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INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2025 A9Howare you?Find out for FREE.July 17th-20thINDIANA CONVENTION CENTERFREEHealthScreeningsIndianaHealthFair.comENERGY%u00a8Continued from A1Brilliantly Boring since 1865 is a service mark of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.%u00a92025 The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. All rights reserved.PNC Bank, National Association. Member FDIC.Banking on Indianapolis%u2019 brilliance.Through reliable and responsibleinvestments, PNC Bank takes a boring approach to helping our customers and communities thrive. With the guidanceof our local leadership %u2014 including a regional president like Jason Eckerle %u2014 there%u2019s no telling how brilliant Central Indiana can be.upgrade options, ranked by complexity and cost.Amandula Anderson, IFF%u2019s executive director for the Indiana Region, emphasized the practical value of the initiative. %u201cRelatively small building upgrades can result in significant monthly cost savings, and IFF is excited to begin working with cohort members to identify opportunities to improve the energy efficiency of their buildings,%u201d Anderson said. %u201cBased on our experience supporting similar programs elsewhere in the state, we expect%u00a0Thriving Nonprofits%u00a0to help local organizations devote more of their funding to programming that benefits Indianapolis residents instead of their utility bills.%u201dThe matching grants provided will support projects such as LED lighting upgrades, weatherization, solar panel installation and the purchase of high-efficiency appliances. Cohort members will also have access to flexible IFF loans to help finance additional improvements as needed. All upgrades are expected to be completed by Dec. 1, 2025.In addition to the building assessments and grant funding, each participating nonprofit will have the opportunity to engage in educational seminars that encourage collaboration, knowledge sharing and long-term strategic planning for facility improvements.The initiative also supports the Indianapolis%u2019 larger sustainability goals outlined in%u00a0Thrive Indianapolis, a citywide climate and resilience action plan.%u00a0Thriving Nonprofits%u00a0will advance multiple objectives in the plan, including expanding financing options for energy efficiency and electrification, increasing access to solar power and encouraging water conservation.By investing in energy upgrades for mission-driven organizations, the city hopes to not only lower operating costs for vital community service providers but also reduce emissions and make Indianapolis more resilient in the face of climate change.This reporting is made possible by a grant from the Indianapolis AfricanAmerican Quality of Life Initiative, empowering our community with essential health insights.%u00a0https://iaaqli.org/Contact Health & Environmental Reporter Hanna Rauworth at 317-762-7854 or follow her on Instagram at @hanna.rauworth.The Recorder Women%u2019s Auxiliary held their annual Scholarship event. (Photos provided/Linda LewisEverett )Nearly 200 family and friends gathered the Fourth of July weekend to celebrate the 103rd reunion of Roberts Settlement. The three day activities included hayrides, a golf scramble, hot dog roast, fi reworks and a family photo session. Ending the weekend was a Sunday Church service in the chapel. Three free Blacks of mixed racial heritage migrated to the northern part of Hamilton county in 1835. The fi rst Roberts Settlement was organized. Now descendants from all over the U.S. and beyond look forward to joining their relatives annually for a lasting bond of family love. (Photo provided/Curtis Guynn)Roberts Settlement 103rd Reunion