The Optimist Club of Van Wert recently hosted three successful After Prom events for Van Wert, Crestview, and Lincolnview High School Students at Olympic Lanes in Van Wert. The Van Wert After Prom took place on April 22nd from 11:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. The Crestview After Prom was the following Saturday, April 29th, from…
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Beautiful Weather for the Defiance Hot Air Balloon Festival
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•It was a very peaceful evening to sit and watch the sky! Defiance United Way hosted the annual Hot Air Balloon event on Saturday, August 3! Crowds filled the Defiance County Airport to see the balloons and to support the cause! The 6th annual Defiance Hot Air Balloon Festival was presented by First Federal Bank,…
“Day of Caring” Grows into a Month of Caring
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•United Way’s 26th annual “Day of Caring” brought together energetic volunteers to make a large impact in Allen County. Hallmark Home Mortgage (HMM) on Coldwater Rd. selected Associated Churches as their destination for a “Day of Caring” on June 21, 2018. They landscaped the garden, sorted food in our warehouse, and inserted our September’s Hunger…
This week at Kiwanis
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•Paulding, OH: This week at Kiwanis, Taryn Stiltner, the director of United Way of Paulding County and fellow Kiwanis member introduced Miah Coil and Jocelyn Camposano as the guest speakers. Both being seniors at Paulding High School and members of National Honor’s Society, the students talked about Blessings in a Bag. Blessings in a Bag,…
Day in the Park at Antwerp
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•It was a beautiful day for the Antwerp Day in the Park for 2017. It was nice to see the crowds along the street and the parade this year was exceptionally long. This year the Gems of the Year were Tim and Brenda Copsey. It was nice to see them with all the work they…
United Way Receives Donation Lead by First Financial Bank
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•Recently, First Financial Bank in Paulding held a food drive to benefit the Caring and Sharing Food Pantry and a Bake Sale with proceeds donated to the United Way of Paulding County. The food drive collected 227 pounds of food for the pantry and the bake sale raised $287.00 for UWPC. Shown looking over the…