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July Virtual Lunch: An Update from The DirectEmployers Institute

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Simone Murray, Founder and Executive Director of The DirectEmployers Institute, was the speaker at our July 2nd Virtual Lunch Series. The Institute was one of our 2017 Change Maker Finalists. The Institute’s mission is to provide programs for underserved and underexposed students in Indiana Grades 8-12 to provide hands-on experience to support STEM career exploration…

Kennedy King Memorial Initiative, 2019 Impact 100 Change-Maker, Commemorates April 4th Virtually

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As the Kennedy King Memorial Initiative worked to adhere with city, state, and federal guidelines to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, they reimagined this year’s April 4 commemoration of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s famous speech in Indianapolis on April 4, 1968, the night Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed.  Just as Sen. Kennedy…