A Mellencamp ticket auction generates $43,000 for local flood relief per Doug Otto, President of Bartholomew County United Way and Executive Director of Bartholomew County Long Term Flood Recovery Team, 150 tickets for this event were donated to benefit flood relief in the wake of the devastation that damaged or destroyed 10% of the homes in that county on June 7.

They were offered to the community at large on a sealed bid basis, the result being $43,000 raised for the effort. Doug Otto commented, "This is going to be a great help to the flood recovery effort. It's $43,000 that we didn't expect; the generosity of the Mellencamp team is very much appreciated."