MDwise Employees Participate in Service Project, Beautify Indianapolis

9/24/2014

INDIANAPOLIS – MDwise partnered with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful to conduct MDwise Community Day, a day when employees were encouraged to leave their offices and conduct a community service project.

On September 18, MDwise employees completed two projects to beautify the neighborhoods surrounding its office building. The first project was at Hendricks Park and consisted of trash pick-up, mulching, removing weeds, painting picnic tables and more. The second was on the Morris Street slopes/medians and consisted of removing weeds and invasive plants, mulching and more.

“At MDwise, giving back to the communities in which we and our members live is at the core of our mission. It’s inspiring to see our employees get excited about giving back and bringing our mission to life,” said Charlotte MacBeth, president and chief executive officer of MDwise.

Each year, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful supports an average of 500 community improvement projects with more than 30,000 volunteers, working together to help people and nature thrive. For the past three decades, the organization has partnered with neighborhoods, the public sector, and Indianapolis community groups and businesses, such as MDwise, to achieve its vision for a vibrant, healthy, and beautiful city.

“We’re so thankful for community partners such as MDwise, who place a high importance on making Indianapolis a better place to live, work and play. With their dedication and assistance, we’re able to make an even bigger impact on the local community, strengthening our neighborhoods through projects that help people and nature thrive,” said David Forsell, president of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful.

To learn more about getting involved with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, visit www.kibi.org.

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About MDwise

MDwise is an Indiana-licensed nonprofit health maintenance organization offering health care benefits to 300,000 Medicaid members. Since 1994 MDwise has provided access to compassionate, high-quality, coordinated health care and education to Medicaid members in communities throughout Indiana.

MDwise is a provider-owned health plan with a large network of doctors, specialists and hospitals located throughout the state. By meeting the basic requirements of the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA’s) rigorous standards for consumer protection and quality improvement, MDwise was awarded NCQA’s accreditation status of Accredited for service and clinical quality. Ninety-seven percent of MDwise members surveyed would recommend MDwise to their family and friends. For more information, visit MDwise.org.

About Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc., is a private, nonprofit organization with a mission to engage diverse communities to create vibrant public places, helping people and nature thrive. In 2013, KIB worked with more than 30,000 volunteers on over 500 community projects. To learn more, visit www.kibi.org, or follow us on Twitter @kibiorg and like us on Facebook @kibiorg.