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PRESS RELEASE August 4, 2022 Media Contacts: Frances Mock, Hendricks County Community Foundation Communications & Finance Manager 317.268.6240 | frances@hendrickscountycf.org Katy Cummings, Parks Foundation of Hendricks County Executive Director 317.506.7635|...

You have some questions about Summer Fun Run participation tracking, and we have answers! This year, participants can record their course time by text or online submission. Even if you don’t want to track your time, we would love for you to track your participation,...

Born and raised in Brownsburg, Indiana, you could say that Brian and Natalie Rose are Hendricks County superfans. Brian and Natalie met while working for Brownsburg Parks & Recreation and to this day they love exploring parks and trails in Hendricks County. They...

The Summer Fun Run & Walk kickoff is on June 1st from 5-8 p.m. at Hummel Park in Plainfield! Come see what goodies weekly sponsor Banning Engineering is passing out! Your race entry of $35 for an individual and $100 for a family of four gives you access to...

The 2022 Summer Fun Run is just around the corner. One thing’s for sure…you’re going to have an awesome experience touring 14 different parks and trails in beautiful Hendricks County. But you might still have a few questions about the logistics. Don’t fret, we’ve got...

Watching the news every day can be exhausting but working in journalism takes an even greater toll on a person’s health and well-being. Just ask Derek Clay, a 26-year news media veteran turned parks and recreation pro. He built a community newspaper from scratch,...

Growing up in Danville, Indiana, Kevin Miller can’t count the number of days he’s spent, hunting, fishing, and exploring “God’s Masterpiece” in his own backyard. Some of his fondest childhood memories were summers spent at Ellis Park, swimming, playing basketball,...

They say variety is the spice of life, and for Danville Parks Director Will Lacey, that’s a very good thing! Will has been involved with parks and recreation since 2005, where he started out as an intern with Danville Parks and Recreation, then became the recreation...

If you were ever searching for an adjective to describe the Parks Foundation of Hendricks County Board Member Adam Scott, “healthy” or “active” might be some of the first words that come to mind. The Hendricks Regional Health executive and four-time marathoner highly...

PFOHC 2021 Year in Review As we jump into another exciting new year filled with optimism and high hopes for more great things ahead, we would like to take a moment to reflect on the highlights from 2021. While 2021 brought another year of the COVID-19 pandemic, it...