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Noblesville’s Mom of the Year Pam Melfi takes the title for 2016 after decades of caring for her four children and 12 grandchildren. After working two jobs to support her family as a single mom, Pam still devotes herself toward helping her family and placing them first.
6 It’s Bedtime in Noblesville 8 Noblesville’s Relay for Life 12 Pippa Mann: Get Involved
20 Jonathan Byrd’s Racing Legacy 23 Lemonade Day Kick-Off 28 Unification Spokesman Mitch Bonar is in Demand
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Stay HerE grow HERE Noblesville An initiative led by The City of Noblesville Economic Development
Exciting Growth for Noble Industries in Noblesville The current 70,0000-squarefoot facility will now undergo a major expansion. Noble Industries announced in March that the company has purchased five acres to the south of its building and will expand with an additional 52,400 square feet. This growth will represent 39,000 square feet of warehouse space and 13,400 of office space. With this additional capacity, Noble Industries is positioned to become one of the city’s largest manufacturing employers with an anticipated addition of 50 new jobs.
The Stay Here Grow Here Initiative led by Noblesville Economic Development has showcased, through this Business Spotlight, the growing and expanding businesses that are leading big commerce in our community.
Who is Noble Industries
Incorporated in 1970, Noble is a full service metal fabrication company. Noble manufactures metal parts and products for many industries including automotive and automotive after-market, retail point of purchase, medical, industrial, lawn and garden and more. Visit a Lowes Home Improvement store, and the metal holding most of the signage was made at Noble Industries.
Noblesville is Ideal for Noble Industries
William Parker, founder, and his children Brenda Parker Snyder and Greg Parker are all lifelong residents of Noblesville. The culture of Noblesville fits the Parkers’ philosophy of “work hard and also enjoy life.” Noblesville is close enough to draw talent from Indianapolis, Anderson and other surrounding communities targeting professionals with metal fabrication experience. The city of Noblesville and Noblesville Schools understand the need to develop a workforce for manufacturing.
Noblesville Offers Great Qualities for Business
With Noblesville located in the middle of Indiana with easy access to the greater Indianapolis area, close proximity to 1-69, SR37, SR31 and I-65, product can be moved easily to any location in the United States. The City of Noblesville is strategic in its role as a forward-thinking city. This makes the business climate good for working together and moving the economy forward.
Noblesville Has Great Qualities for Noble’s Workforce
Noble Industries employs 65 full-time and 20 temporary staff. The community which surrounds the work environment is attractive and provides a benefit to the Noble workforce. Lunch time and after work shopping and restaurants are close and offer variety. There is a great parks system and golf courses for gatherings after work and on weekends.
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The Heart of Culture in Noblesville Par for the Course
It’s time to dust off those clubs and hit the links. Noblesville Parks & Rec features two beautiful golf courses in the heart of the city. Fox Prairie Golf Course located off of E. 196th St. & S.R. 19 and the course inside Forest Park. Ask about weekday rates and specials at both courses. Men and Women’s Golf Leagues, Junior Leagues and outings all offered. Find out more at Foxprairie.com.
200 Years of Transportation
The exciting May exhibit at Nickel Plate Arts explores 200 Years of Hoosier Transportation through the eyes of our local artists. Enjoy live entertainment and themed activities while you navigate your way around this exhibit! Meet May Showcase Artist Shawn Deitch next door at her First Friday May 6th reception from 6–9 p.m. in the Stephenson House. Deitch’s oil paintings will be on display through May 31th. Find out more at nickelplatearts.org.
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What’s upstairs downtown? Sneak a peek inside the Hipstoric Noblesville buildings in the May 6th First Friday event. Fruits, vegetables, artisan treasures and more! The Noblesville Main Street Farmers Market kicks off on Saturday, May 7th at 8 a.m. This local favorite with more than 80 vendors will run every Saturday through October 15th. Located in the Riverview Health overflow parking lot on Conner Street, just west of the bridge at the intersection of SR 32 and SR 19. More at noblesvillemainstreet.org.
it’s bedtime in noblesville Writer / Suzanne Huntzinger . Photography provided
Throw on your pajamas, slippers and robe and grab your pillow and blanket. The Darlington Bed Race kicks off Summer 2016 with Noblesville Main Street’s First Friday event. Presented in partnership by the Boys and Girls Club of Noblesville, the Noblesville Parks and Recreation Department and Noblesville Main Street, the slumber party starts at 7 p.m. Friday night June 3 on the downtown square in Noblesville. The race benefits the Boys and Girls Club of Noblesville and the Noblesville Parks and Recreation to provide youth summer
camp scholarships for those in need to attend their programs.
people in our downtown and raises money for a great cause.”
