Hendricks County Community Foundation

Taylor Swift Eras: All Ages Dance Party
2023-12-15 19:30 - 23:30 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
Get ready to dance the night away at the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Dance Party! Join us at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds for an unforgettable in-person event. This is your chance to celebrate the incredible music of Taylor Swift with fellow fans from all over. From her early country hits to her pop anthems, we’ll be playing all the songs that make you want to sing at the top of your lungs and show off your best dance moves. So put on your favorite Taylor Swift merch, grab your friends, and get ready for a night filled with non-stop fun and excitement. Don’t miss out on this amazing dance party experience! *Sensory hour available from 6-7.
Event includes:
Join is for a fun filled night of Taylor
DJ playing only Taylor hits
Hair tinseling
All Eras photo booths
Taylor themed drinks
Loudest “ERA” contest
Sensory hour from 6-7
Best dressed contest
Taylor lookalike
Silent auction
Temporary tatoo station
Taylor themed treats
Food and drink available for purchase

Winter Women’s Wellness event
2024-02-08 17:00 - 20:00
Team Rehabilitation Carmel 2 and Rangeline Chiropractic are joining forces to invite women from across central Indiana to come together for a Winter Women’s Wellness event. Guests who attend will enjoy an evening of relaxation, rejuvenation, and self-care, with vendors showcasing the latest in women’s wellness, from organic skincare to fitness, and more. Complimentary snacks and drinks are included.
This event is being organized by Katelin Koontz, Owner of Team Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Carmel 2, and Hillary Hushower-Jones, CEO of Rangeline Chiropractic, two women who have spent their careers as advocates for women’s health and wellbeing. They encourage women to prioritize self-care by attending this event which aims to help women renew and refresh themselves in the new year.

HCPW Annual Breakfast 2023
2024-03-07 07:30 - 09:00
We support women in Hendricks County through educational compensation as they develop and grow. HCPW holds an annual breakfast to raise funds for women heading to or returning to secondary and post-secondary education.

20th Annual Native Plant Sale at Avon Outdoor Learning Center
2024-03-15 08:00 - 17:00
Come help us celebrate 20 YEARS of native plants! Our annual native plant sale is the OLC’s largest fundraiser of the year. All proceeds from the sale go directly to providing meaningful, impactful educational opportunities for Avon students. Hendricks County Master Gardeners will be on site to help you choose the perfect plants for your needs. We hope to see you there!

Saint Patrick's Day Bingo
2024-03-17 14:00 - 17:00
Join us for an evening filled with luck, laughter, and a whole lot of green as we raise funds for Mental Health America! It’s more than just a game; it’s a chance to support mental health awareness while having a blast.
🌈 Date: Sunday, March 17
⏰ Time: 2:00 PM, Doors open at 1:00 PM
📍 Plainfield Eagles Lodge, 5556 E U.S. 40, Plainfield, IN 46168
What can you expect?
🎉 Exciting rounds of Bingo with fabulous prizes!
🍻 Irish-themed fun and festivities!
💚 Knowing that every card you play helps support MHAHC’s work to promote mental wellness and provide crucial resources to those in need.
Come dressed in your greenest attire and get ready to daub your way to victory! With exciting prizes and plenty of fun, it’s an event you won’t want to miss.
Grab your lucky charms and join us for an unforgettable evening. Reserve your tickets now!
May the luck of the Irish be with you! 🌟🎰

Total Solar Eclipse Viewing Party
2024-04-08 12:00 - 16:00
Join us to view the total solar eclipse!
Come to Avon Christian Church to view the total solar eclipse. We will have inflatables, yard games, live streaming of NASA coverage, and more!
Please bring your own chairs for outdoor seating. $20 per car gets you a parking spot and access to all activities.

