Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 8.3MB)Subscribe: RSSWonderlab is Bloomington’s nonprofit hands-on learning center. Don’t call it a children’s museum – education director Kelli Debikey says Wonderlab empowers people from ALL generations to discover and learn. As a former schoolteacher Kelli loves going beyond rigid classroom curriculum to deliver hands-on science experiences. Activate! is a partnership …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.9MB)Subscribe: RSSTinker. Hack. Repair. Nothing is trash at Bloominglabs, a nonprofit “makerspace” where anyone can learn how to fix broken stuff. Go there on a Wednesday night and you might see Jason Brown. Jason fixed a broken rake at Bloominglabs and now he loves hanging out with other creative do-it-yourselfers. …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.7MB)Subscribe: RSSGot a bat in your attic? Baby possum crying under your porch? Your local animal control cannot help with these things but WildCare can. This local non profit rescues sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife and cares for them until they can be returned to the wild. Jules Erwin is …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.7MB)Subscribe: RSSThe Brown County Humane Society calls itself the little shelter with big results. Despite having resources that are more limited than nearby cities like Bloomington and Columbus, this shelter headquartered in Nashville, Indiana is able to offer help to the community that bigger shelters do not, like free pet …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.8MB)Subscribe: RSSEvery day Elizabeth Capetillo helps Bloomington girls become strong, smart and bold. That’s the mantra over at Girls Inc., a local mentorship and learning program cultivating safe spaces for girls to take risks, learn from experiences, and grow. Elizabeth started off as a student volunteer and now she’s the …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.6MB)Subscribe: RSSThe Black y Brown Arts Festival is happening Saturday September 14 in Switchyard Park, showcasing arts and culture of Bloomington’s Black Hispanic, and Asian communities. Fiesta del Otoño, our local celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, is the following Saturday (September 21) in the same park, The brains behind both …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.2MB)Subscribe: RSSWorking from home can get a little lonely. Eric Weigold has found a way to connect with others and make a difference in our community. His employer, Bloom Insurance, has a volunteer engagement program that helps their staff do good things in service to others. One of their biggest …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.7MB)Subscribe: RSSThe annual City of Bloomington Volunteer Fair on August 24, 2024 features more than 40 local nonprofits that need your help! Bloomington Volunteer Network coordinator Michelle Moss is here with the details. Activate! is a partnership between WFHB and the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network, working together to build …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 6.9MB)Subscribe: RSSKatie Hopkins knows firsthand the power of allyship in building bridges out of poverty. Back when it was called “Circles,” Katie was a participant in a local program that puts people struggling with poverty into supportive relationships. Now it is called “Thriving Connections,” and Katie is a coordinating volunteer …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 7.0MB)Subscribe: RSSChris Herring has been around horses her whole life. She understands the special bond that can happen between a horse and a person, and now she puts that bond to therapeutic use through People and Animal Learning Services (PALS). This innovative “equine-assisted learning center” harnesses the connection between people …
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