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WATER FOR EMPOWERMENT: EMPOWERING FEMALES TO BUILD HEALTHY FUTURES THROUGH CLEAN WATER INITIATIVES Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photo Credit / WaterAid & Rodrigo Cruz

Most people spend their first dates swapping favorite movie titles and discussing the silly, superficial things in life.

Not so for Dawn Sandoe-Henshaw and her husband, Steve. On their first date, they discovered a shared passion for charity work and saving lives.

girls and women as those most vulnerable to trafficking. They can’t be in school when they’re walking miles every day to fetch water.

Dawn and Steve saw a clean-water project as a means to both educate and empower women. So in 2013 they co-founded Water for Empowerment, connecting with charities that already have stakeholders, then utilizing their vast expertise to aid fundraising efforts. They formed a board, Dawn told her date she wanted to prevent honed in on their mission and were awarded child abuse and stop human trafficking. Steve, tax-exempt 501c3 status in 2015.

CEO of EnviroForensics (an environmental consulting firm), confided a desire to help “We’re behind the scenes, empowering establish clean-water initiatives. those that have groups already on the After being involved in multiple charitable organizations through the years, the couple witnessed firsthand how the cycle of poverty begins with a lack of clean water.

While visiting Mali, a small village in West Africa, Dawn and Steve learned of the devastating link between water scarcity and human trafficking.

ground,” says Dawn, who notes that to create long-term success it’s important to build off of the current infrastructure.

“That’s where we’re different than, say, a mission group that goes to a country and does something great, but their help, while well-intentioned, evaporates with time.”

that focuses on four key areas for microenterprises: improvement of existing wells, promotion of household filters, education and encouragement of hygiene, and the installation of eco-friendly, pour-flush toilets.

The project trains women ages 16 to 30 in these areas. They, in turn, educate students in the schools. The knowledge then trickles down as children go home and share what they’ve learned with their families.

Cora Tucker is one of those adolescents trained by WaterAid staff. She now works as a contractor, managing a team of men.

“I can do all the things that boys and men can do,” Cora says. “They tell me it’s men’s work, but the men respect me because I’m doing the work, too.”

“If you trace the path of the human traffickers, it’s coming out of communities that don’t have water,” Dawn says.

In 2015, Water for Empowerment began a three-year partnership with WaterAid America, an organization that works with communities in 38 countries to help people access clean water and safe toilets.

Mava Alex Acuńa has also received training to build water tanks. Though her husband used to be the sole breadwinner, now they are both contributing income. Not only has this change improved the family’s financial situation, but it also has made an impression on her young daughter, who is awestruck with her mother’s abilities.

Research backs this finding. The United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking cites undereducated and poor

Partnering with WaterAid America, Water for Empowerment is supporting a microenterprises project in northern Nicaragua

“She’s proud of her mum,” Mava says.

“I’m proud to be a woman with an independent living.”

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Dawn, who works tirelessly to fulfill that first-date promise, said she’s thrilled so many people in the Indianapolis area are quick to offer their support.

“The business community has jumped on board, mobilized and motivated to improve the lives of these girls,” Dawn says.

As Ritu Sharma, author of “Teach a Woman to Fish,” states, “Women’s empowerment — economic, social, and political — is a worthy end goal.”

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Don’t let the name fool you, Louie's Wine Dive at the corner of Broad Ripple and College has much more to offer than your typical wine or dive bar.

In addition to a selection of fantastic wines from all over the world, a trip to Louie's Wine Dive isn’t complete without enjoying

a specialty cocktail or a local craft brew and some scrumptious food. Opened October 2016, Kansas City based Louie’s Wine Dive and Ripple Kitchen is a superb addition to the Broad Ripple restaurant and bar scene.

Mixologist, Bryan Evanich, has a flair for creating extraordinary cocktails behind the bar. His Louie’s Lavender Sour was the winner of the 2017 Devour Indy Cocktail 8 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / MARCH 2017 / atBRip.com

Competition (Midtown). A concoction of Old Potrero Rye Whiskey, Luxardo Maraschino liqueur, orange bitters, lavender and vanilla infused Dolin Blanc with a float of red wine and garnished with a flamed sprig of rosemary.

Another popular Louie's Wine Dive libation is the Drunk Uncle. Named after a popular Saturday Night Live character, it’s an Old-

Fashioned with a modern twist incorporating smoke and tobacco. Noah’s Mill bourbon, tobacco simple syrup, Angostora bitters and green chartreuse liqueur are poured in a cedarsmoked glass over a single, large ice cube.

Want to try a wine without buying the whole bottle? Louie's Wine Dive will open any bottle of wine as long as you commit to purchase two glasses. The rest of the bottle will be listed on the wine board and sold to other patrons by the glass.

Chef Patrick Matthews was inspired by his grandmother’s recipe when creating his delectable BLT deviled eggs. This updated classic recipe has been elevated with the addition of smoky bacon crumbles, bits of tomato and sprinkled with peppery arugula.

