Non-Profit - November 2011 Archive
Historical Society Volunteer of the Year
By Lamont Neal on Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
The Huntington County Historical Society recently presented its Volunteer of the Year Award for 2011 to David Bischoff.
Dave joined the Society in April of 2011. Since then, he has devoted nearly 85 hours to the museum. He has contributed his excellent organizational skills in the Archives Room, sorting and filing hundreds of items in the flat storage drawers... Read More...
Turkey Trot Results
By Lamont Neal on Monday, November 28th, 2011
Over 700 participants raised over $13,000 for the Pathfinder Kids Kampus Scholarship fund Thanksgiving morning during the seventh annual Turkey Trot 5K Run and 1 mile Family Fun Walk in Huntington.
Ronald McDonald helped kick off the race at 8:00 AM at McDonald’s on 60 Home Street in Huntington, and the runners ran past Pathfinder Kids Kampus child care center, through Huntington University, turned around at Parkview Huntington Hospital, and finished the race after returning to McDonald’s... Read More...
Corn Harvest Is Winding Down
By Lamont Neal on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Area farmers are winding down their harvest. A typical comment heard is that they wanted to be done by the Thanksgiving holiday. Many growers finished harvest by this date. Others still have corn standing mostly due to late planting and/or soggy conditions in fields... Read More...
Pace Partners with Pathfinder/Love, Inc.
By Jason Meyer on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Pace Chevrolet in Huntington is partnering with Pathfinder Services and Love, Inc. in Huntington this holiday season to collect donations for families served by the organizations. Pace would like donations of personal hygiene, baby products and household cleaning products to assist families in Huntington County during this holiday season... Read More...
Kids Kampus Level Three Paths to QUALITY
By Jason Meyer on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Pathfinder Kids Kampus Early Childhood Center has recently received a Level Three Paths to QUALITY rating. Paths to QUALITY is Indiana's quality rating and improvement system for child care programs.
Paths to QUALITY is a voluntary program sponsored by the state of Indiana and the Level Three rating reflects that the Child Development Center has successfully met Indiana's requirement for offering a planned curriculum that supports and reinforces excellence in child development in a loving environment... Read More...
Link, City and Pathfinder Partner
By Jason Meyer on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Link Environmental Equipment has partnered with the City of Huntington to provide trash carts to Huntington residents beginning in 2012. The carts are being assembled by the clients and staff of Pathfinder OutSource Manufacturing.
"We would like to thank the City of Huntington and Link Environmental Equipment for providing jobs for clients of Pathfinder OutSource Manufacturing," stated Loretta Mottram, Senior Director of Business Development for Pathfinder Services... Read More...
Metro Kiwanis Serves Thanksgiving Meal
By Lamont Neal on Monday, November 21st, 2011
On Friday 11/18/11 the Huntington Metro Kiwanis prepared and served a
Thanksgiving meal to the youth of the Boys and Girls club of Huntington including
their families. The meal consisted of Ham, Turkey, Dressing, Green Beans, Corn,
Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Macaroni and Cheese, Vegetable tray, brownies, cookies,
cupcakes, sugar cream pie, pecan pie and pumpkin pie... Read More...
Producer / Pesticide Applicator Workshop
By Lamont Neal on Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Purdue Extension and the Huntington County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) are hosting a producer workshop on “Nutrient Management and Field Preparation for Cover Crops.” This session will be held on Wednesday November 30 from 8:45 a.m. to noon at the Central Christian Church located at 500 MacGahan Street in Huntington... Read More...
Healthy Baby Classes
By Lamont Neal on Monday, November 14th, 2011
Huntington County Purdue Extension Service is announcing a new series of Have a Healthy Baby Classes. These classes are for any pregnant woman who wants to learn more about how to have a healthy baby. Topics of discussion include nutrition, fitness & exercise, leading a healthy lifestyle and much more... Read More...
Amramp Offering Safe Path Ramps
By Jason Meyer on Friday, November 11th, 2011
Amramp, a leading accessibility solutions provider, is helping improve access to homes this holiday season with Safe Path ramps, The Path to Sustainability! Safe Path ramps are ADA compliant allowing for access to raised surfaces into homes and businesses. Safe Path ramps are made of recycled tires, better alternative to concrete and are able to use immediately... Read More...
Kids Kampus Offering Holiday Gift Cards
By Jason Meyer on Friday, November 11th, 2011
Pathfinder Kids Kampus child care center of Huntington is joining with Great Lakes Scrip Center to again offer gift cards for holiday gifts or for Black Friday shopping! Through the partnership Pathfinder Kids Kampus earns a percentage from every gift card sold, and each gift card still costs the same as it would be if purchased from the store!
Pathfinder Kids Kampus has gift cards available to apparel stores such as: Aeropostale, American Eagle, Eddie Bauer, Elder-Beerman, GAP, JC Penney, Kohl’s, Macy's, Maurices, Old Navy, and Peebles... Read More...
