Press Releases - Community Interest


Aug 24

Cool Cat Strut Set for October 22nd

The Cool Cat Strut is an annual Halloween costume party/fundraiser for the PAWS and Whiskers cat shelter, sponsored mainly by Sylvania Veterinary Hospital, the City Paper and Krafting for Kitties.COOL CAT STRUT 2010Annual Halloween PartyFriday, ...

Posted By: Cindy Champer | Category: Community Interest



Aug 17

It Takes a Community to Raise a Child ~ School Supply Drive

Keeping It Local NWO in collaboration with Coupons For Christ, are holding a school supply drive and coupon class at Latte'da in Genoa. Come for the FREE class OR just drop off a donation!! Help give a child the confidence in knowing he/she is ...

Posted By: Michelle Emahiser-Allen | Category: Community Interest



Aug 12

Local Restaurant Supports Bittersweet Farms

On August 22, 2010 Caper’s Restaurant and Bar in South Toledo will host a parking lot party to benefit Bittersweet Farms in Whitehouse. Toledo, Ohio, August 5, 2010 – On August 22, 2010 Caper’s Restaurant and Bar will be hosting a ...

Posted By: Emily Meadows | Category: Community Interest



Aug 08

Golf Outing to Benefit Friendly Center Children's Programs

September 10, 2010 Bedford Hills Golf Club 6400 Jackman Road Temperance, MI * Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00 am * Shotgun Start 9:00 am * Lunch and Awards Immediately After Golf 18 Holes of Golf With Cart (scrambles format –best ...

Posted By: Jeri Piehl - Golf Outing Chair | Category: Community Interest



Aug 05

Out Of The Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention

Please come join our walk for awareness and prevention of suicide. It will be on 09/11/10 @ Olander Park on Sylvania Ave in Sylvania, OH. Registration starts @ 900 am, walk starts @10:00 am. We will have music and donations of food and water. It is ...

Posted By: jodi hepler | Category: Community Interest



Aug 05

Toledo Recycling Company Needs Your Vote!

For Immediate Release: Please play a part in bringing SMART BINZ solar-powered recycling receptacles to communities and college campuses across the country. SMART BINZ (Toledo, OH) is in the running for a $50,000 grant in the Pepsi Refresh project ...

Posted By: Chris Harris | Category: Community Interest



Aug 03

2010 Sandpiper Boat Ride Fundraiser

Come and enjoy an afternoon of cruising on the Maumee River with friends and neighbors as the Art Tatum African-American Resource Center Advisory Board hosts its 2010 Sandpiper Boat Ride Fundraiser. The event is scheduled from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Aug 03

Maumee Branch Library presents Holiday on the Romantic Rhine

Join the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library as we take a Holiday on the Romantic Rhine at 10 a.m. on Thursday,August 12, at the Maumee Branch Library, 501 River Rd., Maumee, OH. Travel expert Judy Pfaffenberger will visually take participants of ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Aug 02

SMART BINZ solar powered recycling receptacles - Pepsi grant

SMART BINZ (Toledo, OH) is in the running for a $50,000 grant in the Pepsi Refresh Everything Project during the entire month of August, and they need your help. Grants are awarded based on the # of votes each project receives from the general ...

Posted By: Christopher Harris | Category: Community Interest



Jul 30

Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb--Toledo Museum of Art

The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb Opens Oct. 29, 2010 at Toledo Museum of Art Discover an ancient civilization's fascinating approach to life and the afterlife at The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb, a new exhibition opening Oct. 29 at ...

Posted By: Toledo Museum of Art | Category: Community Interest



Jul 29

Cedar Point to Celebrate PEANUTS' 60th Anniversary

For 60 years, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the PEANUTS characters have brought happiness to people of all ages. Cedar Point will be celebrating this milestone with special PEANUTS-themed events for eight days, beginning Sunday, Aug. 1 through Sunday, ...

Posted By: Cedar Point | Category: Community Interest



Jul 28

AAUW Event Features Fine Wines and the Best in R&B

You are invited to attend the Bowling Green Branch of the AAUW’s upcoming wine and hors d’oeuvre reception. This event will support their Women’s Scholarship Program, which annually awards two scholarships to non-traditional Wood ...

Posted By: Jan Twork | Category: Community Interest



Jul 27

American Cancer Society's Cattle Baron's Ball

The American Cancer Society’s Toledo Cattle Baron’s ball will be held in the beautiful Great Hall at the Stranahan Theater on Saturday, October 9, 2010. Festivities begin at 6:00pm with a fun filled evening that includes a silent and ...

Posted By: Amanda Campbell | Category: Community Interest



Jul 27

Relay For Life of The University of Toledo

One day. One night. One community. Your Relay For Life® is about celebration, remembrance, and hope. By participating, you honor cancer survivors, pay tribute to the lives we've lost to the disease, and raise money to help fight it all right ...

Posted By: Amanda Campbell | Category: Community Interest



Jul 27

Fisher-Price Play Weekend Returns to the Zoo

Both The Toledo Zoo and Fisher-Price have decades of experience in creating great memories for children, so it’s no surprise that they’ve joined forces! Your family won’t want to miss Fisher-Price Play Weekend, Saturday, July 31 ...