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The Emily’s Apple Harvest Salad is a perfect combination of flavors and textures. A bed of mixed field greens, topped with grilled chicken, crunchy candied pecans, thinly-sliced crisp apples, dried cranberries, creamy goat cheese crumbles and dressed with one of my all-time favorite dressings: balsamic vinaigrette.

Louie's Wine Dive's version of street noodles uses homemade spaghetti instead of traditional rice noodles. Spaghetti tossed in a coconut-lime and sriracha broth packs a delicious punch in Louie's Wine Dive Coconut Street Noodles. Delicate, crisp kohlrabi slaw and daikon sprouts top the spaghetti and really bring out the distinctive bold flavors of this dish. Try to get your fork full with a bit of everything for an ultimate bite of goodness.

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The 4 Pork Gnocchi is an excellent example of the casual, comfort food that makes Louie's Wine Dive famous. Like most other items on the menu, the gnocchi is made from scratch. It takes a lot of practice to make amazing gnocchi, which is basically a mixture of potatoes and flour. Louie's Wine Dive does it right. The tender, cloud-like pasta has ridges that act as little cradles to hold the savory combination of braised pork shoulder, bacon, ground pork and Italian sausage in a rich, creamy red wine sauce.

Louie's Wine Dive has it all – a prime location, exciting, scratch-made food, impressive wine list, creative cocktails and great service. It’s no surprise that this place is a hot spot.

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ERBERT & GERBERT’S SANDWICH SHOP 930 Broad Ripple Ave. Broad Ripple Strip 317-536-5006 erbertandgerberts.com

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New shops and restaurants open each and every day, but few awaken a sense of curiosity like the name of Broad Ripple’s Erbert & Gerbert’s Sandwich Shop, that opened its doors in January.

Turns out that Erbert & Gerbert’s has a unique history that begins with the kind of legendary childhood stories that are told and passed down for generations.

The story begins with David Schippers, the father of 10 children, who each night told his children bedtime stories of two fictitious brothers named Erbert and Gerbert that went on unique adventures all around the world with different experiences that even included time travel, meeting new friends, encountering a villain like Comet Morehouse and a hero in Hailey’s Comet, who was a trusty sidekick to the boys that always saved the day. The stories were a way for the father to entertain his children while teaching them valuable lessons.

One son, Kevin Schippers, took the stories to heart and when he opened a sandwich shop in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 1987, he knew the only name of the store would be Erbert & Gerbert’s. This led to every

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sandwich being named after the characters and places they visited. The concept appealed to their customers, and they have been in business now for 25 years with more than 100 stores in 12 states. With each new sandwich created, they are not only unique gourmet flavors but each one corresponds to favorite childhood stories.

For the first location to be in Broad Ripple on the strip is genius and speaks to the strength of Erbert & Gerbert’s brand and growth strategy. The shop offers 14 gourmet sandwiches with unique flavors and names like Hailey’s Comet and Comet Morehouse and other made up names like Girf and Narmer, each an experience and a character from the tales of Schippers’ father’s imagination. This Erbert & Gerbert’s is the first franchise store in Indiana and plans for expansion are underway in Carmel, and eventually they will expand into downtown Indianapolis, Zionsville, Fishers and more.

All the names and stories behind the menu are posted on the wall in each shop and offer insight into the values of the Schipper family and Kevin’s desire to preserve a slice of his childhood. Keith Keokuk, Indiana franchise owner, noted that the reason he fell in love with the business was the quality of the food.

“Our products are exclusive to Erbert & Gerbert’s breads and soups franchise and the subs are 9 inches long with unique and exclusive flavors,” Keokuk says.

This isn’t just any submarine sandwich shop, it is an experience for the spirit as well as the palate. The unique history, menu items and services provided make Erbert & Gerbert a story that will be remembered but for now is just beginning in Indiana.

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The charm of Broad Ripple Village, for visitors and residents alike, has always been the proximity of the unique shops, the Monon Trail, dining and nightlife. Soon it will introduce a new landmark: The Coil.

Adding to the ambiance of the canal, the property is nearing completion and is ready to welcome Broad Ripple’s newest residents and visitors.

The five-story apartment community will offer 151 luxury rentals with different price points for studios, one and two-bedroom apartments as well as four town homes. The first floor of the building will be dedicated to the 33,500-square-foot Fresh Thyme grocery store, which specializes in organic and natural foods, a 24-hour fitness center and the leasing center.

The parking garage will accommodate residents and Fresh Thyme customers.

The structure offers unique views of Broad Ripple and the downtown skyline, with outdoor patios that overlook the canal and the courtyard. The courtyard will offer a respite from the hustle and bustle with patio furniture, fire pits and outdoor lighting that will create a relaxing ambiance. The property is pet-friendly and non-smoking and the units are expected to fill up quickly.

