Blue River Community Foundation is working on a display unit for their office that will showcase local nonprofits. If your organization has a flyer, brochure, or booklet that shares basic information about your organization, please connect with Laura Land (lland@blueriverfoundation.com / 317-392-7955).

Gleaners' Mobile Pantry will be at the Shelbyville High School by the tennis courts on the following dates: Saturday, June 14th and again on Saturday, July 19th from 10am-12noon (or until we run out of food). *Please do not enter the school property until 9am so that our truck is able to set up.

View the 2025 FREE Summer Meal Service Schedule for Children Under 18.

Here are the Daily Schedules for the Shelby County Fair, June 9-14, 2025 at the Shelby County Fairgrounds (500 Frank St, Shelbyville, IN 46176)!

The Jacob James 5th Anniversary 5k Cross Country Race & 1 Mile Walk will be held on Saturday JUNE 14 at 8:30am at Blue River Cross Country Course.

Buddies Helping Buddies is excited to invite you to their 2nd Annual Buddies on the Green Golf Classic, taking place on Saturday, June 14th, 2025, at Blue Bear Golf Club in Shelbyville, Indiana.

Get ready to groove, Shelbyville! Grover is turning back the clock to the 1970s at their third annual Blast from the Past: Disco Night, a fun and family-friendly fundraiser benefiting the Grover Center on Sat., September 27.

Registration is now open for Shelby County Players dynamic Summer Youth Theatre Camp! Their camp offers a safe and enriching environment for children to learn, grow, and to explore. Learn more and register today. Don't miss out!

Mayor Furgeson and the City of Shelbyville employees will host a “FREE LUNCH” which will include a hotdog and chips with a drink. This event is in conjunction with Shelby Senior Services Strawberries on the Square event.

Shelby Senior Services' Annual Strawberry Festival is back! Join them on Friday, June 6th in downtown Shelbyville or in the MHP Parking Lot where walk-up or drive-thru will be available from 11am-2pm for strawberry shortcake and ice cream. Cost is $8. They will be accepting cash or Venmo.

St. Joseph Catholic Church will host Vacation Bible School (VBS) from June 2-5 (9am-Noon). The theme is ‘True North ~ Trusting Jesus in a Wild World.’ Volunteers are needed.

If you want to shop and support a good cause, make sure to follow Rupert’s Kids for their regular Community Days Events in Shelbyville and Flat Rock. Community Day Events are a unique opportunity for Rupert's Kids to give back to the community while also supporting our mission through fundraising. These events are made possible through our valuable partnership with CVS, which donates unused inventory that might otherwise end up in landfills. You can learn more and sign up to receive their enewsletter here.

After a brief business meeting of the Joseph Boggs Society, the Fairland Historical Society & Joseph Boggs Society will co-host a program celebrating Hoosier Basketball History. Noah Dahlquist from the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame will share Indiana basketball history & discuss the Hall of Fame Museum. Then, they want YOU to participate by sharing YOUR Boggstown, Fairland, Moral, & Triton basketball memories. They’ll have photos of some of the teams on display, plus refreshments! This event is free & open to the public; donations accepted.

Do you have some treasured heirlooms that have been passed down through the generations of your family? Tamara Hemmerlein, Director, Local History Services, Indiana Historical Society, will discuss best practices for preserving those items. This event is free & open to the public; donations accepted. It will be held on Tues., July 15 at 7pm at Moral Township Government Center (8333 N Frontage Rd, Fairland, IN 46126)

Will you be attending the Fairland Volunteer Fire Department Fish Fry on June 13 or 14? Look for the Fairland Historical Society tent to speak with their volunteers, and join one of their Fairland Walking Tours.

Shelby County Active Aging Coalition (SCAAC) is raising awareness for the fight against Alzheimers. Join them in the Longest Day Walk of Shelby County on Fri., June 20. Donations toward the event and SCAAC are also appreciated.

With winter approaching, we want everyone to stay warm! SASS (Shelby Accessing Social Supports) boxes are now located outside at Shelby County locations. These boxes are currently filled with hats, gloves, and other winter clothing (no food!). Please share this resource with anyone who may need it.

