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Food bank and state legislative officials walked through the West Ohio Food Bank in Lima for a tour Friday morning. They got the chance to see first-hand how operations are run, and how the food banks have been performing in overdrive since the pandemic hit. Speaker of the Ohio House Bob Cupp, along with House representative Jon Cross were among the crowd of people to tour the distribution center. They got the opportunity to see every step of the process, even what an actual distribution looks like.
The Shawnee Luminary Night is one of the magazine’s biggest fundraisers, and it has grown to the point where they have doubled the amount of donations from the previous year.
Since the pandemic started, we’ve seen countless community outreach programs in Lima. Six months into dealing with COVID-19 and we are still seeing our local organizations making sure that our community is well taken care of.
The Leipsic Community Center hosted a free drive-thru meal service this afternoon. Thursday afternoon, outside of the back of the Community Center, cars lined up to receive a free meal delivered to them. The meal includes mac and cheese, ham, green beans, cake, and strawberries. Thanks to donations and the West Ohio Food Bank, the Community Center can support up to 250 meals per afternoon and will host a food donation every Thursday for the remainder of April. Donations are important for additional meal giveaways past April, and you can help at home.
Hardin County saw some Covid-19 relief today as the National Guard helped the West Ohio Food Bank distribute food to hundreds of families.
Over 90,000 pounds of food was distributed to families across Hardin County. Filling car after car, the National Guard stepped in to help when volunteers were running low for the Food Bank.
On Saturday Alter Ego Comics hosted its annual Halloween Comic Fest, an event that will help them prepare for a future project.
Families got the chance to pick out free comic books, purchase various items and participate in a costume contest.They could even donate to the West Ohio Food Bank.
The West Ohio Community Action Partnership and ABATE are making sure that around 120 Allen County Children get the Christmas they deserve.
The holidays can be anything but jolly for those who are having trouble getting food on the table.
