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A Teacher’s View: The Joy of Lotus Blossoms

A Teacher’s View: The Joy of Lotus Blossoms

Long-time educator Jim Morrison has taught across south-central Indiana and shares his thoughts about the quality, value, and "joyous" experiences provided by the Lotus Blossoms Educational Outreach program for K-12 schools and students.  Jim now leads a classroom of...

Volunteer Profile: Julie Lawson

Volunteer Profile: Julie Lawson

Enjoy our new series of snapshots profiling amazing Lotus volunteers!  Check back often for new profiles, and view the entire series here. How did you first hear about the Lotus organization? Our next door neighbor told us to go before our moving boxes were unpacked...

Susan Fernandes: Space Planner Extraordinaire

Susan Fernandes: Space Planner Extraordinaire

We're always blown away by the breadth of skills...and depth of generosity...among our amazing Lotus volunteer corps!  Even before the ink was dry on the agreement for the building, Susan Fernandes had already offered her talents to help our staff with space-planning...

2016 Friends of Lotus

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Local businesses leading the way

Local businesses leading the way

Even in these very early stages of planning for the new facility, our local business community is already stepping up to help.  Lotus is grateful for the donated or at-cost goods and services provided by these incredible folks -- thank you all for being leaders in...

Students lend talents to renovation prep

Students lend talents to renovation prep

This semester, Lotus is excited to be working with IU and Ivy Tech classes on two “service-learning” projects related to our new facility.  Students from “Architectural Design 1” (Ivy Tech, taught by Chris Reinhart), and "Vertical Studio" (IU School of Art and Design,...

Volunteer Profile: LuAnne Holladay

Volunteer Profile: LuAnne Holladay

How did you first hear about the Lotus organization? I first heard about Lotus when I attended the very first Lotus World Music and Arts Festival, waaaaaaay back in 1994. And I first was a volunteer, and then a Lotus staff member for 18 years or so. What initially...

Patty Callison Receives Volunteers of Lotus Quilt

Patty Callison Receives Volunteers of Lotus Quilt

Congratulations, Patty, for being a Volunteers of Lotus leader!  Last summer, we launched the "Volunteers of Lotus" Giving Group -- a new opportunity for Lotus volunteers to join together to create an even bigger financial impact in support of the ethnic and musical...

Aw, We’re Blushing!

Aw, We’re Blushing!

Benjamin Moore "White Blush" paint, that is.  Volunteer painters LuAnne Holladay, Bill Holladay, and Kevin Bird are giving the office space in our new facility a face-lift before we move in.  They're hard at work with rollers, brushes, tape....and of course, an...

Help keep the music playing!

Help keep the music playing!

Encore!  Encore!  Our Lotus artists heard this refrain over and over from 12,000 Festival patrons who didn’t want the music to end.  And we hear this call year-round, from the thousands of people served by our mission – students, families, teachers, social-service...