Press Releases - Community Interest
Apr
26
Bike to Work and School Day: Friday, May 20
Most people in northwest Ohio could use a bike for a lot of regular commuting. On Bike to Work Day, May 20, TMACOG encourages people to give it a try. Most people commute less than nine miles to work. That is a very manageable distance on a bicycle ...
Apr
26
Bike Extravaganza at the Farmers Market
Do you like to take a bike ride on a Saturday morning? Do you like the Farmer's Market? Well ride to the downtown market on South Erie St, Saturday, May 21. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. we'll have some music, free t-shirts for bike riders (limited amount ...
Apr
26
Ride of Silence - Bike Ride
Meet at the University of Toledo Wednesday, May 18 at 6:45 pm to join in this community bike ride. Last year more than 200 riders participated. This is a bike ride at slow speeds and in silence to remember people who have been injured or killed ...
Apr
26
National Train Day in Toledo
Saturday, April 30, 2011 Thousands Expected to Visit Toledo Train Station Toledo’s annual celebration of trains and train travel is Saturday, April 30, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the historic Amtrak station (415 Emerald St.) and upstairs at the ...
Apr
26
AP's 2nd Annual Safety Fair
The public is invited to attend AP Federal Credit Union’s Second Annual Safety Fair. It will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 405 N. Reynolds. The event will begin at 1:00 PM and end at 4:00 PM. There will be over 14 vendors ranging from ...
Apr
21
Unison BHG's "Live to Celebrate Another Day" Contest!
Unison Behavioral Health Group has launched a special contest as part of its Spring 2011 “Live to Celebrate Another Day” prevention campaign, funded by the Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Lucas County. Lucas County teens ...
Apr
21
Live Stream: WGTE Town Hall: Financial Literacy for Students
Tonight at 8:00 p.m. on WGTE and Streaming Live on Knowledge Stream "The depth of our financial ignorance is startling...and at a time when we're borrowing more than ever, most Americans can't explain what compound interest is." So wrote journalist ...
Apr
21
Owens Environmental Club to Host Denim Collection Drive
PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College’s Environmental Club is encouraging area residents to bring their used denim jeans, jackets and purses of any particular color to the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses in support of ...
Apr
20
Va Tech Shooting Victim to Screen Documentary, Speak at UT
-Virginia Tech shooting survivor Colin Goddard will visit UT April 21 at 5 p.m. in Health and Human Services Building Room 1711 on UT’s Main Campus -Goddard will screen film Living For 32 and join UT Police in a discussion regarding guns on ...
Apr
20
Owens Community College to Host Surplus Asset Sale, April 30
PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Area residents in need of furniture and equipment ranging from desks and chairs to light poles and a greenhouse are invited to Owens Community College as the academic institution hosts a community Surplus Asset Sale ...
Apr
20
Quarter Mania on the road April 30 The Eagles in Delta Ohio
Come support 2 different charities. Bring a roll or two of quarters bid on 40 plus products from over 12 home base business products. Bidding paddles 1/$3.00 2/$5.00 3/$7.00 All proceeds split between One way Farms and Jimmy Duranny charity. Delta ...
Apr
20
Art Corner Toledo Unveils Mural at Manos Garden
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2011 – Art Corner Toledo (ACT) unveils its inaugural project in UpTown Toledo on Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in a joint event with Toledo Grows. Manos' Garden, located at 1441 Jackson ...
Apr
18
Owens Celebrating Earth Day with Free Spruce Trees
PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College is celebrating Earth Day 2011 by making available 1,000 Colorado spruce trees for those individuals interested in beautifying the surrounding communities on Thursday, April 21. The ...
Apr
18
UT’s EarthFest slated for April 20
Celebrate Earth Day a bit early by stopping by the 12th annual EarthFest Wednesday, April 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on The University of Toledo’s Centennial Mall. “Earth Day provides an amazing opportunity to increase awareness about ...
Apr
13
Smoke on the Water
Get your bibs and wet naps ready! The Greater Toledo Area Chapter of the American Red Cross will team up with Columbia Gas of Ohio and KeyBank to bring “Smoke on the Water Ribs for the Red Cross.” The event will be held August 5-7 in ...