This is the third year the race has been featured as a main attraction of a Noblesville Main Street First Friday. Chris Owens, Executive Director of Noblesville Main Street, says, “This is such a great example of collaborative efforts and teamwork to benefit the Boys and Girls Club in our historic downtown. I’m pleased to be one small part of a great team creating opportunities for youth in our community. This is one of my favorite events of the summer because it really defines Noblesville with a fun event involving many
Abby Rinehart, Unit Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Noblesville, says, “The Bed Race came about through a longstanding partnership between the Boys and Girls Club of Noblesville and the Noblesville Parks and Recreation Department. The two organizations are a natural fit, and we had teamed up on multiple events prior to the Bed Race. Always wanting to go above the bar from the last event, both groups wanted to try something fun, a little off the wall and most importantly family-friendly.”
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The event was a perfect fit for a Noblesville Main Street First Friday because the focus of NMS is to promote a “hipstoric” and vibrant downtown area through special events and programs. Owens explains, “Hipstoric is all about honoring the past and embracing new trends with people, places and experiences.” The race will definitely make for a “hipstoric” event. Teams of four or five people race their heavy beds on wheels through a challenging course that includes maneuvering through a tight turn around a cone. Teams are encouraged to design and decorate their beds with a theme and dress in costumes with their chosen theme. Teams have chosen themes as wacky as Kroger dressing up as grocery items like bacon and eggs to a Mario Kart theme and a professional wrestler theme. Most of the teams are from Noblesville or the surrounding area, Rinehart says. “Since the inaugural race, we’ve had three teams
return each year for battle. The first team ever was a group of grads that had been school friends. Their team name changes with their theme for that year. They’ve won three out of the four years. These guys have really showcased the athleticism needed to win the race. Noblesville Young Life has also been with us from the beginning and were our inaugural champs. They always bring a great group of kids and maintain the positivity and sportsmanship.” Come out and cheer your favorite team on to bedtime supremacy. Mike Hoffmeister, Assistant Director of the Noblesville Parks and Recreation Department, says you may want to get there early as last year’s crowd was around 400 people, and they expect more this year. You can register to race today by going to bgcni.org or call 317-773-4372. The entry fee for teams with a borrowed bed is $100 and $75 for teams bringing their own bed.
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Register before May 13 and get the early bird rate of $50. Prizes include cash, concert tickets and a limo ride, Skyzone passes and much more. There is also a People’s Choice award given to the most creative team and votes on by the crowd. See you at the race! Suzanne Huntzinger has a journalism degree from IU and has lived in the Geist community for 18 years.
NOBLESVILLE’S RELAY FOR LIFE
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On May 14-15, Relay for Life, a celebration of cancer survivors and their caregivers through the American Cancer Society, will be held at Forest Park in Noblesville starting at 10 a.m. A silent auction, food, games and a Luminary Ceremony to honor survivors and those who have fallen to cancer are only a few of the things that will take place at this event. To raise awareness for the Relay, the committee will be painting the windows of businesses on the square of downtown Noblesville purple on May 6 in their Paint The Town Purple promotion. This event will coincide with Noblesville’s First Friday from 5-8 p.m. Luminary bags will also be sold that day to honor friends and family of those affected by cancer. The event is open to everyone and is free to attend. Team fundraising events and food will be on site, and the event will be full of fun activities for the entire family. For more information, you can visit the Noblesville Relay for Life Facebook page.
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#GETINVOLVED Pippa Mann is used to attracting attention for her athleticism rather than for the color of her clothing or race equipment. That all changed back in 2014 when she formed her partnership with Susan G. Komen. Mann was inspired initially to change her decadelong red and yellow helmet to pink with the intent of donating it as a fundraiser for the Komen Central Indiana auction.
title sponsorship of the car, they are gifting their most valuable real estate away, but it has also opened doors to include so many more individuals and companies who all had the same desire to create awareness of the fight against breast cancer.
