“We want all of those to come together. So hoping that we can get the word out so that anyone in the community that is a part of those and would love to celebrate and share all their heritage would come and join us at the Multicultural Expo,” said Julie Klingler, director of programs and partnerships for the Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce.
“We do it to not just promote unity in the community, but to get people together to learn about resources so that they can thrive in our communities,” said Chad Welker, associate director of Activate Allen County. “When we know what our community needs from a resource perspective, we can tailor those resources and better our communities.”
“It’s basically everything that’s going on in Lima in the ’30s, but also what’s going on around the nation,” said Hannah Bergstedt, Public Engagement and Learning Coordinator at the Lima Public Library. “I think we all know the Great Depression — that’s what the 1930s are known for. But there were other things going on. And actually, Lima did better than a lot of communities during that time because of all of our industry, so we’ll be talking about all of that.”
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“We just want to let people know that the facility is open and you can start coming in, and those programs all kick back in — mainly your food assistance, your rent, utilities, those things like that, which are greatly needed in the community — those are back out and open, and we’re ready to help out with that,” said Operations Manager Paul Downing.
“Saturday really was our big celebration,” said Elizabeth Leis, director of operations at The Met. “In fact, I kind of forgot it was really on Monday because we celebrated awfully hard on Saturday. But today we do still have our drinks. We have our Gettin’ Lucky Tavern Burger. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately—I’m not sure—we sold out of all our corned beef and hash on Saturday.”
Pictured: Christmas hot chocolate with marshmallow
Monday was the only food distribution scheduled for December at the West Ohio Food Bank, and the hours were extended. More than 950 families were signed up for the 6 hours of the distribution. West Ohio Food Bank officials say that they have served 60,000 non-duplicated persons in 2024. They say the need has not diminished since the pandemic but has increased, and they are trying to keep up with the need.
One Lima organization is making sure that no one in the community is going hungry. On Friday, the Restoration House of Lima held a community food giveaway. The giveaway was open to anyone in the public who needs food assistance.
