“We have a little bit of time, but we want to make sure that we are able to maintain and have growth for this pool and for our community, all of the I can't wait to see all of the kids' faces when they make their first toe dip or their jump into the pool is very exciting,” said Robin Frazier, executive director of the Lima Community Foundation.
According to the Lupus Foundation of America, an estimated 1.5 million Americans live with lupus, and 90% of those diagnosed are women. However, the disease also affects men and children.
The park’s construction was funded through federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars, but its long-term management and maintenance will be supported by the endowment fund. A $5 million goal was set for the fund, and it is currently about 82% of the way there.
“We have a lot of excellent organizations in the community that do great things for people of all ages,” said Troy Elwer, incoming Rotary Foundation president. “Our main goal and mission as the Rotary Foundation Board is to award them with grant opportunities and dollars that they can either put toward their general operating budget for the year or for a specific project that they’re looking to accomplish, either in a facility or in the community.”
Once a month through April, the Civic Center will be showing family movies on the big screen. This is the third year for the Groupie Movies series but the first time they've held a Groupie Movie Night since the pandemic.
Thursday's movie was "The Polar Express" and free peppermint lattes were handed out to get viewers in the Christmas spirit. The Civic Center Foundation keeps ticket prices for this event low so that as many people as possible can come out and enjoy a nostalgic movie with their family.
The Smith Jones Family Foundation has been offering an "educational field trip" experience for high school students for the past several years. It's an inside look at four traditionally Black universities with tours given by Lima Area Alumni. They will also be attending an HBCU football game. The foundation hopes this field trip will help build the region's workforce encouraging students to attend college and come back home to start their careers.
The Lima Rotary Club got an update on the project at their meeting on Monday, the stormwater sewers and the water lines have been run to the project. The foundation has been laid for the amphitheater and for the restroom and the cinder blocks have started to go down for both. The project got a big boost last month as it got $800 thousand dollars from the state as part of the capital budget. That means the main part of the project is fully funded and ready to benefit the community.