The name for The Coil was inspired by the founder of Broad Ripple, Jacob Coil, who established the town on the banks of the White River in 1836 with the canal being built a year later. So, it was only appropriate that developers Browning & Sheehan linked the property to Coil, since the property borders the canal, a historic landmark.

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The property accentuates the conveniences of the town’s best asset, the ability to walk everywhere which ultimately will benefit area businesses by increasing daytime foot traffic. As part of this strategy, the development also includes the improvement of the north bank of the canal wall and beautiful promenade as well as an outdoor eating area for Fresh Thyme.

This will give visitors and residents another reason to enjoy the Village, linger a while longer and discover more reasons to visit and explore all that the town offers.

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TAMIKA CATCHINGS

Former WNBA star talks life after basketball and giving back Writer / Josh Brown . Photographer / Brian Brosmer

If you’re an Indiana sports fan then surely you know her name. How could you not?

Tamika Catchings will go down as one of the greatest WNBA players ever, and no one could argue otherwise. Her career accolades speak volumes: 10-time All-Star, 5-time Defensive Player of the Year, 12-time All-WNBA selection, 2002 Rookie of the Year, 2011 MVP, and 2012 Finals MVP. Take a breath, there’s more.

The former Indiana Fever star forward also sits atop or near the top of the all-time rankings in several WNBA categories: second in points, first in rebounds, first in steals and sixth in assists.

Catchings officially retired in September, 2016, but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t been busy. Recently, the former WNBA champion has traded her basketball shoes for a headset.

Not long after retiring, Catchings was approached by ESPN about the possibility of being a game analyst on the SEC Network to call women’s college basketball games for the remainder of the season.

“Never in my wildest dreams did I see myself on TV commentating,” Catchings said. “I think I was a little selfconscious. After talking with my agent and the contact with ESPN, they approached it as, ‘you don’t know what you don’t like if you never try it.’ Sometimes in order to succeed you have to be a little uncomfortable and do stuff you never thought you would do.”

On January 8, Catchings was on a basketball court, but she wasn’t suiting up to play. Instead, she was on the sidelines calling her first game — Texas A&M vs. Kentucky.

“I really enjoyed it,” Catchings said. “I feel like the more and more I practice, the better I will get. It is a really fun opportunity.

“It is much harder than I thought it would be,” she added.

“Being on the backend now and seeing all that really goes into it, you have a full grasp of what it takes. It is a lot like being on a team.”

If you talk to Catchings for more than five minutes you soon realize that her greatest passion is giving back to the community and serving others. The 37-year old has been just as much of a leader off the court throughout her storied career.

She created the Catch the Stars Foundation in 2004 to help provide goal-setting programs for disadvantaged youth.

The idea sprouted back in 2001 when Catchings arrived for her first season with the Fever but was sidelined for the year while recovering from an ACL tear.

She wanted to get involved with the Indianapolis community, so she set up an event at a local park with Indy youth. From there, it grew into kids’ basketball camps and other events before the foundation was officially created.

It is a passion that she says is still very much a focal point since retiring.

“It kept me inspired and to this day keeps me inspired and motivated knowing that I can make a difference and that the programs we offer are truly needed and necessary,” Catchings said. “I end up getting

more out of it by giving back and seeing the smiles on kids’ faces and sharing love. I just want to provide them an opportunity where they can believe in themselves and know there are people out there who want to see them be successful. Thinking back to what people have done for me, I feel it is my role to be that for other kids.”

Last July, New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony asked Catchings, along with other members of the men’s and women’s USA basketball teams, to participate in a town hall in Los Angeles. The event brought 80 teens, as well as athletes, community leaders and members of the LAPD together for a social discussion.

The meeting inspired Catchings to

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bring something similar to Indiana.

Last November, her Catch the Stars Foundation hosted the first “Conversation With Our Future” in Indianapolis, bringing together more than 60 students representing 30 schools across Indy and more than 80 volunteers, including Colts, Fever, and Pacers players, and IMPD officers.

“We had some great discussions about racial and social issues,” Catchings said.

“We are trying to figure out a way to bridge the gap between the community and the IMPD and strengthen those relationships. It is also an opportunity for kids to meet these cops who don’t come dressed in uniform and realize they are just normal people.”

“We are trying to figure out a way to bridge the gap between the community and the IMPD and strengthen those relationships."

Catchings will be bringing the event back to Indy again this November while continuing to host the many camps and other events put on by the Catch the Stars Foundation throughout the year.

The desire to make a lasting impact beyond basketball can be traced back to her days at the University of Tennessee, playing under the late Pat Summitt. The legendary women’s basketball coach inspired and encouraged her players to be great off the court.

“Anybody that knew her, knows she was such a genuine person,” Catchings said. “When I look at my legacy and where I am at now in life, a lot of it came from being around positive role models such as her. Pat talked about being a great person and giving back to

society, and that is who she was.”

For now, Catchings will stay busy with the new SEC Network gig and her Catch the Stars Foundation.

