We would like to thank everyone that came out for the Batesville Area Chamber Annual Awards Dinner on Tuesday, March 1st. It was a great evening to celebrate our partners, sponsors, and the 2022 award winners. Congratulations to Distinguished Service Award - Roberta Cook, Volunteer Organization - Phi Beta Psi Sorority, Educator of the Year - Suzanne Kunkel and Organization of the Year - Southeastern Indiana YMCA.

We are partnering with Ivy Tech Community College in Batesville to offer a FREE Suicide Prevention Training Lunch & Learn on March 29th and April 5th.

The Batesville Area Chamber along with our sponsoring partners and Mayor's Youth Council will be hosting the Community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 9th. It will be held at Liberty Park (716 S. Park Avenue, Batesville, IN) starting at 10 am. There will be over 5,000 eggs, candy bags, and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Remember to bring your baskets and cameras.

On Wednesday, April 13th, John Carreon will speak about nonprofit trends regarding Advancement Trends in a Post-Covid World. Everyone is welcome. (Chamber Members: $25 and Potential Members: $30 - Lunch is included.)

Remember to go to our website at https://batesvillein.com/ to keep updated on all the Chamber and Community Happenings. We also want to keep our directory current, so please check out your business or organization listing to make sure it is correct. Please give us a call if we need to make any changes.

Eligible companies are encouraged to complete the online application by April 1, 2022. Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/3577a0M

Check out our Batesville Area Chamber Businesses - Together We Thrive Facebook Group. Our members have the opportunity to share what is going on with their business. So please post upcoming events, specials, anniversaries, and anything else you would like to share with our community.

Be sure to check out all of our great members by going to our DIRECTORY. For more information on all the benefits the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce has to offer, please give us a call at 812-934-3101 or email us at chamber@batesvillein.com.

CHAMBER PARTNERSHIP

The Batesville Area Chamber gift certificates are good at over 175 businesses. These are great gifts for the holidays, just to say thank you, or any reason at all! They come in $5, $10 & $25 increments so call ahead and we can have them ready for you at 812-934-3101. It is part of our membership benefit, so ONLY Chamber member businesses can accept them. All you do is deposit them right into your checking account. Plus you are supporting local too!

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Vaccine Eligibility in Indiana Link

Inpatient Care: We currently have 15 patients on our Med Surg floor. Two of our patients are Covid+ (both of which are vaccinated).  Our overall percentage of hospitalized COVID patients who are unvaccinated continues to trend around 85%.

Testing:  The percent of patients testing positive for COVID-19 declined significantly again, with 10.7% of patients (13 in total) testing positive. (See chart for testing details). Those who need to be tested for Covid-19 should contact their primary care provider or schedule an appointment at a local testing site through coronavirus.in.gov. If you have mild symptoms or had a known exposure to someone with COVID-19, self-testing at home with an over-the-counter test is also a good option for fast results.

Vaccination:  Vaccine appointments for everyone ages 5 and older can be scheduled Monday - Friday at the MMH Occupational Health and Wellness Center in Batesville at 812.932.5105.  Vaccine appointments can also be made Monday – Friday at the Margaret Mary Health Center in Brookville at 765.647.5126.

THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS!

Batesville Tool & Die, City of Batesville, Hillenbrand & Batesville, Hillrom

Margaret Mary Health and Mercy Health

Batesville Online, Civista Bank, Daily News, Duke Energy, FCN Bank, First Financial Bank,

Great Plains Communications, Health Markets Insurance Agency, Ison's Family Pizza,

Izzy's at Hillcrest, LaRosa's Family Pizzeria, Pro-Prints Sign Imaging,

Pulskamps Flooring Plus, Rowland Graphics, S & B Driving School,

Sharp Painting LLC, Skyline Chili, St. Andrews Health Campus,

Tudor Square Realty, WRBI Country 103.9