Community Volunteer Action Fair at OCC
Area residents are invited to learn about and explore the many available opportunities to give back to their local communities throughout Northwest Ohio as Owens Community College serves as host to a Community Volunteer Action Fair on Thursday, Jan. 19.
The Community Volunteer Action Fair will take place from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the College’s Student Health and Activities Center on the Toledo-area Campus. Owens is located on Oregon Road in Perrysburg Township. Admission to the event is free and the public is encouraged to attend.
Throughout the event, individuals can meet with local community outreach representatives and ask them questions about volunteer opportunities available through their organizations.
Area organizations in attendance will include Serenity Farm, the Padua Center, Odyssey Hospice, YWCA Hope Shelter, Cherry Street Mission Ministries, Toledo Seagate Food Bank, Sunshine of Northwest Ohio, Wood County Habitat for Humanity, Nature’s Nursery, Camp Courageous, Wood County Park District and Adelante Latino Resource Center, among many others.
For more information about the Community Volunteer Action Fair, call (567) 661-2275 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 2275.
Owens Community College is an accredited two-year, state-assisted institution of higher education that has served Northwest Ohio since 1965. With a commitment to providing small classes, personal attention and unmatched affordability, the College serves the diverse academic needs of credit and non-credit students on the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses, as well as at the Arrowhead Park Learning Center in Maumee and the Learning Center at The Source in downtown Toledo. Owens offers associate degrees that transfer to baccalaureate degrees in the Arts and Sciences and over 130 technical program areas in Agriculture, Business, Health Sciences, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Skilled Trades, and Engineering and Transportation Technologies. Owens students also can earn the first two years of a bachelor’s degree with a smooth transfer to any area four-year college or university. For more information, visit www.owens.edu.
Press Release Contact Name: Brad Meyer
Press Release Contact Email: [email protected]
Organization Name: Owens Community College
Organization Address: Perrysburg, OH