TO COME TO THE CENTER. WE WANT TO HELP THEM TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.

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“From a personal perspective, I know how hard it is to try and work and juggle it all. I’ve always been interested in women’s health issues. I want to help be a game-changer, if I can. I want to make it easy for women to take care of themselves,” she says.

Schneiders has been a nurse and in health care for over 30 years. She also has 20 years as a board-certified women’s health nurse practitioner and had her own practice. Her educational background includes a masters of science in nursing from Indiana University and an undergraduate degree from Purdue.

No stranger to hard work, Schneiders first arrived on the scene at St. Vincent Hospital in 2007. There, she was the catalyst behind their high-risk breast program for women who might be high-risk for breast cancer or ovarian cancer.

If you’ve heard the television and radio commercials or seen the billboards advertising St. Vincent’s 338-4HER, that’s her, too. The program is a free, online question service where the public can have their health care concerns addressed. Not only is Schneiders the face behind 338-4HER, she authors the blog and receives all the online questions directly at her desk which she turns around and answers within 24 hours of receipt.

There’s no question that Schneiders is a driven woman, and her mission is clear: Let’s make it easy for women to take care of themselves.

Women play a crucial role in health care decisions. Research shows that women typically choose the healthcare for their families. They also seek the referrals for family members and are the ones who encourage good health to their husbands and children.

“We know now more than ever, women need to take care of themselves,” Schneiders states.

“When you think about health care and what will be happening in the future, we are right on trend. The thinking is less about being hospitalized and more about taking care of yourself so you don’t have to go into the hospital in the first place!”

The Women’s Center will have an emphasis on preventative health care, particularly at its Center for Living Well. This subset within the center will offer information on nutrition, vitamins, acupuncture, alternative medicine, life coaches, health-related seminars and yoga classes.

Schneiders believes the state of medical care right now is focused on treating disease. “The new health center will go down the preventative path. The facts are that heart disease is the #1 killer of women and there is much that can come about from prevention in that area.”

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Recently finishing up St. Vincent’s fourth year of providing free PAP smears for the community, Schneiders promises similar outreach programs with the new Center. “We don’t care what women look like, where they come from, what their health problems are or whether they smoke a pack of cigarettes a day. We want all women to come to the Center. We want to help them take care of themselves.”

St. Vincent Women’s Health Center will be a destination for women. Not just for health care but there will be a focus on the benefits of living well and healthily.

“We expect women to come in through the door from preteenagers all the way to 100. We want women living that long!” she states determinedly.

With Julie Schneiders focused on the task, the odds are definitely in women’s favor.

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leading themselves for positive change and that it is a youth driven organization. Four years ago, that was a fairly new concept and there weren’t many groups like this in existence. The Mayor’s Youth Council really got me excited, and that’s why I applied, and I have not been disappointed with that decision.

Carmel Mayor's Youth Council president, Jack Langston

The original council was announced by the mayor’s office, which then partnered with Carmel High School administrators to organize a call-out for students who were interested in learning more about civic duties and volunteerism. Assisting their president, Jack, the Mayor’s Youth Council executive leadership committee is made up local CHS students: Matthew Klineman, VP of Expansion, Junior at CHS; Leah Zukerman, VP of Current Activities, Junior at CHS; Mariam Aziz, Clerk-Treasurer, Junior at CHS; and Neil Shah, Executive At-Large, Sophomore at CHS. A new program that the council piloted this past winter was “Say No to Snow.”

The MYC partnered with the Carmel Key Club in providing snow removal service, engaging high school students and providing this service for free to the residents around CHS.

before heading off to college next fall.

Jack is the president of the Mayor’s Youth Council that was formed in spring 2010, a multifaceted organization that focuses on volunteering, youth empowerment and getting the city’s youth involved in the community outside of high school.

“We decided to do this for two reasons,” Jack explained. “The area around CHS is walloped with snow every time it snows, and many of the residents who live in that area are elderly and can’t easily shovel two feet of snow off their sidewalks. There are also a lot of students who have to walk in the streets when it’s dark and the streets are slippery. We thought that wasn’t a safe way for students to pursue their educations by risking their lives after it has snowed. We contacted Key Club, an excellent group of about 500 volunteers, and with their manpower and the logistical planning by the MYC, we developed this program.

