Community Unity meets on the second Thursday of every month at the Harrison County
Community Foundation Building. Meetings are at 10:00 AM in odd-numbered months and at 7:00 p.m. in even-numbered months.
Membership is open to all who believe in the value of our resolution.
In the event that the time or location are changed, notice will be given on this page. Please note that regular
CU meetings are no longer held at Gerdon Youth Center.
When:
Second Thursday of every month, 10 AM in odd months, 7 PM in even months!
Remember: "Meet in the EVENing when the month is EVEN"
Community Unity - Monthly Meetings in 2010 and 2011:
Where:
Harrison County Community Foundation Conference Room
1523 Foundation Way NE
Corydon, IN 47112
Phone: 812 738-6668
"World on the Square" Planning Meetings:
For the most recent schedule of planning meetings for World on the Square, please ... CLICK HERE
Monthly Meeting Presentations:
June 11, 2009 - Presentation by Melissa Taylor on Hogar Latino, a local support effort for Latinos. Adobe PDF, 19KB
Melisa Taylor, Executive Director of Hogar Latino at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, in Corydon, Indiana, describes the organization she co-founded to provide spiritual, professional and personal assistance to the local, low-income Spanish-speaking community.
May 14, 2009 - Presentation by five foreign exchange students in American high schools and colleges. Adobe PDF, 17KB
Five foreign exchange students from Colombia, Germany, Japan, Slovakia and South Korea, talk about their experiences in the US and in Harrison County, Indiana.
February 12, 2009 - Presentation by Dan Bays on African-American History in Harrison County. Adobe PDF, 22KB
Dan Bays, Harrison County Historian, tells us about early black history in Harrison County. Bays, a lifelong resident of Harrison County, who worked at the Corydon Public Library for 17 years, is one of 92 voluntary county historians appointed by the Indiana Historical Society.
November 13, 2008 - Presentation by Beatriz Paz, Customer Services Representative and Latino Coordinator at Community First Bank, Corydon, IN. Adobe PDF, 32KB
A native of El Salvador who has lived and worked in the US for many years, talks about why to market to Latinos and the need for the public to have better information about Spanish speakers.
October 9, 2008 - Presentation by Cheryl Bennett, French teacher at Corydon Central High School, and Ryan Burton, president of the high school’s French Club. Adobe PDF, 27KB
A French teacher and a student give their compelling and surprising reasons for studying foreign languages.
April 10, 2008 - Presentation by two American families on their experiences of adopting a child abroad. Adobe PDF, 36KB
The parents of adopted children, one from China and the other from Guatemala, describe their reasoning and the lengthy, expensive, but worthwhile process of international adoption in two very different places in the world.
February 14, 2008 - Presentation by Carol Smith on US Civil Rights Activist Amelia Boynton Robinson. Adobe PDF, 30.4KB
Harrison County native Carol Smith tells about her meeting Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist for over eighty years. Amelia, now in her late 90's, was one of the Selma residents that helped organize the famous march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. She tells her life story in her autobiography, Bridge Over Jordan.
May 10, 2007 - Presentation by David Whittington, manager of Tyson Foods Corydon, Indiana complex. HTML
Whittington discusses how diversity impacts the Tyson corporation and the local operations here in Corydon. Welcoming a diverse workforce improves corporate performance, helps to attract and retain the top talent, and is necessary to find workers to fill the labor needs of the future. Tyson's workforce of 560 employees makes it the second largest employer in Harrison County; about 12% of its employees are Hispanic.
April 12, 2007 - Presentation by Sandy Gettelfinger, Director of Madera Ministries, on the National Hispanic Leadership Summit. HTML
Sandy presents information she received from this March 2007 conference in Washington DC. Immigration was a big issue, where enforcing immigration laws conflicts with American industries being able to find the workers they need. Sandy also discusses the educational requirements in preparing our young people to become productive workers in the 21st Century.
