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COMINGHOMEDAN WAKEFIELD

THE FIRST ON OUR BLOCK TO FLY

When I was a kid growing up at 6129 Winthrop and going to School #80, a favorite pastime was to go out to the airport and “watch the planes come in.” We would sit for hours, entranced at the sight of the big passenger planes landing. Somehow, taking off didn’t seem quite as dramatic since it was assumed they knew how to get up into the air, but setting down such a huge piece of flying machinery on a narrow strip of land seemed more of a challenge.

There was always the tense moment as they drew lower and closer, perhaps tilting a little in the wind, then settling the front wheels on the runway and the tail touching down, which we greeted with a sigh of relief and sometimes applause. It never occurred to us – either kids or adults – that someday we would take off and land in one of those planes ourselves, rising above Broad Ripple and all of Indianapolis, onto some exotic far off land within our own country, like, say, Pittsburgh or even New York.

It’s hard to remember now how new this whole thing was – the first revolution of passenger planes took off in 1936 with the Douglas DC 3, pioneered by American Airlines. Three years later, when I was in the first grade, my “rich Uncle Crawford” and his Southern belle wife Aunt Susie flew (“took an airplane” as we said back then) to Mexico!

Uncle Crawford, one of the owners of the four Harbison Drugstores in Indianapolis at the time (my father was pharmacist at their store at 16th and Central), was a strange combination of the past and the future – he was the only man I knew who still wore high button shoes, which had gone out of style circa WWI, but this same old-fashioned man took Aunt Susie on that flight to Mexico in 1939.

What tales they returned with! My favorite was Aunt Susie in a Mexican café with a mariachi band as she stood up and sang – in her molasses’ slow South Carolina accent – a hit tune of the time,


“South of the Border, down Mexico way…“

Just being related to such people made me feel like royalty, but Uncle Crawford topped it the following year (1940). He gave tickets to my father, my mother and me to fly to New York to see The World’s Fair! The most exciting thing wasn’t that we were going to The World’s Fair but that we were flying to New York!

All the neighbors came to the airport to see us off. This was the event of the year for our block – or maybe of all the 12 years I lived there. To make things more awesome, the plane we would be boarding was “an American Airlines Flagship.” (I didn’t know until I did some research on the subject that all American Airlines planes were called “flagships” back then. The marketing department knew what they were doing! You weren’t just flying on any old run-of-the-mill airplane; you were going on a flagship. It brought to mind the great ocean liners of the time that were the standard means of trans-Atlantic transportation.)

My parents and I were dressed for the big event as if we were going to a wedding. My mother was wearing a new dress, high heels and a wide-brimmed hat. Miss Leah Justice, a “practical nurse” who lived across the street, asked my mother what seemed at the time a “practical” question: “Miz Wakefield, you’re not going to wear that hat when you get on that airplane, are you?”

My mother hadn’t really thought about it but said she supposed that she would. “But Miz Wakefield,” Miss Justice exclaimed, “it’ll blow right off up there!”

A few neighbors giggled, but a few looked concerned. My mother bravely kept the hat on as we boarded, just as if she were going to church.

Our flight landed in Washington, D.C., and then proceeded to LaGuardia. The stewardess (as they were then called) gave us gum to help relieve our ears popping when we landed. She was an attractive young blonde woman, and my father was so entranced by her, his eyes instead of his ears were popping. My mother never tired of reminding him about the stewardess for years afterward.

When he could focus his attention elsewhere, my father took photos of the sky (blue with white clouds) out the window of the plane with his new home movie camera (another first on our block!). He also took pictures of the stewardess.

When we got to The World’s Fair, we saw the famous “trylon and perisphere” that were symbols of the fair – a large needle-like thing and a huge ball-shaped thing beside it. (I still don’t “get it.”) More dramatic was the synchronized diving and swimming of the beautiful young women in “Billy Rose’s Acquacade.”

My father took movies of the “Acquacade,” starring Johnny Weismuller (the first “Tarzan” of the movies), and Eleanor Holm, who finished fifth in the 1932 Olympics but was thrown off the

1936 Olympics team when the team doctor found her in a coma induced by alcohol after partying on the ship going to Europe. Impresario Billy Rose made her the star of his “Acquacade,” married and divorced her; she got a handsome settlement and a movie role as “Jane” in the movie “Tarzan’s Revenge.” (Maybe it should have been called “Jane’s Revenge.”)

For me, the big moment of The World’s Fair was going to see “Elsie, The Borden Cow.” She was famous in Borden’s ads throughout my childhood, and as far as I was concerned, she was a far bigger star than Eleanor Holm. (My father did not agree, though even Eleanor Holm played second fiddle to the stewardess.)

