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SUMMARY:English Language Learning (ELL) Conversation Circles (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Indy Reads welcomes English Language Learning (ELL) students of all ages to practice English with us! Every Sunday\, 3pm-4pm at Indy Reads and Thursdays 5:30pm-7:30pm this summer. 1066 Virginia Avenue\, Indianapolis\, IN 46203. \n\n\n\nThis program is open to the public!
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LOCATION:Indy Reads\, 1066 Virginia Avenue\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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SUMMARY:Release Party with Sam Schmidt
DESCRIPTION:Join Sam Schmidt and Indy Reads on Thursday May 14th\, 2026\, at 5:30pm to celebrate the release of his new memoir: No Finish Line!\n\n\nIt’s May in Indy\, which means racing season is in full throttle! Start your engines and celebrate Indy 500 month with the release of No Finish Line: A Racer’s Journey of Passion\, Perseverance\, and Purpose by Sam Schmidt. \nJoin Sam at Indy Reads on Thursday\, May 14\, 2026\, from 5:30–7:00 PM for his official book launch\, perfectly timed with the city’s favorite motorsport tradition! \nSam will take part in a moderated discussion about his journey in racing and life\, followed by a Q&A and book signing. \nWhether you’re counting down to the Greatest Spectacle in Racing or just love a powerful story\, this is your chance to meet a real IndyCar driver\, hear insider racing stories\, and celebrate perseverance! \n\n\n\nNo Finish Line: A Racer’s Journey of Passion\, Perseverance\, and Purpose \nAn inspirational memoir by the former IndyCar driver turned entrepreneur\, race team owner and philanthropist\, No Finish Line is Sam Schmidt’s account of leading the charge to find cures and treatments for spinal cord injuries after a racing accident left him paralyzed. \nOn January 6\, 2000\, Sam Schmidt\, who had just won his first Indy Racing League competition in his adopted hometown of Las Vegas\, Nevada\, backed into a wall at the Walt Disney World Speedway in Orlando\, Florida. He did so at around two hundred miles per hour\, and as a result\, Sam broke his neck. Airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center before being transferred to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis\, Missouri\, where he spent six months in rehabilitation before going home to his new life with his loving wife Sheila and two young children\, Savannah and Spencer. \nFor over 25 years\, Sam has learned to live paralyzed. But being a quadriplegic has not slowed him down. Almost immediately after his accident\, he started a foundation that has raised millions of dollars for spinal cord injury and rehabilitation. He founded a racing team that’s won dozens of races and competed for championships. He’s driven cars again thanks to cutting-edge technology. His children have grown. He spoke at his son’s college graduation and danced on two legs with his daughter at her wedding. \nSam’s philosophy is you either get busy doing the work or you get busy waiting to die. For him\, the latter is not an option. Indeed\, Sam says he has done much more after (and because of) his accident than he would have otherwise. A former control freak\, he has learned to delegate. A once-singularly-minded\, self-described egocentric racer\, he now lives to help others. The son of a driver who was also paralyzed from the sport\, Sam has lived an astonishing\, driven life. This is his journey. \n\n\n\nSam Schmidt was a driver in the Indy Racing League before suffering an injury in practice in January 2000 in which he sustained a C-3/4/5 spinal cord injury that left him a quadriplegic. He created the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation (SSPF) that year to raise funds for medical research\, innovative equipment used for rehabilitation\, and quality-of-life issues. In 2014\, the foundation was rebranded as Conquer Paralysis Now with a mission to cure paralysis while assisting those who are already disabled. \nLearn more about Conquer Paralysis: Conquer Paralysis Now | Spinal Cord Injury Research and Support \n\n \n\nThis event is Pay-What-You-Can. Here’s what your suggested donation can do for the Indy Reads community: \nFREE Ticket– This ticket is for attendees that would like to attend this event and are unable to purchase a ticket. Indy Reads values our community and facilitators. We are proud to provide programming to all. Thank you for being a part of our community! \n$10 – This donation covers the cost of one attendee to this event. Indy Reads strives to bring the very best programming to Fountain Square and all Hoosiers. Thank you for helping us to keep our quality programs accessible for all! \n$20 – This donation covers the cost of two attendees to this event. If you are attending as an individual\, your ticket at this level makes it possible for another who cannot afford a ticket to attend. It is only through the generosity of our community that we are able to support programs that enrich the lives of all Hoosiers. Thank you for your support! \nOther – “Pay-What-You-Can” really does mean pay what you can. Indy Reads appreciates that every one of our community members is able to support our vision of 100% literacy for all in different ways. Whether you can pay $5 or $50\, we are so excited to see you – and thank you for your support!
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LOCATION:Indy Reads\, 1066 Virginia Avenue\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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