Dulcimer Connection

Front Left to Right: Jody Webb, Barb Kauchak, Diane Lutes, PearlAnn Haines Phyllis Kingen 

Back Left to Right: Melanie Blakely, Yvonne Polise, Michelle  Fife, Charlene Paul, and Leon Paul

The Dulcimer Connection presented a musical program for the Kiwanis Club,   Musical numbers included God Bless America, Battle Hymn of the Republic, This Land is Your Land, Yankee Doodle, Dixie, You're a Grand Old Flag, Back Home Again in Indiana, Dona Nobis Pacem, Dueling Dulcimers, Oh Susannah, and Mockingbird Hill.  The Dulcimer Connection meets and practices at the Senior Center.

Hancock Regional Wound Care

Stephanie Taylor, MBA, Hancock Regional Hospital’s Center for Wound Healing Program Director, spoke to Kiwanis about the Center's programs and protocols for treatments.   The Wound Care Center has offices in the Greenfield hospital, the McCordsville office and at the Major Hospital in Shelbyville.  The center sees patients who need treatment due surgical, vascular, burns, trauma and skin graft wound issues.  
The Center for Wound Healing is a member of the Healogics network of nearly 800 centers, and provides access to benchmarking data and proven experience treating approximately 2.5 million chronic wounds. The Center for Wound Healing offers highly specialized wound care to patients suffering from non-healing diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections and other chronic wounds. Advanced treatments include negative pressure wound therapy, bio-engineered skin substitutes, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO,) biological and biosynthetic dressings and growth factor therapies.
For more information see http://www.hancockregionalhospital.org/health-services/outpatient-services/center-for-wound-healing or call (317) 468-4920. 

Dr. Jerry Bergstein

Dr. Jerry Bergstein, a Riley Children's Hospital retired physician specializing in Kidney disorders spoke to Kiwanis about the different problems he saw in children he treated from 1977-2004.  Riley Children's Hospital is one of the major recipient of all Indiana District Kiwanis clubs.  Greenfield Kiwanis annually gives about $5,000 to Riley Hospital.

Reading with Riley Statue

Barb Roark, Assistant Director of the Hancock County Public Library and Paul Norton of Greenfield Parks & Rec Dept. 

Barb Roark and Paul Norton with the Reading with Riley Project spoke to Kiwanis about the project to place a new statue of James Whitcomb Riley in front of the Riley Boyhood Home in Greenfield,  The project was launched as a collaboration with several community organizations to raise about $40,000 for the statute.  2016 is the centennial of Riley's death and the Indiana Statehood Bi-Centennial.  The statue is being created by noted Indiana Artist Bill Wolfe of Terre Haute.  Wolfe created the Larry Bird statue at Indiana State and the Weir Cook statue at Indianapolis International Airport. 

The Riley Old Home Society, the Hancock Visitors Bureau, and the Hancock Tourism Commission made substantial gifts to the project.  Funds are still required to complete the stature so that is can be featured at the Riley Festival in October,  If you are interested in this project information can be found at jwrileyhome.org or a check made payable to HCCF Reading with Riley Statue can be sent to the Hancock County Community Foundation, 312 East Main Street, Greenfield, Indiana 46140.

ARC of Hancock County

ARC of Hancock County Board President, Janice Cassell; Executive Director, Dennis Porter; and Drum Circle Director Angel Yager.

The ARC of Hancock County presented a program on their organization and it's55 year history in Hancock County.  ARC was established in Indiana in 1956 and Hancock County in 1961 by parents of  children with intellectual and developmental disabilities who joined together to build a better world for their children.  ARC provides public policy advocacy, advocacy for employment, education, insurance information, and community connections.

For more information on their programs or membership contact ARC at 317.462.3727 or dennisthearc@att.net.

New Members

Jim Cherry welcomes new members Barb and Paul Roark.

Howard Kellman

                  Chris Norwood with Howard and Robin Kellman

Howard Kellman who has announced the Triple A Indianapolis Indians Baseball Games since 1974 spoke to Kiwanis telling numerous stories about Indians many of whom went on to play in the majors.   For further info on Kellman see  http://www.howardkellman.com.