Press Releases - Community Interest


Oct 28

Learning Lunch for Advocates of Passenger Rail

TMACOG NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release October 28, 2009 Contact: Mary Pat McCarthy: [email protected] 419.241.9155 ext 106 New Passenger Rail in Ohio Learning Lunch The Northwest Ohio Passenger Rail Association (NOPRA), a leading rail ...

Posted By: Mary Pat McCarthy | Category: Community Interest



Oct 27

How Buying Local Food Helps Support the Local Economy

CIFT is sponsoring a workshop on how buying local helps support the local economy. It will be Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at the Ward Pavilion at 5100 Central Avenue in Toledo. This all day event starts with registration at 9:30am. The cost is ...

Posted By: Louise Wireman | Category: Community Interest



Oct 23

Want to meet moms in your area? Check out ToledoAreaMommies

The Mommies Network is pleased to announce a new website opening October 23, 2009. (www.toledoareamommies.com) This FREE Local website is especially for moms in Toledo, OH; Monroe, MI and all cities in between. We welcome ALL moms of all ages, ...

Posted By: Jeanette | Category: Community Interest



Oct 22

Library Launches Bucks-for-Books Campaign

With more than $7 million in budget cuts, your Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is spending less to purchase new books, DVDs and other library materials. By supporting the Library’s new Bucks-for-Books Campaign, you can help us close the gap ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Oct 21

Reynolds Corners Branch Library Grand-Re-Opening

The public is invited to a special Ribbon-Cutting and Grand Re-Opening Celebration at the Reynolds Corners Branch Library, 4833 Dorr St., scheduled at 11 a.m. on Monday, October 26. The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is proud to reveal its ...

Posted By: Rhonda Sewell | Category: Community Interest



Oct 19

TOUR TOLEDO Preview of Homes and Dream to Own

The City of Toledo Department of Neighborhoods is proud to announce its very first TOUR TO!EDO Preview of Homes, a program designed to introduce new homes located in developing areas of the city to potential home buyers and investors. The City of ...

Posted By: Terri Parker | Category: Community Interest



Oct 15

Live Stream: TPS - State of the District Address

Join Superintendent John Foley and members of the Toledo Public Schools Board of Education for the State of the District Address - "Framework for Success" Streaming live at http://www.knowledgestream.org/kstream/index.asp?item_id=4190 Thursday, ...

Posted By: Knowledge Stream | Category: Community Interest



Oct 14

Ray of Hope Award given to Sylvania Township Citizen Patrol

Sylvania Townships Police Departments Citizen's Patrol receives RAY OF HOPE AWARD. The Citizen's Patrol receive the Ray of Hope Award from the Sylvania Area Family Services Organization on October 14th, 2009. The award is given to organizations who ...

Posted By: Lana Sweeney | Category: Community Interest



Oct 14

Extreme Makeover Home Edition - One Year Later

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is pleased to welcome Toledoan Jackie Frisch, an ordained minister, who will share her amazing story of how a national primetime TV show blessed her family of 13 one year ago. Jackie Frisch is scheduled to ...

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



Oct 14

Hope for the Holidays

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SOME LENAWEE COUNTY FAMILIES WILL BE HUNGRY AND LOOKING FOR HOPE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. Crossroads Community Church feeding hungry families this December. Adrian, MI October 2009. On December 4 & 5, Crossroads Community ...

Posted By: Faythe Emens | Category: Community Interest



Oct 12

Food For Thought to Hold Rummage Sale

News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Tana Schiewer 419.346.4231 [email protected] Food and relationships bridging the gap between poverty and prosperity TOLEDO, Ohio–October 8, 2009–Food For Thought, a local nonprofit ...

Posted By: Amanda Aldrich | Category: Community Interest



Oct 08

CASA Celebrity Wait Night

The Toledo Bar Association’s Lawyers & Doctors Committee and The Academy of Medicine of Toledo & Lucas County present A Celebrity Wait Night For CASA October 28, 2009 Seatings: 6:00 PM & 7:30 PM LaScola Italian Grill To Make ...

Posted By: Lana | Category: Community Interest



Oct 07

Diabetes Youth Services Fundraiser is Nov. 6

The fourth annual Sweet Success Gala will be held Friday, Nov. 6 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Carranor Hunt & Polo Club, Perrysburg. This fundraiser for Diabetes Youth Services (DYS) will help to fund educational services for more than 3,000 ...

Posted By: Julie Pompa | Category: Community Interest



Oct 01

Sunshine to Recognize National Disability Employement Month

Deb Rasmusson, Director of Vocational Services at Sunshine of Northwest Ohio, announced that Sunshine in Maumee will be recognizing National Disability Employee Awareness Month throughout October. The U.S. Labor Dept. has proclaimed "Expectation + ...

Posted By: Deb Rasmusson | Category: Community Interest



Sep 28

20th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting

The Haunted Hydro Dark Attraction Park in Fremont, Ohio will kick off their 20th Anniversary event with a guest celebrity Ribbon Cutting ceremony that includes congressional and mayoral proclamation presentations followed by a reception and premier ...