We’re looking forward to starting this in full force next year, so next winter will be our big kick-off. You can look forward to seeing us out there with our shovels.”

“I became involved in my freshman year,” Jack said. “What really piqued my interest was that this was a group of youth who were

Beginning at the end of last month, MYC worked along with the Carmel Arts Council’s High School Division and their

AHEAD OF HIS CLASS Writer / Janelle Morrison Photographer / JJ Kaplan

At age 18, I was focused on spending as much time as possible with my friends before everyone went off to college. Civic duty and volunteerism weren’t even on my radar. Not true for Carmel resident and Carmel High School senior Jack Langston.

Jack decided to graduate at mid-term so he can focus on civic and service projects

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president, Alex Mikev, who is a student at CHS and is also the president of the CHS Art Club. With a $750 grant awarded by the United Way of Central Indiana at Hamilton County office, Jack and his peers have collaborated with the Indiana Design Center to complete a city beautification project and paint a mural on a wall located on the garage level of the IDC.

foot mural right where the Winter Farmers’ Market takes place. We petitioned for a grant from the United Way with Jill Troha, Volunteer Engagement Coordinator for Hamilton County at United Way of Central Indiana. Jill has been very supportive of our project, and they funded us with $750 to purchase materials and food for the volunteers who will be out there painting.”

“This is a really cool project,” Jack explained. “A couple of artists from the high school approached the council and said they heard about the MYC and that they were looking to get involved by getting art students out there in the community, beyond just doing artwork for the school.

The council was supportive of this idea, so we examined several different ideas and landed on doing a mural project. The IDC was very supportive and offered their blank walls in their parking garage. They were willing to take a risk on us and have local youth artists come and paint a 300-square-

The group kicked off the project on March 22 and will wrap up before the summer with an unveiling of an incredible piece of art to show to the community.

I also talked with Mayor Jim Brainard about the Mayor’s Youth Council and why he felt compelled to create it, as well as the importance of attracting, engaging and educating the city’s youth.

“I started it as an opportunity for high school students to learn about the city government and how a local government

works,” Mayor Brainard said. “How many high-school students can name all of the different functions of the local government and how it interacts with the business community, or explain what a city engineer does and put faces with functions of the local government? The Mayor’s Youth Council serves as a means of input to me and our staff about what the young students would like to see their city be. It’s important to listen to that age group and to provide opportunities for serving their community.

We know that when people do volunteer work in the community, they’re much more likely to return to it, vote in the future and participate in civic life.”

Former Carmel mayor Jane Reiman was hired by the city to come back on a parttime basis, and she develops the council’s curriculum for their meetings and assists with their leadership training. As a former mayor, who better to help teach young council members?

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“They’re introduced to the various department heads in the city,” Mayor Brainard said. “They will learn about what the departments of local government do, so when they get through this leadership training program, they will have a very comprehensive idea of what city government does for its citizens.”

Jack expressed his gratitude to Mayor Brainard, Mrs. Reiman and the mayor’s staff for their support of the MYC’s initiatives, and credits the success of MYC’s projects to his fellow council members.

“None of this would have been possible if we didn’t have 30 of the best youth leaders that I’ve ever met,” he said, “especially on the executive committee of the Council.

These kids have put in just as much time as I have, and I am very much looking forward to what they do next year.”

Jack will end his term on May 29 and hand over the council to the next class. His next project will be working with Felege Hiywot Center in Indianapolis, overseeing an urban youth farm that will be the first completely youth-led urban farm experience in Indy.

The project is designed to teach high school students business management, entrepreneurship and life skills, and will provide local food vendors with 8,000 to 15,000 pounds of fresh, local produce over the next few months. The food will be donated to food pantries and will be available for sale at local venues in the communities.

After the summer break, Jack will be attending Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business as a Wells Scholar.

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For 15 years, Chaucie’s Place has been serving children who are victims of child sexual abuse. They are preparing to host their 4th Annual Friends of Chaucie’s Place Breakfast April 23, sponsored by NextGear Capital. Toby Stark, executive director of Chaucie’s Place, has invited nationally renowned speaker and former Miss America Marilyn Van Derbur to speak at the fundraiser breakfast.

