Press Releases - Community Interest
Oct
22
The Toledo Humane Society is at CAT-PACITY!
Fall in love with your forever friend this autumn – the Toledo Humane Society is filled to the brim with potential forever friends calling your name!
Kitten season has slowed but is still nowhere near ending, and the THS is completely FULL ...
Oct
01
Show Appreciation for Teachers with Random Acts of Ice Cream
School looks a little different this year, and to show gratitude for the educators and support staff who are teaching our nation’s youth while navigating these new challenges, Midwest-made Hudsonville Ice Cream is seeking nominations for its ...
Sep
17
Habitec Security Gives Back with Donations to 22 Local Charities
During August, Habitec Security turned to its customers and employees to nominate deserving non-profit organizations for donations as part of their Habitec Cares program. Habitec originally planned to donate $5,000 to some of the nominated ...
Jul
08
Celebrate National Ice Cream Month With Free Ice Cream Giveaways From Hudsonville Ice Cream
Sweetest Summer Ever giveaway awards three winners each week
July is National Ice Cream Month and Hudsonville Ice Cream is celebrating the holiday with free ice cream giveaways for the next three weeks of the month as part of its Sweetest Summer ...
Jun
17
Press Club of Toledo Announces 2020 Touchstone Awards Date
Type Press Release Information Here
The Press Club of Toledo is pleased to announce the 2020 Touchstone Awards are scheduled to take place Wednesday, October 21 at the Belvedere Room at the Toledo Club.
This year’s speaker will be Dr. ...
May
28
Sylvania Farmers Market Set to Open
Type Press Release Information Here- The Sylvania Farmers Market's opening day is June 2nd. The market will operate each Tuesday through October 13 from 3:00-7:00 pm. The market is located at Sylvania First United Methodist Church, 7000 Erie Street, ...
May
13
Toledo.com Directory Now Includes Local Food Truck Info
Type Press Release Information Here As Toledo.com continues to improves it's directory of local businesses, it has now added Food Trucks as a category for search. Interest in local food truck options, so this information should be helpful for locals ...
May
08
Serenity Farm's Team Thunder
Serenity Farm Equestrian Center’s Team Thunder is getting back to business on May 15th! We are excited to announce that the mini therapy horses, making up Team Thunder, will be visiting various care facilities throughout Northwest Ohio. We ...
May
04
Toledo Streets Provides Digital Newspaper for Vendors
If you have spent any time in Downtown Toledo, you have undoubtedly run into a person wearing an orange vest, a badge, and selling the Toledo Streets Newspaper. Each vendor, as they are referred to, runs their own microenterprise. They buy the paper ...
Apr
27
Send your thanks to healthcare heroes with Hudsonville's Random Acts of Ice Cream
Expressing gratitude to healthcare heroes working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic just got a little easier with the return of Random Acts of Ice Cream from Midwest-made Hudsonville Ice Cream. The family-owned ice cream company is ...
Apr
20
Toledo Plus One: A Glass Roots Movement to Support Local Frontline Heroes and Restaurants
Join us in taking a "plus one" to lunch or dinner. But not just any plus one - a local front-line healthcare or first responder hero.
Donations are now being accepted through a fund organized by Greater Toledo Community Foundation. Donations will ...
Apr
15
Volunteers Introduce Toledo Tip Jar To Support Regional Service Workers
In an effort to help the regional community during the COVID-19 crisis, a group of volunteers has created an online platform to help those who rely on tips as a significant portion of their income. Toledo Tip Jar, led by Spoke Design — a ...
Apr
13
St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Provides Free Meals to Families Impacted by Covid-19
Free meals for families impacted during the pandemic!
St. Patrick of Heatherdowns continues to provide FREE breakfast and lunch items for families with kids, who’ve been impacted by Covid-19.
The grab n’ go bags with various breakfast ...
Mar
30
OregonFest 2020 PostPoned
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"Oregon Fest 2020 Postponed"
OREGON, OHIO -- MAR 27 2020 -- It is with careful consideration that the Oregon Fest Committee has decided to postpone “Oregon Fest 2020 – Past. Present. Future.” due to the ...
Mar
30
Lake Erie BBQ Hosts Donation Drive to Benefit Northwood during COVID19 Outbreak
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "Lake Erie BBQ Hosts Donation Drive"
Saturday – April 4th, 2020 11am to 3pm Lake Erie BBQ Great Eastern Shopping Center 2676 Woodville Road Northwood OH Accepting unopened/unexpired food, household/cleaning items, ...