Posted By: Carol Baker | Category: Community Interest



Sep 28

New Library Hours Effective October 4th, 2009

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s new hours of operation are effective Sunday, October 4, 2009. Thank you for your continued support of Your Library! Monday and Tuesday: Noon - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. ...

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



Sep 27

Fun Family Bowling League Needs Teams

Please Join us for some good clean fun!!! Every other Sunday at Miracle Lanes We bowl at 3:30 pm 3 Games of regular style bowling For $12.00 per person *Only $24 a month per person for a whole season of FUN!* We bowl twice a month: 10/4, 10/20, ...

Posted By: Bowling League | Category: Community Interest



Sep 23

Tent City is Set to Celebrate 20 years of Advocacy

Started in 1990 as the Homeless Awareness Project, 1Matters Tent City will celebrate 20 years of volunteer effort helping the unhoused have a voice in the system. Set for October 30th to November 1st at Civic Center Mall, organizers say the ...

Posted By: Ken Leslie | Category: Community Interest



Sep 22

Inner Voices, Smart Choices Retreat

Take control of your life, make positive choices, and learn to defeat exaggerated fears at a one-day retreat with motivational speaker Mary Faktor on Sat. Oct. 3 at the Center for Conscious Living, 7410 Noward Rd. in Waterville. Mary will also ...

Posted By: Poe | Category: Community Interest



Sep 21

Imagination Station Memberships Now Available!

Toledo, Ohio - The grand opening of Imagination Station is less than 6 weeks away. With opening to the public on Saturday, October 10, 2009, you may be wondering if you can get a sneak peek or if you can be the first to ride the High Wire Cycle, ...

Posted By: Anna Kolin | Category: Community Interest



Sep 03

Scott Monty, Social Media Expert - Live Stream September 4th

Live Streaming Event: September 4, 2009 starting at 8:30 am. Join the Northwest Ohio chapter of PRSA for a live streaming event that will leave you with a better understanding of social media applications for public relations. Scott Monty, who ...

Posted By: Knowledge Stream | Category: Community Interest



Sep 02

Toledo Selected as Host of Kfeirian Cultural Reunion

77th Reunion to Celebrate Lebanese Traditions, Appreciation for American Dream TOLEDO, OH--At the turn of the twentieth century, a group of courageous sons and daughters from Kfeir, a small village in Lebanon, left their homeland in pursuit of a new ...

Posted By: Sherry Parrish | Category: Community Interest



Sep 02

Toledo Mayoral Debate Set for September 8th

The stakes could not be higher. The City of Toledo faces a mountain of increasing challenges including decaying infrastructure, increasing unemployment, and declining population. The next mayor must attempt to demonstrate a vision necessary to ...

Posted By: Brian Trauring | Category: Community Interest



Aug 28

Advertising Club of Toledo Recognized Sept 2

The Advertising Club of Toledo will be recognized by the Toledo City Council and the Lucas County Commissioners for its presentation of AdWORKS, a marketing and advertising seminar for local businesses and non-profits. A press conference will be ...

Posted By: Patrick Giammarco | Category: Community Interest



Aug 24

Chili and Pie Baking Contest

The Genoa Retirement Village will be holding their Fall Pie Baking and Chili contest on September 19, 2009. Pies are to be at the corner of Main and 6th St. between 9am and 10am. Judging will be from 12 noon until 1:30pm. After judging a piece of ...

Posted By: Winnie Chasteen | Category: Community Interest



Aug 21

2009 Authors! Authors! Fall Series

Two best-selling authors, one a fantasy/comic book writer and the other a social/political satirist, are scheduled for the 2009 Authors! Authors! Fall Series this October and November. The series, now in its 15th-year, is presented by The Blade and ...

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



Aug 19

Win a 2010 Mercedes E350-Support Toledo Children's Hospital

Toledo Children’s Hospital has partnered with Vin Devers Autohaus of Sylvania to raffle a 2010 Mercedes-Benz E350. All proceeds will benefit the Toledo Children’s Hospital Foundation. Tickets are only $200 and only 500 tickets will be ...

Posted By: Molly Long | Category: Community Interest



Aug 18

Toledo Mud Hens Launch Grant Program To Aid Local Community

(TOLEDO, OH) – The Toledo Mud Hens are pleased to announce the launch of a grant distribution program for local sports and recreation programs. The Helping Hens Fund of the Toledo Community Foundation requests letters of inquiry from ...

Posted By: Jason D. Griffin | Category: Community Interest



Aug 17

Get Your Green On: Family Style at Your Library

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is introducing a series of three programs geared toward parents and families interested in living a greener lifestyle. The programs are scheduled on Mondays, from 7-8 p.m. in the Children’s Program Room ...

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



Aug 17

Library presents Ask a Patent/Copyright/Trademark Attorney

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library presents, Ask a Patent/Copyright/Trademark Attorney, on the first Tuesday of each month, from 7-8:45 p.m. beginning September 1, 2009 through June 1, 2010 in the Searles Conference Room at Main Library, 325 ...

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