Marilyn is the author of “Miss America

By Day: Lessons Learned from Ultimate Betrayals and Unconditional Love." An incest survivor who endured a 13-year sexually abusive relationship with her father, Marilyn has dedicated her life to speaking to victims about the possibility of a happy life after abuse. She also advocates the importance of educating a community about the long-term effects of sexual abuse on a child’s life.

“One of the most important things about the Friends Of Chaucie’s Place Breakfast is that it’s an opportunity for people to learn about Chaucie’s Place, the work that we do and why it so very important,” Toby explained. “When it comes to child sexual

abuse, it’s easy for people to get caught up in the numbers and the statistics. To have someone like Marilyn Van Derbur come to the breakfast, it reminds people that there is a face behind those statistics. It’s also a very powerful reminder of how child sexual abuse does not discriminate.”

I spoke to Marilyn about the upcoming breakfast and asked her why it’s important for people to hear her speak about her healing and how she reached the point where she could enjoy a healthy sexual relationship with her husband, Larry, and have an honest and loving relationship with their daughter, Jennifer.

“A newspaper reporter learned that I am an incest survivor,” Marilyn recalled. “The very next day it was on the front page of the Denver Post. I would have told you that I was not ready for that. It started at 7:00 that morning with somebody at my back door ringing my doorbell. People started flying in from other states to come and meet with me. If I took a walk down the street, people would stop in their cars and get out and approach me. It was on the front page for three days and stayed in the paper for many days after.”

On one particular day, she told her husband and daughter that she had to get away, so they put on their sweats and went for a run on their local track. On this fateful run, a woman with her two dogs who would always politely say hello stopped Marilyn and engaged her in conversation.

“She approached me and said, ‘Marilyn, we’re so proud of what you’re doing, and I’m so grateful that your sister, Gwen, came forward this morning,‘” Marilyn recalled.

Maryiln Van Derbur, former Miss America and incest survivor, will speak at Chaucie's Place in April.

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“I asked her why and she proceeded to tell me that on our most popular radio talk show, people were calling in asking why the public should believe me, and this woman said to me, ‘Now that your sister has come forward, they will have to believe you.’”

Marilyn paused and then responded to the woman. “I looked at her and said, ‘If people aren’t going to believe 53-year-old me, then who’s going to believe a child?’ I went home and I called newspapers and the television stations, and I said, ‘Today is the first day of the rest of my life. My door is open; I will do every interview.’”

She began speaking publicly and to individuals one-on-one about their experiences. Marilyn had decided that it would be her life’s work to continue speaking about her story and listening to the scores of survivors in hopes that she can bring comfort to them and validate their pain.

“The gift that I can give these hundreds of people is hope…Hope that the pain ends. Hope that the shame ends. We need to put our efforts into prevention. It’s way too hard for treatment. That is a very long process, so we need to work on prevention and intervention.” / Marilyn Van Derbur atCarmel.com / APRIL 2014 / CARMEL COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER / 41

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“The gift that I can give these hundreds of people is hope,” Marilyn said.

“Hope that the pain ends. Hope that the shame ends. I can give survivors hope. We spend 52 hours teaching 15-year-olds how to drive a car. How many hours do we spend talking to our children about what is appropriate and what is not appropriate as they grow into their sexuality? We need to sit down and talk to our children, and people need to support organizations like Chaucie’s Place. We need to put our efforts into prevention. It’s way too hard for treatment. That is a very long process, so we need to work on prevention and intervention.”

Marilyn encourages anyone who would like to reach out to her to contact her, as she is committed to personally reading and responding to every one of her letters and emails. You can contact her at missamericabyday.com.

Along with Marilyn’s inspiring journey, the guests at the Friends of Chaucie’s Place Breakfast will have the opportunity to hear about all the incredible programs that Toby Stark and her staff have developed and continue to expand with the support of the local communities.

“Increasingly people are signing up for our child sexual abuse prevention plans — people are joining us in record numbers,” Toby said. “This school year we are in every single school district in Hamilton County with our Smart Steps program, a body safety program for kids. In addition, we’re in Boone, Marion, Madison, Hancock and Tipton counties. We are going to reach a record 12,000 elementary school students with the Smart Steps program.