As for what lies ahead in the future she’s not sure, but she isn’t ruling out any possibilities.

How does Coach Catchings sound?

“I used to think, ‘No way,’” she said.

“But now, I don’t know. Never say never. I’m at a stage right now where I wouldn’t want to coach. But maybe down the road with staying around the game and staying engaged, it might be something that I end up wanting to do one day.”

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GIRLS PINT OUT: FEMININE FIREPOWER IN INDIANA BEER Writer / Jessica Lollino

As Indiana grows closer to becoming a craft brewing behemoth like Michigan, more and more people are getting hip to the hops. Women especially are a part of the craft beer revolution, both as appreciators and creators.

offer. A personal favorite is “Beer, Coffee, and Donuts” which take place on a chilly autumn Saturday morning and features pairings of coffee-infused brews with donuts and pastries.

Responsible for planning and flawlessly executing a packed calendar of events, Wishin says, "I am always amazed by how We sat down to talk to two leading women far breweries will go to help GPO and what in Indiana craft beer, Amanda Wishin from sort of events they will put together. So Girls Pint Out and Eilise Lane from Scarlet many breweries have made a special beer Lane Brewing Company, to bring a little for us, or made a one-off, or put together an more awareness to the feminine firepower in education that took a lot of time and effort.

Indiana beer.

I have never dealt with anyone who hasn't

been super supportive of Girls Pint Out.” Most people don’t know what Girls Pint Out is or that it even exists. Seven years One of those breweries is the female-headed young and with 104 chapters around the Scarlet Lane Brewery Company. country, Girls Pint Out is a way for women to come together and learn more about something they love — beer. Amanda Wishin, Indianapolis Chapter Head and National Girls Pint Out President, is the tsunami-like force that took a women's beer group and grew it into something so much more over the last few years.

Talking to Eilise Lane, the CEO and Head Brewer of Scarlet Lane Brewing Company is an education in itself. A self-described “English geek,” her brewery is a magical marriage of literature, mythology and, well, outstanding beer. The name of the brewery, Scarlet Lane, is named after Lane’s dog, whose name is inspired by Scarlett O’Hara of Gone with the Wind. Lane says of her favorite heroine which shares the brewery name, "Scarlett O'Hara is a huge inspiration; she's just so strong. She said, 'I'll just think about it tomorrow,' and I get that. I really get that."

Eilise isn’t doing too much putting off until tomorrow in grand O’Hara style in her demanding dual role as she creates both innovative and crowd-pleasing beers at what seems like an impressively expedient pace.

One of the significant changes is the new 501(c3) status, which is something she is not only proud of, but is part of the new mission of the group: “Girls Pint Out wants to build a community of women who love craft beer and are involved in the craft beer community. Beyond planning events, we try to get people involved in a lot of other ways like volunteering.”

They also offer other women's interest events in addition to beer education and volunteerism like "Damsel in Defense," which provides self-defense training to members.

Membership is informal (just ‘like’ their Facebook page), free, and exposes members to the very best and some of the most unique events the city has to

Eilise Lane from Scarlet Lane Brewing Company and Amanda Wishin from Girls Pint Out are bringing awareness and feminine firepower to the Indiana craft beer industry.

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She does, however, occasionally meet a few raised eyebrows and suspicious glances as a female Head Brewer.

extracts, are also critical and are true to what brewing truly is. Her actual brewing philosophy is quite simple.

”I think being a female in the business, you have a lot of people watching over your shoulder making sure you are the brewer,” Lane said.

"I like to make beers I want to drink that other people want to drink with me,” she said.

Naysayers and doubters can pop by her taphouse and see her in her element immersed in her labor of love - brewing.

But the job doesn't end there.

"You work 12, 14-16 hour days when you are the Head Brewer and CEO,” Lane said. “You do that multiple days a week. You crisscross the country trying to make beers with other people that are like-minded, and you come back to the state and also brew with people who also have that like-minded idea."

A lover of collaboration, she believes that camaraderie, not rivalry, is the key to making great beer. Natural ingredients, not

Her flagship beer, the beloved Dorian Stout, was a bold choice for a new brewery that is now getting ready to celebrate its third anniversary and is reflective of Lane's bold and intoxicating character. She lovingly works on her beers, developing their unique personalities and finding layers of complexities within each. It is not uncommon to see evolved versions of her favorites, like the Dorian Stout, with new and different flavors exposing its multifaceted nature. The mythology of each and every one of her beers, beginning with the names and ending with the labels with hidden images of her dog, Scarlett, gives each beer its uniqueness and

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Dan Wakefield recently caught up with Bill Hampton, future Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, at the Friendly Tavern in Zionsville.