March 8, 2007 - Presentation by Neama Mohamed "Azza" Eriby and Rev. Scott Hill on Egypt. HTML
Eriby tells of her family's experience emigrating to the US, which took a total of 11 years. During those years, she waited in Alexandria, raised a child and completed her Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Rev. Hill speaks about his visit to Egypt with Hands Along the Nile Developmental Services (HANDS), based in Washington, DC, and the changes he saw in Egypt since the time when he lived there in the mid-80's.
February 8, 2007 - Presentation by Rosaria Heitkemper about her emigration from Sicily. HTML
Rosaria is the second in her family to immigrate to the US, after her great grandfather succeeded in 1912 but his wife and daughter had to return to Sicily. Rosaria has raised three children here in America, and her children have dual American-Italian citizenship.
December 13, 2005 - Presentation by Janet Mann, the Director of Program Development at AIDS Interfaith Ministries of Kentuckiana, Inc. (AIM) HTML
Janet Mann tells about how AIM serves the HIV/AIDS-affected population in the greater Louisville area, including the surrounding Indiana counties. The organization has an impressive list of support activities that they keep going despite a lean budget through the use of many volunteers.
May 12, 2005 - Presentation by Terry Taylor, Executive Director of Interfaith Paths to Peace. HTML
Taylor heads one of three inter-faith organizations in Louisivlle, Kentucky. His group is specifically oriented to encourage peace and prevent violence based on religious misunderstanding, and it asks its followers to take a Vow of Non-violence. Taylor says that not only should inter-faith encounters identify the commonalities among various religions, but also identify the differences so that religions can learn from each other.
February 10, 2005 - Presentation by Christina Gettelfinger and Sandy Gettelfinger, about thier trip to Mexico. HTML
This mother and daughter did get in a little sight-seeing at the Aztec pyramids, but mainly they traveled from one family to another bringing gifts from relatives who now live here in Harrison County, Indiana. ."
January 13, 2005 - Presentation by Ray Saylor, Chief Marshal of Milltown, Indiana about human smuggling. HTML
Saylor tells of the first case of human smuggling in Indiana, which took place here in Harrison County in 2004. A family was bringing Mexican nationals here, then exploiting them financially. Saylor also gives tips about how community members might detect similar smuggling operations.
December 9, 2004 - Presentation by Matthew Hayes, Ed.D, Executive Director of the Cathedral Heritage Foundation. HTML
Dr. Hayes discusses the history and make-up of the Cathedral Heritage Foundation, and its annual Festival of Faiths. He says that inter-faith dialogue must take place at both the personal level and the organizational level.
October 14, 2004 - Presentation by Ben Jones, Executive Director of the Louisville International Culture Center (LICC). HTML
LICC has several programs to encourage inter-cultural understanding, which Mr. Jones surveys. The aftermath of 9/11 has placed greater emphasis on dialogue with Muslim and Arabic countries.
April 8, 2004 - Presentation by Harrison County's public school systems. HTML
February 12, 2004 - Presentation by Yacoub E. Yacoub, MD. HTML
November 13, 2003 - Presentation: River Falls Access Ability Center. HTML
October 09, 2003 - Presentation: Underground Railroad Discussion. HTML
June 12, 2003 - Shekerie Presentation. HTML
April 10, 2003 - Presentation: Vietnam and life in the USA. HTML
March 13, 2003 - Presentation: Ecuador and life in the USA. HTML
February 13, 2003 - Video: Mighty Times - the Legacy of Rosa Parks. HTML
December 12, 2002 - Presentation: Bali and life in the USA. HTML
November 14, 2002 - Presentation: Malaysia and life as a Muslim in Corydon. HTML
When:
Second Thursday of every month, 10 AM in odd months, 7 PM in even months!