Walking for the Health of It - In Color!
2024-05-11 10:00 - 14:00
Join us on Saturday, May 11 for the most vibrant event of the season – Walking for the Health of It-In Color 5k Run/Walk + Mental Health Fair! Get ready to paint the town – and yourself – as you dash through Avon Town Hall Park. It’s our 4th annual walk and community fair to raise awareness for mental health issues and connect people with valuable Hendricks County resources.
Here’s why you should be there:
Family-Friendly: Bring the whole family for a day of fun and connection. Our event welcomes participants of all ages and abilities, ensuring everyone can be a part of the movement.
Colorful Experience: Experience the joy of being drenched in color at our 10 color stations. It’s a vibrant celebration of unity and support for mental health awareness.
Supporting Mental Health: By participating, you’re showing solidarity with those affected by mental illness and helping to reduce stigma while promoting positive support and suicide prevention.
Put on your white t-shirts and lace up those sneakers for a day of fun, awareness, and a whole lot of color! Whether you’re walking, running, or getting connected at the free community fair, there’s a place for you in our colorful community.

BUNCO Night at Level Two
2024-06-15 19:00 - 21:30
Join friends in the community for a fun night of BUNCO at Level Two, located in the Shops at Perry Crossing mall in Plainfield.
NEVER PLAYED? NO PROBLEM!
It’s easier than Yahtzee. If you can roll dice and count the dots, you can play! The evening’s hostess with the mostest will cover all of the ground rules before the game begins, and we’ll have help to guide players through the game as it progresses.
Each player ticket includes entry, appetizers, and one drink ticket.
Sponsored tables include 4 player tickets + a named table and recognition at the event.
Tickets available online: https://www.leveltwocoworking.com/bunco/
Limited tickets will be available at the door, based on seating availability. Anyone is welcome to watch for free!

Pokémon Party at PGTPL
2024-07-02 17:00 - 18:00
Do you love Pokémon? Join fellow fans for crafts, games, and ultimate matchups! We’ll even have a chance to swap cards with other attendees. This program is ideal for ages 6-11, but all are welcome to attend; no registration required.

Chopped Challenge
2024-07-14 11:00 - 17:30
Chopped Challenge is a cooking competition and fundraiser that aims to highlight the struggles of these families in our community. During this competition competitors will be challenged to create a delicious meal, using a mystery basket of food items donated from the local food pantries. Utilizing cooking equipment that’s been donated or purchased on a tight budget. During the competition the audience can sabotage teams with everyday challenges teams must attend to. Or lend a helping hand by picking up extra ingredients at the “marketplace”.

Family Promise Livestock Stampede 5K
2024-07-20 07:30 - 21:30
Join us Saturday, July 20, 2024 and run with the animals at the Livestock Stampede during the Hendricks County 4-H Fair.
Livestock Stampede 5k will be held at the Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds on July 20, 2024. You will be running through the livestock barns and throughout the Hendricks County Fairgrounds.
Enjoy free post race Dairy Barn milk shake and cinnamon roll.
Free admission to the Fair.
Age Group Awards and Raffle for All.
T-shirts
$30/adult and kids 17 and under run for FREE with a registered adult.
The Livestock Stampede is benefitting Family Promise of Hendricks County.
Your run benefits Family Promise of Hendricks County – ending and prevention homelessness and poverty in our community.

Promise Walk of Indianapolis
2024-08-10 08:30 - 11:30
The Promise Walk for Preeclampsia™ supports the mission of the Preeclampsia Foundation as we improve the outcomes of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy by educating, supporting and engaging the community, improving healthcare practices, and finding a cure.

Pathway of Hope Party in the Parking Lot
2024-09-13 17:30 - 19:30
Everyone is invited to come and have food, fun and find out what we are doing in our community.
Bounce houses, basket ball shooting, balloons, food and drink will be available free of charge. Donations of canned goods for our pantry or cash will be accepted. Booths will be set up for our programs and our partners so that you can see what we do and ask questions or sign up to participate!