Mann says, “This program is not an easy one to put together each year, but it’s an incredibly rewarding program to put But realizing the Indianapolis 500 was, in together and be a part of, and I could Mann’s words, “a massive national sporting not do any of this without the incredible event,” she and her team owner, Dale support from my team Dale Coyle Racing. Coyne, presented their idea to Komen’s They are a massive part of being able to national organization. By the time they were make this happen.” done, they created a unique partnership that involved Team Coyne and Mann donating At first, Mann was concerned about standing the entire title sponsorship of the car, out saying, “I have never been the girl in pink everything from the helmet to racing gear, at the race track. I never wanted to stand out and the race car became pink. in that way,” she said. However, she noticed that fans would wait outside her garage to For a team owner to basically gift the entire share their personal stories with her.
“I started to learn so much more about this color that I always eschewed,” Mann said. In the first year of the partnership, she was worried whether her fans would understand that this was not a “sponsorship,” that they were not taking money from a charity to run a race car. But much to Mann’s surprise, the reaction was overwhelmingly positive. “We have so many survivors, co-survivors and those that have lost loved ones reaching out to me each year. It’s been an incredible experience.” As the program has evolved, the “Get Involved” campaign was created last May when fans did not connect with her original online campaign, “Race with Pippa.” Mann explains that the “Get Involved campaign connects fans through an Indiegogo crowd funding platform which allows them to purchase specific items in support of the racing program.” Mann notes that this allows funds to be raised to donate to Komen.
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The most impactful part of the program was giving people the opportunity to place the names of loved ones in the cockpit of the racing car with Mann. “Climbing in on race day last year surrounded by all of those special people was a pretty incredible experience for me personally, and both of those items are things we want to bring back for 2016.” With these two campaigns combined, they
have raised over $100,000 with the Get Involved Campaign generating $61,000. The goal for 2016 is to raise $100,000 which Mann feels nervous about but excited, and at the same time, she feels confident they can accomplish this goal because they have more people supporting the partnership than ever before.
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The association between Jonathan Byrd’s Hospitality and Restaurant Group and auto racing is virtually synonymous. The late founder Jonathan Byrd was a larger than life figure with an even bigger heart, who along with his love of God and family, loved motorsports.
offerings. Lala’s coney sauce recipe was a huge hit, and the name changed to The Kitchen Drive-in. Jonathan began working in the family business as a teenager.
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Thanks to being selected as the caterer for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Grand Park, Jonathan Byrd’s has taken major presence In the late ‘60s, Carl and Lala Byrd met at Grand Park, becoming the naming rights Colonel Sanders, resulting in ownership of several franchises of Kentucky Fried Chicken. sponsor of the Jonathan Byrd’s Fieldhouse. The fieldhouse is an indoor facility at Grand The families became great friends with the Park for volleyball, basketball and futsal (the Byrds known to have hosted a few birthday newest rage in American soccer) featuring parties for the Colonel. Jonathan formally However, the family origins with racing Jonathan Byrd’s Concessions and a restaurant entered into restaurant ownership when he began with his mother, Lala Byrd. She owned purchased a KFC franchise from his father. known as Bleacher’s Cafe. a stock car in the late 1960s, becoming a Almost 30 years later, he sold his KFC pioneer for female race team ownership. In addition to the Fieldhouse, Jonathan franchises and build the famous Jonathan It wasn’t until 1982 that her son Jonathan Byrd’s will have two restaurants inside the Byrd’s Cafeteria in Greenwood. started his own race car legacy. giant Arena along with internal concessions. One restaurant will seat 200 on the main The original Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria Jonathan Byrd Racing would continue until level, and a small bar and restaurant on the structure boasted a roof that measured a full 2001 with Jonathan stepping away from second level will overlook the main playing acre and featured a cafeteria serving line 100 the sport. His sons, David and Jonathan field. Byrd Hotel Group is building a 176feet long with over 250 items on the daily II, made a brief return to IndyCar in 2005 menu. The dining room had a seating capacity room hotel that will be connected to the before returning in 2015. Their father passed of 600 with an additional 800-seat banquet Arena; it should be completed in 2017. in August 2009, five years after suffering a hall. This was maintained for nearly 26 years debilitating stroke. “The hotel at Grand Park is a natural until the company made a pivot in 2014. expansion of our