One brief piece of that home movie survives, thanks to Betsy Blankenbaker, who managed to take from it a shot of my mother and I waving goodbye as we left the house en route to the airport, and included it in her documentary film of my memoir, “New York in the Fifties.” If I can find that home movie again, I will send it to The Smithsonian, or better still, my “archive” at The Lilly Library at Indiana University. It is surely historic for the fact that my mother is wearing her wide-brimmed hat, which despite Miss Justice’s fears, did not “blow off up there.”

We continued to “dress up” in our finest new clothes (bought for the occasion) the whole time we were in New York. Courtesy of Uncle Crawford, we stayed at The New Yorker Hotel. Every day when we came out to go to The Fair or to see other sights in New York, we were immediately surrounded by people offering us “Tour of Chinatown,” “Boat Trip Around Manhattan,” “Tour of Rockefeller Center” and every other tourist attraction in the city.

“How do they know we’re from out of town?” my father wondered, and so did my mother and I. We blithely walked on, resplendent in our white summer outfits, the latest finery from Blocks, Ayres, Wassons and L. Strauss and Company. All the New Yorkers seemed to be wearing black or other dark clothes.Were they all going to funerals? (It was early May and chilly.)


My only other memories of that trip to New York include going out to dinner at a restaurant that looked from the outside as if it were within our price range. After being seated and given our menus, my father whispered that we must all order the ham with potato and vegetable. It was the only thing we could afford, and even at that, from the strained look on my father’s face, I think we just barely got out of there without having to wash dishes. I distinctly remember the bare look of that thin slice of ham with the lonely boiled potato beside it.

My father had looked forward to hearing Cab Calloway at The Cotton Club (he loved Cab’s “Hi De Hi De Hi De Ho’s.”). My father and my mother had decided that I would be safe enough in the hotel room for a few hours (a bold move), but perhaps out of my fear of the big city, I got a terrible stomachache, and they had to cancel their great adventure. What a wimp I was! Still, the whole trip was a great success, and we had the home movie to show to our friends and neighbors for years to come. We each had our golden memory: my mother’s hat did not blow off, my father had film of the “flagship” stewardess and I had met Elsie, the Borden Cow.

Afterward, I have a distinct memory of lying around on the floor of my Greenwich Village apartment reading The New

York Times one Sunday 17 years after my trip to The World’s Fair. I came across an article with a prediction that seemed so impossible, I read it aloud to my roommate. “Can you believe this? The Times says that someday, more people will go to Europe by plane than take the boat!” We both laughed. It was another 15 years before I flew to London.

On a magazine assignment in 1995, I again flew to London but this time on The Concorde. It seemed rather plain inside, but the lunch was elaborate: first a salad, then wine, then an entrée, then dessert, followed by an aperitif, then coffee. As I finished my coffee, we were descending into Heathrow Airport. The flight had taken three and a half hours. Sadly, the Concorde was sidelined due to the cost of the gas it took to fly faster than the sound barrier. Now it takes a little more than twice that long to fly to London. It still beats the five days it takes to cross The Atlantic on The Queen Mary, the fastest of the great ocean liners.

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Rockstone Pizza Pub and Big Lug Canteen is the latest restaurant venture for Ed and Eddie Sahm. Located near the southeast corner of 86th and Westfield, the pizzeria and brewery promises to become a go-to destination. Already popular in Fishers and downtown Indianapolis, the Sahms have opened their third location in Nora, bringing arguably their best effort to the north side of Indianapolis.

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While you may be seated on the Rockstone side, the Big Lug beer is available to all patrons. For the beer connoisseur, the decision may be challenging, given the menu of craft beers on tap, bottled, canned and bombers. The wine list is impressive as well. The servers are knowledgable and can be tapped to assist with any conundrum that you might face.

Keeping community in mind, Rockstone Pizza supports nonprofits through their Give Back Mondays. This opportunity allows an organization to receive 30 percent of all proceeds of dine-in, carryout and delivery sales generated on that particular day.

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If someone was interested in starting a new rewarding hobby, Anita Johnson could probably convince him or her to try home brewing with one visit to Great Fermentations. With a passion for craft beer, home brewing and teaching people new skills, owner Anita Johnson is one of the lucky people who gets to do their hobby as a job.

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Anita has been running Great Fermentations since 1995 and is still just as passionate about home brewing as she was when she was first introduced to it by a friend 20 years ago. Anita convinced her friend to teach her how to brew her own beer. All it took was for her to cook him a meal of his choice, mac and cheese (out of a box) and fish sticks. The moment she brewed her first beer, she was hooked.

With a new hobby taking a lot of her attention and a similar local store going out of business, Anita seized the opportunity to pursue her new passion. She quit her full-time job and opened a storefront. At a time where the home brewing trend hadn’t really taken off, Anita really had to work to educate people about this unique hobby. “It wasn’t mainstream, and people would ask about the legality all the time,” she explained. “I had to stick at it, and eventually, it became more popular and accepted.”

