On Saturday, April 19, 2025, Mango’s Miracles put on its first-ever Movie with Meows, a community event where families can come and catch a movie while cuddling with adoptable cats. The movie of the afternoon was Disney’s “Oliver & Company,” and the featured felines were Magnolia and her kittens – all named after types of trees. Mango’s Miracles partnered with West Side Church of Christ in Yorktown, Indiana to house the event. The founder of Mango’s Miracles, Lindsey Wright, hopes to make this a regular event, as the organization is always taking in new animals. You can learn more about Mango’s Miracles in another post here, or visit their website and Facebook. (Photos by Eleni Bow)
Mango’s Miracles founder Lindsey Wright makes popcorn for attendees to purchase before starting the movie on Saturday, April 19, 2025, in Yorktown, Indiana. The organization also offered drinks, cookies, and candies for sale. (Eleni Bow)Mother cat Magnolia and her kittens anxiously wait to be released while attendees are getting seated on Saturday, April 19, 2025, in Yorktown, Indiana. The event organizers allowed the feline family to roam freely once everyone was seated. (Eleni Bow)Movie with Meows attendee Kolden Norris tries to get mother cat Magnolia to come closer on Saturday, April 19, 2025, in Yorktown, Indiana. One of Magnolia’s kittens, Tulip, followed closely behind. (Eleni Bow)Movie with Meows attendee Annie Lynn holds kitten Willow while Disney’s “Oliver & Company” plays in the background on Saturday, April 19, 2025, in Yorktown, Indiana. The 1988 animated movie features actors like Billy Joel and Bette Midler. (Eleni Bow)Movie with Meows attendee Erica Ellington holds kitten Tulip so attendee Sutton Harter can pet her on Saturday, April 19, 2025, in Yorktown, Indiana. Nearly 30 people were in attendance. (Eleni Bow)Movie with Meows attendee Anna Jackson snuggles kitten Maple on Saturday, April 19, 2025, in Yorktown, Indiana. Jackson came to the event with her siblings. (Eleni Bow)Movie with Meows attendee Ava Monroe cradles kitten Cedar on Saturday, April 19, 2025, in Yorktown, Indiana. Cedar eventually fell asleep in Monroe’s arms and stayed there until the movie’s end. (Eleni Bow)
Muncie Ballet Pre-K and K-1 students rehearsed for their upcoming recital, “Alice in Wonderland,” on Monday, April 14, 2025. The students will perform on multiple dates beginning on Thursday, May 15, at Cornerstone Center for the Arts. Muncie Ballet is a non-profit studio that provides dance education for children and offers a variety of classes for differing levels of ability, economic situation, and interest. (Photos by Josie Santiago)
Muncie Ballet Pre-K students sit and listen to the teacher and Founder, Lisa Love, at the beginning of class on Monday, April 14, 2025, in Muncie, Indiana. (Josie Santiago)A Muncie Ballet student in the K-1 class looks in the mirror in Muncie, Indiana. She hurt her finger during class on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Josie Santiago)A Pre-K Muncie Ballet student practices rubbing her belly while she holds her carrot prop for “Alice in Wonderland” on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Josie Santiago)Muncie Ballet teacher and founder, Lisa Love, helps a student in the Pre-K class find her balance in Muncie, Indiana, on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Josie Santiago)A Muncie Ballet student stretches her legs at the beginning of the K-1 rehearsal on Monday, April 14, 2025, in Muncie, Indiana. (Josie Santiago)A K-1 Muncie Ballet student dances around the circle while taking attendance on Monday, April 14, 2025, in Muncie, Indiana. Each class begins with this exercise. (Josie Santiago)Muncie Ballet K-1 students look at themselves in the mirror while they practice different positions on Monday, April 14, 2025, in Muncie, Indiana. (Josie Santiago)
Mango’s Miracles is a 501c3 non-profit animal rescue that takes in abandoned or stray animals. Although their main concern is cats, the organization also helps find homes for dogs, rabbits, turtles, and other animals. The organization’s name is for the late cat, Mango, who belonged to Lindsey Wright. Her love for Mango was so strong that it inspired her to found this organization. Since its founding, hundreds of animals have been helped and placed into loving homes. Every Friday from 6 to 8 p.m., aptly named Feline Fridays, the public is invited to visit the organization on West Kilgore Avenue to cuddle with the adoptable cats. You can visit their Facebook and website to learn more information or make a donation that goes toward vet costs, food, and other needed supplies. (Photos by Eleni Bow)
