The City of Lima and Activate Allen County are giving local neighborhood associations and non-profits a chance to make a difference in the community. Applications are being accepted for the 2022 Neighborhood Impact Grant program. There are 10 grants available for a recognized neighborhood association or 501 c3 organization. Plus, you could boost the money you could receive by also applying for Activate Allen County’s Neighborhood Challenge Grant program. There are three of those grants available, and that application is on the same form with the impact grant. If you get both, your organization could get up to $2,500 to create a program to better a part of the city.
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June 11th is the last of the “Mayor’s Spring Clean-Up” initiative. During the last three Saturdays, 195 people brought items to dumpster locations. They brought 378-loads to fill 34-dumpsters and were helped by 83 volunteers. There will be six sites for drop off giving you no excuse not to do a little spring cleaning.
With one cleanup in the books, the City of Lima is eager to continue the cleanup for the next 3 weekends.
The coloring book was the brainchild of Head Park Ranger Randy Kohli several years ago to educate children. The book gives them safety tips and encouraging messages from city officials and school resource officers who are featured in the book.
The Department of Community Development is spearheading a “Day of Service” to supply three local non-profits assistance in the memory of Doctor Martin Luther King Junior. There will be three bins at these locations; Lima Senior High School, Lima Central Fire Station, and Northland Chief's Supermarket that will be collecting items for the West Ohio Food Bank, Samaritan House, and Our Daily Bread soup kitchen. The community is encouraged to donate.
Meet neighborhood specialist Sydni Winkler, a Lima native formerly the District Executive for the Black Swamp Area Council of the Boy Scouts. Winkler started Monday, June 21st with her boots on the ground working on the Neighborhood Impact Grants. These $500 grants are available to any neighborhood association recognized by the city in 2020 and 501c3 organizations within the city.