Anita feels really lucky to come into work everyday. She not only has great staff, but she also gets to work with her son as well. “I am able to share this business with him now, and it showed that he appreciated what I was doing here,” she explained. “Most businesses close in five years, so to be in a niche business for 20 years, it’s an accomplishment!”

After 20 years, Anita has become a wealth of knowledge on the home brewing hobby and stresses that brewing beer and wine is easier than it sounds. “Brewing beer is just like cooking but with the added step of sanitation,” she explains. She walked through the back of the store, showing all the steps of brewing beer. They had big batches of grains steeping and a room where you could smell all the different hops that would be added to the batch later. Anita only had one extra

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Along with everyday operations, Anita and her staff also brew their own beers, often entering them in brewing competitions. One of Anita’s first awards was for her cider and mead combo, Two Wrongs Make A Right. The name gives it away. “I had made a cider that was too sweet and a mead that was too dry, so I combined them, and it won a silver medal at a competition!” she said.

Trial and error is something that everyone experiences in home brewing. While Anita has had many successes, failure while learning is also a part of the process. “I have had my fair share of bad beer!” she laughed. “I had one that turned out to taste like a green Jolly Rancher!” she said.

Her current favorite beer to brew is Little Big Guy, a Session IPA kit they currently sell. “Half the alcohol, all the IBUs!” she joked.

Anita also likes to make custom beers for friends and family. After recently battling breast cancer, Anita wanted to make a custom beer for her doctor who helped her. She asked him his favorite kind of beer and hops, and she is excited to be delivering his custom beer, which is another session IPA, next week!

Great Fermentations also provides a wide variety of classes to introduce new customers to the fun of home brewing, and they hold fun events to bring the home brewing community together. “From 55-year-old plumbers or young Millenials, Great Fermentations has developed a unique community of people who love this hobby," Anita said.

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Pippa Mann is used to attracting attention for her athleticism rather than for the color of her clothing or race equipment. That all changed back in 2014 when she formed her partnership with Susan G. Komen. Mann was inspired initially to change her decade-long red and yellow helmet to pink with the intent of donating it as a fundraiser for the Komen Central Indiana auction.

But realizing the Indianapolis 500 was, in Mann’s words, “a massive national sporting event,” she and her team owner, Dale Coyne, presented their idea to Komen’s national organization. By the time they were done, they created a unique partnership that involved Team Coyne and Mann donating the entire title sponsorship of the car, everything from the helmet to racing gear, and the race car became pink.

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title sponsorship of the car, they are gifting their most valuable real estate away, but it has also opened doors to include so many more individuals and companies who all had the same desire to create awareness of the fight against breast cancer.

Mann says, “This program is not an easy one to put together each year, but it’s an incredibly rewarding program to put together and be a part of, and I could not do any of this without the incredible support from my team Dale Coyle Racing. They are a massive part of being able to make this happen.”

At first, Mann was concerned about standing out saying, “I have never been the girl in pink at the race track. I never wanted to stand out in that way,” she said. However, she noticed that fans would wait outside her garage to share their personal stories with her.

“I started to learn so much more about this color that I always eschewed,” Mann said. In the first year of the partnership, she was worried whether her fans would understand that this was not a “sponsorship,” that they were not taking money from a charity to run a race car. But much to Mann’s surprise, the reaction was overwhelmingly positive. “We have so many survivors, co-survivors and those that have lost loved ones reaching out to me each year. It’s been an incredible experience.”

As the program has evolved, the “Get Involved” campaign was created last May when fans did not connect with her original online campaign, “Race with Pippa.” Mann explains that the “Get Involved campaign connects fans through an Indiegogo crowd funding platform which allows them to purchase specific items in support of the racing program.” Mann notes that this allows funds to be raised to donate to Komen.

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The concept was to offer sponsorship opportunities that would allow companies to become part of the racing program and support this pink car on the track while selecting what other opportunities are important to them. This might be VIP invites to the team dinner, suite tickets for the day or even entertaining clients on Carb Day.

This unique partnership will offer other business-to-business opportunities for companies to connect with the other sponsors in the program. Mann works tirelessly to ensure the success of her partnership with Susan G. Komen year round and not just during the month of May.

Pippa Mann is an accomplished race car driver that is as passionate about racing as she is about putting breast cancer in the rearview mirror. For Mann, the color pink is more than a color. “I am proud to stand with everything and everyone that it represents.”

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The association between Jonathan Byrd’s Hospitality and Restaurant Group and auto racing is virtually synonymous. The late founder Jonathan Byrd was a larger than life figure with an even bigger heart, who along with his love of God and family, loved motorsports.

However, the family origins with racing began with his mother, Lala Byrd. She owned a stock car in the late 1960s, becoming a pioneer for female race team ownership. It wasn’t until 1982 that her son Jonathan started his own race car legacy.

