Archive for the ‘Community Interest’ Category

September

2

Live Stream: WGTE Town Hall: Watershed Mentality

Posted Sep 2nd, 2010 by Knowledge Stream  Category: Community Interest, Toledo.com

Thursday, September 2 at 8:30 p.m.
Please join WGTE for a live WGTE Town Hall Meeting: Watershed Mentality. The program, with a panel of experts and government officials, will explore the issues facing the Maumee River Watershed and the Lake Erie Basin. Topics will include the effects of sediment, pollutants and other economic environmental issues that [...]

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Knowledge Stream - WGTE Public Media | 1270 S. Detroit | Toledo, OH 43614

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September

1

Metroparks Seek Pepsi Grant for Natural Playground

Posted Sep 1st, 2010 by Scott Carpenter  Category: Community Interest

A new playground at Wildwood Preserve will look and feel like a Metropark, where all children will be able to enjoy accessible play structures in a natural landscape of prairie grasses and trees.
The playground will be built within the next year if Metroparks of the Toledo Area is successful in its bid for a $250,000 [...]

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Scott Carpenter - Metroparks of the Toledo Area

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August

31

Why This Place Matters

Posted Aug 31st, 2010 by Gary Barnby  Category: Community Interest

“Grandfather’s old house, ‘Harbor View,’ sat on a bluff overlooking Lake Erie like a fort to guard the town. It had grand steps that ran from the street at the foot of the lake up to the majestic front door. Along the way were pots filled with bright red geraniums and a mighty flagpole to [...]

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Gary Barnby - City of Vermilion | 5511 Liberty Avenue | Vermilion, OH 44089

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August

25

Wander the Warehouse District 2010!

Posted Aug 25th, 2010 by Diane Keil-Roe  Category: Community Interest

Come to the Sixth Annual Wander the Warehouse District, Downtown Toledo! Tour residential lofts and apartments from 11 am to 3 pm. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at LaFayette & Michigan (Bakery Building). Check out www.toledowarehouse.org for more information.

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Diane Keil-Roe - Toledo Warehouse District Association | 22 N Erie Street | Toledo, OH 43604

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August

25

Annual Buddy Walk Sunday, October 3, 2010, Feat. Chris Burke

Posted Aug 25th, 2010 by Candice Harrison  Category: Community Interest, Toledo.com

MEDIA ALERT
Contact: Patricia Soto
Buddy Walk Chair
419.377.4939
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Annual Buddy Walk to be held Sunday, October 3, 2010 with Special Guest – Chris Burke of [...]

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Candice Harrison - 2010 Buddy Walk

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August

25

Calling All Quilters! You're Invited!

Posted Aug 25th, 2010 by Matthew Boyd  Category: Community Interest, Toledo.com

The Quilt Bear Online Quilt Shop is proud to sponsor a brand new monthly quilt club, “Party with Patrick!” If you are a quilter/sewer and want to hang out with other quilters in the area this club is for you! Every third Saturday of the month, beginning September 18 you are invited to attend [...]

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Matthew Boyd - The Quilt Bear | 744 Fairway Dr | Wauseon, OH 43567

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August

24

Free Toledo is a new website we’ve started to put the great deals we find when we do our coupons up so the rest of toledo can benefit! We save lots and get free stuff with our coupons so we want to pass the deals along to others in toledo that need it. Check [...]

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kris - Free Toledo

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August

24

For Immediate Release
Ana MatoBeatYa – PR Chair for the Glass City Rollers
pr@glasscityrollers.com
419.889.4582
www.glasscityrollers.com
Toledo, OH – The Glass City Rollers, Toledo’s Premier Flat Track Roller Derby League, will be participating in Toledo Pride. The event will be held Saturday, August 28th from 3pm to 1am at the Erie Street Market Civic Hall (237 E. Erie Street, Toledo, [...]

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Ana MatoBeatYa - Glass City Rollers | Toledo, OH

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August

24

Cool Cat Strut Set for October 22nd

Posted Aug 24th, 2010 by Cindy Champer  Category: Community Interest

The Cool Cat Strut is an annual Halloween costume party/fundraiser for the PAWS and Whiskers cat shelter, sponsored mainly by Sylvania Veterinary Hospital, the City Paper and Krafting for Kitties.
COOL CAT STRUT 2010
Annual Halloween Party
Friday, October 22, 2010
St. Clement’s Hall, Toledo
www.coolcatstrut.com
419/350-0477

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Cindy Champer - PAWS & Whiskers Cat Shelter | 32 Hillwyck | Toledo, OH 43615

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August

17

It Takes a Community to Raise a Child ~ School Supply Drive

Posted Aug 17th, 2010 by Michelle Emahiser-Allen  Category: Community Interest

Keeping It Local NWO in collaboration with Coupons For Christ, are holding a school supply drive and coupon class at Latte’da in Genoa. Come for the FREE class OR just drop off a donation!! Help give a child the confidence in knowing he/she is prepared! We have included items that appear on Genoa’s school supply [...]

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Michelle Emahiser-Allen - KeepingItLocalNWO.com | PO Box 43 | Martin, OH 43445

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August

12

Local Restaurant Supports Bittersweet Farms

Posted Aug 12th, 2010 by Emily Meadows  Category: Community Interest, Toledo.com

On August 22, 2010 Caper’s Restaurant and Bar in South Toledo will host a parking lot party to benefit Bittersweet Farms in Whitehouse.
Toledo, Ohio, August 5, 2010 – On August 22, 2010 Caper’s Restaurant and Bar will be hosting a day of fun and entertainment to benefit Bittersweet Farms of Whitehouse. The event will [...]