BILL HAMPTON GETS HALL OF FAME CALL FORMER CRISPUS ATTUCKS GUARD WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE INDIANA BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME court basketball at the Fall Creek Y. Hampton started at guard on the Crispus Attucks team that became the first black Here are two women who grew up in high school to win a state championship in Indianapolis talking about their father: 1955, not only in Indiana but in the entire Tanya: “He’s a lot of fun. We danced, and we United States. Attucks was also the first still dance! When I come back to Indy we put Indianapolis high school to win the state on Marvin Gaye and Al Green and we dance. tournament, giving the city “Something Here, he was an athlete and he had two girls to Cheer About,” as Indy native Betsy who are very girly – not the athletic type. He Blankenbaker called her documentary film has a good, kind heart. We were spoiled.” of the legendary team. Ted Green, who made the new documentary film, “The Tina: “Our dad just adored us. He was School That Changed a City,” about the very thoughtful, and he expected a lot. We team as well as the outstanding faculty and took ballet, but he showed us how to drive graduates of Crispus Attucks, including a nail and use a saw. He’d be out there Army generals as well as doctors, lawyers, in the backyard turning cartwheels with Judges and scientists, nominated Hampton us. He wanted us to be strong. When we for the Hall of Fame. didn’t make good grades or do our chores we had privileges taken away. We couldn’t “Of course, the superstar was Oscar just go anywhere we wanted to go, we had Robertson,” Green said. “What you see in the a lot of guidance.” films but never read about is it was the defense Writer / Dan Wakefield Photographer / Brian Brosmer

Their dad, Bill Hampton, will be been inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

Hampton, a thoughtful man who stands six feet, is mostly bald but has a black mustache and is still in good shape for his current sports of golf and bowling. He could probably still play some up-and-down the

that started it all with the team, and Bill Hampton and Bill Scott started that from the guard position, making steals and streaking down the court in a blur, flying in a distinctly new era for the state’s beloved pastime.”

“The championship meant a great deal because it was nothing that you would ever envision would happen,” Hampton said. “It also meant a great deal because it meant so INDY METRO / MARCH 2017 / TownePost.com

much to the people in the neighborhood that followed you, that followed Crispus Attucks. We didn’t have a lot to hang our hats on back then, unless it was Joe Louis fighting, Jackie Robinson playing or later Muhammad Ali boxing.”

Hampton and I are talking at Moe and Johnny’s, a north side restaurant and coffeehouse where, he points out, we would not have been able to sit together over coffee in the era when his team won the state championship. This was still a de facto segregated city in the mid-1950s.

It was not until after Attucks won the state championship that Hampton and his teammates were allowed to eat at a downtown restaurant.

“It was Fendricks, on Illinois Street,” Hampton recalled. “And then we also got to go to our first downtown movie theater – The Lyric. But we had to sit in the balcony. After that we were just more comfortable going to the restaurants in our own neighborhood, like Doyle’s, ‘Shugs’ and Barbecue Heaven, and we went to the movies on Indiana Avenue like The Madame Walker, the Lido and The Indiana Theatre.”

Betty Crowe, the wife of Attucks’ coach Ray Crowe, said that black kids weren’t

allowed to sit at lunch counters downtown in those days but had to stand at the end of the counter and wait for their order to be handed to them to take away.

“We didn’t have the money to go to lunch counters, we made our sandwiches at home,” Hampton said of himself and his teammates.

After they won the championship, restaurants on Indiana Avenue fed the Attucks players free, prompting one of the starters, Willie Meriwether, to tell his teammates: “We’ve got to keep winning so we can keep eating!”

accomplishment, Green said, was that the Attucks players “overcame so many obstacles, displayed such sportsmanship and did what years of legal challenges couldn’t do – they brought together a divided city.”

That’s where the patience, restraint and dignity came in. That’s what it took to never argue with a referee, never respond to racial slurs yelled from the stands, never get into a fight in the course of compiling a 51-5 record with Hampton in the starting lineup over two seasons, never complain that in most of the towns and cities where they

Patience, restraint and dignity were just as important to that team’s success as their ability to put the ball in the basket. Crispus Attucks High School was founded by the Klan in 1927 and no black high schools, Catholic schools or The School for the Deaf had been allowed to play other teams in the Indiana High School Athletic Association until 1941 (and not allowed to play in the state tournament until a year later). So, Attucks teams had to travel to other states to get to games. When they finally had permission to play other Indiana teams, no Indianapolis schools were interested at first in scheduling them. They had to play teams from small schools in little farm towns with names like Prairie Creek and Rising Sun, taking sandwiches in brown bags since local restaurants wouldn’t serve them.

“In some of those little farm towns we played in people had never seen a black man before,” Hampton recalled.

Oscar Robertson, who became “Mr. Basketball” in Indiana, an All-American at Cincinnati University, an All-Pro on The Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks, an icon of the sport who became the first basketball player ever to appear on the cover of Time Magazine, remembered in his autobiography The Big O, “We’d arrive in some of those little matchbox towns and folks would be waiting for our buses like we were from outer space, they’d follow us into the gym. Really. It’s comical in retrospect, the long gawking stares they’d give us.”