Jonathan Byrd Racing would continue until 2001 with Jonathan stepping away from the sport. His sons, David and Jonathan II, made a brief return to IndyCar in 2005 before returning in 2015. Their father passed in August 2009, five years after suffering a debilitating stroke.

After taking a decade off from sponsoring a race team, brothers David and Jonathan along with mom Virginia (Ginny) decided it was time to return to IndyCar. “We planned to be a part of the 100th Running of the Indy 500, but things evolved faster than expected, so we competed last year,” shares David, VP and Director of Operations for Byrd Hotel Group. “We realized racing is a huge part of who we are as a company and our brand. Therefore, we returned to racing.”

Jonathan Byrd’s Hospitality and Restaurant Group has evolved over the last three decades. The family business actually began in 1952, marking the date when Lala Byrd opened a frozen custard stand in Greenwood. It was also the same year her son Jonathan was born. Her Custard Kitchen later added coney dogs to the

offerings. Lala’s coney sauce recipe was a huge hit, and the name changed to The Kitchen Drive-in. Jonathan began working in the family business as a teenager.

In the late ‘60s, Carl and Lala Byrd met Colonel Sanders, resulting in ownership of several franchises of Kentucky Fried Chicken. The families became great friends with the Byrds known to have hosted a few birthday parties for the Colonel. Jonathan formally entered into restaurant ownership when he purchased a KFC franchise from his father. Almost 30 years later, he sold his KFC franchises and build the famous Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria in Greenwood. The original Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria structure boasted a roof that measured a full acre and featured a cafeteria serving line 100 feet long with over 250 items on the daily menu. The dining room had a seating capacity of 600 with an additional 800-seat banquet hall. This was maintained for nearly 26 years until the company made a pivot in 2014.

Jonathan Byrd’s restaurant remains in operation in Greenwood; however, there is no cafeteria. Jonathan Byrd’s scaled down the Greenwood operation, although they maintain the Byrd Conference Center. Deciding to expand north of Indianapolis, the Byrds opened the 502 East Event Centre in Carmel as their second banquet facility. Never to take on something on a small scale, the 502 East Event Centre is the largest event space in Hamilton County with 38,000 square feet of room to entertain. There are an additional 22 venues across the city of Indianapolis where they are the preferred or exclusive caterer.

Shortly after expanding into Hamilton County and scaling down the restaurant operations in Greenwood, Jonathan Byrd’s secured the foodservice contract at

Camp Atterbury, increasing its presence in Johnson County.

Thanks to being selected as the caterer for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Grand Park, Jonathan Byrd’s has taken major presence at Grand Park, becoming the naming rights sponsor of the Jonathan Byrd’s Fieldhouse. The fieldhouse is an indoor facility at Grand Park for volleyball, basketball and futsal (the newest rage in American soccer) featuring Jonathan Byrd’s Concessions and a restaurant known as Bleacher’s Cafe.

In addition to the Fieldhouse, Jonathan Byrd’s will have two restaurants inside the giant Arena along with internal concessions. One restaurant will seat 200 on the main level, and a small bar and restaurant on the second level will overlook the main playing field. Byrd Hotel Group is building a 176-room hotel that will be connected to the Arena; it should be completed in 2017.

“The hotel at Grand Park is a natural expansion of our hospitality positioning,” shares David. “It’s our first hotel in Indiana but will be the 10th hotel that we have owned and operated.”

David and his family moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1999 when Byrd Enterprises expanded to include hotels. Since moving to Arizona, David has overseen construction and acquisitions of hotels across Arizona and Utah. Currently their company owns and operates five hotels.

One of the closest race tracks to where David and his family live is a dirt course called Canyon Speedway northwest of Phoenix, and the other is Phoenix International Raceway. It’s tough to replicate the feel and tradition that surrounds the Indy 500. “My kids don’t fully appreciate my love of racing,” says David. “But they’ll get there.”

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Their driver for the Indy 500 last year was Bryan Clauson of Noblesville who is doing something completely crazy. In fact, the name of his racing quest this year is “The Chasing 200 Tour: Circular Insanity.” Clauson, who is driving for Jonathan Byrd’s Racing again this season, is scheduled to drive in 200 races in 2016. “It is ambitious, but it’s a dream of Bryan’s,” states David. “And he is literally on the track more than off and is doing quite well.” The Indy 500 should mark Clauson’s 65th race in his quest.

Both drivers for Jonathan Byrd Racing are from Noblesville: Clauson and Conor Daly. Daly is the son of Derek Daly and Noblesville native Beth Blackburn. Jonathan Byrd Racing’s partner is the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, which is one of the top most-trusted brands in the country. The Byrd racing team is the only race team in the country to be partnered with one of the top five most trusted brands.

For two weeks in May, the entertaining and networking for Jonathan Byrd’s customers and clients will be taking place alongside the straightaway at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. While the event is only two weeks long, the impact and connections made between Byrd guests may contribute to building a lasting legacy, much like what they have created for themselves.