Family Promise 12th annual Golf Invitational
2024-09-14 11:30 - 18:30
Family Promise 12th Annual Golf Invitational
4 – person scramble with shotgun start
Hot grilled lunch served all day
Silent Auction

"Imagine the Sciences: a Butterfly Gala" to benefit The Imagination Lab
2024-09-21 19:00 - 21:00
Looking for a fun date night activity, night out with friends, or a way to support your community? Join us for “Imagine the Sciences: a Butterfly Gala” and support The Imagination Lab on September 21, 2024 from 7:00-9:00pm.
Appetizers, mocktails, and science experiences included. The proceeds support science programs at the Lab and scholarships for summer camps at the Imagination Lab.
The Imagination Lab, a hands-on learning center, focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math, including computer science) for K-5 students in Plainfield Schools. STEM learning fosters important skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity. The mission of The Imagination Lab is to empower students to think for themselves, imagine their futures, and grow the confidence, desire, and drive it takes to change their world. The Imagination Lab does this by providing memorable, hands-on learning experiences for the students when they attend an Odyssey at the Lab each month of the school year.

Blaze the B&O Fun Run
2024-09-28 09:00 - 11:00 | Test Table
The B&O Trail Association will present its 3rd annual “Blaze the B&O” fun run and walk on at 9:00 a.m. September 28 at Cardinal Park, 3432 Hornaday Road in Brownsburg, Indiana. Presented by IU Health West, Big O Tires, Brownsburg Running Club and Brownsburg Parks, the event includes both a four-mile fun and a two-mile walk option held partly on the B&O Trail. The event will raise funds to further expand the B&O Trail in Marion and Hendricks Counties. Registered participants will receive commemorative t-shirts and finisher medals, with winners receiving awards. Registrations must be submitted no later than September 21 to guarantee a t-shirt. To register, visit botrail.org and click on the event information.
With a mission of Blazing Trails, Connecting Communities, the B&O Trail Association (BOTA) is creating a recreational trail along the abandoned B&O Railroad corridor. The non-profit, all-volunteer organization was formed in 1993 and has already completed 8.25 miles of paved trail. BOTA partners with the Speedway Trails Association (STA), which has now completed three miles on the west side of Indianapolis, which run from Michigan Street to High School Rd. Beginning this fall, BOTA and STA will start construction on the segment connecting the trail from Raceway Rd. to High School Rd. in Indianapolis, resulting in 16 miles of continuous trail from downtown Indianapolis to the center of Hendricks County.
Anyone interested in assisting by volunteering please email contact@botrail.org for sign-up information.
To learn more, visit botrail.org. to High School Road.

Bow Wow Bash
2024-09-29 12:00 - 17:00
The 14th Annual BOW WOW BASH is a funtastic day of tail waggin’ fun for dogs and their humans and one of our signature fundraisers for Misty Eyes Animal Center! Please join us at our bigger and better venue location in Avon!
The event includes 80+ vendor booths, a dog blessing, the infamous Bow Wow Bash Pet Contests, Top Dog/Top Cat Competition, the Bow Wow Splash, an amazing silent auction with items that will WOW you, food trucks, a lure course, the entertaining Doggy Skydiving Spectacular, and the event concludes with the highly-anticipated Hendricks Power Ball Drop. The Bow Wow Bash has something for everyone and is known as Hendricks County’s Largest Adoption Event. Bring your dogs (and cats, if you dare!) and join us for more fun than you would ever imagine possible!

Fall Bingo Night - Cozy Up for a Cause!
2024-10-05 19:00 - 22:00
Grab your friends, throw on your favorite flannel, and join us for a cozy evening of Bingo and fun at the Danville Armory! We’re raising money for Mental Health America of Hendricks County, and we’d love for you to be part of the fun.
🗓 When: Thursday, October 5
📍 Where: Danville Armory, 1245 E Main St, Danville, IN 46122
⏰ Time: Doors open at 4:30 PM, Bingo kicks off at 7:00 PM
What to Expect:
🍽️ Cozy Fall food, beer, and wine will be available for purchase — come hungry!
🎁 Fall-Themed Raffle Baskets — Enter to win one of our fabulous baskets filled with seasonal goodies.
🎉 Exciting Bingo Games — Play for a chance to win big cash prizes while supporting a great cause!
Ticket Options:
🎟️ $35 in Advance — Reserve ahead by calling or emailing us! You can pay by Venmo or cash and pick up your tickets at will-call the night of the event.
-Phone: (317) 272-0027
-Email: info@mhahc.org
💵 $40 at the Door — Tickets will be $40 at the door, cash only (so make sure to hit the ATM first!).
👥 Table for 8: $225 — Bring your whole crew for a night of fun!

