Bloom Archives
Giving Back to Africa
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Alwiya Omar: Coordinator, IU African Languages Program
BY CRAIG COLEY When Indiana University professor Alwiya Omar moved to Bloomington from Zanzibar, Tanzania, in 1987, she considered 70 degrees to be extremely…
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25 Couples Who Contribute to Our Community (COVER STORY / PHOTO GALLERY)
The virtues of volunteering can’t be overstated—the hours volunteers spend in service support worthwhile causes, nonprofit organizations, and the larger community. But as the…
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A Long Hike That Raised Thousands For African Children Is Now a Book
Author Elsa Marston pens story about 2013 fundraising hike by Morgan Scherer and his dog, Niko.
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100 Reasons to Love Bloomington (August Cover Story)
BY CARMEN SIERING WITH BARB BERGGOETZ & ELISABETH ANDREWS, ILLUSTRATIONS BY MIKE CAGLE It’s a wonderful town. It was no easy task honing down the…
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Morgan Scherer: Fundraising Hiker
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC The idea came to Morgan Scherer, 17, during a run, but it developed into a plan to walk: specifically, to hike…
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Giving Back to Africa: Teaching Leadership to Congo Kids
BY JEREMY SHERE Since 2007, the Bloomington-based nonprofit Giving Back to Africa has worked to improve education for school children in the Democratic Republic…
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Bloom’s 6th Annual Holiday Party (Photo Gallery)
December 8, 2011 The Tudor Room at the Indiana Memorial Union was the site of Bloom’s 6th annual holiday party. Nearly 300 civic and…