Lima Senior High School DECA students made a $1,000 donation to the Special Olympics.
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The Tom Ahl Family of Dealerships helped make Christmas a little brighter for local children today.
Rev. Arthur Butler, president of the Lima Black Ministerial Alliance, said the organization felt compelled to step in.
“We felt like it was very important, because we see struggling families throughout our ministries,” Butler said. “Our kids are in the vicinity, and when they can’t be fed, it’s time for us to stand up and feed our children and to get on board with what needs to be done to protect our community.”
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Kim Bruns, executive director of WO-CAP, said, “So we're really kind of looking at any and every option available to us, and so my plea would be, if any agency is in a position to assist us with some emergency funding, whether that be a no-interest loan or a grant or anything, just to help us kind of keep everything going and functioning as is current.”
As the West Ohio Food Bank continues to see rising needs, support is coming from the community.
Established in 1953 as the Lima and Allen County Clinic, the center has undergone several name changes before officially becoming the Lima Children’s Developmental Center in 1996. It remains the only private, non-profit early intervention and preschool program for special needs children in Allen County.
“It’s actually a lot safer because we had potholes in the other lot that were becoming a significant problem, and it makes it easier for staff, volunteers, customers to wheel items out and load them,” said Benji Bergstrand, ReStore manager. “It’s just safer, more efficient, more attractive all around — a good thing.”
Speaking recently to the Lima Rotary Club, the founders of Warriors Way shared updates on their program’s progress. In 2024 alone, the organization served 780 individuals through various therapeutic activities designed to support veterans’ transition back into civilian life.
“We're still fighting the battle of screens, whether that be a phone, tablet or a computer,” said Fred Miller Jr., president of the Wapakoneta Breakfast Optimist Club. “So we're trying to encourage the kids to stay involved in reading books. We know how much reading is a part of their education. Also, working at the library, we encourage those kids to come up and stop at the local library and also get books for the Summer Reading Challenge.”
“These printers use a plastic called PLA, and the students create 3D models in an online program called Onshape,” said Justyn Rex, technician for the E-Tech classroom. “They print anything from small decorations to desk ornaments. I actually have a student right now who is 3D printing a cosplay they designed themselves.”