Community Calendar

Crazy Legs Race Series is proud to host the 2023 Trail Running Film Festival

I wanted to bring this event to trail running community here in Northwest Indiana. I am so excited bring the trail running community together for a great night of films and inspiration.

The 2023 Festival will celebrate diverse stories that highlight the beauty, the grit, the variety of our trail running community.

Join us in the community center at Hawthorne Park for an evening celebrating the best films by inspired mountain filmmakers from all over the world.

Part of the proceeds from the tickets sales will benefit Filmmaker Grant Program supporting filmmakers in their work to document and explore our sport is core to our mission.

A raffle will be going on during breaks between films where you can win prizes from our sponsors

Pizza will also be served with some beverages

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please email at stofko121@yahoo.com

More info about The Trail Running Film Festival please visit their website: https://www.trailfilmfest.com/

The M.O.M.S. Club of Valparaiso will host the annual Porter County Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8th, 2023, at 10 AM at Sunset Hill Farm in Valparaiso. The event is free, tickets are NOT required, and it is open to ages 0 to 12.

The event will feature over 20,000 eggs to collect, prizes, Easter Bunny visits, and more. Additionally, an online auction is being hosted to raise funds for the event’s charity partner, Hannah’s Hope; links and information will be available at Porter County Easter Egg Hunt. Finally, attendees are encouraged to donate non-perishable food items or toiletries to Hilltop Food Pantry.

Guardians of the Green Mile DOG RESCUE are celebrating a Decade of saving lives.

Please join us at our first Gala Costume Party!

WE HAVE PICKED SOME OF OUR FAVORITE DECADES. 50'S -60S,70S, AND OF COURSE THE 80S. Get dressed up and join us for a night of Music, Fun, Dinner, Dancing, Silent Auctions, and 50/50 raffles.

***CASH BAR ****

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2nd annual benefit dinner presented by Unite4Lily, a nonprofit charity organization. Funds raised will be used to purchase dining gift cards for in-need parents whose children are patients at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital as well as toys and supplies for the patients at the hospital. There will be raffles, silent auction, dinner and fun!

Our Inaugural Masquerade Gala will host 250 guests for an evening to raise awareness against sexual violence & exploitation within our community. Fair Haven invites you to join us for this formal attire event, an evening of fine dining, live entertainment, silent auction and featuring a survivor art gallery: ‘The Mask Project; a Journey of Healing’. Learn more about our agency’s mission, exponential growth and future plans for expansion.

Freemasons Annual Pancake and Sausage Breakfast

Adults: $8:00
Children under 12: $4.00

Love Is Love 5k Run/Walk will be held at beautiful Bluhm County Park in Westville, IN. The 5k run/walk will be on the pavement bike trail across the street from the shelter located in the park.

Parts of the proceeds benefits LGBTQ+ Outreach of Porter County https://www.lgbtqofpc.org/ They are glad that you are here. We celebrate you. We want you to feel connected and a part of community here in Northwest Indiana. Their organization is dedicated to:

*empowerment

*advocacy

*opportunity

*support.

Come celebrate diversity, acceptance, inclusion and individual expression of truth.

Jennie Hamilton was a 2003 graduate of Purdue University Calumet who devoted her all-too-brief life to health and fitness. Jennie had a passion for endurance events and was always searching for tough races to test her abilities. At the time of her death in the summer of 2006, she was training for the Ironman Triathlon (swim 2.4 miles, bike 112.5 miles, run 26.2 miles) and considering returning to school in the Nursing program to further her ability to reach out to others and provide assistance for their health needs.

This race is to honor her memory and continue the legacy she began of health, fitness and education. Part of proceeds from the race will go towards the Jennie Hamilton Scholarship Fund. All runners/walkers will receive a water bottle.

This race includes the famous "Pond Crossing" at the end. If you do not want to cross the pond to the finish you can take the detour that adds about .10 of mile penalty.

-Come experience the beautiful Tryon Farm in Michigan City, Indiana, by running the 8-miler or 25k or the 50k. This course will be a 4-mile loop that will be done 2 times for 8-miler, 4 times for the 25k, and 8 times for the 50k.

-Part of proceeds benefit the Tryon Farm Institute, Inc. (TFI) an Indiana chartered non-profit land trust and education membership organization with a mission to connect human and natural communities by promoting habitat diversity and sustainable land husbandry. TFI maintains the agricultural heritage of Tryon Farm through an active partnership with a neighboring sustainable small-herd dairy farm. More information about TFI can be found on their website: https://tfinstitute.org/

-All runners will be receive a long sleeve cotton t-shirt. 8 miler and 25k runners will receive a finisher medal. 50k runners will receive a buckle. We will have aid station at the start/finish line with a various food items and another aid station near the second mile to get you through your journey whichever distance you choose.

-Local businesses: We would love to you have you sponsor this event. If you interested please contact Paul at stofko121@yahoo.com for more information.

-BEER will be provided to you once you completed your distance

-You will need to park across the street at Niemann Elementary School 811 Royal Rd, Michigan City, IN 46360 as parking is very limited at the start/finish area.

-50k starts at 8:00 am Central Time and 8 miler/25k starts at 9:00 am

-8-hour time limit for the 50k and 7-hour time limit for 8 miler/25k

-You can have a pacer for 50k or 25k after you complete your first two loops