hospitality positioning,” After taking a decade off from sponsoring shares David. “It’s our first hotel in Indiana Jonathan Byrd’s restaurant remains in a race team, brothers David and Jonathan but will be the 10th hotel that we have owned operation in Greenwood; however, there is along with mom Virginia (Ginny) decided it no cafeteria. Jonathan Byrd’s scaled down and operated.” was time to return to IndyCar. “We planned the Greenwood operation, although they to be a part of the 100th Running of the Indy maintain the Byrd Conference Center. David and his family moved to Phoenix, 500, but things evolved faster than expected, Deciding to expand north of Indianapolis, Arizona, in 1999 when Byrd Enterprises so we competed last year,” shares David, VP the Byrds opened the 502 East Event Centre expanded to include hotels. Since moving to and Director of Operations for Byrd Hotel in Carmel as their second banquet facility. Arizona, David has overseen construction Group. “We realized racing is a huge part Never to take on something on a small scale, and acquisitions of hotels across Arizona and of who we are as a company and our brand. the 502 East Event Centre is the largest event Utah. Currently their company owns and Therefore, we returned to racing.” space in Hamilton County with 38,000 operates five hotels. square feet of room to entertain. There are Jonathan Byrd’s Hospitality and Restaurant an additional 22 venues across the city of One of the closest race tracks to where David Group has evolved over the last three Indianapolis where they are the preferred or and his family live is a dirt course called decades. The family business actually exclusive caterer. Canyon Speedway northwest of Phoenix, began in 1952, marking the date when and the other is Phoenix International Lala Byrd opened a frozen custard stand Shortly after expanding into Hamilton Raceway. It’s tough to replicate the feel and in Greenwood. It was also the same year County and scaling down the restaurant tradition that surrounds the Indy 500. “My her son Jonathan was born. Her Custard operations in Greenwood, Jonathan kids don’t fully appreciate my love of racing,” Kitchen later added coney dogs to the Byrd’s secured the foodservice contract at says David. “But they’ll get there.” TOWNEPOST NETWORK / MAY 2016 / TownePost.com
Their driver for the Indy 500 last year was Bryan Clauson of Noblesville who is doing something completely crazy. In fact, the name of his racing quest this year is “The Chasing 200 Tour: Circular Insanity.” Clauson, who is driving for Jonathan Byrd’s Racing again this season, is scheduled to drive in 200 races in 2016. “It is ambitious, but it’s a dream of Bryan’s,” states David. “And he is literally on the track more than off and is doing quite well.” The Indy 500 should mark Clauson’s 65th race in his quest. Both drivers for Jonathan Byrd Racing are from Noblesville: Clauson and Conor Daly. Daly is the son of Derek Daly and Noblesville native Beth Blackburn. Jonathan Byrd Racing’s partner is the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, which is one of the top most-trusted brands in the country. The Byrd racing team is the only race team in the country to be partnered with one of the top five most trusted brands. For two weeks in May, the entertaining and networking for Jonathan Byrd’s customers and clients will be taking place alongside the straightaway at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. While the event is only two weeks long, the impact and connections made between Byrd guests may contribute to building a lasting legacy, much like what they have created for themselves. With their restaurants, weddings division, two conference centers and other catering locations, plus the presence at Camp Atterbury and Grand Park, Jonathan Byrd’s will serve over three million meals in 2016. The company projects that they will serve over four million meals in 2017. “We have to be one of the fastest-growing companies in Indiana, certainly one of the fastest growing food service companies,” shares David. Making connections and creating value with business relationships like those between Grand Park and Jonathan Byrd Hospitality and Restaurant Group represents what’s possible through a simple catering contract. “The initial conversations with Westfield TownePost.com / MAY 2016 / TOWNEPOST NETWORK
about a simple catering job for a ribboncutting ceremony is what has led to all that we are now doing at Grand Park,” says Kevin Manship, COO of Jonathan Byrd Hospitality and Restaurant Group. “You just never know.” The Jonathan Byrd Racing platform provides a business development tool for them. This provides Jonathan Byrd’s a
serious advantage over other companies in the same space. They are able to increase their brand profile in a way where they are more visible and linked to the Indy 500. This advertising platform is a win-win for companies wishing to make strategic relationships with other companies. “We have the ability to entertain clients at the IMS during the 500 and at other events
across the country,” says David. “We go about our racing sponsorships in a different way. We say, ‘Hey, we are going racing. We are investing in our brand. We’d like for you to do business with us and come along for the ride.’” For more information on Jonathan Byrd Racing, visit their Facebook page, follow them on Twitter and watch them race!