With their restaurants, weddings division, two conference centers and other catering locations, plus the presence at Camp Atterbury and Grand Park, Jonathan Byrd’s will serve over three million meals in 2016. The company projects that they will serve over four million meals in 2017.

“We have to be one of the fastest-growing companies in Indiana, certainly one of the fastest growing food service companies,” shares David.

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The Jonathan Byrd Racing platform provides a business development tool for them. This provides Jonathan Byrd’s a

serious advantage over other companies in the same space. They are able to increase their brand profile in a way where they are more visible and linked to the Indy 500. This advertising platform is a win-win for companies wishing to make strategic relationships with other companies.

“We have the ability to entertain clients at the IMS during the 500 and at other events

across the country,” says David. “We go about our racing sponsorships in a different way. We say, ‘Hey, we are going racing. We are investing in our brand. We’d like for you to do business with us and come along for the ride.’”

For more information on Jonathan Byrd Racing, visit their Facebook page, follow them on Twitter and watch them race!

Jonathan Byrd’s Racing has successfully fielded 17 entries in the Indianapolis 500 beginning in 1985, scoring six top 10 finishes with a best finish of 5th in 2005.

The roster of Jonathan Byrd’s Racing Indy 500 drivers includes: Rich Vogler (‘85, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89) Stan Fox (‘91, ’92)Gordon Johncock (‘91)Buddy Lazier (‘91, ’05) Scott Brayton (‘93) John Andretti (‘94) Davy Jones (‘95) Arie Luyendyk (‘96) Mike Groff (‘97, ’98) Jaques Lazier (‘01).

A Jonathan Byrd’s Racing car currently holds the all-time Indianapolis 500 one- and four-lap qualifying records (Luyendyk ’96). Jonathan Byrd’s Racing has won two IndyCar races (Luyendyk – Phoenix ’96, Paul Jr. – Texas ’98), along with two United States Auto Club National Midget Championships (’86, ’87) and numerous regional and short-track championships in both midget racing and late model stock cars.

Jonathan Byrd’s Racing, along with its partner teams, was responsible for the first ever “double” in 1994 when John Andretti raced in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the same day.

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LEMONADE DAY KICK-OFF

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“What is one thing that kids can do to earn money?” asked Ollie Dunn, the daughter of comedian and financial planner Peter Dunn (aka Pete the Planner) to begin the Family Feud game between “The Lemony Crickets” and “The Pucker Doodles.”

Gerry Dick, creator and host of Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick, was quick to hit his button with the reply, “Sell lemonade!”

This was the top answer on the game board, and his team, The Lemony Crickets, team were quick to dominate the game. Gerry’s fellow team members included Mandy Selke, cofounder of Just Pop In; Leslie Bailey, The Adventuress for the Indy Star; and Mike Kelly, managing partner of DeveloperTown, who also hosted the event.

The Lemony Crickets dominated the Family Feud game over rival team, The Pucker Doodles, who included team

members Nicole Misencik, Meteorologist for WTHR; Carly Swift, cofounder of Just Pop In; Matt MacBeth, cofounder of pi lab; and Clay Robinson, cofounder and owner of Sun King Brewery.

“Game Show Night is always great fun with some really cool people, and best of all, it helps support young entrepreneurs,” says Gerry of the Lemonade Day Kick-Off Party.

“In 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths to win the Triple Crown…which is a comparatively small margin when measured against the beating we took,” says Pucker Doodle teammate MacBeth. “It’s all in good fun for Lemonade Day.”

Presenting sponsors of the event included Eleven Fifty Academy and J.D. Byrider.

Officially, Lemonade Day is May 21 with registration now open online.

“To get the most out of the experience, we encourage kids to register early,” shares Jami Marsh, Director of Lemonade Day

Greater Indy. “This allows our young entrepreneurs to get the most out of the digital curriculum available online.”

“There is a role for everyone to play on Lemonade Day, whether you have kids participating or not, we want people out buying lemonade,” adds Marsh.

“We’re excited for the chance to be involved in Lemonade Day,” shares Kelly. “Lemonade Day lights the entrepreneurial spark in students, teaches them what it takes to launch and grow a small business and illustrates how important it is to differentiate a product. That’s 100 percent congruent with what we do with our clients at DeveloperTown.”

Lemonade Day is empowering today’s youth to become tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.

The idea for Lemonade Day originated with Richmond, Indiana, native Michael Holthouse who now lives in Houston. Holthouse approached Scott Jones in 2010, and Jones then licensed the idea for


Greater Indianapolis in 2010. Since 2010, Lemonade Day has grown in popularity, inspiring young entrepreneurs across the state. Community Champions are selected to mentor the efforts of those participating and encourage young entrepreneurs in their lemonade endeavors.