Dine to Donate benefitting Sheltering Wings
2024-10-17
Support Sheltering Wings during Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month and help fight domestic abuse.

TROT 'N TREAT
2024-10-19 16:00 - 20:00
Come dressed in your most spooktacular costume and join the fun at Strides to Success Trot ‘N Treat. Saturday, October 19 2024 from 4pm – 8pm. There will be games, festive barn, horse wars, food trucks (available for food and snack purchases), raffle items and much more! You don’t want to miss this fun time – so join us at Strides to Success, 1350 Terry Drive, Plainfield Indiana. See you there –

Dine out Against Domestic Violence
2024-10-24
Dine out at any Cunningham Restaurant Group location in Hendricks County to support Sheltering Wings and the fight against domestic violence. Participating Hendricks County locations include: Boulder Creek, Bru Burger, Charbonos, Stone Creek, and Theo’s Italian.

LHBR Howl-O-Ween Road Rally
2024-10-26 09:00 - 15:30
What do breakfast, a prairie maze, covered bridges, and an adventure farm have in common?
They are all part of our road rally.
$40.00 per vehicle before October 15th. $50.00 per vehicle after October 15th.
The Facebook event is here: www.facebook.com/share/Mb4AxhvdSCei8qmB/
Join us for a day of fun and adventure while you support Lucci’s House Bully Rescue. We’ll have raffles, a 50/50 draw, and some giveaways at the park and the farm.
Meet at the McCloud Nature Park Pavilion for check-in. Check in starts at 9:00 and goes until 10:15. We leave at 10:30.
After check in, tour the prairie maze, grab some breakfast or coffee, get some swag, or check out the park. Quick driver meeting at 10:15 and then we will head out at 10:30.
We’ll head West, drive through a covered bridge, and then stop at another covered bridge to walk around and get some drinks and snacks.
Next we drive through four covered bridges before stopping at the fifth bridge to get out and explore.
We’ll take a quick jaunt over to an adventure farm where we’ll have fire pits, drinks, snacks, swag, and some fun events. The farm also has food for sale. If you would like to go into the farm to check out the animals (some can be pet or fed), they are giving us a group rate of $8.00 per person over the age of 2.
The event will officially end at 3:30, but everyone is welcome to leave early or stay late if they wish.
Price is per vehicle.
Price includes the pavilion rental at the park, coffee, donuts, other breakfast items, drinks and snacks along the way, and fire pit rentals at the farm. Each guest is responsible for the costs of any food they purchase, tours of the farm, or any other items they choose to purchase including raffle tickets and 50/50 draw tickets.
You are welcome to pack your own food/snacks.
We recommend you bring cash for purchases as cell services (and therefore CC purchases) may be limited.
All dogs must be on a leash, vaccinated, and non-aggressive. Well behaved children are welcome. Neither the park nor the farm permit smoking or alcohol consumption.
The total mileage from start to finish is about 80 miles. Please fuel up before you arrive.
Restrooms available at the park and the adventure farm.

The Miles We Walk Strokes For Love
2024-11-02 15:00 - 19:00
Bring your family and come out to support a day of golfing for our youth programs and educational resources fund at X-Golf located at The Shops of Perry Crossing from 3-7 pm.

