r/SouthBend

For anyone who hasn't heard about our grassroots campaign yet, Our State, Our Bat is a citizen led effort to designate our incredible native Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) as our official state mammal! 🦇💚

What started as a simple idea has grown into an amazing statewide movement. Thanks to community members stepping up, we’ve already secured official municipal support, organizational backing, and best of all, a state representative who is officially authoring the bill for the upcoming 2027 legislative session!

Now, we are in the final home stretch. Our petition is currently sitting at 4,231 signatures, and our goal is to hit 5,000 by the end of this month when the campaign concludes, so we can prep our complete legislative packet.

We need all the support we can get from our local neighbors to cross that finish line. If you haven't signed yet, please take a quick second to add your name, and help us spread the word to your friends, family, and local groups.

Let’s make our little Hoosier Heroes official, Indiana! Sign the petition here: https://c.org/JrdDXNvVh8

Hey Hoosiers! I'm a student at Riley high school in South Bend. We are the only Indiana school left and are now competing for 250,000 and the grand prize of 1 million dollars to improve our school and their athletic capabilities.

Past winners of the grand prize were able to come together and rally their whole states.

This is a small first step, but we are really hoping for your support. This would be life-changing for not only Riley but the whole South Bend area. It would be a stadium renovation, a new weight room, and valued at over 1 million dollars. I'm not a football player, I'm a swimmer and a marching band member, but this could improve every single student at Riley's life.

Supporters can vote for the Wildcats once per day from Oct. 8-25. VOTE FOR RILEY HERE!!!

This is a statement from my principal, Shawn Henderson, who is one of the best principals a person could ask for. "We compete everyday, week and year. I am asking you as teammates to vote for Riley High School in the T-Mobile Friday Nights 5G Lights. Riley High School is the only IHSAA school and the only school in the state of Indiana out of 40 nationwide left in competition. Please vote for Riley High School daily at the link below. GO

CATS!"

Last year we didn't make it to the semifinals, but this year is our year with your support. You can also find Riley on Facebook and Instagram.

Please, as a fellow hoosier, help a girl out. I implore you to vote!

I know things in Indiana are rough right now, but this is a bright spot!

Edit: had the wrong link

I know some of y'all went to Adams, Washington, LaSalle, Jackson, Clay, maybe even Penn. But this is a huge opportunity. The past schools that one that 1 million had to rally their whole state. This is my small start. Thank you!