Lindsey Wright administers deworming medication to a young kitten, Oak, on Friday, April 18, 2025. Oak and his siblings are named after different kinds of trees. (Eleni Bow)Lacey, an eight-year-old calico, takes a big stretch during Feline Friday on April 18, 2025. She was brought to Mango’s Miracles after her owner passed away. (Eleni Bow)(From left to right) Lunar, Choppy, and Chunk Norris explore the organization’s space during Feline Friday on April 18, 2025. The cats have ample places to hide, perch, and sleep in the various rooms (Eleni Bow)Volunteer Molly Winn gives Callie girl attention after she jumped up on the desk during Feline Friday on April 18, 2025. Winn overlooks the space every Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. (Eleni Bow)Three-year-old Chunk Norris munches on kibble during Feline Friday on April 18, 2025. He is FIV positive and has been waiting for adoption since July of 2024. (Eleni Bow)Poppy (top) and Choppy (bottom) situate themselves in a cat tree to hide during Feline Friday on April 18, 2025. They were both found as stray kittens and have essentially grown up together. (Eleni Bow)Mikkenzi Edwards snuggles with kitten Willow during Feline Friday on April 18, 2025. Edwards wanted to visit Willow after putting in an adoption application for her. (Eleni Bow)
Volunteers and Greater Muncie Habitat for Humanity staff are making great progress with their ongoing home-building project at 125 E. 9th St in Muncie, IN. Greater Muncie Habitat for Humanity is actively engaged in new home construction, home repairs, and neighborhood revitalization efforts throughout the city, with a particular focus on the Industry neighborhood and other areas. It is also committed to building and renovating homes for families in need, with more than 260 families served since 1986. (Photos by Cristal Mariano-Vargas)
An aerial (drone) photo of the worksite where Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff are working on a project house at 125 E. 9th St on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Muncie, IN. (Cristal Mariano-Vargas)Tom Greene, a volunteer for Habitat cutting wood at worksite located at 124 E. 9th St 47302 in Muncie, Indiana on Thursday, April 17th, 2025. (Cristal Mariano-Vargas)Lucas Penrod, site supervisor for Habitat’s worksite, cutting a cardboard box at 125 E. 9th St 47302 in Muncie, Indiana on Thursday, April 17th, 2025. (Cristal Mariano-Vargas)Steve Overmyer (left) & Ken Arbuckle (right) are volunteers for Habitat adjusting cabinets at the worksite located at 125 E. 9th St, 47302 in Muncie, Indiana on Thursday, April 17th, 2025. (Cristal Mariano-Vargas)Tom Greene (left) & Jackie Gregory (right), volunteering for Habitat adjusting wood size at worksite located at 124 E. 9th St 47302 in Muncie, Indiana on Thursday, April 17th, 2025. (Cristal Mariano-Vargas)Steve Overmyer & Tom Greene volunteering at Habitat putting away trimmer at worksite located in 125 E. 9th St 47302 in Muncie, Indiana on Thursday, April 17th, 2025. (Cristal Mariano-Vargas)Steve Overmyer (left) & Ken Arbuckle (right) are volunteers for Habitat drilling counters at the worksite located at 125 E. 9th St, 47302 in Muncie, Indiana on Thursday, April 17th, 2025. (Cristal Mariano-Vargas)
Hot meals, paper sack lunches of deli sandwich, fruit, and chips, and other food options are provided at the Soup Kitchen of Muncie, located at the St. Vincent de Paul building on the St. Lawrence Campus in Muncie, IN. The volunteers can consist of temporary to long-term passionate staff from schools, local community, and the Soup Kitchen of Muncie board of trustees. The group is willing to help provide food outside the door for those unable to enter the building. Additionally, there is accommodation for those with allergies. The non-profit, non-sectarian soup kitchen is committed to feeding the hungry with dignity and respect. (Photos by Kate Tilbury)
The volunteers arrive at 7:00am to start preparing, cooking, and packaging the hot meal and sack lunch in Muncie, Indiana, Monday, April 14, 2025. (Kate Tilbury)Jane Largent and Karen Dasher prepare the sack lunches once the hot meal is almost finished in Muncie, Indiana, Monday, April 14, 2025. (Kate Tilbury)The hot meal is served in a container for the guests to take food home safely in Muncie, Indiana, Monday, April 14, 2025. (Kate Tilbury)The table for food to be given to those in need is on the ground level at the St. Vincent de Paul building on St. Lawrence Campus in Muncie, Indiana, Monday, April 14, 2025. (Kate Tilbury)There are options to grab additional food from donations to the hot meal and packed lunch in Muncie, Indiana, Monday, April 14, 2025. (Kate Tilbury)The entrance of the Soup Kitchen of Muncie is on ground level at the St. Vincent de Paul building on St. Lawrence Campus in Muncie, Indiana, Monday, April 14, 2025. (Kate Tilbury)