“Our Stewards of Children program is for the general public and adults who work with children in camps, as scout leaders, in churches, etc.,” Toby continued. “In three and a half years, we have trained over 1,600 adults.

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every month in a different city in Hamilton County. Nextgear Capital is one of our community sponsors who help us to keep the costs low and affordable."

Chaucie’s Place also has introduced Lifelines, a comprehensive youth suicide prevention program that targets the entire school community. It has four sequential components for administration, school faculty and staff, parents and 8th- through 10th-grade students.

“Children who are abused are seven times more likely to commit suicide, and we do not have to look very far to know the truth behind that statistic,” Toby concluded. “Our very own Chaucie, after years of abuse, ultimately took her own life. Lifelines is specifically designed for and is free for the school systems. We are currently working with the Sheridan and Westfield school systems. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for teens [accidents and homicide

are the first and second], which is why our prevention efforts are so very important.”

To purchase tickets to the Friends of Chaucie’s Place Breakfast, or to learn more about the programs and services available at Chaucie’s Place, visit chauciesplace.org.

Janelle Morrison is the owner of MADD Media Solutions and a freelance writer. She specializes in PR and marketing for small businesses and individuals. She is also a Zionsville resident.

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Catherine Van Dyke (Strategic market analyst at Ranj Puthran Allstate Insurance; trainer in Girl Scouts; volunteer for the Women Like Us Foundation) “I am thankful I can serve others, and giving two hours or more a month enriches my life with perspective and grace,” Van Dyke says.

Mark Juleen (Vice President of Marketing, JC Hart Company and member of the Indiana Apartment Association) “We all lead busy lives for sure, and time seems to get more valuable every day,” Juleen says. “What’s great about the Helping Hands Award is that we can take time as a group to recognize people donating their valuable time to help serve our local community.

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David Honig (Shareholder of Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman; publisher and owner, Palate Press LLC; member of Jewish Federation’s Israel Committee; Vice President for Kidstruments Fund Inc.) “I am excited to participate in the Ranj Puthran Helping Hands Award,” Honig says.

“It will recognize and, through such recognition, support and encourage, those who make it their mission to leave our community, and this world, a better place.”

Sue Westermeier (Corporate accounts manager, Motorola Wireless Communications Systems; 10-year member of Carmel Clay Planning Commission; Rotary Club of Carmel Community Service, Trinity Free Clinic social worker; member of Carmelfest Executive Committee)

Joe Lazzara (Owner, Joe’s Butcher Shop and Fish Market; member of our lady of mount carmel, past sports commissioner of the carmel dad’s club, past board member of the carmel education foundation) “One of the things that makes our community great is the true spirit of volunteerism shown by our citizens,” Lazzara says. “When Ranj and his Allstate group asked for help in recognizing the efforts of those who give their time, treasure and talent to the community we responded with an enthusiastic, ‘Yes!’ We are flattered and proud to aid the Helping Hands Award as it shines a brief light on these remarkable citizens.”

Julia Evinger (Century 21 Scheetz; MIBOR board of Directors) “Ranj has been very involved in the community,” Evinger says. “This is a wonderful way to show appreciation for the often-unsung heroes making a difference in our communities everyday. This award exemplifies ‘community spirit and servant leadership.’”

Top to bottom, left to right: Ranj Puthran, David Honig, Catherine Van Dyke, Sue Westermeier, Mark Juleen, Joe Lazzara, Julia Evinger

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Sometimes it takes an extraordinary, lifechanging moment to inspire someone to dedicate themselves to a cause that can change the world.

For Jennifer Williams, that moment came when 14-year-old Jack Polizzi — both a neighbor and close friend of her daughter Lindsay — was diagnosed with leukemia the day before he was supposed to start his freshman year at Guerin High School. This personal tragedy hit home with Williams and inspired her to take a stand and do something.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Man & Woman of the Year campaign is a fundraising competition in communities across the U.S. in which participants vie for the title of Man or Woman of the Year. The titles are awarded to the men and women in each community who raise the most funds during the 10week campaign. Indianapolis is relatively new to participating in this campaign, but since 2009, 55 candidates in Indianapolis have raised nearly $1.8 million in an effort to combat cancer. 2014’s 10-week campaign kicked off on Feb. 27, and Williams had the honor of being nominated as one of 13 representatives for Indianapolis this year.