Christmas with Santa and the Ponies
2024-12-14 16:00 - 20:00
Join us at Strides to Success for our Christmas with Santa and the Ponies Event on Saturday, December 14 from 4pm – 8pm. Cost is $25 per family and includes fun Reindeer Games, photos with Santa, crafts, snacks, and seeing our awesome horses. You will have the opportunity to vote for your favorite Christmas horse. Won’t you join us for a fun family evening? 1350 Terry Drive, Plainfield

Plainfield Chamber's Trivia Night
2025-02-08 17:30 - 21:00
The Plainfield Chamber’s Trivia Night has become one of the largest Trivia Fundraisers in Central Indiana! The night will consist of six rounds of mixed trivia emceed by Hambones. Prizes to round winners, 1st, 2nd and 2nd to last place teams. Proceeds fuel Chamber services, initiatives & programs including the farmers market, Quaker Day parade, college scholarships, and the festive holiday lights on Main!

Premier Event Standing In The Gap Benefiting Sheltering Wings
2025-04-11 17:30 - 22:00
Join like-minded people to raise funds for survivors of domestic violence and to build a strong, healthy community free from abuse. Special guest is Mark Schultz, award-winning Christian musician.

Hendricks County Senior Services Spring Music Spotlight
2025-04-17 10:00 - 11:30
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND – Hendricks County Senior Services Spring Music Spotlight at the Historic Royal Theater in Danville featuring the musical talents of DAVID HATFIELD, HELEE ADKINS and CHAD “THE CROONER” BROWN. All proceeds benefit the many programs and services of Hendricks County Senior Services. Doors open at 9:00 am. Special thanks to SHARON WRIGHT, owner of the Royal Theater, for once again donating her beautiful venue space for our event, and to our event sponsor, JUSTIN DORSEY PLUMBING! Tickets may be purchased by calling the Senior Center at (317) 745-4303. You can also click on this link: https://www.hcseniors.org/donate, scroll down to “Spring Musical Spotlight” and click on Register button.

SOLD OUT! Spring Designer Purse Bingo @ Cumberland Trace
2025-04-30 18:00 - 20:00
SOLD OUT! Last year’s Designer Purse Bingo hosted by Cumberland Trace and Hendricks County Senior Services was such a huge success, we decided to do it again! Join us for a fabulous night of fun and excitement! Try your luck at winning a stunning designer bag, and don’t miss out on our 50/50 and gift basket raffles. Every ticket helps support Hendricks County Senior Services and the Alzheimer’s Association – so come, play, win, and make a difference! Last year’s event sold out in record time, so don’t miss out – call the Senior Center to reserve your seat TODAY! Tickets are $30/each and sponsorship opportunities are available. Call Linda Runyon at (317) 910-4973 for more information!

BUNCO Night at Level Two in Plainfield
2025-06-26 19:30 - 21:30
JOIN US FOR SUMMER BUNCO AT LEVEL TWO!
3-night summer bunco tournament
GAME 1 | THURSDAY, JUNE 26 @ 7:30pm
GAME 2 | THURSDAY, JULY 17 @ 7:30pm
GAME 3 | FRIDAY. AUGUST 8 @ 7:30pm
GAME NIGHT PRIZES + PROGRESSIVE GRAND PRIZE
DOOR PRIZES + DRINKS & SNACKS + 50/50 RAFFLE
Doors open at 7:00pm. Game play begins at 7:30pm. Game play usually ends by 9:30pm.
BUNCO is EASY! Roll the dice & count the dots – if they match the round number – you get points! Our game hostess will cover the rules before the game and helpers will be around to guide players as the game progresses.

ON YOUR OWN: Self-Defense Class for Ladies
2025-08-07 18:00 - 21:00
Join us for a 3-hour self-defense class led by Tami Watson, NRA Certified Firearms/Self Defense Instructor.
Coffee and snacks served from 5:00 – 6:00 pm, followed by class from 6:00 – 9:00 pm.
Ages 11 and up welcome.
Great for students, young professionals, single moms, daughters and lady friends.
Proceeds go toward college scholarships for Hendricks County High School seniors.
Space is limited so register below to secure your spot!