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traveled Hampton and his teammates were not allowed to eat in local restaurants. They weren’t even allowed to eat in their home city until after they won the championship, not even at Butler Fieldhouse where they brought in as many as 14,000 customers to see them play. Butler Fieldhouse, as well as the opposing teams, profited, and Butler profited further from the fans who ate at the cafeteria where the Attucks players who drew the crowds were not allowed to eat.

After high school, Bill’s coach, Ray Crowe, got him a scholarship at Indiana Central, where he had played.

“I had room and board and did work like keeping the gym floor clean,” Hampton said.

Hampton was twice an all-conference player, averaging 18.1 points a game in 1956-57 for the NAIA Regional Champions. He left after two years to go to work to help support his family.

“I know he went through hard times,” Tanya said. “I’ve always been very proud of him. I’m not starstruck by the great Attucks basketball players, because they were always around – Oscar and Willie Meriwether were like uncles, and they’re all still here now. It’s a blessing to see them all living.”

“We grew up with his team,” Tina said.

“Now I understand what they did was much more than basketball, it was race relations.

Now you appreciate what they did. History is not always pretty.”

A player cannot get into the Basketball Hall of Fame - at least not the Indiana Hall - for exploits on the court alone. They must also lead an exemplary life. Hampton scores high in that regard as well.

He worked for The Marion County Sheriff ’s Office, a job he got at the suggestion of Bob Collins, the great Star sports writer and editor who was the first of his colleagues to recognize the Attucks’ unusual prowess.

At the same time, a former sports editor was grumbling that Dr. James A. Naismith did not invent the game of basketball “for players with jumping jack legs.”

Collins’ raves for the team drew curses on himself, letters to the editor calling him a communist and demanding he be fired, ugly late-night phone calls trash-talking his daughters, speeding past his house honking horns and yelling. None of it fazed Collins.

Oscar Robertson said later that, “People really resented him for writing about us. I can’t even tell you in a few words how much he meant to our team at that time.”

asked me: ‘How would you like to be in the Sheriff ’s department? We need more black guys there,’” Hampton said. “I was only the fourth black man to be hired there. It was Collins’ idea to have more. If we had more Bob Collins this would be a totally different place. We could ill afford to lose him.

“I think I started there in ’59 or ’60, but I only stayed three or four years because it was so racist,” Hampton said. “I didn’t feel I had to take that. You couldn’t go beyond your immediate supervisor with any complaint or suggestion. They put me on the 2nd shift – days gone and nights gone. I worked inside the jail. It was an atmosphere, the men above you telling you things like, ‘Who do you think you are?’ Most places were prejudiced, that’s the way it was. If you didn’t have thick skin, you wouldn’t survive.

“I left that job and sold life insurance,” he added. “I wanted to be in charge of me. I got to be a district manager. Then I had a Shell Oil station at 38th and College. Later on, I formed the Hampton Janitorial Service.”

Collins became friends with Coach Crowe, and he did not forget about the players after their basketball days were over.

Hampton served as Bailiff in the Washington Township Small Claims Court presided over by Judge Steve G. Poore.

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before I realized he was part of basketball history, he is such a humble guy,” Poore said. “I was in the Attucks gym when I played for Brebuf in ’72. We were pitiful, but it was a thrill to be in that gym. From watching Betsy Blankenbaker’s film about the team, I was not just impressed with the basketball, I was impressed with the grace and dignity these guys carried themselves with. It was inspiring.”

“I still work one day a week as a Deputy Constable in the court system,” Hampton said. “I quit full-time eight and a half years ago, and I said I’d only continue part-time another year or two but my daughter Tanya told me, ‘No, you can’t leave yet.’ My daughters tell me I’m still young, and I have to keep working. I tell them we need to sit down and do my will, and they say, ‘No, it’s not time for that yet.’

“It’s for them,” he added. “I wanted the Hall of Fame for my daughters.”

Tanya Nolcox from Phoenix and Tina Hampton from Ft. Lauderdale will both be there for their father’s induction into the Hall of Fame. As well as going to the ceremony and the dinner, there’s one more thing Bill’s daughters will likely do with their father while they’re here — they will dance.

LLS Boy of the Year

Keeps Fundraisers Motivated Writer / Matt Keating . Photographer / Brian Brosmer

rake Williams, the Leukemia Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Boy of the Year, is an active 5-year-old who takes swimming lessons, ice skates and plays soccer and T-ball.

And he’s also busy meeting a wide range of fans helping LLS.

to serve as the coin toss kid for The Indianapolis Colts. He also met Colts Head Coach Chuck Pagano.

Abby, the assistant head of School for Enrollment Management and Communications at St. Richard’s Episcopal School, said St. Richard’s was incredibly responsive during Drake’s initial diagnosis and during his continuous attendance in junior kindergarten.