Pathfinder Honors Community at Dinner
By Jason Meyer on Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Pathfinder Services of Huntington, Ind., honored individuals and organizations within the communities they serve at their annual community recognition dinner Saturday evening at Huntington University. Mike Perkins from the Pathfinder Services Board of Directors emceed the event.
The keynote speaker for the evening was Dan Caro, who has been proving the world wrong since he was in diapers... Read More...
Kids Kampus Visits Izaak Walton League
By Jason Meyer on Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Nearly 50 children and adults from Pathfinder Kids Kampus child care center gathered to explore the wildlife and nature preserve at the Izaak Walton League on Hauenstein Road on Monday, October 17th.The children participated in a hayride, made smores, made bead necklaces, participated in a scavenger hunt, explored different kinds of leaves and participated in other creative learning through exploration... Read More...
Cattlemen scheduled to meet
By Lamont Neal on Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
The Huntington County Cattlemen will meet on Thursday November 17 at 7:00 pm in the Family Living Building, Hier’s Park. Topics for discussion include planning for the 2012 Preview Show and 4-H Beef ID Day along with possible changes for the 2012 4-H Fair food tent.
For more information, contact Purdue Extension – Huntington County Office, 354 N Jefferson – Suite 202, Huntington or call 260-358-4826... Read More...
Webinar Offered at Extension Office
By Lamont Neal on Tuesday, November 8th, 2011
Area goat and sheep producers can learn more about good production practices by attending webinar sessions. These programs will be carried by several Extension Offices throughout Indiana. Anyone with an interest in goat and sheep production can attend these sessions. The Huntington County Extension Office conference room will be a host site for this program... Read More...
4-H Junior Leaders to meet
By Lamont Neal on Monday, November 7th, 2011
The Huntington County 4-H Junior Leaders will meet on Thursday, November 17, 7:00-8:30 pm, at the 4-H Community Building, Hier’s Park, Huntington. The group will spend some time making holiday cards for military personnel.
The Huntington County 4-H Junior Leader organization is open to all youth in grades 7-12 and provides an opportunity for 4-H members to learn more about the county 4-H program and to become involved in community leadership and service... Read More...
Volunteer Adult 4-H Leaders Needed
By Lamont Neal on Monday, November 7th, 2011
The Huntington County 4-H program is in need of adult volunteers to assist with the leadership and guidance of community based 4-H clubs. 4-H clubs involve youth from grade 3 through grade 12 in a variety of activities from learning how to run a business meeting to learning new skills in project work to gaining a greater sense of the community through service and outreach projects... Read More...
4-H Fair Board meeting scheduled
By Lamont Neal on Monday, November 7th, 2011
The Huntington County 4-H Fair Association will meet Tuesday, November 15, 7:00 pm at Heritage Hall, Hier’s Park. The board will review proposed 4-H project rule changes, approve committee assignments, and continue planning efforts towards the 82nd annual Huntington County 4-H Fair to be held July 13-27, 2012... Read More...
Historical Society November Meeting
By Lamont Neal on Monday, November 7th, 2011
The November 15, 2011 General meeting of the Huntington County Historical Society will be held at the museum, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Phyllis Fisher will present a program featuring her extensive collection of Currier and Ives. Currier and Ives formed the successful printing firm whose lithographs were considered “appropriate for a proper home” by American Woman’s Home magazine in 1869... Read More...
Assistance for Unemloyed Home Owners
By Jason Meyer on Friday, November 4th, 2011
Pathfinder Community Connections and other organizations around the State have partnered with the Indiana Foreclosure Prevention Network (IFPN), a statewide multi-agency collaboration, to offer another tool for troubled homeowners throughout Indiana.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury established the Housing Finance Agency Innovation Fund for the Hardest-Hit Markets (Hardest Hit Fund) to provide financial assistance to families in the states most impacted by the downturn of the housing market... Read More...
Several Locations Hosting Certification
By Lamont Neal on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
A new rule for individuals either applying ag fertilizer for hire or applying manure from confined feeding operations takes effect on January 1, 2012 (Category 14 certification). Exam testing dates have been set for northern Indiana locations in November.
Three sites are hosting the Category 14 exam in November... Read More...
Resource Connection Employment Awareness
By Jason Meyer on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Pathfinder Resource Connection, the Employment division of Pathfinder Services, Inc. celebrated National Employment Awareness Month by honoring all staff of the division.
"We wanted to take some time to thank our thirteen staff working in the counties we serve," stated Christina West, Pathfinder Resource Connection Program Coordinator... Read More...
Pathfinder Elder Beerman Community Day
By Jason Meyer on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Pathfinder Services and Pathfinder Kids Kampus are joining with Elder-Beerman for a Community Day sale on Friday, November 11th beginning at 9:00 A.M. and Saturday, November 12th beginning at 6:00 A.M. The fund-raiser is for local non-profit organizations in our community.
For a $5.00 donation you will get one $10 coupon good towards any item of $10 or more in the store (exclusions apply), one 20% off shopping pass to use over and over, one 30% Early bird coupon to use 6:00 A... Read More...