Mar
26
Miller Diversified Launches Digital Tip Jars for Wait Staff of Local Restaurants
Miller Diversified is kicking off a fundraiser called Tip Jar 419 that will gather and distribute funds directly to wait staff of local restaurants in the wake of COVID-19.
“I was looking for an immediate solution for people whose primary ...
Mar
16
The Youth ENTREPRENEURS EXPO
Type Press Release Information Here
Donnetta Carter, Event Organizer
[email protected]
(419) 367-9765
The Social Butterfly
PO Box 2661 Toledo, OH 43606
You may be an account holder that is submitting on behalf of others. Please fill out the ...
Mar
09
Briarfield Cafe Reopens in Maumee
Briarfield Cafe is very pleased to announce its reopening on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. After a fire in September of 2019 closed the business for five months, we are ready to welcome and serve our customers, both old and new. The restaurant has served ...
Mar
03
Lucas SWCD to Host Farmers' Breakfast Highlighting Dredge Research
Maumee, OH — The Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District is excited to host a free farmers’ breakfast on March 19, 2020 at The Andersons headquarters in Maumee. Doors will open at 8:00 A.M. After breakfast, attendees will hear from ...
Feb
28
Lucas SWCD to Host Spring Fish & Cover Crop Sales
The Lucas Soil & Water Conservation District (Lucas SWCD) is offering a Fish Sale and a Cover Crop Sale this spring.
Lucas SWCD has partnered with Walnut Creek Seeds (Carroll, OH) to offer several different cover crops, including a Color and ...
Feb
28
Lucas SWCD to Host Spring Fish & Cover Crop Sales
The Lucas Soil & Water Conservation District (Lucas SWCD) is offering a Fish Sale and a Cover Crop Sale this spring.
Lucas SWCD has partnered with Walnut Creek Seeds (Carroll, OH) to offer several different cover crops, including a Color and ...
Feb
26
MHRSB seeks community feedback to develop Strategic Plan
The Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Lucas County (MHRSB) is seeking Lucas County Residents to participate in a short survey. Please take a few minutes to provide invaluable feedback for the development of MHRSB's three-year strategic ...
Feb
24
Local Fair Housing Advocate Joins The Fair Housing Center as Vice President and General Counsel
Monday, February 24, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sarah Jenkins Director of Public Policy and Community Engagement, The Fair Housing Center Office: 419-243-6163 ext. 123 Cell: 419-503-0529 [email protected]
Local Fair Housing ...
Feb
19
POSTPONED: Benefit for the Barn 2020
Due to the governor's recent restrictions on gatherings of 100+ people, Serenity Farm’s Benefit for the Barn (originally scheduled for 4/18) is being rescheduled. We are optimistic and will be using this time to perfect our event. In the ...
Feb
19
The Lucas SWCD Tree Sale is Underway
The Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District is accepting mailed, drop-off, and online orders for the Annual Tree, Shrub, and Garden Sale! All orders must be prepaid and received by Friday, March 27th to guarantee selection. After that date, we ...
Feb
17
Huge 2-Day Book Sale at Way Library Feb 21-22
Winter Blast Book Sale at Way Library in Perrysburg
Way Public Library Foundation & Friends will hold an enormous used book sale on Friday, February 21 from 9 am until 6:30 pm and Saturday, February 22 from 9 am until 3 pm on the ...
Feb
10
Winter Walk & Listen: Cherish Our Beloved Animals
1-3pm, Saturday, February 22, 2020
Join Joe Sparks, of Joe's Yoga & Fitness, for for his 6th climate awareness walk to cherish and remember all animals - wild and domestic. We'll walk together & listen to stories of love and connection to ...
Feb
10
Climate Awareness Talk & Conversation
Friday, Feb. 21, 7-8:30pm
Join us for a presentation, talk and conversation about the climate crisis with Bob Clark-Phelps & Joe Sparks, of Joe's Yoga & Fitness. Followed by a reception.
Free, but please register: ...
Jan
27
Book Signing and Meet and Greet
Spoons and Needles is a fictional story based on a real family’s turmoil in facing and dealing with addiction and the complicated emotions when a loved one is addicted. In 2017, there were 4,293 overdoses reported in Ohio alone. Ohio is ...
Jan
20
6th Annual Stephanie Dawn FABRIC & Handbag SALE
6th Annual Stephanie Dawn Fabric & Handbag Sale
DATE: Saturday, February 15, 2020
LOCATION: 1197 Grill Road, Van Wert, OH 45891
HOURS: Saturday 8:00AM - 5:00PM
FREE Parking - FREE Admission - Also, Handicap Accessible Restrooms
It is ...

