When the first Club in the Region opened in Gary in 1954, it was the start of an organization that would continue to grow its roots throughout Northwest Indiana. Now with nine Clubs from East Chicago to Cedar Lake to Chesterton, Boys & Girls...
Through the Spectacle Entertainment ALL-IN program, Majestic Star Casino presented Gary Boys & Girls Club with a check for $6,900 at a small event. The funding will go toward the Club’s general operations, interim Club Director Sheria Givens...
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., Hammond Parks & Recreation are excited to partner with Discover Books for an Earth Day Book Drive. Look for the blue bin at several locations throughout Hammond from Monday, April 19th through Saturday, April 24th....
Free time during quarantine brought about numerous new projects for those at home. Some organized cluttered closets and others took up furniture restoration hobbies. But innovative Valparaiso resident Jeremy Trimble took things a...
Kendall Jackson, a senior at Lake Central High School, is officially the first black woman to be named an Eagle Scout. She, along with 20 other young women, are a part of the nation’s inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts – the first to claim...
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., Hammond Parks & Recreation are excited to partner with Discover Books for an Earth Day Book Drive. Look for the blue bin at several locations throughout Hammond from Monday, April 19th through Saturday, April...
The Center for Education & Advance Care Planning (CEACP), thanks to the generous donations of the Vera Z. Dwyer Charitable Trust, has created a series of educational community events that engage adults in our service area in normalizing...
The Mayor's Office of Special Events is inviting Crown Point residents to participate in our Easter / Spring home decorating contest. Similar to the Tour of Lights, we are asking residents to submit their homes and decorate the front yards for...
NEW this year, the Valpo Community Garden is excited to start our Dig It Kids Gardening program! Kids will learn and grow through gardening, engaging their natural curiosity and wonder! Just $25 to participate for the summer, each child will get...
Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., Hammond Parks & Recreation, the Hammond Parks Foundation, Inc. and the American Veterans Motorcycle Riders Association (AVMRA Ch. 1) invite Hammond residents to bring children ages 0-12 to the...
