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.
The grant is open to any 501(c)(3) organization located in Allen County or one of its adjacent counties. To qualify, the proposed project must be completed within 12 months of receiving the funds. Applications will be accepted through June 30.
What made Monday night special was the Octagon Club focused the movie night to support Generations of Love, a Wapakoneta non-profit that supports adoptive families and foster children in need.
The Bluffton American Legion Post 382 donated thousands of dollars Monday evening to 9 local non-profit organizations. Each year, Post 382 holds the Fred Arnold Memorial Charitable Golf Scramble, and the proceeds accumulated from the event all go toward local non-profits. This year, more than $6,000 were donated among 9 non-profits including the Bluffton Food Pantry and Family YMCA along with Flag City Honor Flight and the American Legion Operation Comfort Warrior, to name a few. For over a decade, Post 382 has been hitting the green each year to make a difference locally.
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Local non-profits are disappointed that Amazon is ending their donations through the AmazonSmile program.
Did you conquer Black Friday? Did you shop local for Small Business Saturday? Or is Cyber Monday more your speed? No matter where you spend your hard-earned cash, local non-profit agencies want you to remember Giving Tuesday because as Jeff Fitzgerald tells us, giving can be the best reward of all.
Wapakoneta, OH (WLIO) - Various awards were given to individuals and businesses that showed their excellence this year in Wapakoneta.
The winners of the "Impact Grants" provided by the City of Lima's Department of Housing and Neighborhoods are gearing up to complete the projects they presented for funding. The Faurot West Neighborhood Association will be handing out more than 100 grab sticks to help clean up the neighborhood and City Life at Rally Point will be adding a new activity for the kids they serve. The Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Neighborhood Association also receiving an impact grant for an event they are planning in October.
Over 350 volunteers from the Lima area rolled up their sleeves for United Way's 6th Annual Day of Caring. The day started at Ohio State Lima as United Way of Greater Lima kicked off their 2022 campaign with the theme "Come Together". The goal for their campaign is $1.7 million, and early campaigning has already raised over $200,000 toward that fund. Once the gathering was over, volunteers spread out to help non-profit organizations in the community.
Today was a special day for some local non-profit organizations as they received donations to support their respective missions! The Bluffton American Legion Post 382 awarded donations to 9 non-profits raised from the annual Fred Arnold Charitable Golf Scramble.
