Now that we’ve lived in Indy for over 6 months, we felt like it was time to connect with the city and its organizations. Being so involved in college, we thought it’d be easy to find a place to volunteer. But working full-time and researching online for causes was tough. Where do you start? What do you search for?
When we learned about IndyHub’s IndyVolved, we were excited to go to an event where over 100 organizations were in one space and ready for some face-to-face conversations.
One thing we really loved about IndyVolved was how it combined networking and volunteering with an adult mixer vibe instead of a bunch of people in a room handing out flyers. It was a full-blown event with live music, free goodies and swag (shoutout to Indianapolis Power & Light Company for the free chocolate popcorn!) and 6 floors of Indy organizations.
There were also other businesses that weren’t volunteer-based doing giveaways and highlighting upcoming events like Yelp, Drink Culture podcast, sports teams and more. It made it feel like the entire community really came out to explore this event. IndyHub also did an awesome job of communicating where various organizations were located, so you knew exactly what to expect and where to go.
A sneak peek of the Red Line
Another part of the event that we were really excited about was the sneak peek of the Indy Red Line coming this Fall. We got to board one of the buses (that we’ve all endured months of construction for), which made us feel like we’d been transported back to our days traveling around Europe via public transport. The line is pretty extensive running from Garfield park, by the downtown area, and ending near Broad Ripple.
The buses will run from 5am to 1am and each ride costs you $1.75. Riders just have to pay at a machine for a ticket or purchase an account-based card that you can refill at a pay station or on your phone. This is going to be huge for Indy and really shows that the city is putting effort to make this an attractive place for young people to visit and live.
IndyVolved exceeded our expectations and gave us an awesome opportunity to learn about a variety of organizations; it helped us connect with people and causes that we really care about.
Thanks IndyHub! If you weren’t able to make it to the event, be sure to check out the IndyVolved page on their website– there are tons of great resources and interviews under the ‘links’ section including a full list of
exhibitors with their website.