His mother, Abby, said Drake, who was diagnosed with leukemia on When Drake was first diagnosed with leukemia, Abby said she and April 1, 2015, has been popular with everyone he has met with The Kyle had no idea “what it meant to have high-risk Leukemia or that LLS Boy of the Year program. kids received chemo through a port surgically implanted in their chest or through double shots in their legs. We didn't know that the “Drake was ecstatic when he found out he was going to be the Boy issues of early detection and cancer prevention would come to be of the Year and has really enjoyed meeting all of the great people such important topics to us.” who are raising money for LLS,” Abby said. “He has made a lot of new friends.”

Abby noted that early detection and money for research are necessary in the fight to prevent and treat cancer.

Abby said she and her husband, Kyle, who works at Century 21 Scheetz, and their other children, Cole, 12, and Rose, 9, have been “As parents, we must be headstrong in asking questions, getting overwhelmed with support from family and friends. answers and pursuing the best course of treatment for our children,” Abby said.

“The list of people who have helped has been endless,” Abby said.

“We have had everything from meals being dropped off at the For the past eight years, Indianapolis has hosted a 10-week house, to continued prayers from fellow parishioners at St. Joan of fundraising event each spring to raise funds for LLS. The Arc, Indianapolis, to a mysterious blow-up Santa showing up in our organization’s Man & Woman of the Year Campaign invites front yard, high attendance at blood drives, and Drake being asked candidates to fundraise for 10 weeks through online donations, atBrip.com / MARCH 2017 / BROAD RIPPLE MAGAZINE / 29

“In fact, there are days when he takes more than a dozen pills and receives chemotherapy through his port, and he will return to school the next day or play in a soccer game that night.

That’s how sturdy he is.”

Abby Williams, Drake's Mom

sponsorship and auction items. The titles are awarded to the man and woman who raise the most funds during the 10-week period. Candidates typically have a personal connection to LLS, or a willingness to learn about it, are self-motivated, enthusiastic, influential and have a track record of success in business and community endeavors.

speak at several different events and causes.

The candidates compete for the title in honor of local blood cancer patients and survivors who are the Boy/Girl of the Year (BGOY).

The BGOY help put a face to leukemia and that makes each candidate’s involvement more personal. They are the motivation and inspiration behind the entire campaign. The families are invited to share their story at candidate events, included on donation letters sent out by candidates, and featured on their campaign materials as the honored heroes for the campaign season.

Drake’s story can be found on Facebook.com/diaryofasturdykid.

Since 2009, 92 candidates have raised $4.2 million in Indianapolis. In 2016, 14 Indianapolis candidates raised a record-breaking $1.1 million.

Abby hopes the record breaking continues. She has been asked to

“I view this as a way for us to continue to be supported,” Abby said. “Spreading awareness for childhood cancer and the need for research and funding provides us with fuel to continue Drake’s treatment through July, 2018.”

“We came up with this name based on the books that our kids love, ‘The Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ series,” Abby said. “Drake, however, is far from wimpy, and many have called him ‘sturdy,’ since he was as young as six months old.

“Even now, with a full head of hair, and some extra pounds, people often forget he is taking an intense amount of chemotherapy on a daily basis,” Abby added. “In fact, there are days when he takes more than a dozen pills and receives chemotherapy through his port, and he will return to school the next day or play in a soccer game that night. That’s how sturdy he is.”

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EYE Can See, Inc. owner Tom Blackman has a resume filled with experience assisting those with visual impairments. He began his company in 1998 to help bring assistive technology to Indiana and Kentucky, two states that were underserved in the industry.

“We have witnessed the difference these products make in the lives of those with visual impairments, and we are happy to serve this population,” shares Tom’s son Greg, who works with his father.

The majority of the EYE Can See clients have age-related vision loss, such as macular degeneration. Their clients discover that utilizing a magnifier gives them the independence to do what they want to do such as read a book or newspaper, write a check, solve a crossword puzzle, do artwork, knit and needlepoint, among other things found challenging with visual impairment. Occasionally a device is sold to people without vision issues who perform precision tasks like watch repair or have detailed artwork as part of their job.

“We are a small family company that provides local support and education on devices for people with visual impairments,” says Greg. “Ultimately, most of the people that contact us are interested in seeking a tool that will help them do the things they could do before they lost their vision."

Many younger people experience vision impairment and are able to benefit from a magnification device. With programs through the state, vocational and rehabilitation of those with low vision may be eligible for financial assistance in purchasing an assistive technology device.

“We find solutions for our customers, and we provide support for the devices that we sell,” says Tom. One client, author and poet Bud Gray, had memorized his own poetry since he was unable to read it any longer with his eyes until Greg set up his new magnification device. “As I was setting up his equipment, Mr. Gray was reciting poetry to me. It was amazing when he could see it again for the first time in years,” shares Greg.

“The impact of one of our devices is immediate. One man hadn’t seen his wife’s face in detail in 10 years,” shares Greg. “It can get rather emotional. The ability to read again, write again and see photos of their loved ones in clarity again is significantly rewarding.”