There are many kids who do this year after year as a tradition and host their own lemonade stand frequently throughout the warm weather months, regardless of prizes. “This is what we want – kids to start with a lemonade stand, and who knows what that may lead to? Many

successful entrepreneurs talk about having lemonade stands when they were kids,” shares Marsh.

“Participating in Lemonade Day with fellow Indianapolis ambassadors is truly a highlight of the year!” states Mandy Selke. “Even if entrepreneurship is not a child’s path, the education, experience and engagement inspires for a more enriched childhood!”

This year, the Community Champions are John Wechsler, serial entrepreneur and founder of the co-working space Launch

Fishers (Hamilton County); Jon Gilman, CEO of Zionsville-based Clear Software (Boone County); Steve Spencer, President and CEO of Spencer Management Group and President of the City’s Economic Development Commission ( Johnson County); and Arin Anderson, Owner of Anderson Creative (Madison County).

While early registration is encouraged, it’s never too late to participate in Lemonade Day!

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WITH ALL THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS YEAR’S 100TH RUNNING OF THE INDY 500, WHICH EVENTS ARE ONES THAT ARE ONLY FOR THIS YEAR VS. ANNUAL TRADITIONS?Yes, our annual events are definitely turbo-charged for the 100th Running! One new element – although not a new model for Indianapolis – is the 100th Running Host Committee. In honor of this monumental moment in our community, this year IMS came together with the 500 Festival and the IMS Museum to form a volunteer-led Host Committee, made up of 12 committees and over 40 sub-committees!

The Host Committee is launching all kinds of new events and programs geared toward enhancing the community celebrations surrounding the race – from major events downtown and art programs to Hoosier Hospitality Welcome Desks in airports and hotels throughout the city on race weekend. This is a similar model to what we used to plan and execute the 2012 Super Bowl. It’s a model that we know works in our community because we are fortunate to have so many committed and engaged residents.


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You’ll also see a combined effort to really ramp up the décor throughout the community in order to build the excitement and anticipation for the Month of May, including the massive Borg Warner Trophy installation on the JW Marriott. You’ll also be seeing some art murals and other large-scale décor going up in the coming weeks. As we began to plan for this year, one priority from the start has been to paint the cityscape with colorful décor for the birthday party of a century.

HOW HAVE COMMUNITIES AROUND CENTRAL INDIANA BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS YEAR’S RACE BEYOND PAST INVOLVEMENT?The Host Committee itself is volunteer-driven. Dozens of community leaders and civic volunteers have come together to cast a vision for this celebration-of-a-century. Together, along with hundreds of other volunteers, they’ll execute some amazing programs that not only celebrate the 100th Running but have an impact on our community. In fact, many of the programs coming out of the Host Committee are all about fostering community and providing opportunities for connection and collaboration.

The Porch Party Program is a great example of that. In the last couple years, we have seen this grassroots “porching” movement start to take place in neighborhoods throughout our city. There’s an appetite for neighborly connections, and we want to tap into that with the 100th Running Porch Party Program. We’ve set a goal of registering at least 500 parties across 92 counties – front porch, backyard, even inside. We just want people to come together and celebrate.

For hosts who register parties between April 29 and May 29, we may even drop in and join your celebration with pace cars, local celebrities, race tickets and other giveaways! [500Festival.com/porchparty]

WILL THIS TREND CONTINUE?We certainly hope so! Many of the programs launched by the Host Committee are intended to empower people to embrace the race and all the celebrations that come with it for themselves. We’ve also been intentional about partnering with other fantastic organizations who are best suited to carry on these programs.

For example, Indiana Humanities issued a poetry contest to identify the “Official Poet of the 100th Running.” They received over 200 submissions from all over the world! The winner will be featured in the Official Program for this year’s race. That’s the sort of thing we couldn’t have executed on our own, and now that Indiana Humanities has spearheaded it, our hope is that they’ll continue on in some capacity in the future. [Top 33 Poems and Winner TBA on April 26, indianahumanities.org/500poet]

WHAT ARE A FEW OF THE EVENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT?The Month of May is going to be jam-packed with exciting events and community celebrations. The Host Committee’s signature event, Rock IN Roar 500, will take place on Georgia Street May


20 following Fast Friday track activity. The entire evening will be a block party with live concerts throughout the night, but the headline act will be when 500 local rock stars – like you and me – come together with Indy’s music and racing star power to perform a musical tribute to the Indy 500. More details will be announced on April 29, but mark your calendars now. You won’t want to miss it!

That same night, we’ll also premiere a light and sound show called “SPECTACLE: Sights and Sounds of the Indy 500 Georgia Street.” The short show will play three times a night from May 20 through race day, so we hope that people will come downtown to see it – and even make a night of it. Plan dinner and a show!

