The West Ohio Food Bank is encouraging community members to take advantage of a $10,000 dollar-for-dollar matching donation from an anonymous donor, allowing the campaign to raise up to $20,000 for hunger relief. During the announcement, Executive Director Tommy Harner was also honored with a proclamation from Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith recognizing her 20 years of service to the organization.

Little Caesars brought its "Love Kitchen" to the Lima Rescue Mission, providing free, freshly made pizzas to men at the shelter.

A Hardin County organization donated five figures in funding to the West Ohio Food Bank. The Kenton Moose Family Center 428 presented the food bank with two checks — one totaling a little more than $9,500 and the other just over $5,000 — bringing the grand total to just under $15,000.

A small local ministry is hoping to make a big impact this holiday season by helping families put food on the table.

Members of the Lima Rotary Club are getting into the holiday spirit with their annual Christmas auction, a long-standing tradition that raises money for the Rotary Foundation through both silent and live bidding.

The Lima City Council is stepping in to help families impacted by the ongoing federal government shutdown and cuts to food assistance benefits.

The Kiwanis Club of Lima continuing to support local organizations through monetary donations.

“The money that we raise from our fundraisers, we have three fundraisers. We take that money and we divide it up among different organizations, and all of them impact the lives of children,” said Bev Beery, community outreach chair for the Lima Kiwanis.

Jason Aldrich, communications and PR manager for the West Ohio Food Bank, said, “That's always a big time of year for giving, and we urge folks to continue to do that, get your churches, your groups, your organizations, to come out and volunteer, to do food drives to help us with our food distributions that we do two times a month for the community.”