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June 2018
THE BEACON
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Advanced Manufacturing Summer
Camp Fun Opportunities Abound
Boy Scouts Zak and Joe Miller, Aiden Coleman, Brennon Hugenard, Joey Geisen, An-
drew Strimple, Nate Bailey, Robbie Doyle, Max Giesen, and Eric Carpenter.
Future Eagle Scout Honors Veterans with Memorial
Boy Scout Joey Geisen, a
sophomore at East Central
High School, has chosen to
honor veterans in our commu-
nity with displays of memora-
bilia from World War II.
Mr. Geisen started this
project as part of his work to
become an Eagle Scout. He
is a member of Troop 693 in
Bright.
Only four percent of Boy
Scouts earn the rank of Eagle
Scout. Requirements include
earning at least 21 merit
badges.
The memorial displays
have been set up at the VFW
Post 7570. Artifacts include
personal items the veterans
used or brought home from
past wars. Mr. Geisen built
the displays with the assis-
tance of family members, his
troop, and the VFW. All of the
display boxes were built by
hand.
Scout Geisen has volun-
teered at the VFW in the past
and has earned service hours.
One of the displays de-
signed and built by Joey
Geisen features artifacts
from WWII
Ivy Tech Community
College is hosting a free
educational summer camp
in June at its Lawrenceburg
campus to introduce seventh-
and eighth-grade students
to career opportunities in
advanced manufacturing.
The process of advanced
manufacturing is defined as
the insertion of new technol-
ogy, improved processes,
and management methods
to improve the manufactur-
ing of products. Advanced
manufacturing typically
offers competitive wages
and contributes handsomely
to a region’s gross regional
product. It also offers career
pathways for workers with
a wide variety of education
and skills, including many
middle-skill jobs. The camp
will provide students with
workforce readiness soft
skills and help them plan and
prepare for their futures.
Current seventh- and eighth-
grade students in Dearborn
and Ohio counties are invited
to attend the Ivy Manufac-
turing 2018 Summer Camp.
The camp will be from noon
to 5 p.m. June 26-28 at the
Ivy Tech Lakefront Campus.
Lunch is provided each day.
Students attending the free
three-day camps will have
the following experiences:
• Explore career opportuni-
ties in the field of advanced
manufacturing;
• Meet industry profession-
als who will mentor them on
the soft skills needed for ca-
reers, such as time manage-
ment and communication;
• Learn about the educa-
tion and skills needed for a
variety of jobs;
• Identify high school class-
es they can take to help them
prepare for careers while also
earning college credit.
The camps are coordinated
as a partnership between Ivy
Tech, local school corpora-
tions, health care facilities,
and businesses.
To register for the camps
or for more information,
contact Ann Stenger at 812-
537-4010 ext. 5284.
Community Generosity Helps Hunger Relief
The Bengal Beat Show Choir performed at the Hunger
Awareness event for the Clearinghouse.
Aurora Elementary School
households and
and Vice-President of the
three thousand in-
Clearinghouse Board of
dividuals. To learn
Directors addressed Sacks of
more about the
Snacks. This program dis-
Clearinghouse and
tributes weekly food items
how you can help,
to children so that they can
contact Karry Hol-
have food at home outside of
lan, Charles White
school hours when free and
or Sherry Love
reduced lunch is not available. at 812-926-1198.
Over four hundred sacks are
You can also visit
distributed each week.
their website at
The funds raised at the Hun- dearbornclearing-
ger Awareness Event raises
house.com.
the much-needed funds for
the Clearinghouse to continue
assisting those in need. The
group hopes to expand their
programs to include a mobile
pantry in the near future.
Danette Volpenhein,
The Clearinghouse recog-
nizes that fund raising
efforts
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would not have been
possible
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IN
47025
without generous sponsors
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812-577-0765
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such as the UCB Chari-
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table Foundation, Highpoint
Thurs. 9 to 5 pm
Mon. & Thurs. 9 Mon.
to 5 & pm
Health, Dearborn Savings
Tues.
&
Weds. 9 to 8 pm
Tues. & Weds. 9 to 8 pm
Bank, the City of Lawrence-
Friday
9
to 4 pm
Friday 9 to 4 pm
burg, the City of Aurora, the
City of Greendale, Friendship
State Farm, Bloomington, IL
State Farm, Bloomington, IL
State Bank, Home Furniture,
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and many others. 1211999
In 2017, The Clearinghouse
served over one thousand
Danette Volpenhein, Agent Agent
Dee Hacker worked dili-
gently at the event to raise
awareness of all that the
Clearinghouse does. Broadcasting legend and
area resident Jim Scott
shared the podium with Mary
Bailey during the event.
The Dearborn County
Clearinghouse held its fifth
annual Hunger Awareness
Event on April 12. Proceeds
helped benefit the organiza-
tion that serves Dearborn and
Ohio counties
The Clearinghouse is a
nonprofit hunger relief organi-
zation that works with indi-
viduals and families in need
of food, clothing, housing and
utilities.
This year’s dinner fea-
tured pre-dinner entertain-
ment provided by the Bengal
Beat Show C