Press Releases - Community Interest
Apr
15
Volunteers Introduce Toledo Tip Jar To Support Regional Service Workers
In an effort to help the regional community during the COVID-19 crisis, a group of volunteers has created an online platform to help those who rely on tips as a significant portion of their income. Toledo Tip Jar, led by Spoke Design — a ...
Apr
13
St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Provides Free Meals to Families Impacted by Covid-19
Free meals for families impacted during the pandemic!
St. Patrick of Heatherdowns continues to provide FREE breakfast and lunch items for families with kids, who’ve been impacted by Covid-19.
The grab n’ go bags with various breakfast ...
Mar
30
OregonFest 2020 PostPoned
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"Oregon Fest 2020 Postponed"
OREGON, OHIO -- MAR 27 2020 -- It is with careful consideration that the Oregon Fest Committee has decided to postpone “Oregon Fest 2020 – Past. Present. Future.” due to the ...
Mar
30
Lake Erie BBQ Hosts Donation Drive to Benefit Northwood during COVID19 Outbreak
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "Lake Erie BBQ Hosts Donation Drive"
Saturday – April 4th, 2020 11am to 3pm Lake Erie BBQ Great Eastern Shopping Center 2676 Woodville Road Northwood OH Accepting unopened/unexpired food, household/cleaning items, ...
Mar
26
Miller Diversified Launches Digital Tip Jars for Wait Staff of Local Restaurants
Miller Diversified is kicking off a fundraiser called Tip Jar 419 that will gather and distribute funds directly to wait staff of local restaurants in the wake of COVID-19.
“I was looking for an immediate solution for people whose primary ...
Mar
16
The Youth ENTREPRENEURS EXPO
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Donnetta Carter, Event Organizer
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(419) 367-9765
The Social Butterfly
PO Box 2661 Toledo, OH 43606
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Mar
09
Briarfield Cafe Reopens in Maumee
Briarfield Cafe is very pleased to announce its reopening on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. After a fire in September of 2019 closed the business for five months, we are ready to welcome and serve our customers, both old and new. The restaurant has served ...
Mar
03
Lucas SWCD to Host Farmers' Breakfast Highlighting Dredge Research
Maumee, OH — The Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District is excited to host a free farmers’ breakfast on March 19, 2020 at The Andersons headquarters in Maumee. Doors will open at 8:00 A.M. After breakfast, attendees will hear from ...
Feb
28
Lucas SWCD to Host Spring Fish & Cover Crop Sales
The Lucas Soil & Water Conservation District (Lucas SWCD) is offering a Fish Sale and a Cover Crop Sale this spring.
Lucas SWCD has partnered with Walnut Creek Seeds (Carroll, OH) to offer several different cover crops, including a Color and ...
Feb
28
Lucas SWCD to Host Spring Fish & Cover Crop Sales
The Lucas Soil & Water Conservation District (Lucas SWCD) is offering a Fish Sale and a Cover Crop Sale this spring.
Lucas SWCD has partnered with Walnut Creek Seeds (Carroll, OH) to offer several different cover crops, including a Color and ...
Feb
26
MHRSB seeks community feedback to develop Strategic Plan
The Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Lucas County (MHRSB) is seeking Lucas County Residents to participate in a short survey. Please take a few minutes to provide invaluable feedback for the development of MHRSB's three-year strategic ...
Feb
24
Local Fair Housing Advocate Joins The Fair Housing Center as Vice President and General Counsel
Monday, February 24, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sarah Jenkins Director of Public Policy and Community Engagement, The Fair Housing Center Office: 419-243-6163 ext. 123 Cell: 419-503-0529 [email protected]
Local Fair Housing ...
Feb
19
POSTPONED: Benefit for the Barn 2020
Due to the governor's recent restrictions on gatherings of 100+ people, Serenity Farm’s Benefit for the Barn (originally scheduled for 4/18) is being rescheduled. We are optimistic and will be using this time to perfect our event. In the ...
Feb
19
The Lucas SWCD Tree Sale is Underway
The Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District is accepting mailed, drop-off, and online orders for the Annual Tree, Shrub, and Garden Sale! All orders must be prepaid and received by Friday, March 27th to guarantee selection. After that date, we ...
Feb
17
Huge 2-Day Book Sale at Way Library Feb 21-22
Winter Blast Book Sale at Way Library in Perrysburg
Way Public Library Foundation & Friends will hold an enormous used book sale on Friday, February 21 from 9 am until 6:30 pm and Saturday, February 22 from 9 am until 3 pm on the ...