“He just has such spirit and determination,” Williams remarked, admiring Jack’s unwavering strength in his battle. “The protocol for treating someone with leukemia is around 30 months, so it really put into perspective this 10-week commitment that I’m making.”

Talking with Jack’s mother, Dana Polizzi, was a humbling experience; her fiery and determined spirit was nothing short of inspiring. “Prior to Jack’s diagnosis on August 14 last year, we had very little understanding of the nature of leukemia, its treatments and the path to wellness,” Dana recalled. “It’s a long road, but we know leukemia is treatable and beatable! It is our hope that more people become educated and will join in the cause to help fight the disease.”

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Jack Polizzi will beat this, and with the support of the community backing him, we can change more than just this young man’s life — we can do our part to knock cancer out for good.

Rock Out to Knock Out Cancer will be held on April 18, 7-10 p.m., and tickets are available for purchase on the group’s facebook page: facebook.com/ IndyKnockOutCancer.

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The more Williams became involved, the more she began to realize just how important the work she was doing was.

“Every time I talk to people, whether it’s a friend or a relative, everyone seems to have been touched by cancer in one way or another. It’s such an honor to be a spokesperson for something that’s so important to so many people.”

For this ambitious campaign, Williams aims to raise $100,000 by May 10. In accordance to the campaign’s rules, every dollar she raises is both a vote for her and a vote toward eradicating cancer for good.

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The coach discusses highlights from his storied career, his mentors and athletes he has enjoyed working with over the years.

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The critically acclaimed full-length modern ballet, “Superhero: The story of a Man Called Jesus,” follows the last week of the life of Jesus told through the perspective of Jesus, the women surrounding him and his complicated relationship with Judas Iscariot. Set in “anytime” and “everyplace,” this beautiful work portrays both large and small events in Jesus’ last days, both of which are ultimately significant.

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5 / PEANUT BUTTER & JAM: JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH Explore a multitude of musical genres alongside your children. The experience is 30 minutes of music, with 15 minutes for families to touch and play with the musical instruments, including Q&A with the artists. The entire matinee experience is under one hour and is especially geared for youth ages 1-7. Capacity for this event is limited. To buy tickets, call the box office. $10/child; 2 free adult tickets with every child ticket purchase 10:30 a.m.

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11 / MANDY PATINKIN IN CONCERT: DRESS CASUAL WITH PAUL FORD ON PIANO Before he was an Emmy Award-winning TV star, Mandy Patinkin was a Tony Award-winning Broadway legend.

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12 / 4TH ANNUAL CARMEL MARATHON WEEKEND

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11 / WINE, WAGS & WHISKERS

Mingle with friends — human, canine and feline — for a great cause! You’ll have the opportunity to taste more than 40 of the finest wines and delicious hors d’oeuvres to please your palate. A silent auction will be held, and your favorite wines will be available for purchase.

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12 / KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE IN INDIANAPOLIS

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7:30 a.m., opening ceremony; 9 a.m., competitive 5K run start; 9:10 a.m., participant 5K run/walk start; 9:20 a.m., 1-mile family walk start Military Park, downtown Indianapolis komenindy.org

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Midori made her legendary debut at the age of 11 with the New York Philharmonic at the invitation of Zubin Mehta. Today, she continues to be recognized as an extraordinary performer, devoted educator and innovative community engagement activist for the arts.

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15, 22, 29 / WORLD’S SMALLEST CHILDREN’S ART GALLERY EXHIBIT Art exhibit by students of Mohawk Trails Elementary School under the direction of art teacher Gretchen Sheridan.

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last Saturday at 5 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. $46.50 for adults; $36.50 for youth up to age 18 Tarkington, 3 Center Green, #200, Carmel 317-843-3800 civictheatre.org/shows-tickets/les-miserables/

women (and especially mothers) would want and enjoy for Mother’s Day from their husbands and kids.