You can also expect Main Street Speedway to be abuzz all month long, especially with a couple new bars and restaurants opening just in time for the Month of May. On May 13, we’ll host a family-friendly street festival alongside the Indy Family Foundation. On May 21, fans can join us for “Racing Through the Decades on Main” where each of the venues along Main Street will adopt a decade to celebrate with themed music, cocktails – and even some veteran Indy 500 drivers from each era!

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 500 Festival and Hall of Fame Museum will also be turbo-charging our annual events this year in honor of the 100th Running. At IMS, we’ve really bumped it up a notch with our concert lineup with Miller Lite Carb Day Concert featuring Journey on May 27 and Blake Shelton headlining the Legends Day Concert presented by Firestone on May 28.

The Hall of Fame Museum at IMS has also opened a special exhibit

honoring the 50th Anniversary of Roger Penske in racing. It’s a great way to immerse yourself in the history of racing and celebrate this year’s pace car driver. [indyracingmuseum.org]

The 500 Festival kicks off the Month of May with the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon on May 7 and caps it off with the KeyBank 500 Festival Snakepit Ball the night before the race – with plenty of other events in between!

It’s going to be an action-packed Month of May, so be sure to visit IMS.com and 500Festival.com/100thRunning for up-to-date information!

HAVE YOU ENJOYED YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE IMS?Absolutely, I’m having a blast. Large events in Indiana have been my personal history, and I’m excited to be involved in an event that is 100 years old and has been such a critical part of Indiana’s history and legacy.

DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY CONNECTIONS TO RACING?I do not have any family connections to racing really. I grew up in Maine, but my father was a fan of the Indy 500, and we watched it together every year. We’d get in front of the TV and watch together. My dad loved the race for as long as I can remember, so I loved it too. Mario Andretti was my favorite driver because he looked a lot like my dad in the ’60s.

I moved to Indianapolis from Colorado in 1983. I went to the race for the first time that spring of 1984 and thought it was the most amazing thing ever. I had a blast and have made attending the race a tradition since I became a Hoosier.

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Sandy Jones was holding a Christmas present on her lap. She soon tore open the package and discovered a shining pair of tap shoes. She smiled as her daughter told her about the shoes and the tap lessons, and Sandy remembered her days as a tap dancer, days long gone until now.

Patrick, Sandy’s second oldest, thought about how Sandy had given up much more than tap dancing to raise her six children. For many years, she had risen every morning to make breakfast, pack lunches, clean the house, can vegetables, bake pies and prepare dinner for her family.

“She’s a great woman,” says Patrick, a Broad Ripple resident. He happily remembers his mother’s graciousness and patience, despite his childhood pranks. Patrick laughs as he recounts a family road trip to Arizona with Sandy keeping the peace in a car full of boys.

Memories of Sandy’s sacrifice and unconditional love motivated Patrick to nominate his mother. She is this year’s Mom of the Year, but the award came as a complete surprise to her.

Sandy grew up in Broad Ripple and is still a parish member of Christ the King. She recently brought one of her granddaughters

to a local restaurant and noted how much Broad Ripple has changed since her days.

Sandy and her husband met and dated in high school, and she married at 19. She and her husband had six children, and most are less than two years apart. She recalls the day the two oldest packed a bag, so they could run away from home. Upon realizing they weren’t allowed to cross the road, they returned back to Sandy. She remembers the days of treehouses in the backyard, family vacations and volunteering at her kids’ school.

“I had five teenagers at one time, so that was probably my greatest challenge. I pray a lot, let’s put it that way,” she laughs. “All my kids have turned out to be successful and have great lives.” She is thankful that all her children remain local, and her family often enjoys gathering at her Indy home.

Now Sandy has 10 grandchildren, some attending college and some still in middle school. “I’ve done a lot of babysitting, and I still do,” she says. “I’ve enjoyed being part of their lives.” With grandchildren playing football and baseball and some running track, Sandy has kept busy attending games to cheer on her grandkids.

A 20-year tradition she enjoys the most is taking her grandkids to Colts games. In fact, she took her oldest grandson when he was just a toddler. Every season, Sandy gathers with her grandkids and plans who will attend which game.

Sandy now works at guest services at the Keystone Fashion Mall. She plays golf, loves to read and play bridge, and is an experienced hiker and world traveler.

Nearly 20 years ago, Sandy joined a group of women who traveled the world as amateur hikers. Their first trip together was to Provence, France. Every couple years, Sandy and her group hike stateside in places like Zion National Park and Yosemite and overseas in places like Switzerland.

Sandy just recently returned from the U.K. where she trekked with her women’s group in England’s Lake District. But some of her best adventures have been journeys to the Canadian Rockies and along the cliffs of Italy’s Amalfi Coast.

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When Sarah Brown’s daughter Emily Burke had her first heart surgery, she was three days old. Emily was born in Lafayette but was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Indianapolis the day after she was born. The first pediatric heart surgeon at Riley at that time (1967) had been there two years and had told the Browns that Emily may not survive.

