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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
UPDATED: Downtown Terre Haute Strawberry Festival is back on
The annual downtown Terre Haute Strawberry Festival will happen, after all. Through a collaboration between First Congregational Church of Terre Haute and Chances and Services for Youth - or CASY - the Strawberry Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 12 at the First Congregational Church, located at 630 Ohio Street. Earlier this month, the church announced it had to cancel the event, due in part to the closing of B&B foods, which has in the past provided trucks for the event, one with a freezer used for pre-orders and another with a refrigerator in front and freezer in back, used on the day of the event. CASY decided to step up and find a way to keep the annual tradition going. 'We reached out to the church and said what can we do to partner up on this and get this done,' said Brandon Halleck, CASY chief operating officer. He added, 'It's going to be a whirlwind for the next three weeks.' Baesler's Market is assisting in the effort. 'Of course the church is instrumental … they have all the expertise of putting this on for the past 36 years,' Halleck said. Some aspects are still being finalized, but Halleck is confident those will be worked out. Now, organizers are seeking volunteers. 'We're thrilled the church is willing to let us help them put this together,' Halleck said. At CASY, 'We're not new to putting on events.' Gwen Hicks, a First Congregational Church board member who does marketing for the annual event, said of CASY's partnership, 'We're thrilled at the opportunity. We were obviously very sad we weren't going to be able to make it happen for a number of reasons.' But CASY, and Halleck, pulled together some resources to make the annual event possible. 'We just need the volunteers and the public to show up and enjoy the day,' Hicks said. This family-friendly event promises a day of fun and community spirit, with proceeds supporting local youth programs and church initiatives, according to a news release. The Strawberry Festival will feature a variety of strawberry-themed fun, including the infamous strawberry 'works' treat, music from local bands and a kids area. This collaboration between First Congregational Church and CASY aims to bring the community together while raising funds for vital programs. Proceeds will support CASY's mission to provide early childhood education, family support, and youth mentoring services, as well as the church's community outreach efforts. The event is free to attend, with the strawberry 'works' available for purchase for $10. Food purchases can be made with cash or card. Volunteers are needed to help with setup, serving, and cleanup, and those interested can sign up by contacting Emilee Roberts at eroberts@
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Wabash Valley organizations partner together to host free ‘car seat clinic'
CLAY COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Several Wabash Valley organizations came together to host a free 'car seat clinic' at the Clay County Health Department on Friday afternoon. Chances and Services for Youth (CASY) and Union Health provided free car seat inspections for the local community. Skilled child safety technicians inspected car seats and even provided new car seats free of charge. This is all part of CASY's initiative 'saving lives one car seat a time.' '9 out of 10 car seats are installed incorrectly,' said Brandon Halleck, Chief Operating Officer for Chances and Services for Youth. 'That's either from (child) not being installed properly in the car seat or the car seat itself not being installed properly in the vehicle. It's just so vitally important that your most precious cargo is riding around safe.' If you missed the event, CASY teams up with other health departments across the area to host other car seat clinic throughout the year. 'We do these car seat clinics year-round. We partner with Union Hospital. Union Hospital is one of our sponsors and so they host quite a few with us as well. We're always making sure and if you can't make it to the one of these clinics, we also have a permanent fitting station. I have staff on hand at the Booker T. Washington Community Center, and they can check those car seats at any time as well,' said Halleck. If interested, you can call CASY to set up a car seat safety inspection with a technician at 812-232-3952. For more information about CASY click here. As of late, there are around 25 certified child safety technicians across the Wabash Valley. Old car seats from car seat clinics will go towards training new technicians in the future. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
2nd annual Circles of Change Conference coming soon
VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Drug Free Vigo County, in partnership with Chances and Services for Youth, is hosting their 2nd annual Circles of Chance Conference. The event aims to raise awareness on substance misuse and provide drug prevention education. The conference will take place at the Terre Haute Convention Center on March 4th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with registration starting at 8 a.m. The keynote speaker will be Senator Holly Thompson, who has worked for over a decade changing laws and fighting social stigmas to better protect women and children. Brandon Halleck, Treasurer of Drug Free Vigo County, said their hope is to educate residents on the problems, and give solutions, happening right here in Vigo County. 'Our goal is to raise awareness on the programming that we have going on in the community and some of the issues that are facing our kids today', Halleck said. 'We know the state of the youth and some of the issues that we are seeing, not just with our youth, but with our families. This is an opportunity to see what is going on and then really focus on what some points are that we can go forward and make a change in our community.' The event is aimed towards adults, but the conference is open to all ages and will have youth speakers as well. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
