Hancock County E911

John Jokantas, Director of Communications for Hancock County E911 office spoke to Kiwanis about the 911 services and different programs.  
Smart911 provides user supplied medical, medication, location, vehicle and emergency contact information to emergency personnel and dispatchers.   Anyone living in Hancock County can register at smart911.com  and provide as much or little information as they wish.  The information is only available when a device registered to an account contacts 911.   
RAVE Panic,  with the push of a button on a phone, the Rave Panic Button app immediately dials 9-1-1 , while simultaneously sending notifications to people on-site of the incident.  This can be used in schools for an active shooter and notify law enforcement personnel in the area so they can respond from wherever they are.  
PulsePoint,  alerts CPR-trained bystanders about a nearby Sudden Cardiac Arrest  event through the free PulsePoint Respond mobile app, and lets them know the location of the closest AED.
To register for the smart911 and provide emergency responders with your personal information click here.

Meet Your Kiwanian

Meredith Curtis a new member of Greenfield Kiwanis but longtime Kiwanian introduced himself to the club,  Meredith was born in Marion.  He then moved to Roll Indiana where he attended school.  He then went to Purdue University where he received  a degree in Education.   He told of working with his grandfather on the farm while in school.  After school he became involved in industrial manufacturing and with additional education he became a Quality Engineer. It was while working in Montpelier, Indiana that he first joined Kiwanis.    He traveled throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico for the companies he worked for and moved to Greenfield in 1993,  He continued to live here until he moved to a plant in South Carolina where he retired, He then returned to Greenfield and recently joined our club.  He enjoys photography and has an extensive collection.  He also enjoys sea cruises and has been at sea over 180 days.  

Greenfield Area Soccer Club

Kiwanis President Barb Kauchak with Greenfield Area Soccer Club President Michael Reeves

Michael Reeves, President of Greenfield Area Soccer Club told Kiwanians about the youth development aspects of the club and it's operations.  Hancock Soccer Club was formed in the 1980's and played at a variety of fields around the County,  In 1992, Greenfield Area Soccer Club was formally organized in cooperation with the City of Greenfield Parks Department.  Recreational Soccer and developmental travel soccer were placed in the club's portfolio.  The games were played at the new Brandywine Park on the south side of the city.

Currently the Club serves over 1500 youth soccer players in to some adults in Recreational Soccer, Academy Soccer, Futsal, Soccer Camp, Adult League, Top Soccer for physically challenged players, GASC/DARE 5K Cross County 5K, and Lacrosse.  For information on the club and participation in any of their programs see greenfieldsoccer.org.

Ellen Kuker Greenfield Parks

Ellen Kuker, Greenfield Parks Superintendent talked to Kiwanis about the 9 parks that have over 400 acres of parks and 21 facilities,   The Parks departments has 9 full time and 80 seasonal part time employees and partners with 35 clubs, schools and businesses,  327 volunteers give time to the parks,  The parks department is currently installing a $1.94 million splash pad addition to the Riley Park Pool as the first phase of the pool remodeling,  For more information on the parks, facilities or programs see www.greenfieldin.org/parks.

Mayor Fewell reports on Greenfield

Kiwanis President Barb Kauchak with Greenfield Mayor Chuck Fewell

Greenfield Mayor Chuck Fewell told Kiwanians about the state of the City of Greenfield.
The mayor highlighted the following:

• Zoning update from the Comprehensive plan
• Population growth to 22,800
• Housing needs
• Jeff Rasche, new Chief of Police
• New Pulse Point CPR App
• Matt Holland, new Deputy Chief of Police
• Mitch Ripley, new HR Director
• Full time city attorney
• Living alley
• Splash pad at pool
• Pool Phase 2
• BWI new plant
• Justus 300 apartments
• New trails
• New bridge over Fortville Pike with trail 
• Broadway Flats apartments
• Gander Outdoor
• New strip mall with Buffalo Wild Wings 
• Police foot patrol downtown
• Animal Management
• Traffic
• Fire Station 22

Lincoln Square donates $1,000

Costas Styliano, Manager/Owner of Lincoln Square Pancake House presents Barb Kauchak with a check fro $1,000 to Kiwanis.

Lincoln Square Pancake House in Greenfield hosted the first annual Kiwanis Pancake Day and donated $1,000.00 to the Kiwanis Club.  The Pancake Day was Monday, February 19. 

Amanda Everidge Healthy 365

Kiwanians heard about Healthy 365, a community health initiative at Hancock Health from  Amanda Everidge.  Amanda is a life time resident of Hancock County.  She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Purdue University in 2002 in Psychology, at which time she began working in community mental health. She received her Master’s Degree with the IU School of Social Work in 2009. She has been with Hancock Regional Hospital since 2010 serving many roles including: Therapist on Reflections, Social Service Coordinator for ER, Women’s/Children’s Unit, and Outreach, and Hospice care. In 2016, she began working for the Hospital Foundation in the Population Health Department-implementing two new programs: Hancock County System of Care and Hancock Health Congregational Network. In February 2017, she moved into the Healthy Community Manager role and has incorporated her two initial programs into the overarching healthy365 initiative. Amanda has a strong passion for health and wellness and works every day to help empower and motivate others to see that small changes in environment and behavior can have a huge impact on quality of life.