The assistive technology industry is heading in a new direction with speaking options and portability. With handheld devices, the visually impaired are experiencing life improvements going to church, eating at a restaurant and visiting friends. The devices are the size of a cell phone or sized similar to a laptop to make them portable – the trend is smaller, lighter, more portable and things that speak out to you.

“Advances in technology positively impact our industry tremendously,” says Greg. “Whether someone is totally blind or has low vision, software and tools exist to help anyone with vision issues access a computer.”

Already the machines allow the user to view anything in the room or nearby. Some versions will speak out loud, reading a page or pages. The possibilities can be experienced in the demo room at EYE Can See. Recently Greg took his young son with him on a business call to Easter Seals Crossroads. While at that appointment, Greg remembered walking those halls with his father when he was a kid. “We are a family business and hope to share this business with my son or daughter,” says Greg. “The most rewarding part is being able to help people and be in touch with many of the same people that my dad has helped."

Eye Can See has moved to a new location at 61st St. and College Avenue.

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Located just to the East of the bridge on 82nd Street, The District Tap has recently expanded to include catering.

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of available brews. Their menu includes unique items such as cactus chili, the Bottlecap burger and Kamanawanalea pasta alongside traditional steaks, flatbreads, wings, burgers and more.

for darts and shuffleboard throughout the year. The District Tap is open for lunch every day and offers outdoor seating during the summer months. Their two, large event spaces can hold between 60 and 150 people.

In addition to their food and beer offerings, they also offer television sports packages for all major sporting events as well as live music on the weekends. They hold tournaments

“We’ve expanded our event space at The District Tap to accommodate a wide range of occasions,” said Event Coordinator Nikki Snodgrass. “We’re pros at hosting

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after-work cocktail hours, but we’ve also hosted rehearsal dinners and even wedding ceremonies.”

Their recent expansion to include catering is an exciting one. Taking their food on the road started just before the holidays. While they are targeting local businesses, they are available to cater to any large groups.

Catering is available for pickup or delivery.

There is no delivery charge within five miles of their location and only $1 per mile outside of that 5-mile radius. The minimum order is $150. If you are interested in catering from The District Tap, you can contact Jen Abshire at jabshire1973@hotmail.com.

day long and bands and festivities outside in a heated tent. There will be a total of six bands including the Jai Baker Band, Stella Luna and Living Proof on March 17 and Through Being Cool, Poparazzi and My Yellow Rickshaw on March 18.

Their upcoming St. Patrick’s Day event will be a two-day party including college basketball on their televisions indoors all

You can learn more by following them on Facebook and Twitter or visiting their website at thedistrictindy.com.

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Hotel Broad Ripple, the European-style hotel changed the landscape of Westfield Boulevard along the river when their doors opened in May of 2014. Originally created to serve people in town for Butler University events, clients of Broad Ripple business owners and families of Broad Ripple residents, it has also become a “stay-cation� favorite for locals.

After just one year in business, the success of this cozy boutique hotel set the owners on the path to expand their space and services.

After two years of planning, they have opened the doors to a new event space for personal or business events, and will add four additional guest rooms by early summer 2017.

Debbie Stolen Hasbrook and her husband Charles, owners of Hotel Broad Ripple, began acquiring neighborhood properties and realized the need for a small meeting space near the hotel. They had no further to look but to a neighboring 5-story office building located two doors down at 6508 Westfield Boulevard.

Debbie said there was a huge need because there were few small event spaces in the area and with restaurants and the Monon Trail, it created a unique opportunity to provide a scenic and convenient space for small groups. This space is perfectly suited for business meetings, retreats, bridal and baby showers, social events or charity gatherings. The space will accommodate groups under 50 people and recently was the locale of an intimate wedding.

an outdoor patio to compliment the space. They hope in the very near future to serve wine and beer once they have acquired their permit. In the interim, guests are able to hire a caterer with a permit.

Eventually there will be a list of preferred caterers for the facility.

To further compliment the success of Hotel Broad Ripple, the need for additional rooms was also recognized. The small house, which sits between the hotel and the office building, was purchased with the intent of adding four additional guest rooms. This building will be known as The Cottage at Hotel Broad Ripple and is slated to open in early summer 2017.

The Bunkhouse Lounge at Hotel Broad Ripple serves beer, wine and appetizer plates to hotel guests and is also open to the public.

It is a favorite of visitors to Broad Ripple Village who want to take a break from hiking/ biking on the trail, a day of shopping, or those who wish to grab a beverage before or after dinner in the Village.

To inquire about reserving the event space or renting a room at Hotel Broad Ripple, please call 317-787-2665 or email hotelbroadripple@gmail.com. For more information about the hotel visit their website at www.hotelbroadripple.com.

The facility offers close proximity to the Monon Trail and dozens of restaurants for guests to enjoy on or off property. Guests may also work with caterers to provide their food. The Hasbrooks plan to add

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