Jonathan Byrd’s Racing has successfully fielded 17 entries in the Indianapolis 500 beginning in 1985, scoring six top 10 finishes with a best finish of 5th in 2005.
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The roster of Jonathan Byrd’s Racing Indy 500 drivers includes: Rich Vogler (‘85, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89) Stan Fox (‘91, ’92) Gordon Johncock (‘91) Buddy Lazier (‘91, ’05) Scott Brayton (‘93) John Andretti (‘94) Davy Jones (‘95) Arie Luyendyk (‘96) Mike Groff (‘97, ’98) Jaques Lazier (‘01). A Jonathan Byrd’s Racing car currently holds the all-time Indianapolis 500 one- and four-lap qualifying records (Luyendyk ’96). Jonathan Byrd’s Racing has won two IndyCar races (Luyendyk – Phoenix ’96, Paul Jr. – Texas ’98), along with two United States Auto Club National Midget Championships (’86, ’87) and numerous regional and short-track championships in both midget racing and late model stock cars.
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“What is one thing that kids can do to earn money?” asked Ollie Dunn, the daughter of comedian and financial planner Peter Dunn (aka Pete the Planner) to begin the Family Feud game between “The Lemony Crickets” and “The Pucker Doodles.” Gerry Dick, creator and host of Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick, was quick to hit his button with the reply, “Sell lemonade!” This was the top answer on the game board, and his team, The Lemony Crickets, team were quick to dominate the game. Gerry’s fellow team members included Mandy Selke, cofounder of Just Pop In; Leslie Bailey, The Adventuress for the Indy Star; and Mike Kelly, managing partner of DeveloperTown, who also hosted the event. The Lemony Crickets dominated the Family Feud game over rival team, The Pucker Doodles, who included team
members Nicole Misencik, Meteorologist for WTHR; Carly Swift, cofounder of Just Pop In; Matt MacBeth, cofounder of pi lab; and Clay Robinson, cofounder and owner of Sun King Brewery. “Game Show Night is always great fun with some really cool people, and best of all, it helps support young entrepreneurs,” says Gerry of the Lemonade Day Kick-Off Party. “In 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths to win the Triple Crown…which is a comparatively small margin when measured against the beating we took,” says Pucker Doodle teammate MacBeth. “It’s all in good fun for Lemonade Day.” Presenting sponsors of the event included Eleven Fifty Academy and J.D. Byrider. Officially, Lemonade Day is May 21 with registration now open online. “To get the most out of the experience, we encourage kids to register early,” shares Jami Marsh, Director of Lemonade Day TownePost.com / MAY 2016 / TOWNEPOST NETWORK
Greater Indy. “This allows our young entrepreneurs to get the most out of the digital curriculum available online.” “There is a role for everyone to play on Lemonade Day, whether you have kids participating or not, we want people out buying lemonade,” adds Marsh. “We’re excited for the chance to be involved in Lemonade Day,” shares Kelly. “Lemonade Day lights the entrepreneurial spark in students, teaches them what it takes to launch and grow a small business and illustrates how important it is to differentiate a product. That’s 100 percent congruent with what we do with our clients at DeveloperTown.” Lemonade Day is empowering today’s youth to become tomorrow’s entrepreneurs. The idea for Lemonade Day originated with Richmond, Indiana, native Michael Holthouse who now lives in Houston. Holthouse approached Scott Jones in 2010, and Jones then licensed the idea for
Greater Indianapolis in 2010. Since 2010, Lemonade Day has grown in popularity, inspiring young entrepreneurs across the state. Community Champions are selected to mentor the efforts of those participating and encourage young entrepreneurs in their lemonade endeavors. There are many kids who do this year after year as a tradition and host their own lemonade stand frequently throughout the warm weather months, regardless of prizes. “This is what we want – kids to start with a lemonade stand, and who knows what that may lead to? Many
successful entrepreneurs talk about having lemonade stands when they were kids,” shares Marsh. “Participating in Lemonade Day with fellow Indianapolis ambassadors is truly a highlight of the year!” states Mandy Selke. “Even if entrepreneurship is not a child’s path, the education, experience and engagement inspires for a more enriched childhood!” This year, the Community Champions are John Wechsler, serial entrepreneur and founder of the co-working space Launch
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Fishers (Hamilton County); Jon Gilman, CEO of Zionsville-based Clear Software (Boone County); Steve Spencer, President and CEO of Spencer Management Group and President of the City’s Economic Development Commission ( Johnson County); and Arin Anderson, Owner of Anderson Creative (Madison County). While early registration is encouraged, it’s never too late to participate in Lemonade Day! Please visit indianapolis.lemonadeday.org to learn more!
