Press Releases - Community Interest


Sep 06

Library presents German Genealogy

(Released September 6, 2011) – The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library presents German Genealogy, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 1 in the Huntington Meeting Room at Main Library, 325 Michigan St. For anyone interested in ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Aug 31

Owens Environmental Club to Host Shoe Collection Drive

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College’s Environmental Club is encouraging area residents to bring their used shoes, previously destined for the overcrowded landfills, to the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses in support of ...

Posted By: Brad Meyer | Category: Community Interest



Aug 31

Owens Findlay-area Campus to Host Community Blood Drive

FINDLAY, OH – Area residents are encouraged to help in saving lives as the Owens Community College Findlay-area Campus and the American Red Cross host a community Blood Drive on Thursday, Sept. 8. The Blood Drive will occur from 11:30 a.m. ...

Posted By: Brad Meyer | Category: Community Interest



Aug 30

Owens Findlay to Host Express Fall 5K Run and Walk Benefit

FINDLAY, OH – Area residents are invited to walk and run for a good cause as the Owens Community College Findlay-area Campus serves as host to the first-ever Express Fall 5K Run and Walk on Saturday, Sept. 17. Proceeds from the event will ...

Posted By: Brad Meyer | Category: Community Interest



Aug 30

Owens Center for Emergency Preparedness to Host 9/11 Event

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Area residents are invited join Owens Community College in paying tribute to those victims and heroes that lost their lives in the Sept. 11 tragedy as the School of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and the ...

Posted By: Brad Meyer | Category: Community Interest



Aug 29

Firefighters in Cross-Country Trek Make Toledo Stop

The Toledo Fire and Rescue Department will tonight host ten firefighters from southern California trekking across the country to observe the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks on America. Their journey, by bicycle, will also raise ...

Posted By: Jen Sorgenfrei | Category: Community Interest



Aug 29

Owens Students Observe 9/11 Tragedy With Community Events

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College’s Student Government is inviting their fellow students and employees, as well as area residents, to join them on the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses and pay tribute to those victims ...

Posted By: Brad Meyer | Category: Community Interest



Aug 29

Spangler Candy Announces Additional Expansion

Bryan, OH – August 2011: Spangler Candy Company has announced plans to increase its candy cane manufacturing capacity in the Bryan Plant. The company was already in the midst of a major expansion of its Dum Dum Pops capacity. President and ...

Posted By: Stacy Shoup | Category: Community Interest



Aug 29

Adam Wilk Named The 2011 Helping Hen Of The Year!

(Toledo, OH) - The Toledo Mud Hens announced today that pitcher Adam Wilk has been named the Helping Hens 2011 Breitling Player of the Year, presented by Jeffrey Mann Fine Jewelers It is the 4th annual award given to the Mud Hen player that goes ...

Posted By: Jason Griffin | Category: Community Interest



Aug 29

Health Prevention and Community Awareness Fair

St. Stephen Luheran Church, 7800 Erie St., Sylvania, is hosting a Health and Community Awareness Fair for the public on Saturday, September 10, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. As we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the bombing of the World Trade ...

Posted By: Sally Goetz | Category: Community Interest



Aug 25

Mud Hens Award $30,000 in Community Grants

(Toledo, OH) - The Toledo Mud Hens announced today that during the 2011 season, the Helping Hens Charitable Fund was able to award $30,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations, providing youth with sports and recreation services. ...

Posted By: Jason Griffin | Category: Community Interest



Aug 24

Alpha Celebration Dinner

Come and join us for our Alpha Celebration Dinner: Alpha is a ten-week opportunity to explore the validity and relevance of the Christian faith for your lives today. It is a practical introduction to the basics of Christianity with loads of ...

Posted By: Norman Gregory | Category: Community Interest



Aug 22

Alzheimer's Association Hosts Walk to End Alzheimer's

Community is Ready to Take a Step to Walk to End Alzheimer’s (Toledo, OH, 8.22.11) – The community is ready to take a step to end Alzheimer’s Disease during the Northwest Ohio Chapter’s “Walk to End ...

Posted By: Julianne Jardine | Category: Community Interest



Aug 19

9/11 National Day of Service & Remembrance

9/11 NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE “HEALTH FAIR” Saturday, September 10, 2011 at The Body of Christ Fellowship Church, 5612 W. Bancroft Street, Toledo, Ohio, from the hours of 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. All activities are FREE ...

Posted By: Kari Choate | Category: Community Interest



Aug 11

MADD Poets Society Fundraiser

Thursday, August 25 6-9pm @ the Westfield Franklin Park Mall bd's Mongolian Grill Tickets $ 25.00 Come support the Madd Poets Society (Making a Direct Difference) youth program One of Toledo’s best kept secrets! ? Corn hole toss event ? 50/50 ...

Posted By: David Bush | Category: Community Interest



Aug 11

City, Port Auth., Private Partners Unveil New Solar Field

City, Port Authority and private partners unveil new solar field Alternative energy source to provide power to water treatment plant The City of Toledo and its partners today unveiled a five acre solar field on the grounds of its Collins Park Water ...

