The Freedom Elementary K-Kids raised $190 from their bake and buckeye sale to donate to Deb's Dogs. The donated proceeds will be used to pay veterinarian bills and supplies for the animals. The Deb's Dogs organization is a 501-c3 non-profit organization and has been in Allen County since 2008 helping any injured, stray, or sick animals. After the ceremony, we asked the founder and director of Deb's Dogs, Debbie Helser, what this donation meant to her.

Zwez most recently served as publisher and editor of the Wapakoneta Daily News; she was previously affiliated wit the Evening Leader newspaper in St. Marys and the Community post newspaper in Minster. She has been active in Auglaize County for more than 30 years, having served on the United Way board of directors in the late 1990s, and as board members for both the St. Marys and Wapakoneta Chamber of Commerce, is a Rotarian, serves on the Wapakoneta YMCA board of directors as past president, and volunteers with the Wapakoneta Community Thanksgiving Dinner Committee.

The group hosted the cruise-in after their car shows were canceled from the coronavirus which consists of sports cars, classic cars, trucks, motorcycles, and lowriders from different parts of the state, and even out of state. The event included a food vendor, the You Matter tent, and a 50/50 raffle with half of the proceeds going to Deb’s Dogs, which is a cause near and dear to the group.