Mark Ambrogi

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Valliei Chandrakumar is eager to bond with her fellow 500 Festival Princesses. “I’m excited for all the events where all the girls come together and get to enjoy it collectively,” she said. “I’m grateful my mentor (PNC Bank executive Jason Eckerle) and his wife, and my parents will be able to come to a lot of the events, like Breakfast at the Brickyard.

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Chelsea Murdock saw her first princess when she was 12 years old — and it happened to be a 500 Festival Princess. “A huge part of my upbringing was seeing Princesses around me and seeing them develop into these confident, charismatic individuals who really do care about the community,” she said. “I’m so honored to be in this position now.”A 2023 Hamilton Southeastern High School graduate from Fishers, Murdock is one of 33 500 Festival Princesses.

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Laura Shupe was well-acquainted with the 500 Festival Princess Program before applying to it. “I was really involved in philanthropy in high school, so through my dance marathons, or through service projects, I knew a lot of college-aged women that mentored me through those programs ended up being 500 Festival Princesses,” said Shupe, a 2023 Westfield High School graduate. “So, that inspired me to get involved.

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Holly DeLong understands why the Indianapolis 500 and the month of May activities mean so much to so many people in the state. “Growing up in Indiana, you always hear about the 500 Festival and just the Indy 500 in general,” DeLong said. “I wanted to be part of something that brought people together and unified people from all walks of life in a world that feels so divided.

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The Wild Eggs restaurant in Carmel can now serve its specialty alcoholic drinks in addition to beer and wine. Wild Eggs opened at 1438 Main St. with a two-way license in 2016 serving beer and wine. Michelle Heffernan, vice president of marketing for Wild Eggs, said a couple of months ago the restaurant had the opportunity to acquire liquor a three-way license for beer, wine and liquor. “We have been hoping for the three-way liquor license for a long time,” Heffernan said.