Beyond the Bullseye: Axe Throwing with a Purpose (Part II)
with Thomas "Tag" Griffin, Founder at Hearts in Hand Homeless Outreach
Posted Jun 15, 2018
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Hearts in Hand Homeless Outreach was created by Tag to simply help those who are or have experienced homelessness. The vision is to secure the safety, well-being and personal growth of those in such a situation. Among the many ways of outreach, Tag has teamed up with Bad Axe Throwing to help deliver wood to the homeless to help them generate warmth and shelter. Tag elaborates on his story and his mission.
Hosted by: Taylor BennettProduced by: Heartland Newsmakers Team
The artist behind the current Indiana State Museum exhibit Lois Main Templeton: A Reinvented Life is examined by her friend and fellow artist, Phil O'Malley
Interviewed filmed on April 25, 2018.
Thumbnail photo provided by Arts Council of Indianapolis.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, there are presently over one half million known brownfield sites in the United States. However, the actual number of brownfields is likely much larger. So, what to do with this kind of property gone sour? Joel Markland, President at BCA Environmental Consultants, LLC discusses what constitutes a brownfield and what benefits there are in redeveloping them.
Interview filmed on April 25, 2018.
Bad Axe Throwing is the world's biggest axe throwing club with a mission to bring the thrill of a traditional Canadian backyard pastime to urban communities. Founded in 2014, Bad Axe is young and hungry to recruit throwers and make their communities a better place. Cooper Powers from Indy's Bad Axe Throwing discusses one of the most significant ways they've managed to give back and recycle at the same time. In this Part I, learn about Bad Axe Throwing and how they came across Hearts in Hand Homeless Outreach. Be sure to click through to Beyond the Bullseye: Axe Throwing with a Purpose (Part II) for the conclusion of this story.
Interview filmed on April 25, 2018.
Black business ownership is on the rise with women, in particular, leading the charge. According to Survey of Business Owners as of 2012 indicate the number of black/female-owned firms climbed 66.9%, from 900,000 in 2007 to 1.5 million in 2012. Additionally, these 1.5 million black/female-owned businesses accounted for 58.9% of the nation's 2.6 million black or African American-owned businesses. Nationally, women owned just over a third (35.8% or 9.9 million) of all firms in 2012. (Census Blogs, United State Census Bureau). Larry Williams, President at the Indy Black Chamber of Commerce highlights this trend with host Taylor Bennett and discussions the impact of the chamber within the community.
It has been proven that parental involvement in a child's education has far-reaching benefits. A few benefits include: academic achievement via attendance, behavior, social functioning and mental health. So the question remains, why are less parents involved in their child's education today, specifically in Indiana. Host Taylor Bennett sits down with Deb Fox, president at the Indiana PTA to try and answer this question and to elaborate on the ramifications of idle parenthood.
A classic example of modern, community radio is discussed. Guest Sean Jones discusses how WQRT and Listen Hear operate under the two philosophical approaches to community radio. While these models are not mutually exclusive they do work well together. Community radio seeks to emphasize its namesake and pursue good. WQRT and Listen Hear does this and also invites participation by the listener. Listen Hear is an ongoing sound art project of Big Car Collective.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, there are presently over one half million known brownfield sites in the United States. However, the actual number of brownfields is likely much larger. So, what to do with this kind of property gone sour? Joel Markland, President at BCA Environmental Consultants, LLC discusses what constitutes a brownfield and what benefits there are in redeveloping them.
Interview filmed on April 25, 2018.
A special production of Comcast Newsmakers from the Accelerate Indiana Municipalities Idea Summit at the Old National Events Center in Evansville, Indiana. The annual summit features local officials from across the state as they visit together in exchange of development ideas, economic success and needs.
This segment highlights the City of Michigan City by Mayor Ron Meer.
More than music, the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra is dedicated to a members entire family unit. The MYO works with several, local organizations to ensure that no family or child is left struggling. Founder Betty Perry describes how the program goes beyond music to serve its community in the final segment of this series. Don't miss any of the conversation; be sure to watch more with Perry here?More than Music: A Look at the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra (Part I) and here?More than Music: A Look at the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra (Part II).
Interview recorded on August 23, 2017. Hosted by Taylor Bennett. Part 3 of 3.
Read a partial transcript of the interview here:
Bennett: Betty, you talked a little about some of the partnerships that are involved in the program. How does that play into what you guys do?
Perry: That has to do with the observation of the program. We are celebrating 21 years of the program by the way. After observing things that were taking place with our children and their parents, we noticed some of our kids were coming to rehearsal hungry. Over the years, we also realized a lot of our parents and children were in embattered situations or experiencing domestic violence. We put our teachers through the program from the organization we work with to help them understand what a child might be dealing with.
Bennett: So rather than feel like you are responsible for those situations you have something to offer. The kids respond well?
Perry: Yes, positive reactions. They know what they tell us stays with us and we can offer something for them to get help.
Tobacco use in Hamilton County is consistently voted as one of the healthiest counties in the state of Indiana, but despite immense progress in tobacco cessation there is still a small portion of the population that Holly Wheeler and her team are still fighting. From the small percentage of adult smokers to the younger generation that needs the message just as much, Wheeler and PHHC devote efforts to preventing youth smoking, decreasing the number of Hoosiers exposed to secondhand smoke, decreasing adult smoking rates and building a network of community partners. Read more about?Hamilton County PHHC.
Interview recorded on August 23, 2017. Hosted by Taylor Bennett. Part 1 of 1.
Read a partial transcript of the interview here:
Bennett: One of those healthy behaviors that we are talking about is the county's low rate of smokers...tell me about that.
Wheeler: Hamilton County has the lowest smoking rate in the state of Indiana. We are at 12%; maybe a little higher than that, but that equates to about 24,000 people that do smoke on a regular basis; just adults. About 1 in 4 youth in Indiana use some kind of tobacco product.
Bennett: When you look at youth prevention, what are you looking at?
Wheeler: The landscape of tobacco has greatly changed in the past few years. It has been necessary for the tobacco industry to look at their products because smoking traditional cigarettes is becoming less common. They have introduced several new products like e-Cigarettes and dissolvable tablets that are all nicotine delivery systems. We try to help kids understand that those products are not different, not safer.
Bennett: Smoke-free Hamilton County recently received a grant. Tell me what you plan to do with that money.
Wheeler: This is a renewal of our grant; it's for two years. Our plans for Hamilton County revolve around youth prevention, as I mentioned, but we also look a lot at policy and system's change. indianapolis, for example, has a comprehensive smoke-free ordinance for indoor air. that includes bars, clubs, VFW halls, etc.. No city in Hamilton County has that. We want to push for that to show other cities how important it is to look at indoor air. It's the best way to protect people.
Bennett: Do you expect push back?
Wheeler: We have a lot of hope because of Carmel and Westfield. They both established what the state has as a law long before the state did. We look to them as leaders. That's what's great about Hamilton County is that we have progressive cities and innovative mayors along with few cities that allow smoking.
Do you or someone you know want to quit smoking? You're not alone, call 1-800-Quit-Now or visit?Quit Now Indiana for help and further information.
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