Posted By: Toledo Zoo | Category: Community Interest



Jul 27

Toledo Metroparks Construction Notices

Sealing Work At Pearson Beginning the week of June 21, asphalt sealing will begin at Pearson. The work will cause periodic closings of all paved surfaces in the park, including the main road and parking lots. The work is expected to last ...

Posted By: Scott Carpenter | Category: Community Interest



Jul 23

Toledo Museum of Art September 2010 Program Highlights

The Psychedelic 60s: Posters from the Rock Era Through Sept. 12, 2010, Canaday Gallery Organized by the Toledo Museum of Art, this exhibition of 150 posters on loan from the Houston Freeburg Collection features 50 posters representing the height of ...

Posted By: Teri Sharp | Category: Community Interest



Jul 23

Boy Scout Newspaper and Magazine Drive, Aug. 7 - 8, Fremont

St. Ann's Scout Troop 339 will hold a newspaper and magazine drive on Aug. 7th and 8th at St. Ann's Church parking lot, West State St. at Rawson Ave. in Fremont. The scouts will be loading the newspapers and magazines on Saturday from 9:00 am until ...

Posted By: Denny Setzler | Category: Community Interest



Jul 22

Learning Express Library - Job & Career Accelerator

What is Job & Career Accelerator ™? It’s an online system found on Learning Express Library that combines everything you need for a successful job search into one easy-to-use online application. The system can be accessed 24/7 from ...

Posted By: Rhonda B. Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Jul 22

Toledo Heights Branch Library celebrates 75th Anniversary

he Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s Toledo Heights Branch will celebrate its 75th Anniversary from 2-4 p.m. on Wednesday, August 4. The branch is located at 423 Shasta Dr. In 1935, this English Tudor style branch library was built with the ...

Posted By: Rhonda B. Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Jul 20

ENJOY THE PARTY – AND MAKE THE "SMART" CHOICE

ENJOY THE PARTY – AND MAKE THE "SMART" CHOICE Black & White Cab kicks off "no excuses" campaign – offering innovative and easy ways to get home safely They know where you are. They know what you're doing. And now, they can ...

Posted By: Karen Baker | Category: Community Interest



Jul 19

Unison Behavioral Health Group Opens Third Facility

Unison Behavioral Health Group stepped up in the midst of crisis to meet the needs of Toledo youth when Connecting Point closed in 2009. Concerns raced throughout the community about the future of behavioral health and substance abuse treatment for ...

Posted By: Kitty Slight | Category: Community Interest



Jul 15

EOPA Urban Greens & Sprouts Community Gardens Tour

Imagine walking out your front door, down a few houses to beautiful neighborhood garden that is overflowing with juicy fruit and vibrant vegetables! You know how good they’ll taste in your homemade “spicy salsa” or that famous ...

Posted By: Terri Parker | Category: Community Interest



Jul 15

JAMIE FARR: Library’s fourth Sight and Sound documentary

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is proud to announce the third documentary of its exciting new Sight and Sound project, which seeks to interview pioneering local figures during their lifetimes and capture them in documentary form. This recent ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Jul 14

Live Stream: Northwest Ohio Ag-Business Breakfast Forum

Northwest Ohio Ag-Business Breakfast Forum: Ever heard of the Ohio Livestock Coalition? For years, and still to this day, agriculture is the number one contributor to Ohio's economy ($98 billion). Farming provides nearly one million jobs, or one out ...

Posted By: Knowledge Stream | Category: Community Interest



Jul 08

Sew, What's the Pointe?

Live in the Northwest Ohio area? Plan on attending our new quilting/sewing club "Sew, What's the Pointe?" the 2nd Tuesday of every month at The LifePointe Church in Waterville, Ohio. Bring your sewing machine, bring a friend and a show-n-tell and ...

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Jun 28

Health & Wellness Retreat NW Ohio 1st Slated July 31st!

Journey to a Healthier You is a 2-day retreat sponsored by Belamere Suites in Perrysburg, Ohio to provide inspiration for connecting with local professionals and learn about available rewarding tools and services for experiencing change towards ...

Posted By: Milissa Clark | Category: Community Interest



Jun 15

Newly formed Bible based church

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Who We Are... We are an independent, new covenant church, Christ centered and outward focused; committed to modeling Christ's life in the world. We are ministry active, serving in both ...

Posted By: Jerry Shannon | Category: Community Interest



Jun 10

Wafflee House Fundraiser To Help Tornado Victims

I am employed at Waffle House in Perrysburg. We are having a Fundraiser on Thursday, June 10th, 2010. (Tomorrow) for local tornado victims. It would be a huge help if the public can show up to help raise donations for our local victims. This is a ...

Posted By: kirstin meek | Category: Community Interest



Jun 07

PAR TEE On the Green: Toledo Children’s Hospital Benefit

WHAT: Slip on your Topsiders and paisley Pulitzer for a swinging good par-tee on the green to celebrate the Toledo Children’s Hospital Golf Benefit in memory of Dick Liden. Liden and his wife, Alliene helped to create Angie’s Place, a ...

Posted By: Jared Meade | Category: Community Interest