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from The StarPress In photos, it’s elegant dresses, wild tuxedos, four-course meals and ice sculptures. There’s dancing, singing and elaborate décor. One year, a chocolate dessert was served in the shape of a sparkling red shoe. The next, there were belly dancers and a live goat. The glitz and glamour, and sometimes the silliness, are what…

from The StarPress MUNCIE, Ind. — It was evident the opioid crisis hits close to home for many local residents as a group of 1,000 echoing voices within the Horizon Convention Center quickly fell silent Saturday night. Terry Whitt Bailey, director of community development with the city of Muncie, stood at the podium at Rialzo IX, Meridian…

from TheStarPress MUNCIE, Ind. — We’re edging closer and closer to Rialzo, and a selected group of guests got a sneak peek of what the annual charity gala will entail. Meridian Health Services held a Rialzo preview party — the party before the “purpose with a party,” if you will — which gave corporate sponsors and…

from The Muncie Journal Muncie, IN—Meridian Health Services’ Rialzo, its annual charity gala, will have a distinctively magical feel this year designed to focus on the new Maternal Treatment Program. Beth Clark, Meridian’s Vice President of Marketing, unveiled the theme for Rialzo IX at a press conference yesterday which is, Meridian’s Magic Carpet Ride – Elevating…

from TheStarPress MUNCIE, Ind. — We know the dress colors. We know the cause. And after a press conference Wednesday, we know what theme and band Meridian Health Services has chosen for its ninth annual Rialzo charity gala. Meridian announced its fundraising event will be called “Meridian’s Magic Carpet Ride: Elevating the Maternal Treatment Program.” Beth Clark, Meridian’s…

from The StarPress MUNCIE, Ind. — Those planning to attend Meridian Health Services’ ninth annual Rialzo charity gala can go ahead and start looking for their evening attire. Meridian announced the event’s theme colors early Tuesday on its Facebook page, giving guests a chance to purchase any dresses, ties and accessories with a four-month head start. Dress…

from TheStarPress It must have been an uncomfortable question Hank Milius, president and CEO of Meridian Health Services was asked: “What are we doing with addicted babies?” The answer, he said, was nothing. That was several years ago, and the person asking the question was his wife, Terri. Patients were falling through the cracks, Milius said.…

MUNCIE, Ind. — Thanks to the help of community members and partners, Meridian Health Services will be dedicating more than $150,000 toward the organization’s maternal treatment program for drug addicted pregnant mothers and their newborns, according to a release. Meridian’s goal going into its annual charity gala, Rialzo VIII on April 8 at the Horizon…

from TheStarPress MUNCIE, Ind. — Tickets to Meridian Health Services’ annual fundraiser, Rialzo VIII, “There’s No Place Like Home,” are officially sold out. A spokesperson for Meridian said the April 8 event at Horizon Convention Center is sold out for the fourth consecutive year. This is good news for the organization, since all ticket sale…