Greetings from the Irvington Green Initiative!

Below you will find details on several upcoming enviro-events around town, as well as news from Edibles and information on helping keep Pleasant Run safe and clean. In fact, several of these events take place tomorrow, sorry for the short notice!

• Helping Hands Festival, Saturday, St. Richard's School
• Youth Imagine a Just, Sustainable, and Peaceful Community, Saturday 1-3pm, Christian Theological Seminary
• Master Home Environmentalist Training, Saturday 1-5pm, Peace House
• Food Coop Founding Meeting, Saturday 6pm, Earth House Coffee
• Road Ride, Sunday 9am, Indy Cycle Specialist
• New at Edibles
• Trailsafe Program

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Helping Hands Festival:

Celebrate global connections while shopping for fair trade gifts at the sixth annual Helping Hands Festival, Saturday November 8th, from 10:30 to 4:00. The event opens with a presentation and conversation with documentary photographer, Ida Benedetto at 9:30am. Location: St. Richard's School, 33 East 33rd Street (33rd & Meridian). More info: www.globalgiftsindy.com

Youth Imagine a Just, Sustainable, and Peaceful Community:

Scroll down for a forwarded message from Earth Charter on this Spirit and Place event.

Master Home Environmentalist Training:

The American Lung Association Indiana Chapter offers this training in assessing indoor air quality and low-cost steps to improve it. See http://lungin.org/environment/mhe.cfm  for info on the program. Training is offered Saturday, 1-5 p.m. at the Peace House, 1421 North Central Ave. Preregistration is required. To register, please contact Meghan McNulty at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 317-819-1181.

Food Coop Founding Meeting:

After a year of behind the scenes efforts by advocates for a non-profit grocer to serve Indianapolis's downtown and near eastside residents, the all-volunteer board of the Indy Food Co-op are ready to unveil plans. Saturday, those interested in bringing a natural food grocery cooperative to the city's downtown area are invited to join members of the board and others for a founding membership kick-off meeting. The event will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Earth House Coffeehouse, located within the Lockerbie United Methodist Church at 237 North East Street.

For inquiries, e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; or contact Kyle Hendrix at 631-2220.

Road Ride from Indy Cycle Specialist
Sunday, November 9th, 9:00am
Indy Cycle Specialist, 5804 East Washington Street

Rich Vanes will be leading Sunday morning road bike ride from Indy Cycle Specialist. The pace will be 16 to 20 mph for approximately 28 miles, alternating routes looping out to Southeastway Park and back, and downtown to the North side and back. For more information call Indy Cycle Specialist (356-4585).

News From Edibles:

Hello guys, we are once again excited to convey to you that we have stocked up on all of our Sechlers pickles products!  We have dills, sweets, the infamous Hungarian pepper relish plus new this year is Jalapeno relish and Cranberry salsa! 
 
We have introduced organic cranberry relish in the can made with whole berries, organic chocolate pudding, organic pumpkin pie mix, frozen organic OJ, organic graham and plain pie crusts.
 
At the Halloween festival I met a woman from Indiana who merchandises Indiana-produced items.  Her website is www.snacksandmore.biz   Edibles will have mild and hot Chow Chows, sweet onion relish, and Amish peanut butter here on Thursday afternoon.
Please do not forget our Vegan toffee's and truffles by Literally Devine, a fishers producer.

Trailsafe Program:

Indy Greenways has launched a Trailsafe Program on all greenways, including Pleasant Run.  It involves recruiting volunteers to monitor a 1-2 mile section of the trail and report any maintenance issues, unsafe conditions, graffiti, etc that they notice while using the trail.  They are hoping to cover as much of the 6.9 miles of trail along Pleasant Run Parkway as they can with people that frequent the trail often.  The trail stretches from Garfield Park to Ellenberger Park.  Contact Annie Brown ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) if you are interested. 

Best,
Shawndra
 
Shawndra Miller, Co-chair
Irvington Development Organization
Irvington Green Initiative Committee
 
(317) 359-2206
 
IDO'S MISSION: The Irvington Development Organization (IDO) shall promote the unique attributes of historic Irvington in an effort to attract positive development and create a balance of businesses in the area, with a focus on maintaining a vital main street corridor and a thriving neighborhood. Additionally, IDO shall work to ensure that revitalization efforts are compatible with the character of the Irvington community and enhance the quality of life for Irvington and Indianapolis residents.
www.irvingtondevelopment.org