If you have a few hours to give each month, there are volunteer openings to help get food to seniors in Shelby County. Both organizations would greatly appreciate your help!

Gleaners Food Bank needs volunteers on the (*typically) third Saturday of every month at their Mobile Pantry. Distribution is from 10am-Noon; Volunteers are needed beforehand to help prepare and during to assist with the distribution. Contact Sloane Shockley Lewis for more details: sshockley@gleaners.org or 317-979-4468 cell

As a Nonprofit Organization in Shelby County, we know that you are working hard and providing invaluable services to our community. Help us to learn more about your operations and areas where you could use assistance by answering these brief questions! Thank you! Laura Land, Community Engagement Officer at Blue River Community Foundation & Stephen Black, Director of Behavioral Health/Health Equity at MHP

A volunteer crew took action at the Blue River Cross Country Course to help them prepare for the first meet on August 19. The course runs on the help of volunteers and sponsors. If you'd like to get involved as a volunteer (mowing, working events, maintenance) or be a financial sponsor, please contact them or give them a call at 317-364-1850. They’d love to have you!

Shelby County Pantry Pals host a monthly mobile pantry in partnership with Gleaners Food Bank on the 3rd Saturday of each month at Thomas A. Hendricks Elementary School and on the 4th Friday of the month in Morristown. Volunteers are needed to set up, bag produce if needed and distribute food to around 300 households at this drive through event. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Sloan Shockley Lewis at 317-925-0191 x165 or at sshockley@gleaners.org.

The Diligent Diggers Garden Club ensures that the grounds of the Shelby County Public Library remain beautiful each year! If you are a gardener and want to help the library, we encourage you to learn more or join this volunteer group. Meetings are typically held on the first Wednesday of the month at 1pm. It is $20/year to join. A plant sale is also held each year to help raise funds. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Gayle Wiley (glwiley@att.net).

Canine Castaways Rescue in Fountaintown, IN could use some extra hands to help replace old kennels, shoveling fresh gravel into outdoor kennels, weed eating, power washing and weeds sprayed.

Every year, Major Health Partners volunteers provide more than 20,000 hours of service. Whether young in age or young at heart, MHP volunteers share their hearts and talents in service to the hospital, its patients, visitors and guests - no matter where they are working!

Our Hospice of South Central Indiana is looking for volunteers who want to make a difference in the lives of Our Hospice patients and families. Volunteers provide companionship in the patient's home or care facility typically one day a week. It's a very rewarding and meaningful way to give back. Contact Kelsey Whitehead (812) 314-8031 today if you are interested or complete a volunteer application at https://www.crh.org/service-centers/hospice/volunteer

If you are looking for rewarding volunteer work, Meals on Wheels needs people to help deliver hot meals to home-bound Shelby County residents! If interested, please call: 317-398-4470.

Agape Therapeutic Riding is looking for volunteers in their classes to help their riders - no horse experience necessary! Please go to https://agaperiding.org/volunteer/ to register!

Waldron Elementary School needs non-perishable food items that can be sent home in kids back packs. There are kids who might not have much help at home fixing the food. For this reason, they could use food that they can prepare on their own such as cereal, individual cups of Mac & Cheese, Granola Bars, Poptarts, etc. Food donations can be dropped off at the Waldron Elementary School Front Office: 306 East St, Waldron, IN 46182

The shelves of the Food Pantry at Morristown High School are getting bare! They could use donations of nonperishable food items. Food benefits Morristown students.

The Waldron Church of the Risen Christ is looking for volunteers to help with unloading food for their food pantry every 2nd and 4th Monday at 10am and also every 4th Tuesday at 1:30pm. This pantry is located at 202 West Washington Street, Waldron IN 46182. You can contact 765-525-6026 for more details.

No matter the season, local food pantries can always use donations of nonperishable food items and financial support. Here is a list of Shelby County, Indiana Food Pantries and Mini-Pantries. Shelby County Pantry Pals also helps stock local pantries if you are desiring to donate toward an organization who help those who live with food insecurity.