With a congenital heart defect like Emily’s (pulmonary atresia), surgery is immediately required to correct the situation. “But this isn’t a cure,” shares Brown. Emily had another defect, a ventricular septal defect (hole in the heart) that required another surgical procedure when she was 3. After this surgery, she stayed at Riley for a six-week recovery. She had her final pediatric heart surgery at age 13 and has led a fairly normal life.

As adults, there are other challenges. Emily almost died seven years ago and required an

implantable cardiac defibrillator. Her official diagnosis was ventricular tachycardia.

“Things are different today,” shares Brown. “The doctors know more, and many of the congenital defects are repairable, but this doesn’t imply a cure. These kids require lifelong care.”

This experience inspired Brown to start the Congenital Heart Walk in Indianapolis to raise awareness of those living with a congenital heart defect. The walk is May 21 at Butler University.

“Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the number one birth defect in infants,” says Brown. “Today the defect is often detected while the baby is in utero, and parents can prepare, but there is still a long way to go.”

Last year’s event raised $50,000 for two advocacy organizations, including the Children’s Heart Foundation which awards 10 CHD research grants each year. One of

these grants was given to Dr. Mark Rodefeld, pediatric heart surgeon at Riley Hospital for Children.

Dr. Rodefeld has designed an internal heart pump to assist blood flow in some of the most severe heart defect cases where someone is missing half of their heart. This occurs when a child is born with a structural defect in which one or more of the two lower heart pumping chambers has failed to form.


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These cases are referred to as single ventricle congenital heart disease. Currently, the treatment for a child born with a single ventricle is three open-heart surgeries and often still results in a heart transplant down the road. Scott Leezer is now an adult who was born with this condition. Healthy hearts have two pumping chambers; Scott has one.

Leezer has experienced two open heart surgeries, one when he was 2 1/2 and the other at 24. He has had eight pacemakers over his 29 years. Based on his life experience with CHD, Leezer was drawn to become an advocate and began working with Senator Durbin in Washington, D.C., whose daughter was born with CHD. As a Health Policy Aide to the Senator, Leezer met with advocacy groups who sought to create a stronger voice for change.

“It was challenging,” recalls Leezer, who now lives in Indianapolis. “CHD is the most common birth defect and a leading cause of infant mortality, yet it felt like the advocates for CHD were in the minor leagues compared to other groups with much more money.”

With the Congenital Heart Walk, thanks to Dr. Rodefeld and his research, the money raised by the Walk stays in Indiana. Dr. Rodefeld’s grant was $100,000, but for the expensive nature of the device he has created, much more is needed to move the device forward to trials and improvements.

“Prototyping a device is expensive,” says Dr.

Rodefeld, who is actively seeking additional funding to offset costs associated to further the development and research for his early stage device. “Once this device is perfected, it would help someone like Scott, replacing the missing half of his heart.”

At the current rate, Dr. Rodefeld’s device (the Fontan blood pump) is five to 10 years away from approval. Blood pump prototyping and regulatory approval is expensive, and it’s a lengthy and expensive process for regulatory checks and filters.

When a baby is born with CHD, the treatment is not a simple answer as to how many surgeries that child may need to experience. There are nearly 40 different types of heart defects at birth ranging in complexity.

“Some have multiple surgeries, some need a transplant, some have zero surgeries,” says Dr. Rodefeld. “It’s truly case by case, and it’s a fairly complicated group.”

Visit congenitalheartwalk.org for more information. You can donate to Dr. Rodefeld’s research, “Cavopulmonary assist for single ventricle heart disease research fund,” through IU Foundation by emailing [email protected].

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T-minus 36 hours of coding, engineering and design work for actual NASA challenges via NASA SpaceApps comes to Broad Ripple.

With space exploration being an international affair, it only makes sense that NASA would hold a global hackathon to provide creative minds from across the globe an opportunity to present solutions to six of the top issues facing the space program.

The only host site across the Midwest was at DeveloperTown in Broad Ripple, the Midwest Mecca for hackers.

“We are thrilled to host this event of this scale,” shares Korey Clements, Designer with DeveloperTown and event coordinator.

Beginning at 9 a.m. April 23 and culminating with judges awarding their accomplishments the following evening, coders were prepared to stay overnight inside DeveloperTown to complete their task if needed.

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Teams assembled the morning of the event. Some were established, others bonded quickly upon registering. Upon breaking out into teams, the fun began. They selected from six challenge themes: technology, aeronautics, Space Station, solar system, Earth and journey to Mars.

No prep work could be done ahead of time. All work commenced once the teams broke out into their groups.

Teams earned awards in the following categories: Best Use of Data, Best Use of Hardware, Best Mission Concept, Most Inspirational, Galactic Impact and People’s Choice.

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