Feb
10
Winter Walk & Listen: Cherish Our Beloved Animals
1-3pm, Saturday, February 22, 2020
Join Joe Sparks, of Joe's Yoga & Fitness, for for his 6th climate awareness walk to cherish and remember all animals - wild and domestic. We'll walk together & listen to stories of love and connection to ...
Feb
10
Climate Awareness Talk & Conversation
Friday, Feb. 21, 7-8:30pm
Join us for a presentation, talk and conversation about the climate crisis with Bob Clark-Phelps & Joe Sparks, of Joe's Yoga & Fitness. Followed by a reception.
Free, but please register: ...
Jan
27
Book Signing and Meet and Greet
Spoons and Needles is a fictional story based on a real family’s turmoil in facing and dealing with addiction and the complicated emotions when a loved one is addicted. In 2017, there were 4,293 overdoses reported in Ohio alone. Ohio is ...
Jan
20
6th Annual Stephanie Dawn FABRIC & Handbag SALE
6th Annual Stephanie Dawn Fabric & Handbag Sale
DATE: Saturday, February 15, 2020
LOCATION: 1197 Grill Road, Van Wert, OH 45891
HOURS: Saturday 8:00AM - 5:00PM
FREE Parking - FREE Admission - Also, Handicap Accessible Restrooms
It is ...
Jan
20
Project PJ
SeaGate Food Bank's Project PJ is an annual collection of bedtime items. Throughout the months of January and February we collect bedtime necessities for families in need throughout NW Ohio. We are collecting pajamas, books, stuffed animals, ...
Jan
08
Soup R' Bowl-A-Thon Food Donation Drive
Grogan’s Towne is holding a food donation drive the whole month of January, leading up to the Soup R’ Bowl-A-Thon, held at Forest View Lanes on February 1, 2020! All donations support Lutheran Social Services of Northwestern Ohio. After ...
Jan
08
Ohio Farmers will learn to be better environmental stewards
Farms in Northwest Ohio will be the first in the state to gain certification as environmentally sustainable, a project funded by the governor's H2Ohio program. Mike Libben will explain plans to spend $30.3 million in 2020, at 7 p.m. Thursday, ...
Dec
13
All Saints Lutheran Church FREE 25th Annual Live Nativity
FREE Drive-Thru Living Nativity ... Telling the Christmas Story Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 21 & 22, 6-8 pm ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH 5445 Heatherdowns Blvd. (west of Reynolds Rd.) Toledo, OH 43614 * Live Animals (including camels) * Costumed ...
Dec
05
Dec. 13 Holiday Night Market to Provide Festive Shopping
Toledo Night (Holiday) Market will be held from 4-9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, at The Stables at Wheeler Farms, 11781 Obee Road in Whitehouse, Ohio. The festive holiday market will feature music, twinkly lights, and shopping to pick up that ...
Dec
04
NW Ohio's New Wetlands - Thur. 12/12/19 at Manos
Northwest Ohio will have more wetlands in the coming year: 24 will be newly constructed or reconnected to ditches, creeks, and rivers in an effort to deliver cleaner water to Lake Erie, thereby helping to reduce the annual summer scourge of harmful ...
Nov
25
Toledo Joins the Global Climate Strike
11-21-19 Contact: Jennifer Day Toledo Joins the Global Climate Strike Again For the second time this year, Toledo Area Residents gathered to share their stories of why they are participating in the Global Climate Strike on Friday, November, 29. Each ...
Nov
19
City of Toledo Lead Grant Applications Streamlined
The city of Toledo has streamlined lead grant applications for owner occupied and rental lead abatement grant assistance. The new applications are now nine pages for landlords and five pages for owner occupied applications – both down from 17 ...
Nov
12
Santa and More Breakfast
Santa and More Breakfast Saturday, December 7, 2019 9am ADMISSION PRICE IS CANNED FOOD FOR FEED YOUR NEIGHBOR PROGRAM St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church 5240 Talmadge Rd. Toledo OH For Reservations Call 419-473-1187 (Church) or 419-376-2551 ...
Oct
30
Public Input Needed for Consolidated Plan forDept of HUD
The City of Toledo submits a Consolidated Plan to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development every five years. The plan identifies housing and community development needs and sets the city’s strategic objectives and ...
Oct
28
Stuff the Truck
Help us “Stuff The Truck” with Thanksgiving fixins’ for families in NW Ohio. This one-day event is hosted at Walt Churchill’s Market on Briarfield in Maumee (6am-6pm) and on Dixie Hwy in Perrysburg (8am-6pm). We need ...