Several teams of six gathered at Jo-Ann Gora Recreation Center Sunday for a tournament benefitting Muncie Habitat for Humanity. The teams ranged from “Mafia” to “Chicken Jockeys.” A good time was enjoyed by all. Team Mafia won the day in a decisive victory. Several of the players had volunteered the day before the tournament at a Habitat for Humanity site. (Photos by Jeffrey Dreyer)
All members of the tournament pose for a picture at Jo Ann Gora Recreation Center in Muncie, Indiana, on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Jeffrey Dreyer)Lindsey Arthur, CEO of Muncie Habitat for Humanity, thanks the member teams for participating at Jo Ann Gora Recreation Center in Muncie, Indiana on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Jeffrey Dreyer)Team “Mafia” poses for a celebratory picture at Jo Ann Gora Recreation Center in Muncie, Indiana, on Sunday, April 13, 2025. They won the tournament. (Jeffrey Dreyer)The teams prepare before the tournament at Jo Ann Gora Recreation Center in Muncie, Indiana, on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Jeffrey Dreyer)Team “Chicken Jockeys” pose for a picture at Jo Ann Gora Recreation Center in Muncie, Indiana, on Sunday, April 13, 2025. They lost the final match to the team “Mafia.” (Jeffrey Dreyer)Players shake hands after the first round of games at Jo Ann Gora Recreation Center in Muncie, Indiana, on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Jeffrey Dreyer)
The Muncie Children’s Museum had their “Museum Fun for Everyone” event April 19 in celebration of Autism Awareness Month from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and students from Ball State greek life volunteered to help with the day. The event was sponsored by Behavior Associates of Indiana to provide free admission to families for the day. (Photos by Ella Howell and Taylor Martin)
A young boy presses the button and waits for the train to come around at the Muncie Children’s Museum April 19. The train exhibit is a newer addition to the museum as it was installed just over a year ago. (Ella Howell)An unidentified boy plays at the ball wall in the Muncie Children’s Museum April 19. The museum had free admission for the day in honor of Autism Awareness Month. (Ella Howell)Ezra plays in the kitchen with his sister and mom at the Muncie Children’s Museum April 19 in downtown Muncie. He asked his sister Kaylyanna to join him at the picnic table. (Ella Howell)Natalya “checks out” at the grocery store in the Muncie Children’s Museum April 19 in downtown Muncie. Her and her younger sister were very interested in the shopping cart. (Ella Howell)Kaylyanna grabs “food” from the pretend freezer in the Muncie Children’s Museum April 19 in downtown Muncie. She said the freezer was really cold when she opened the door. (Ella Howell)A young boy plays at the train tables upstairs in the Muncie Children’s Museum April 19. He was with his mom Janeisha Ecktord and his dad for the “Museum Fun for Everyone” event. (Ella Howell)Kaylyanna “turns on” the cooktop in the play kitchen at the Muncie Children’s Museum April 19 in downtown Muncie. Her and her brother, Ezra, served their mom plastic bread and imaginary tea. (Ella Howell)The son of Janeisha Ecktord splashes in the interactive water feature at the Muncie Children’s Museum in Indiana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (Taylor Martin/SFGM)Danielle Arenas climbs inside of the ant wall to clean at the Muncie Children’s Museum in Indiana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (Taylor Martin/SFGM)Taylianna Warren peer through a boats window at the Muncie Chrildren’s Museum in Indiana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (Taylor Martin/SFGM)Danielle Arenas and Hir Patel help the Muncie Children’s Museum by cleaning up one of the interactice play rooms in Indiana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (Taylor Martin/SFGM)Mila Pemberton splashes away in an interactive water feature at the Muncie Children’s Museum in Indiana on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (Taylor Martin/SFGM)
