LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Twelve non-profit organizations are receiving donations that will help them help kids in a variety of programs.
The Lima Exchange Club presented checks to programs that provide for the welfare of children.
The Lima Exchange Club presented checks to programs that provide for the welfare of children. The organizations can provide a positive influence to the child through sports, education, a caring hand, and even a new pair of shoes. The focus of the Exchange Club is child abuse prevention, and believe these programs will be beneficial for the youth.
The organizations can provide a positive influence to the child through sports, education, a caring hand, and even a new pair of shoes.
"So it's important that the club gives back to these organizations in the community really to fulfill our goal within the community, which is child abuse prevention. Through these organizations, we have a lot of personal relationships with them. Current club members are part of the organizations or are founding members as well who can fulfill their mission and their goal in the community," said Stephanie Moos, president of the Lima Exchange Club.
The focus of the Exchange Club is child abuse prevention, and believe these programs will be beneficial for the youth.
The Exchange Club donated nearly $9,000 to the following programs:
Allen County D.A.R.E. Program – $1,000.00 - a long-standing effort to educate grade-school age children about the dangers of drug and substance abuse.
Lima Youth Roller Hockey – $1,000.00 - to help support a longstanding community youth recreation program.
Samaritan House of Lima – $1,000.00 - a shelter for women with children in need of physical and moral support.
St. Jude Children's Hospital – $500.00 - the donation is given in honor of the late longtime Lima Exchange Club member Bill Gossard and his family and Mike Mullen’s deceased grandson, Drew George.
Crime Victim Services – $500.00 - to help support their Child Advocacy Center.
National Exchange Club Foundation – $500.00 - to help support the nationwide child abuse prevention centers run by the National Exchange Club.
Rally Point Youth Center – $500.00 - a project that offers summer camp opportunities for children who can’t normally afford such an experience.
Equestrian Therapy Program - $500.00 – a donation to support the work done for children by the Lima Equestrian Therapy organization.
Northwest Ohio Literacy Council – $500.00 - an organization that helps adults improve their reading skills so that they can be more effective parents.
Ohenaba Soccer Academy - $500.00 – to help support their youth soccer program.
Ohio Youth Golf Clinic – $250.00 - a volunteer group that provides free golf lessons to Lima area young people during the summer.
Heart & Sole – $2000.00 - a non-profit effort by Exchange Club members Kim and Katina Graham to help provide new shoes for needy grade-school children in Lima. Donation made in conjunction with monies received from the Lima Eagles 370 Charity Foundation.