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This year’s Mom of the Year is Pam Melfi, a Noblesville mother of four and grandmother of 12. It was a beautiful April day when we spoke, and I walked up her daughter’s driveway to find her playing on a swing set with five of her grandchildren and one of her daughters. I had no idea that just a half hour from that moment, I’d be learning about what made this strong and inspiring woman deserve such an award.
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A single mom, Pam raised three girls, Jill, Amy and Lyndsay, and one boy, David. She worked two jobs and made it clear that they didn’t have much growing up. But as we were joined in conversation by her other two daughters, they all made it a priority to say that she never once complained or made them feel unimportant.
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“My kids were easy to raise. They’ve always been really great kids,” Pam said. “I can’t take all the credit though because I have a very strong faith, and God helped me raise these kids to the way they are today.” Many reasons contribute to why Pam was chosen to be the Mom of the Year 2016, but one reason that stuck out was that when her oldest daughter, Jill, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010 without any previous history of cancer in the family, Pam stepped up as what all her daughters described as the matriarch of the family. “I think the cancer brought us all closer, and we’re already a pretty strong unit,” Pam explained. “I had to be strong for [ Jill],” she said, but then quickly added, “though she was strong herself.” Following the diagnosis, the whole family got tested to see if they were cancer carriers. The only carrier was Lyndsay. Upon learning this, she went through a double mastectomy in 2011 in an attempt to protect herself from breast cancer. At the time, Lyndsay had two young sons, one a newborn. While recovering, she couldn’t pick up either of her sons or take care of them at all, so Pam decided to make a sacrifice and move in with her daughter to help care for her family. “She literally stepped in and was the mother to my children,” Lyndsay said. “And this was for about five weeks. I had several surgeries after because I had issues with my implants, so she
actually had to move in with me three or four more times after the first time too.” And just when I didn’t think this woman could go through any more hardships, Pam revealed that she lost her first son, Tommy, when he was 18 months old. She said that this event really made her appreciate the kids she has now and willed her to be the best mother she could be day in and day out. “I always knew I wanted kids. I always wanted to be a mom,” Pam said. “I didn’t care about a career or anything else. I just wanted to be a mother.” The family told of many childhood memories where their mom taught them right from wrong without making them feel like they were “lower class citizens.” Pam always tried to treat them as equals and listen to what they had to say. Throughout the entire conversation and while her daughters praised her endlessly, Pam acted very humble. She gave credit to God, her daughters and any other outside force other than herself most of the time. Pam Melfi is a selfless woman, mom and grandmother who has been a rock to her children and so many other people. More than deserving of the honor of being Mom of the Year, she made it a point to say, “It’s just what moms do.”
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UNIFICATION SPOKESMAN MITCH BONAR IS IN DEMAND coordination and balance. Specifically, CP affects the part of the brain that controls muscle movements. At the age of 15, the Bonars learned through biopsies that Mitch also had a very rare disorder known as mitochondrial dysfunction, which causes muscle weakness. An avid sports fan, it seemed that his dreams of participating in high school athletics were beyond reach. “I see myself as a comeback story,” Mitch says with a confident smile. It’s the same smile he wears everywhere he goes. It radiates from a place of tenacity. He is no stranger to overcoming obstacles and beating the odds.
