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WISE WORDS MEN IN ACTION READ PROGRAM CONNECTS MALE VOLUNTEERS WITH LOCAL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS Writer / Melissa Gibson Photography Provided

One book, 484 men, and every elementary school in Hendricks County make for one of the most exciting community experiences of the year. If you’ve already participated in the event, chances are you’ll return, but if you haven’t yet signed up, the couple of hours it takes to participate is well worth the time. Men IN Action READ is once again returning for a morning of inspiration on March 14. Sheltering Wings, a nonprofit organization offering shelter to domestic abuse survivors along with many initiatives to educate and encourage the public, hosts the Men IN Action program, and the READ initiative was created under the men’s group.

needed in the lives of successful young people. They include goals like support, empowerment, boundaries, positive values and a commitment to learning. Beaty’s book contains 25 of the 40 assets. The men then disperse to their assigned school and administrators lead them to a specific classroom. From there, they read to the class and ask three or four ageappropriate questions to help engage with the students. Every teacher will receive the book for their classroom library, and a resource packet with a variety of ways they can apply the story to other subjects in the classroom throughout the day. The entire morning takes under two hours to complete, and each time Men IN Action READ concludes, the feedback is exciting.

Since 2019, men across the county have registered to read a previously selected book to an elementary classroom in their area on one special day, and the results are Echerd says teachers have commented encouraging. about the students’ positive reactions and men have said they enjoyed reading to the “We meet at a designated spot for each kids as much as the kids enjoyed it. Most school district, receive a book, a T-shirt importantly, the students are experiencing and breakfast,” says Melissa Echerd, a positive connection with men in the prevention and education officer for community. Sheltering Wings. “Everyone checks in through the background check system Why men? Why reading? for the school, and then typically one of our Men IN Action committee members “We want to achieve a couple of things,” addresses the group. They share a little Echerd says. “First, we’re showing the about the book and how it connects to the students that this man chose to take time 40 developmental assets.” out of his day to support your education, your success, and he’s here for you and In 2024 the selected book is “Sophia wants to see you thrive in the classroom Valdez, Future Prez” by Andrea Beaty, and and the community.” those developmental assets are simply goals Sheltering Wings uses to identify Secondly, bringing men in the community positive life experiences and qualities together benefits them as well.

“When these men come together, they are able to see the impact they’re making in a young person’s life,” Echerd says. “When you volunteer it always feels great, but when you volunteer in this mass quantity together, it stays with you. You can feel it.” One common question the Sheltering Wings team hears is, “What is the connection between Men IN Action READ and the prevention of domestic violence?” Echerd says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made a clear correlation between the engagement of positive male role models and the prevention of violence. “This starts at a young age,” Echerd says. “When kids see a positive male role model showing behaviors like respect, integrity, trust and consent, they’re more likely to make better choices.” With this goal in mind, Men IN Action is a program meant to encourage men in the community to lead as mentors and to positively impact those around them. “At Sheltering Wings we are working on TownePost.com | February 2024 | 7

violence prevention and that can go beyond domestic violence,” Echerd says. “Our Men IN Action group exists simply to share with men what their role is in the prevention of violence. We want them to know they have an influence in whatever that circle is, whether it be family, work, coaching, troop leaders or volunteers.”

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Some men volunteer at Sheltering Wings, but the committee also connects men with other nonprofits in the area and new opportunities are constantly surfacing. After several READ events, several school corporations have reached out, asking if they can make Men IN Action READ an event that continues throughout the year - one more way for men to get involved. The organization is tapping into a younger generation too, encouraging high school men to join in the leadership program. “Last year we engaged with high school principals to see if there were male students who wanted to get involved,” Echerd says. “We had juniors and seniors from various sports teams and clubs join in, and it was so cool to see that multigenerational impact.” The connections can even extend out into the community. READ volunteers have reported seeing a student out on a field trip while they are at work, and you might catch a proud Men IN Action READ volunteer in their T-shirt, walking through the supermarket or attending a community event.

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“They know they were a part of something big and it made such an impact in our schools,” Echerd says. “In turn, we have opportunities to make the connection between Men IN Action READ and Sheltering Wings and the prevention of violence, and that is super important.” Register to be a part of the event at shelteringwings.org/men-in-action-read.