Apr
12
Local Food Topic of April 15 Conference
"Local Food: Strategies for Jobs and Health" will take place Friday, April 15, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Dana Conference Center on The University of Toledo's Health Science Campus. The daylong event will address several topics related to the ...
Apr
12
Quilts! Quilters! Quilting! (and FUN, of course!) 4/16/2011
Party with Patrick! is a brand new quilt club that offers fun, easy monthly projects that are great for beginners to advanced quilters. If you have ever wanted to learn to quilt or just hang out with a bunch of quilting ladies, this is your chance! ...
Apr
12
Owens to Display Silent Witness Project
FINDLAY, OH – Owens Community College is raising society’s awareness of violent crimes against women by serving as host to a Silent Witness Project public display, April 16-23. The public is encouraged to join the campus community and ...
Apr
11
5th Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of NW Ohio
SAT. MAY 7TH, 2011 MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND THE TOWNE CENTER AT LEVIS COMMONS 3.1 MILE NON-COMPETITIVE WALK REGISTRATION STARTS AT 8:30AM WALK STARTS AT 9:30AMPress Release Contact Name: Sherri Beckley Press Release Contact Email: ...
Apr
07
Owens Findlay Benefit for Hancock County Relay for Life
FINDLAY, OH – Area residents are invited to begin their morning with a piping hot pancake breakfast at the Max and Erma’s Restaurant in Findlay as Owens Community College Findlay-area Campus’ Relay for Life team presents a pancake ...
Apr
07
Owens Findlay-area Campus to Host Career Fair
FINDLAY, OH – Area residents and students are invited to learn about and explore various employment opportunities available throughout the region as the Owens Community College Findlay-area Campus hosts a Spring 2011 Career Fair on Thursday, ...
Apr
06
Independent Advocates 3rd Annual SuperFUNdraiser Party!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2011-- On Thursday April 28, 2011 Independent Advocates, a social change organization whose mission is to improve the community’s response to Domestic Violence, presents the 3rd Annual SuperFUNdraiser Party at ...
Apr
06
Owens Advanced Baking Students Present Dessert Buffet
PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Area residents are invited to experience an array of amazing foods in the form of decadent desserts at the Owens Community College Terrace View Café as students within the culinary arts program’s Baking ...
Apr
05
Owens and BGSU Students to Raise Homeless Awareness
PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Owens Community College and Bowling Green State University students will spend a night under the stars to raise homeless awareness as part of Owens’ sixth annual Sleep Out for the Homeless Tent City on Thursday, ...
Apr
05
Owens Students Help With With Prom Dress Extravaganza Event
PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH – Area high school students and their families searching for that hard-to-find prom dress and accompanying accessories at minimal cost are invited to visit Owens Community College this coming weekend as the Raising ...
Apr
05
Commandments topic of UT Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue
The Ten Commandments will be the focus of the 11th Annual Jewish-Christian-Muslim Dialogue lecture Wednesday, April 6, at The University of Toledo. The keynote address, “Double-Edged: America’s Relationship to the Ten ...
Apr
05
Help Area Teens “Live to Celebrate Another Day”
Unison Behavioral Health Group is urging NW Ohio and SE Michigan mobile phone users to text the important prevention message, “Live to celebrate another day. Stay sober. Pass it on!” to family and friends. Unison, in partnership with the ...
Apr
04
University to Recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month
According to the Department of Justice, it is estimated that one in four college women will survive a sexual assault or attempted assault during their college years. The Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Program at The University of Toledo is ...
Apr
01
Exciting Changes coming to the Rossford Rec Center
The Rossford Community Recreation Center, 400 Dixie Highway in Rossford Open to residents and nonresidents The best fitness deal in the area with prices as low as $90 a year for residents and $180 a year for nonresidents State of the Art Cardio ...
Mar
31
Relay for Life of Perrysburg
Relay for Life of Perrysburg June 10-11, 2011 Rivercrest Park 5pm-11am www.relayforlife.org/perrysburgPress Release Contact Name: SHERRI BECKLEY Press Release Contact Email: [email protected] Organization Name: AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

