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Contracts
Indianapolis Home Show has contracted with XFINITY® as the presenting sponsor of the 2014 Home Show. XFINITY is Comcast’s brand platform for TV, Internet, voice and home management products and services.
Conventions
Oct. 9-10, 2013 Indiana Logistics Summit, Indiana Convention Center in Downtown Indianapolis. The 11th annual conference, co-hosted by Purdue University, Conexus Indiana and Ports of Indiana, will be attended by more than 300 top national experts in transportation, distribution and logistics. For registration details, sponsorship opportunities and continued updates on the 2013 Indiana Logistics Summit, visit www.indianalogistics.com.
Fundraising
Autism Society of Indiana to benefit through Sept. 30 from a partnership with Linda Brown in which 10% of the sale of specially-created t-shirts will go to the society. Visit etsy.com/shop/lovelinda.
Spay-Neuter Services of Indiana Inc. to benefit from the 9th annual Hair Ball Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Emmis Communications. Tickets: $79. Contact info@spayneuterservices.org.
The Realtor Foundation to benefit from Feed the Fight Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Tom Wood Aviation. Tickets: 25. Visit realtorfoundation.org/feedthefight.
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis to benefit from its annual VIVA il Violino gala and auction Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. at The Alexander. Tickets: $175-$325. Contact 637-4574 or visit violin.org.
The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice to benefit from the 2013 Friedman Fire Starter award ceremony Oct. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at Meridian Hills County Club. Tickets: $125. Contact Brian McGrath at 681-0745 or bmcgrath@edchoice.org.
Best Buddies Indiana to benefit from the annual Best Buddies Golf Open Oct. 10 at 10:30 a.m. at Broadmoor Country Club. Cost: $200. Visit bestbuddiesindiana.org.
Circle City Classic to benefit from the NCAA Coaches Luncheon presented by the Indianapolis Colts Oct. 11 at 11:30 a.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium. Tickets: $35. Contact 925-2702 or communications@indianablackexpo.com.
Grants
Twenty-four not-for-profit organizations and 33 high school libraries in Marion County were awarded more than $1.1 million in grants from the Indianapolis Foundation and its Library Fund.
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art received a $120,000 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for improvements to its collections storage vault.
United Way of Central Indiana received a $3,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to support its’ ReadUP Corps tutoring program.
In Recognition
Seth Bollier received a $5,000 scholarship from the Royal Neighbors of America.
Thao Nguyen, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP, was selected to be Practitioner-in-Residence at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
Jane R. Williams, IUPUI School of Science, was honored with the 2013 Glenn W. Irwin Jr. M.D. Experience Excellence award.
Dr. Kumaresan E. Sandrasegaran and Dr. Temel Tirkes, Indiana University School of Medicine, received the Honored Educator Award from the Radiological Society of North America.
Kelly Shea has been noted as one of the travel industry’s top experts listed in the “2013 A-list” in Travel+Leisure magazine.•
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