Remember: "Meet in the EVENing when the month is EVEN"
Community Unity - Monthly Meetings in 2010 and 2011:
| Second Thursday at 10:00 AM: | Second Thursday at 7:00 PM: |
|---|---|
| --- | --- |
| March 11, 2010 at 7 PM | --- |
| --- | June 10, 2010 at 7 PM |
| --- | --- |
| Sept mtg moved to Oct-14 | October 14, 2010 at 7 PM |
| --- | December 9, 2010 at 7 PM |
| January 13, 2011 | February 10, 2011 |
| March 10, 2011 | April 14, 2011 |
| May 12, 2011 | June 09, 2011 |
| July 14, 2011 | August 11, 2011 |
| September 08, 2011 | October 13, 2011 |
| November 10, 2011 | December 08, 2011 |
Where:
Harrison County Community Foundation Conference Room
1523 Foundation Way NE
Corydon, IN 47112
Phone: 812 738-6668
"World on the Square" Planning Meetings:
For the most recent schedule of planning meetings for World on the Square, please ... CLICK HERE
Monthly Meeting Presentations:
For CU monthly meetings, whenever possible we invite members of the Harrison County and Kentuckiana community to present talks on topics of interest to Community Unity. Below is an index of some of our previous speakers, video showings, discussion panels, and such.
Many of the more recent presentations are in Adobe PDF format. Your PC will need the Adobe Reader program to view these files. The Adobe Reader can be downloaded for free at www.adobe.com.
June 11, 2009 - Presentation by Melissa Taylor on Hogar Latino, a local support effort for Latinos. Adobe PDF, 19KB
Melisa Taylor, Executive Director of Hogar Latino at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, in Corydon, Indiana, describes the organization she co-founded to provide spiritual, professional and personal assistance to the local, low-income Spanish-speaking community.
May 14, 2009 - Presentation by five foreign exchange students in American high schools and colleges. Adobe PDF, 17KB
Five foreign exchange students from Colombia, Germany, Japan, Slovakia and South Korea, talk about their experiences in the US and in Harrison County, Indiana.
February 12, 2009 - Presentation by Dan Bays on African-American History in Harrison County. Adobe PDF, 22KB
Dan Bays, Harrison County Historian, tells us about early black history in Harrison County. Bays, a lifelong resident of Harrison County, who worked at the Corydon Public Library for 17 years, is one of 92 voluntary county historians appointed by the Indiana Historical Society.
November 13, 2008 - Presentation by Beatriz Paz, Customer Services Representative and Latino Coordinator at Community First Bank, Corydon, IN. Adobe PDF, 32KB
A native of El Salvador who has lived and worked in the US for many years, talks about why to market to Latinos and the need for the public to have better information about Spanish speakers.
October 9, 2008 - Presentation by Cheryl Bennett, French teacher at Corydon Central High School, and Ryan Burton, president of the high school’s French Club. Adobe PDF, 27KB
A French teacher and a student give their compelling and surprising reasons for studying foreign languages.
April 10, 2008 - Presentation by two American families on their experiences of adopting a child abroad. Adobe PDF, 36KB
The parents of adopted children, one from China and the other from Guatemala, describe their reasoning and the lengthy, expensive, but worthwhile process of international adoption in two very different places in the world.
February 14, 2008 - Presentation by Carol Smith on US Civil Rights Activist Amelia Boynton Robinson. Adobe PDF, 30.4KB
Harrison County native Carol Smith tells about her meeting Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist for over eighty years. Amelia, now in her late 90's, was one of the Selma residents that helped organize the famous march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. She tells her life story in her autobiography, Bridge Over Jordan.
May 10, 2007 - Presentation by David Whittington, manager of Tyson Foods Corydon, Indiana complex. HTML
Whittington discusses how diversity impacts the Tyson corporation and the local operations here in Corydon. Welcoming a diverse workforce improves corporate performance, helps to attract and retain the top talent, and is necessary to find workers to fill the labor needs of the future. Tyson's workforce of 560 employees makes it the second largest employer in Harrison County; about 12% of its employees are Hispanic.
