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2026 VIPS Bourbon Raffle
$100 per ticket Only 1,500 Tickets Will Be SoldAvailable from Jan. 10 to Feb. 12, 2026 Three Bottles of E.H. Taylor, Jr. Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey~ One Small Batch 100 Proof~ One Single Barrel 100 Proof~ One Barrel Proof 127.2 Proof One Winner Announced Feb. 13 at 12 pm on Facebook Live E.H. Taylor, Jr.…
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Milestone Monday — Phoenix
Phoenix is our first #MilestoneMonday of 2026, and he has been working on his container play, his way! His parents had a problem to solve—his love for the microwave. The solution was to give him his own to play with, unplugged, of course. This evolved into a new form of container play, using the microwave…
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Hoosier Christmas Hope Donates Toys to VIPS
Last week, we had another toy donation. This one came from Sabrina Young and her organization, Hoosier Christmas Hope. She donated 40 interactive toys that will go to our families who are in the most need this Christmas. Thank you, Sabrina. Your gift will put a lot of smiles on kids’ faces next week. Click…
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VIPS Rolls Out New CCM
2025 was a big year for VIPS. With feedback from our teachers and providers, Christina and Emily have been building and designing a new Child Case Management (CCM) system, and we recently started training and migrating clients to the new system. It has been a heavy lift, but the rewards will be worth it. The…
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Important Year-end Giving Dates | 2025
When planning a year-end contribution to VIPS, remember that charitable donations are deductible in the year they’re made. If you choose to give to VIPS before the end of December, please use these helpful tips to make sure your gift counts in the 2025 tax year. VIPS will be closed from December 24, 2025, to…
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Friends Volunteer at the FRC
On December 6, VIPS welcomed a wonderful group of friends to the VIPS Family Resource Center in Indianapolis. After a quick tour and Q&A, they spent the afternoon creating thoughtful welcome cards for the bags we give to new families. Katherine (in the red sweater) assembled this group of friends after volunteering at FRC during…
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Thank you, Volunteers!
Today is #InternationalVolunteerDay, and we would like to take a moment to thank everyone who donates their time and energy to making VIPS great. Your dedication to our families and support of our mission is invaluable. Thank you, thank you, thank you! We love our volunteers!
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Feeling This Life and Spotify Wrapped 2025
So Spotify dropped Wrapped for Creators for Feeling This Life. Wow! Check out these numbers. We are humbled and flattered, and owe it all to our listeners. Thank you for listening this year. Want to listen (or relisten) to the top episode of 2025? Click here for “Vision AND Another Condition with Kacey Poynter.”
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Kiwanis Club of Bloomington Makes Donation to VIPS
On December 4th, Sheila Klopfenstein, VIPS Indiana Education Lead and Teacher of the Visually Impaired, attended a meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Bloomington, Indiana, and was presented with a $1,500 donation. Thank you, Kiwanis! Your support means everything to the families we serve in Indiana.
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Thankful for Partners Like PDS Optical and Korrect Optical
You might remember that in the summer, we launched a new program with our friends at PDS Optical and Korrect Optical to give each VIPS kid a pair of free glasses. The program has been a huge success! This week, we received this note (and photos) from the mother of one of those kids. “Thank…
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