Press Releases - Community Interest

Toledo, Ohio—The Eaton Corporation today presented a “Powering Communities Grant” of $100,000 to the Toledo Zoo’s Capital Campaign for the new elephant exhibit. The generous Capital Campaign contribution was presented today ...

1Matters Press Conference When: 10:00 a.m. Monday, 5/16/2011 Where: 20 North Gallery (Located at 18 N. St. Clair) For What You May Ask? 1) To announce: “1Walks – 1Rocks – 1Matters” set for 10/9/11, and Tent City set for ...

Toledo, Ohio— Over 850 trees were officially dedicated today as part of Acres for the Atmosphere, a program that inspires people to take action to reduce the amount of CO2 in our environment by planting trees. These trees were recently ...

More than 600 students from the greater Toledo area will participate in the ninth annual Latino Youth Summit at The University of Toledo. The summit, which is open to students in grades 7 through 12, with take place 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 ...

It’s that time of year again, Bark in the Park – Walk for the Animals on Sunday, May 15. Raise pledges to support homeless animals in our community! Then “fetch” your sneakers, grab your furry friend for a 1.5 mile journey ...

Sunday, May 08, 2011, Toledo, Ohio, USA – The Toledo Civil Rights March for LGBTQ Equality has been planned for Friday, June 3 at noon and will meet on the premises of One Government Center, 640 Jackson St. The sidewalk route of the march will ...

The Sylvania Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the first annual Sylvania Car Show on May 22, 2011, on Main Street in downtown Sylvania. Car registration begins at 8AM and Main Street will be closed from Monroe Street to Erie Street beginning ...

Come join The Delicious Devastating Divas--Ms. Computer Lady & Platinum Queens West--on their new show "Yes, You Do Matter." The Ladies will be discussing"Whether She's Here or Not, Celebrate and Honor Momma." This broadcast is slotted for ...

MAKING STRIDES. More than 4,000 will gather Saturday, May 7, for a non-competitive 5K walk to raise funds to support life-saving cancer research, education, advocacy and patient services. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the walk gets underway ...

Megan Coyle Stamos, Vice President of Coyle Funeral and Cremation Services announced today that her firm has been selected to become an exclusive, Certified Veterans & Family Memorial Care Provider. VFMC Providers are family owned & operated. They ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

-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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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! ...

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 ...

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: ...

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 ...