April 12, 2007 - Presentation by Sandy Gettelfinger, Director of Madera Ministries, on the National Hispanic Leadership Summit. HTML
Sandy presents information she received from this March 2007 conference in Washington DC. Immigration was a big issue, where enforcing immigration laws conflicts with American industries being able to find the workers they need. Sandy also discusses the educational requirements in preparing our young people to become productive workers in the 21st Century.
March 8, 2007 - Presentation by Neama Mohamed "Azza" Eriby and Rev. Scott Hill on Egypt. HTML
Eriby tells of her family's experience emigrating to the US, which took a total of 11 years. During those years, she waited in Alexandria, raised a child and completed her Bachelor's and Master's degrees. Rev. Hill speaks about his visit to Egypt with Hands Along the Nile Developmental Services (HANDS), based in Washington, DC, and the changes he saw in Egypt since the time when he lived there in the mid-80's.
February 8, 2007 - Presentation by Rosaria Heitkemper about her emigration from Sicily. HTML
Rosaria is the second in her family to immigrate to the US, after her great grandfather succeeded in 1912 but his wife and daughter had to return to Sicily. Rosaria has raised three children here in America, and her children have dual American-Italian citizenship.
December 13, 2005 - Presentation by Janet Mann, the Director of Program Development at AIDS Interfaith Ministries of Kentuckiana, Inc. (AIM) HTML
Janet Mann tells about how AIM serves the HIV/AIDS-affected population in the greater Louisville area, including the surrounding Indiana counties. The organization has an impressive list of support activities that they keep going despite a lean budget through the use of many volunteers.
May 12, 2005 - Presentation by Terry Taylor, Executive Director of Interfaith Paths to Peace. HTML
Taylor heads one of three inter-faith organizations in Louisivlle, Kentucky. His group is specifically oriented to encourage peace and prevent violence based on religious misunderstanding, and it asks its followers to take a Vow of Non-violence. Taylor says that not only should inter-faith encounters identify the commonalities among various religions, but also identify the differences so that religions can learn from each other.
February 10, 2005 - Presentation by Christina Gettelfinger and Sandy Gettelfinger, about thier trip to Mexico. HTML
This mother and daughter did get in a little sight-seeing at the Aztec pyramids, but mainly they traveled from one family to another bringing gifts from relatives who now live here in Harrison County, Indiana. ."
January 13, 2005 - Presentation by Ray Saylor, Chief Marshal of Milltown, Indiana about human smuggling. HTML
Saylor tells of the first case of human smuggling in Indiana, which took place here in Harrison County in 2004. A family was bringing Mexican nationals here, then exploiting them financially. Saylor also gives tips about how community members might detect similar smuggling operations.
December 9, 2004 - Presentation by Matthew Hayes, Ed.D, Executive Director of the Cathedral Heritage Foundation. HTML
Dr. Hayes discusses the history and make-up of the Cathedral Heritage Foundation, and its annual Festival of Faiths. He says that inter-faith dialogue must take place at both the personal level and the organizational level.
October 14, 2004 - Presentation by Ben Jones, Executive Director of the Louisville International Culture Center (LICC). HTML
LICC has several programs to encourage inter-cultural understanding, which Mr. Jones surveys. The aftermath of 9/11 has placed greater emphasis on dialogue with Muslim and Arabic countries.
April 8, 2004 - Presentation by Harrison County's public school systems. HTML
February 12, 2004 - Presentation by Yacoub E. Yacoub, MD. HTML
November 13, 2003 - Presentation: River Falls Access Ability Center. HTML
October 09, 2003 - Presentation: Underground Railroad Discussion. HTML
June 12, 2003 - Shekerie Presentation. HTML
April 10, 2003 - Presentation: Vietnam and life in the USA. HTML
March 13, 2003 - Presentation: Ecuador and life in the USA. HTML
February 13, 2003 - Video: Mighty Times - the Legacy of Rosa Parks. HTML
December 12, 2002 - Presentation: Bali and life in the USA. HTML
November 14, 2002 - Presentation: Malaysia and life as a Muslim in Corydon. HTML