Posted By: Jen Sorgenfrei | Category: Community Interest



Aug 09

UT Foundation to Break Ground on Dorr Street Gateway Project

What: With the demolition of the BP station and PNC Bank, and with Taco Bell’s move to a larger, more modern restaurant on the south side of Dorr Street, The University of Toledo Foundation and its partner, Fairmont Properties, will break ...

Posted By: Jon Strunk | Category: Community Interest



Aug 08

Toledo Area Humane Society is in Need of Foster Volunteers

Not all animals that come to the Toledo Area Humane Society are able go up for adoption right away for a variety of reasons. The Toledo Area Humane Society is currently seeking foster homes for several animals that are in need of extra tender loving ...

Posted By: Cynthia Condit | Category: Community Interest



Aug 08

Hannah's Socks "Socks For the Sole" Event August 18

Support Hannah’s Socks and enjoy a glass of wine at the same time! When: Wednesday, August 18 • 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Where: Maumee Wines, 2556 Parkway Plaza in Maumee Stop by and purchase a bottle of wine to share with friends at a new ...

Posted By: Patrick Giammarco | Category: Community Interest



Aug 07

Exchange Students from Hyderabad to Be Honored By Committee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 2, 2011 PRIMARY CONTACT Anwer Ali, Chair Toledo-Hyderabad Sister City Committee Phone: 419-908-0440 Email: [email protected] SECONDARY CONTACT Jessica Weinberg, PR Coordinator Phone: 419-708-1129 [email protected] ...

Posted By: Jessica Weinberg | Category: Community Interest



Aug 01

Countdown to UT

Countdown to UT 2011 makes it easy for you to enroll at The University of Toledo. Saturday, August 6, 2011 10 am - 1 pm The University of Toledo’s Rocket Hall (corner of Dorr St. and Secor Rd.) At Countdown to UT you can: * Register for ...

Posted By: Christian Stewart | Category: Community Interest



Aug 01

The Kiddie Salon

Children and their Parents/Guardians will learn how to care for, style and maintain naturally textured/curly hair through informative games, interactive crafts and inspirational stories. When: August 12, 2011 Where: The Mott Branch Library 1085 Dorr ...

Posted By: Megan Davis | Category: Community Interest



Jul 28

TEDx Conference Coming to BGSU

BOWLING GREEN, O.—The regional version of the popular TED conference is coming to Bowling Green State University. TEDxBGSU, an independently produced event operated under license from TED, will be held Sept. 16 at Kobacker Hall. Organized ...

Posted By: Jen Sobolewski | Category: Community Interest



Jul 26

UT to dedicate Emergency Wall of Honor

The work of three heroes of Toledo’s emergency medicine field will be recognized in a ceremony to dedicate the Emergency Medicine Wall of Honor on Health Science Campus. Three northwest Ohio emergency medical practitioners of the past will be ...

Posted By: Meghan Cunningham | Category: Community Interest



Jul 21

Reverse Bikini Car Wash

Toledo is #4 in the nation in terms of child sex trafficking arrests and rescues! We are a top recruitment city for teen girls who are forced into prostitution in the United States. Never heard of a reverse bikini car wash? Come out see what we are ...

Posted By: Sharon McQueary | Category: Community Interest



Jul 19

You’re Invited…To A Kitten Shower!

The Toledo Area Humane Society is pleased to announce that several of our Lonely Hearts Club members were adopted over the weekend during the “Name-Your-Own-Price” promotion. In total, 28 dogs, 23 kittens, 9 cats 1 hamster and 1 rabbit ...

Posted By: Cynthia Condit | Category: Community Interest



Jul 19

Unison's Live to Celebrate Another Day

Allison Langdon, a student at Whitmer High School, decided that she was ready to “Live to Celebrate Another Day.” Allison and her mother, Amy, along with hundreds of other area high school students and their parents, entered ...

Posted By: Kitty Slight | Category: Community Interest



Jul 15

Name Your Price For On “Lonely Hearts Club” Adoptions

Summer is the Toledo Area Humane Society’s busiest time for cats and dogs looking for new homes. This Saturday and Sunday only, July 16 and 17, the Toledo Area Humane Society is offering a name-your-own-price on adoptions of our Lonely Hearts ...

Posted By: Cynthia Condit | Category: Community Interest



Jul 13

Community Outreach Pig Roast - Classic car & motorcycle show

Free Community Pig Roast Great FREE food, games, entertainment, classic car and motorcycle show Saturday, July 30, 4-9PM There will be lighted kite show at 9:00 PM Everyone is welcome to attend! Calvary Bible Chapel 3740 W. Alexis Road, corner of ...

Posted By: Valerie Price | Category: Community Interest



Jul 13

Vacation Bible School

"Nazareth - Where Jesus was a Kid" July 24-28 - 6:00-8:45 PM Calvary Bible Chapel 3740 W. Alexis Road, corner of Harvest LanePress Release Contact Name: Valerie Price Press Release Contact Email: [email protected] Press Release Contact Phone: ...

Posted By: Valerie Price | Category: Community Interest