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GIFT OF GUIDANCE LOCAL SPEAKER, MENTOR AND AUTHOR JIMMELYNN GARLAND RICE HELPS THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photographer / Amy Payne

Let’s face it. We all long to be loved and accepted. If we’re not careful, however, we can surround ourselves with the wrong crowd. “If you don’t learn to think for yourself, you’ll follow the path of least resistance and find yourself associating with people who will lead you to a dark place,” says Jimmelynn Garland Rice, a former public high school music teacher who grew weary of watching so many of her students spiral and self-destruct. A wife, mother, teacher, worship leader and public speaker, Rice founded Girls Nite In International (GNI) 15 years ago to mentor and empower teen girls and young women to make wise choices, and become bold, confident, courageous, compassionate, strong leaders. Being female in today’s society can be challenging because so often many women don’t feel as if their voices are heard or validated. “I believe that God has created females with wisdom and the ability to see things that perhaps are missed by others,” Rice says. “They then address those things by developing a strategy and following through with it. Women often want to inspire an army of women to accept the challenge of making change in the world.” Rice closes out every GNI event by delivering a “Letter from Jimme” to her audience, in which she shares personal stories that weave in practical tips and guidance that she feels nobody is sharing, particularly with the current young generation. She then sends the girls home with a copy of the letter so that they can refer back to it any time they’re struggling.

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letters that they take with them to college. They have also shared the letters with friends, creating a ripple effect of love. Through the years, hundreds of women and men have requested copies of her letters. In addition, she’s had parents approach her with tears in their eyes, saying that they wish they had such life lessons to refer to when they were growing up. “It became clear that the time had come for me to write a book that compiled the letters,” says Rice, who wrote “Letters from Jimme: Life Lessons I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self.” The book, which will be released on April 9, tackles a number of difficult but important subjects including anxiety, depression, body image, sex and self-respect, addiction, bullying, toxic relationships, suicidal thoughts, jealousy, self-worth and dignity, and eating disorders. She also covers divorce and blended families, dating violence and self-protection, loss and grief, social media influence, courage and perseverance, confidence, and life purpose. She’s humbled that people trust her to speak truth into their lives. “My goal is to bring value, wisdom, strategies, coping skills and tools to navigate difficult challenges, and to provide hope, healing and life guidance,” says Rice, who believes that she’s been given a voice to articulate the pain and conflict churning inside generations. She does a lot of work with middle school, high school, and college-aged females who ask themselves, “Who do I want to become? Who do I allow

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She’s found that females in particular often focus on the negative voices in their heads that tear them down, beat them up and insist that they are not enough. She implores women to stop listening to that voice and instead redirect their thoughts toward positivity. Anxiety is also sky-high for many these days, and that can have a crippling effect on mental, emotional, physical and psychological well-being. This is why she tackles anxiety in chapter one of her book. “If we keep saying to ourselves, ‘I feel so scared,’ we create a rut in our brain that we default to,” Rice says. “That fear can paralyze us so we can’t move into the future. Therefore, we need to change the words we speak to ourselves. By counteracting that voice of anxiety, we replace it with trust and with hope.” Rice also wants to deliver the message that we are not alone. “We need one another,” she says. “We aren’t meant to do life alone. When we allow someone to come alongside us to encourage us as we choose personal,

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or at work. And when it comes to cyberspace, the online universe can be nothing short of vicious.

Rice’s goal is to infuse hope in someone who is feeling worthless, to bring clarity to someone who is feeling confused, to create joy in someone who is feeling despair, and to provide guidance to someone who has lost their way.

“Words are so important,” Rice says. “They can be weapons of destruction, or they can inspire and empower.”

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“I’m waiting with anticipation to watch what God is going to do to reach people in despair who need help and hope,” Rice says. “We can’t change yesterday, and we can’t fear the future. We can only live for today in this moment.” “Letters from Jimme: Life Lessons I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self” is available for preorder ($19.99) by visiting ironstreammedia.com. The book will also be available for purchase through jimmelynngarlandrice.com, and will be sold through Amazon and in bookstores.

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After you suffer a cardiac event, there are certain steps you can follow to help strengthen your heart. One of those options is cardiac rehabilitation. Through this program, a trained team of experts can help you reach goals tailored to your specific needs.

WHAT IS CARDIAC REHABILITATION? Cardiac rehab is an exercise and education program designed to help someone after they have a cardiovascular event. For someone who has a cardiac event such as a heart attack, stent placement, coronary artery bypass, valve replacement or repair, or even heart failure, our goal is to try to strengthen your heart as much as possible through exercise, to increase your functional capacity to return to normal activities. Cardiac rehab is also dedicated to helping with lifestyle education. From a cardiac standpoint, we look at the patient as a whole and try to figure out what may have led to their cardiovascular issues. If lifestyle changes can help, we will help educate those patients on how to make those changes.

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cardiovascular exercise and then work them up to an hour of exercise as their heart gets stronger and their functional capacity increases. We will monitor heart rhythm and vital signs, and provide close team-to-patient interaction. While the length of the program is tailored to each person, typically the minimum we recommend is four weeks, or 12 sessions. We can go up to three months, or 36 sessions.