Volunteers and Greater Muncie Habitat for Humanity staff are making great progress with their ongoing home-building project at 125 E. 9th St in Muncie, IN. Greater Muncie Habitat for Humanity is actively engaged in new home construction, home repairs, and neighborhood revitalization efforts throughout the city, with a particular focus on the Industry neighborhood and other areas. It is also committed to building and renovating homes for families in need, with more than 260 families served since 1986. (Photos by Martin Smith-Rodden)
Volunteer Steve Overmyer, at top, works with fellow volunteer Ken Arbuckle, below, as they attach a door to a kitchen cabinet as they join other Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff work on a project house at 125 E. 9th St on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Muncie, IN. (Martin Smith-Rodden)Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff – including volunteer Steve Overmyer, moving a box at right – work on a project house at 125 E. 9th St on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Muncie, IN. (Martin Smith-Rodden)Volunteer Tom Greene secures some bathroom trim as he and a team of Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff work on a project house at 125 E. 9th St on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Muncie, IN. (Martin Smith-Rodden)Volunteers Ken Arbuckle, left, with Steve Overmyer and site supervisor Lucas Penrod, at upper right, work in a kitchen cabinet as they work with other Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff work on a project house at 125 E. 9th St on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Muncie, IN. (Martin Smith-Rodden)Volunteers Tom Greene and Jackie Gregory chat in one of the rooms while Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff work on a project house at 125 E. 9th St on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Muncie, IN. (Martin Smith-Rodden)Volunteer Ken Arbuckle cuts out a space for an electric receptacle in a kitchen cabinet as he and other Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff work on a project house at 125 E. 9th St on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Muncie, IN. (Martin Smith-Rodden)Site supervisor Lucas Penrod, at left, with volunteers Steve Overmyer and Ken Arbuckle, right, joined the Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff work on a project house at 125 E. 9th St on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Muncie, IN. (Martin Smith-Rodden)
Members of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 22, Muncie, IN, were busy conducting their annual “Scouting for Food” drive. On a rainy Saturday morning they were picking up donations at homes where they dropped off bags the previous week, retrieving the canned/non perishable food. All collected food will be distributed to local food banks and pantries to help families in need. Scouting for Food is a national Boy Scouts of America initiative, with local councils organizing drives to combat food insecurity in their communities. The program encourages Scouts to demonstrate helpfulness and community service by collecting food for those in need. Troop 22 is known as “The Outdoors Troop” and typically meets at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, but this drive was operating from Center Chapel United Methodist Church for this event. (Photos by Aiden Murray)
Members of Troop 22 and volunteers gather in the parking lot of Center Chapel Methodist Church to plan their routes for collecting food in Muncie, Indiana, on April 19th, 2025. (Aiden Murray)Leo Gestwicki carries more food donations back to the car, cheerily shouting about a box of Apple Jacks in Muncie, Indiana, on April 19th, 2025. (Aiden Murray)Jude Albrecht grabs a bag of donated food and hurries back to the car in Muncie, Indiana, on April 19th, 2025. (Aiden Murray)Doubling back and making sure that no bags were left behind, Matthew Gaydos, who organized the event this year, takes another bag back to his group’s van in Muncie, Indiana, on April 19th, 2025. (Aiden Murray)As rain begins to pick up, volunteers and leaders – like Bill Myers, Assistant Scoutmaster – hurry to finish unloading cars in Muncie, Indiana, on April 19th, 2025. (Aiden Murray)Gathering together and joining hands in prayer, troop 22 closes out their day of volunteering in Muncie, Indiana, on April 19th, 2025. (Aiden Murray)
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