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Emily Meadows - Caper\'s Pizza Bar | 2038 S Byrne | Toledo, OH 43614

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August

8

Golf Outing to Benefit Friendly Center Children's Programs

Posted Aug 8th, 2010 by Jeri Piehl - Golf Outing Chair  Category: Community Interest

September 10, 2010
Bedford Hills Golf Club
6400 Jackman Road
Temperance, MI
* Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00 am
* Shotgun Start 9:00 am
* Lunch and Awards Immediately After Golf
18 Holes of Golf With Cart (scrambles format –best ball)
Range Balls, DoorPrizes/Goodie Bags, Two BeverageTickets, Contests and Challenges
Only $75 per person
A guaranteed friendly time! Let’s have FUN together and support this [...]

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Jeri Piehl - Golf Outing Chair - Friendly Center | 1324 N. Superior Street | Toledo, OH 43604

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August

5

Out Of The Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention

Posted Aug 5th, 2010 by jodi hepler  Category: Community Interest, Toledo.com

Please come join our walk for awareness and prevention of suicide. It will be on 09/11/10 @ Olander Park on Sylvania Ave in Sylvania, OH. Registration starts @ 900 am, walk starts @10:00 am. We will have music and donations of food and water. It is a very supportive and healing event for all who [...]

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jodi hepler - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | 8135 sunset ln | sylvania, OH 43560

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August

5

Toledo Recycling Company Needs Your Vote!

Posted Aug 5th, 2010 by Chris Harris  Category: Community Interest, Toledo.com

For Immediate Release:
Please play a part in bringing SMART BINZ solar-powered recycling receptacles to communities and college campuses across the country.
SMART BINZ (Toledo, OH) is in the running for a $50,000 grant in the Pepsi Refresh project during the entire month of August. Grants are awarded based on the # of votes each project receives [...]

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Chris Harris - SMART BINZ | Toledo, OH

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August

3

2010 Sandpiper Boat Ride Fundraiser

Posted Aug 3rd, 2010 by Rhonda Sewell  Category: Community Interest

Come and enjoy an afternoon of cruising on the Maumee River with friends and neighbors as the Art Tatum African-American Resource Center Advisory Board hosts its 2010 Sandpiper Boat Ride Fundraiser. The event is scheduled from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, August 22. The Art Tatum African-American Resource Center is located inside the Toledo-Lucas County Public [...]

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Rhonda Sewell - Toledo Public Library

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August

3

Maumee Branch Library presents Holiday on the Romantic Rhine

Posted Aug 3rd, 2010 by Rhonda Sewell  Category: Community Interest

Join the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library as we take a Holiday on the Romantic Rhine at 10 a.m. on Thursday,August 12, at the Maumee Branch Library, 501 River Rd., Maumee, OH.
Travel expert Judy Pfaffenberger will visually take participants of this exciting program up the Rhine River as she shares her experiences viewing the castles, quaint [...]

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Rhonda Sewell - Toledo Public Library

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August

2

SMART BINZ solar powered recycling receptacles – Pepsi grant

Posted Aug 2nd, 2010 by Christopher Harris  Category: Community Interest

SMART BINZ (Toledo, OH) is in the running for a $50,000 grant in the Pepsi Refresh Everything Project during the entire month of August, and they need your help. Grants are awarded based on the # of votes each project receives from the general public.
Could you PLEASE play a part in bringing SMART [...]

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Christopher Harris - SMART BINZ | Toledo, OH 43615

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July

30

Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb–Toledo Museum of Art

Posted Jul 30th, 2010 by Toledo Museum of Art  Category: Community Interest, Toledo.com

The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb
Opens Oct. 29, 2010 at Toledo Museum of Art
Discover an ancient civilization’s fascinating approach to life
and the afterlife at The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb, a new
exhibition opening Oct. 29 at the Toledo Museum of Art. The installation of
more than 150 objects spanning 3,000 years of history will [...]

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Toledo Museum of Art - Toledo Museum of Art

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July

29

Cedar Point to Celebrate PEANUTS' 60th Anniversary

Posted Jul 29th, 2010 by Cedar Point  Category: Community Interest, Toledo.com

For 60 years, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the PEANUTS characters have brought happiness to people of all ages. Cedar Point will be celebrating this milestone with special PEANUTS-themed events for eight days, beginning Sunday, Aug. 1 through Sunday, Aug. 8 at the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort.
All week long, guests who donate to “Helping Snoopy’s Friends” [...]

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Cedar Point - Cedar Point

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July

28

AAUW Event Features Fine Wines and the Best in R&B

Posted Jul 28th, 2010 by Jan Twork  Category: Community Interest

You are invited to attend the Bowling Green Branch of the AAUW’s upcoming wine and hors d’oeuvre reception. This event will support their Women’s Scholarship Program, which annually awards two scholarships to non-traditional Wood County women aged 25 years or older. The AAUW Branch also sends two middle school girls from Wood County [...]

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Jan Twork - AAUW-BG Branch | 427 Saddlemire Student Services Bldg. | Bowling Green, OH 43403

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