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He is an in-demand speaker, an ambassador, spokesperson, a president, a coach, a mentor and highly visible national leader spreading the power of unification within the public school system. Not to mention he graduated from Noblesville High School just last year. At 19 years old, Mitch Bonar has turned the world around him upside down in a way that can only come from the inside out. “It is amazing because he was a kid that used to walk through the hallways with an aide, and no one knew his name,” says Kelly Bonar, Mitch’s mother. “From doing nothing to traveling, fundraising and speaking; if we would have planned this for him, we would have messed it all up. We see it as God is in control of this.” Around the age of 4, Mitch was diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP), a group of neurological disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently affect body movement, muscle
Before being a youth ambassador at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles and collaborating with 150 other youth on how to make the world more unified and accepting, Mitch was bullied. “Bullies is a big one,” he says. “I once was left on a golf course all by myself, not knowing where to go, by people who I thought were my friends.” The years leading up to graduation were filled with many aides, physical therapy and frequent moments where Mitch says he walked the halls with his head down. Yet something remarkable happened his sophomore year that forever changed the course of his life. “My athletic story started when the Indiana High School Athletic Association and the Special Olympics decided to work together and start a Unified Sports program," he says. "We brought it to Noblesville.” Unified Sports® was first developed by Special Olympics as a means of providing a quality experience of sports training and competition in an inclusive environment that allows friendships to form. It is the vision of this joint IHSAA / Special Olympics Indiana (SOIN) sports project to atNoblesville.com / MAY 2016 / NOBLESVILLE MAGAZINE / 27
allow high school students with and without intellectual disabilities to collectively represent their high school in an IHSAAsanctioned activity by participating together on a Unified Sports® team. For the first time in history, athletes of all abilities had the opportunity to compete and represent their schools statewide. Mitch did more than compete; he led his team, and they won. They made the Unified Sports State Championship two times in a row. As his athletic prowess grew, he no longer needed physical therapy. Each practice built a stronger sense of self and even greater ability to connect to teammates who eventually became family. “People looked at me differently. I became friends and was able to fit in. I am a people person and enjoy spending time and talking to people. I enjoy getting to know people on different levels.” His success on the field translated into accolades and opportunity off of it as well.
As President of the Hamilton County Athletic Council for Special Olympics, he leads the charge in fundraising and awareness towards more unification programs. His senior year, he was the manager of the Noblesville High School Football team. Presently Mitch is one of the assistant track coaches where his sister Tori is a member of the team’s roster. “As my coach, it’s neat because I was on the team with him, and this year with all the new people coming in, it’s cool that he’s still there,” says Tori. “We have experienced people that know how to run the team, especially Mitch because he knows how important it is.” After taking the stage at the NHS graduation as a chosen speaker, Mitch turned to slip his arms into his letterman’s jacket. The crisp leather, detailing around the cuffs, bold colors – it is a jacket of honor. In that moment standing there in front of his peers, sharing the treasures of a journey
of perseverance, it is awe-inspiring to see how far he has come. Yet the remarkable thing is that he is just getting started. When he speaks, he does so from the inside, from a place of personal experience. His innate ability to connect with others and inspire them to be more is what causes his desire for more unification to become a reality. “I love speaking in front of people. I get to speak at schools all across the state. I share about my life and how I was bullied. This program has allowed me to see who I really was and has been a blessing ever since. I mention about my disabilities and how those effected my life. I’ve met people who face challenges every time and help their school realize they are similar and not as different as they think they are." There is a lot swirling around Mitch: completing a Project WORK program, a
4-on-4 tournament at Purdue, prospecting colleges, finding a job, speaking at another school this week, quiet words of writing a book and even bigger dreams of giving a TED Talk. So much to share, so much to give that it is hard to remember he just graduated from high school. Regardless of what comes next, he is clear about the purpose of his life. “So far, I have been working hard. My dream is to follow wherever life puts me. To do whatever life calls me to do.”
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