Recent News

• 2012 Ice Cream for Isanogel Card Sales

  Published Friday, March 23, 2012

  Hillcroft Services is pleased to partner with 13 local ice cream businesses for the 2012 Ice Cream for Isanogel campaign. Ice Cream for Isanogel cards are $5 and provide by one get one free offers at Dairy Dream of Albany, Baskin Robbins of Muncie, Ivanhoe's in Upland, Ritter's Frozen Custard of Muncie, Dairy Queen of Muncie, Jerry's Dairy Freezer of Parker City, Tropical Shaved Ice of New Castle, Muncie Frozen Custard, Incredible Yogurt of Muncie, Grandma Betty's Ice Cream Shoppe of Muncie, Camack Station, The Island of Muncie, and Weenie World of New Castle.

  Ice Cream for Isanogel card proceeds are used to support Hillcroft's Art and Recreation programs.

  For more information and to purchase Ice Cream for Isanogel cards, please contact Brenda Williamson, Vice President of Development and Marketing at 765-284-4166 or bwilliamson@hillcroft.org.

• 8th Annual Hilcroft Masters Golf Outing

  Published Wednesday, March 7, 2012

  The 8th Annual Hillcroft Masters Golf Outing will be held on Friday, May 11th at The Player's Club in Yorktown. The Hillcroft Masters is a great opportunity for local businesses and individuals to have fun and help make a difference in the lives of children and adults with disabilities. To download a registration form please click here. For more information, please contact Brenda Williamson, Vice President of Development at Marketing, at 765-284-4166 or bwilliamson@hillcroft.org.

• 2012 Disability Awareness Month Celebration

  Published Tuesday, March 6, 2012

  Each March, Indiana celebrates Disability Awareness Month. Led by the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities, the goal of Disability Awareness Month is to increase awareness and promote independence, integration and inclusion of all people with disabilities.

  Hillcroft Services partnered with Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler to lead Disability Awareness Month celebrations in Muncie through a Mayoral Proclamation and art reception. On March 2, Mayor Tyler welcomed the Muncie community to Mutual Bank as he proclaimed March as Disability Awareness Month. The reception also included the presentation and sale of artwork created by individuals with disabilities through Hillcroft Services’ art programs. Please click here to view photos from the March 2 Disability Awareness Month reception.

• Hillcroft to Host Disability Awareness Month Celebration

  Published Thursday, February 16, 2012

  Hillcroft Services is proud to partner with Mayor Dennis Tyler to celebrate March as Disability Awareness Month in Muncie.  Mayor Tyler will proclaim March as Disability Awareness Month on Friday, March 2 at 4pm at Mutual Bank. The event will also include a reception of artwork created by indivuals with disabilities through Hillcroft's OpenArts and Writers' Circle programs.  For more information about the event, please contact Brenda Williamson, Vice President of Development and Marketing at 765-284-4166 or bwilliamson@hillcroft.org.   

• Food Rescue Partners with Hillcroft Services

  Published Friday, February 3, 2012

  The Indianapolis based non-profit Food Rescue has found a way to reduce the amount of unused food that is thrown away by restaurants in ten Indiana cities.  The relationships Food Rescue has established with restaurants and volunteers provides thousands of pounds of food to those in need through partnerships with several different organizations. 

  Hillcroft Services is very grateful to be one of the organizations in Muncie that has partnered with Food Rescue to “save” food. The Food Rescue partnerships in Muncie not only serve clients of Hillcroft, but also provide a great resource for other local nonprofits. 

  Food Rescue’s most recent food saving endeavor came in the form of 37,000 pounds of cookies donated by Maplehurst Bakeries. Hillcroft one of four agencies to receive nearly 10,000 pounds of snicker doodle and oatmeal raisin cookies.  Hillcroft’s portion of the rescued cookies will be divided up to be shared with other local non-profit organizations and used by Hillcroft’s programs.

• 2011 Client Awards

  Published Monday, December 19, 2011

  Awards are presented to clients representing each of Hillcroft's departments at each year's Annual Meeting.  The client awards represent the hard work and energy Hillcroft's clients dedicate to self improvement and gaining great independence. 

• Secret Santa's Coming!

  Published Monday, November 28, 2011

  We can’t be sure when it started, but for well over twenty years we can be sure it will happen.  Each November, Janet Milazzo, Hillcroft’s Chief Operations Officers, sends out a message to all staff. 

  The subject line:  Secret Santa. 

• Changes to the Caring Arts Program Offer Enhanced Respite Opportunities

  Published Tuesday, November 15, 2011

  The Caring Arts Program, a partnership program of Hillcroft’s Art and Recreation Department and Ball State’s Counseling Psychology Department, has been offering services to children with emotional disabilities and their families for well over ten years.  In an effort to enhance these services and more accurately meet family needs, the program will take on a few changes in January 2012.