Irvington (Indianapolis, IN) Ghost Tour hosted by YETI(VANITY, sort of)

YETI Hosts Irvington Ghost Tour Fundraiser - Proceeds to help underprivileged youths -

Indianapolis, IN – The Youth Enhancement and Training Initiative (YETI), an Indiana not-for-profit that focuses on helping underprivileged children worldwide, will host its first ghost tour through historic Irvington. If scary stories and local history interest you, then “Ghost Tour: Ghosts and Infamous Places of Irvington” is for you. The nearly two-hour tour takes guests through the streets of Irvington, one of the most haunted areas in Indiana. The tour, narrated by one of America's leading tour guides, stops at approximately a dozen sites to hear their tales of infamy and haunting. Tour stops include the D.C. Stephenson mansion, Masonic Lodge #666 and the home of Dr. H.H. Holmes, America's first serial killer.

In addition to the tour, each guest will receive a complimentary copy of Irvington Haunts, a new book by tour guide Al Hunter and Irvington writer Russ Simnick. The book features 14 chapters full of Irvington ghost stories. Tickets are $20/person and include a copy of the accompanying book; $12 of the ticket price is tax deductible.

The tour will help raise funds for YETI’s first international project; building a home for orphaned children in Nepal. YETI also aids underprivileged children in Indiana by donating 10 – 15% of the organization’s fundraising efforts.

Who: Youth Enhancement and Training Initiative (YETI), with special tour guides Al Hunter and Russ Simnick.

What: A two-hour walking ghost tour through historic Irvington, one of Indiana’s most haunted places. Guests receive a free copy of Irvington Haunts. Tickets are $20.

Where: The tour will meet at the Irving Theater, 10 S. Johnson, Indianapolis, IN Why: YETI has begun Phase II of its first project, building an orphanage in Nepal, but also donates 10 – 15% of funds to help underprivileged youth in Central Indiana. For more information on YETI, visit www.bccn.boone.in.us/yeti/. For ticket information, contact contact Jeff Papa at 317.418.4501 or jeffpapa@yahoo.com

This is a fun event hosted by a not-for-profit organization that is doing some good work in Indiana and Internationally. We've started Phase II of our Nepal project and need to continue raising funds to keep the work going. We already have 10 children living in the orphanage and 10 more slated to move in as soon as construction on Phase II is finished.

I know many of you may wonder why we (mostly a group of Republicans; but shhh, we don't tell that to the few not-so-liberal Dems in the group)care about building this orphanage. Well, let me tell you.

Some of our children are left parentless after vicious attacks by Maoists, others are dropped off by relatives who are too poor to provide food or shelter. These are some of the world's poorest people, and the children tend to suffer the most.

Occasionally I see a post about Nepal on FR and hope that maybe some Hoosiers might be interested in helping out.

Please visit the website www.bccn.boone.in.us/yeti for more information.

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