“This year’s show was another great success,” said one organizer. “Even with the heat, the community came out strong, and we’re proud to support these groups doing meaningful work.” Among the non-profits receiving funds was the Veterans Food Pantry of Northwest Ohio, Warriors Way, Spread the Love, The Love Luggage Project, Westgate Angels, All Star Pet Rescue, Soldiers of Honor, and The Arc of Lima.
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Free performance of "Come to the Table" hopes to promote a sense of unity within Lima and the region
Rehearsals start Saturday for "Come to the Table", a Last Supper drama. St. John Catholic Church on South Main Street will be the site of the production. It will include all types of art forms including poetry, dance, and singing. The drama will portray DaVinci's last supper in a non-denominational, combined faith event. The hope is to promote a wider sense of unity within Lima and the region.
The Kibby Street offices will be observing holiday hours of operation. They will be closed from Monday, December 26th through Monday, December 2nd. If anyone is in emergency need of food, they encourage you to find one of the local food pantries they serve. The West Ohio Food Bank provides for dozens of panties in an 11-county area.
Nutrien donated $50,000 to the West Ohio Food Bank Monday afternoon. As a way to continue to support the communities that they operate in, the West Ohio Food Bank will combine the donation with other Ohio food banks to get more bang for their buck when they purchase food for distribution. So far this year, the food bank has helped between 48,000 and 50,000 individuals, and over half of them are first-time users.
Elkfest 2022 at the Lima Elks Lodge kicked off Saturday afternoon with a reverse raffle and went all night with a performance from the Shifferly Road band for people to enjoy. The money raised from this event will be put back into the community through charity fund set up by the elks.
A local car dealership and union members teaming up to help some veterans that could use a little extra help. This is the 4th year for the Veterans Car Show at the Reineke Ford Lincoln in Lima. Over 160 classic and custom cars and trucks were on display and had the chance to take home a trophy. This collaboration between the dealership and the UAW local 1219 Veterans Committee benefits the Veterans Food Pantry of Northwest Ohio. Last year they were able to raise around $3,000 to help with the need at the pantry, and community came out again to offer their support.
They make it possible to serve needy families, and the West Ohio Food Bank held its annual all-agency meeting to touch base with those on the front lines of preventing hunger.
Orange is the color of hunger relief and hunger awareness. September is Hunger Action Month and Friday has been set aside as Hunger Action Day for a collective effort to be aware of the hunger issue many people do face in our area.
An art show and car show cruise-in entertained all ages as a chance to bring the hobbies together. Classic and antique cars from church members, and from people outside Allen County, showed off the hard work of the owners. They even got some unique cars to show up despite the rain.
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.