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PCMS LOOKING TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING WRESTLING PROGRAM UNDER HEAD COACH TRISTON PANTONE Writer / Melissa Gibson Photographer / Amy Payne

Plainfield Community Middle School (PCMS) wrestling Head Coach Triston Pantone is new to his role as head coach this season, but not to the sport. Like many students who join him on the mat after school, Pantone first learned wrestling in middle school. “I love being on the mat,” he says. “I’ve done it since I was a kid. I started with martial arts and always enjoyed grappling, and then moved into wrestling in middle school. Wrestling was completely new to me at the time but I wrestled all through high school - Plainfield High School in fact - and it’s kind of gone fullcircle for me.” The seventh-grade science teacher says teaching a classroom and coaching wrestling are two very different endeavors. It’s given him

a new respect for his former coaches.

self-mastery and focus.

“It’s interesting because you can’t tell them what to do,” Pantone says. “You really have to show them. As an athlete you don’t usually think about each move; you do what feels right. But in the coaching role you’re being very intentional to break down each move, each step. It’s very detailed instruction.”

Pantone says wrestling can be broken down into three main parts: bottom, top and neutral. However, each move can be set up in multiple ways, complicating things as athletes develop and learn more about the skill.

If you’ve never seen a wrestling match, there’s quite a bit more that goes into it than one might realize. The moves are precise and calculated, and take practiced skill to accomplish. The petite female can take a male twice her size down to the ground with the right motion. There are records to beat or uphold, and emotional wins and losses that come with every match. Athletes develop mental and emotional resilience, personal responsibility, leadership skills, accountability,

“For instance, in the double-leg take down, there are 100 different ways to get it,” Pantone says. “My job is to pick one that is suited for their skill level, athleticism, age and experience, and then know which move will work best for them.” While at the middle-school level Pantone is mainly teaching young athletes the fundamentals of the sport, there’s a much larger picture in place for Plainfield Community School Corporation’s wrestling future. TownePost.com | February 2024 | 19

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Jake Jones, Plainfield High School wrestling coach, coached at PCMS for several years before being named head coach at the high school this fall. Jones and Pantone work closely together to create a program that develops wrestlers to the best of their ability. “Coach Jones has a vision,” Pantone says. “He’s very driven and very intense. I’ve watched him coach and he really wants them to go out there and do their best. He’s shared his vision with me and we’re working the program that way, in order to have them ready for the next level. In the next couple of years we should have a really solid program with the ultimate goal of getting our high school wrestlers to state.” Jones also coaches the Quaker Wrestling Club, teaching students aged 5 and up the skill of wrestling, and giving some athletes a head start when they join the middle school team. It gives Pantone a variety of skill levels when athletes join PCMS wrestling. Some of them have been training for seven years while others are new, like Pantone when he reached middle school. His roster consists of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders, aged 11 to 13. There are 48 wrestlers on the team, three of which are female. It may seem unique to outsiders, but Pantone says coed teams are becoming more and more the norm today, and with an eclectic group of young boys and girls just beginning to hone their craft, it’s a unique experience all around.

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“It’s cool to see all the variety,” he says. “I think what interests them the most is the physicality of the sport. It’s super intriguing and exciting to watch, but for a lot of people, they don’t get interested until they’ve seen a wrestling match.”

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Once audience members or potential athletes see the sport firsthand, they’re often hooked. However, for Pantone, coaching is just one of many factors of the sport. “There’s a lot of discipline,” he says. “They get discipline at home and at school, but it’s a different type on the mat. You have the ability to really injure someone seriously out there, and you have to learn how to wrestle clean and build your skill so you’re not hurting another person. The point is to compete and they learn how to do that in a controlled environment. There’s really no other sport like it.” Participants also learn how to work together, problem solve, and never underestimate. After all, the females on

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the team have made it clear that they are contenders, even up against the toughest young men. Pantone says the team-building aspect has been important, and led by Assistant Coach Mike Conley, a veteran and former police officer. “Coach Conley is not what you’d expect at all,” Pantone says. “There’s a warm vibe to him and he’s great at teambuilding exercises. The room feels welcoming and he’s been a huge part of that.” The coaches begin most practices with a simple question: “Who has beef ?” “If you have a problem with someone else on the team, we’re going to wrestle it out on the mat and leave it there,” Pantone says. “The kids have fun with it.” The wrestling program at the high school has been successful over the past few years. With Jones now leading the high school and Pantone stepping in to lead the middle school, Pantone says he knows they have big shoes to fill, but they’re looking forward to continuing to build. “We want to continue what Coach Jones started and now we’re just looking at consistency,” Pantone says. “We want to keep moving forward as we build this program, and over a period of time we’ll see that success on the mat.”

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