1- 6pm Free The VFW Hall, 12863 Old Meridian, Carmel melissa@bizzzeybee.com

25 - MAY 11 / IRVING BERLIN’S I LOVE A PIANO

A musical that looks at America through the perceptive and hopeful eyes of Irving Berlin, following the journey of a piano as it moves in and out of American lives from the turn of the century to the present. Various afternoon and evening times Studio Theater (across the Green from the Palladium concert hall, adjacent to the Monon Greenway) 4 Center Green, Carmel 317-819-3525

26 / “WOW YOUR WOMEN”

We are having our 2nd WOW (Wishes of Women) event to provide a marketplace for services and gifts that most

29 / CARMEL ARTS COUNCIL’S ART IN THE AFTERNOON

Join us for an afternoon of art, fun, conversation and fundraising. Live music will be provided by Carmel High School students. Along with food and entertainment, several Carmel artists will be showcasing (and selling) their wares, and we’ll have a small silent auction.

3:30-7 p.m.

Oak Hill Mansion 5801 E. 116th St., Carmel $30 per person carmelartscouncil.org

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Sunday Spaghetti Special

Spaghetti & meatballs with Jimmy Stix for $6.99!

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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Mardi Gras Nearly 500 people attended the annual St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Mardi Gras hosted at the Ritz Charles in Carmel.

Over $100,000 was raised through a silent and live auction which benefits St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School, Guerin Catholic High School and Marian University. Shane's Outdoor Living & Landscapes was the title sponsor of the event.

Trish & Rob Delaby (left and far right), owners of Shane’s Outdoor Living & Landscapes, were the title sponsors of the event.

Their guests, Tom &Jeanne Britt (middle) are from atCarmel.com.

Greg Peters, Mike & Kelley Karpinski, Faye Peters

Cindy Schassberger & Jody Brennan

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Mike Karpinski, Fr. Thomas Haan & Kelley Karpinski Amy Hankins, Amanda Wilson, Missy & Tony DeFrench, Jenny Ney & John Schassberger

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INTERNATIONAL TALENT ACADEMY PROVIDING THE FOUNDATION FOR YOUR CHILD’S FUTURE SUCCESS

Writer / Lena Lucas

Imagine seeing your 3-year old reading music before reading books, or your 4-year old setting a dinner table and eating with knife and fork. How about your 5-year old reading his own monologue on a stage in two different languages?

Research studies find that the first three years of life are critical to the emotional and intellectual development. A newborn’s brain is only 25 percent of an adult size. It grows to 80 percent by age 3 and 90 percent by age 5. That’s why children learn more facts during the first three years of life than during the remainder of their lives.

Therefore, the earlier you start teaching your children, the greater opportunities they will have to develop into versatile, well-rounded individuals who can succeed in any endeavor they choose to pursue in life.

International Talent Academy, a nonprofit organization in Carmel allows parents to do just that. It provides early childhood education in performing arts. For your 3- to 17-year-old, ITA offers individual piano and voice lessons and classes in show choir, acting, logic games, etiquette, dance, rhythmic gymnastics and writing.

“Our curriculum for the preschool students includes brain development components with the focus on memory, attention, creative thinking and coordination,” says Tatyana Komarova, the founder and executive director of ITA. The classes range from 45 minutes to one hour and usually have from five to 10 kids. They may be just six weeks long up to a full academic semester. The average price for the six- to eight-week classes ranges from $65 to $100.

The classes take place in Monon Community Center and Brookshire Golf Club. “We’re offering all these classes in one location so parents don’t have to run from place to place, taking their children to music, theater, dance or art classes all over town.

Our academy encourages families to spend more time learning together,” Komarova said.

“International Talent Academy is one of the few Performing Arts Schools that allow children to begin piano lessons at the age of 3,” says Sherry Kassing. “Our twins, Luke and Sophia, have been taking piano lessons for two years at the ITA. They are currently able to read, play and memorize music at the age of 5! Ms. Tatyana Komarova and her staff are committed to programs that enhance early brain development in children. It has been amazing to see the impact ITA has had on our children. They truly are a loving, supportive, and dedicated staff who clearly love teaching children.”

More than 350 students go through the ITA annually. Parents and kids are welcome to attend any class of their choice to observe the lessons free of charge. For details, call 317-815-9381. Check InternationalTalentAcademy.org to see what summer camps and programs are lined up for children 4 through 12.

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