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THE MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE
Page 10 May 21, 2009 - May 27, 2009
Celina Couple Receives Albert Heckler
Award from Cheryl Ann Programs
Louis and Dorothy Hoyng never imagined that theyd be-
come involved with Cheryl Ann Programs.
They were raising three happy, healthy boys in their Celina
home. Louie operated his custom upholstery shop next door,
and Dorothy worked in the high school cafeteria. They were a
typical family.
Then a very atypical thing happened. Their middle son,
Brian, was struck by lightning in 1981 when he was 16. With
that bolt out of the blue, the Hoyngs lives changed forever.
The odds of being struck by lightning are one in 280,000,
but the Hoyngs couldnt afford to spend much time thinking
about their terrible luck. They had a son who needed them
more than he ever had. The first years after Brians accident,
which left him with severe disabilities, were very difficult,
they said, as they searched for someone who could help them
help Brian.
Their school district helped as much as it could.Finally, then-
Superintendent Ralph Stelzer recommended a place the Hoyngs
knew about but had never visited as parents: Cheryl Ann.
Cheryl Ann was the best thing that ever happened to us,
Louie Hoyng said. It gave Brian his life back.
The people of Cheryl Ann helped Brian with his everyday
life. They gave him a place to go and jobs to do. He made new
friends, and enjoyed everything about his experiences there,
up to and including the bus ride out to Mud Pike.
When he would see Sam Morden (his bus aide) he would
just smile, and the people in Adult Day Services really knew
how to make him laugh, Dorothy Hoyng said.
It wasnt long before the Hoyngs were finding ways to re-
pay Cheryl Ann for its help. They were regular volunteers.
Louie Hoyng completed upholstery jobs for the unique
equipment used at Cheryl Ann, and often, said Superintendent
Mike Overman, Louie would forget to send us a bill. He
also served a term on the county MRDD board and was the
board president.
For all that, and for their tireless advocacy on behalf of
their son, the Hoyngs received the Albert Heckler Award at
the staff appreciation banquet in March. The award is given
each year to a Cheryl Ann family that exemplifies service and
advocacy.
The Hoyngs both served as good examples of first-rate
advocates for their son, Overman said. They rarely ever
missed a day spending time with him, and they always spoke
up to be sure his needs were being met. They were really spe-
cial parents for Brian, and really good supporters of our pro-
gram.
Brian Hoyng died in February 2008 at the age of 43. In the
years after the lightning strike he taught his family a lot about
patience, hope, endurance and acceptance. He introduced the
Hoyngs to a world they had only seen from the outsidebut it
was a world where they found welcome and acceptance.
We met some wonderful people during our years at Cheryl
Ann, Dorothy Hoyng said. They worked their hearts out
helping us with Brian.
Dorothy and Louis Hoyng
Stateline Writers Meet
At the April meeting of the Stateline Writers Club, members read
profiles they had written about someone, living or dead or make-
believe, and member Eileen Whitsetts special activity of having mem-
bers combine pictures of particular scenes with a person or people
assigned to them to put into that scene brought interesting results.
Sue Miller and Gretchen Bollenbachers proposal for a special
meeting designed to attract new members was described and approved.
Members will be hosted by the Coldwater Public Library in June for
a reading of their best work.
At the next meeting, which will be on Saturday, May 16, mem-
bers will rehearse for their special program in June.
Stateline club members meet the 3rd Saturday of each month at
10 a.m. at the Celina Mercer County Library. Anyone interested in
coming to a meeting or becoming a member is cordially invited to
attend.
Celina Rotary Dog Park Dedicated
BY: BETTY LOU DENNEY/HALL
Opening day at the Celina Rotary Dog Park received
rave revues from the dogs. As the gates opened for the first
time on Tuesday May 12, dogs of all sizes were seen mak-
ing their way to the park to get a chance to run in over 3
acres of wide open spaces of the chain-linked fenced in
area. Small dogs area is an acre and the large dogs have
over 2 acres. The new park, which is one of newest and
biggest things happening in the State Parks around the coun-
try, was made possible due to the efforts of Deborha Borns,
Rotary Club President. Her friend, Darlene Lynskey, is also
working on getting a State Dog Park in her home town of
St. Marys. The two dog lovers along with many volunteers
worked many hours with the help of the State and Craig
Morton, who is the regional manager of Grand Lake St.
Marys. Together they cleared away debris from the previ-
ously unused land. The Park is located at the end of West
Bank Road
Deb Borns saw her idea come to life with the help of the
Celina Rotary Clubs major donation and businesses as well
as individuals who helped with labor and monetary dona-
tions. The idea came to her after visiting another dog park.
At the dedication ceremony Deb thanked many of the
people who made the park possible. Jeff Larmore, Past
Rotary President and Celina City Council Member spoke
as his 150 pound Newfoundland, Bentley checked out the
park. Jeff is also a large contributor to the park in honor of
the recovery of Bentley after he had been lost for several
days. Craig Morton, Regional Manager of State Park Gand
Lake St. Marys and John Hunter, Assistant Chief of the
Division of Parks and Recreation also spoke at the dedica-
tion ceremony. Deb concluded her speech with some wise
lessons that she has learned from her own dogs. A few of
which were: Never leave home without your leach and
your ID. If you stare at someone long enough, you will get
what you want. Last, if it is not wet and sloppy it is not a
real kiss.
One of the many visitors enjoying running free on dedi-
cation day was a lab /poodle mix owned by Dave Hochstien,
professor at Wright State University. He has other dogs at
home but decided to only bring one at a time. He com-
mented that this was the first time his dog had this much
exercise since he got him a year ago.
There are a few small problems to work out with the
park, such as the water faucet would not shut off and there
was a small hole under the fence in the small dog side of
the park, which of course was found by one of the little
furry visitors on dedication day. These problems will be
easily fixed. Memberships ($10) to Fur Ever Friends are
being sold to help with the upkeep of the park. The use of
the park is free to the public. One of the additions they
would like to have is benches added to the park for the
comfort of the owners.
The green stations placed around the fence for the dog
wastes were given at a discount by Florida based company
named DogiPot. Gary Brown, Assistant Operations Man-
ger, heard about the plans for the park and wanted to help
by giving discounts on the pots. The company has all Oxi-
biodegradable bags inside the pots for your dog waste. Gary
flew in from Florida to be a part of the ribbon cutting and
opening of the park. More of their products can be found
by going to: www.propet.org.
If visiting the park remember to follow the rules that are
posted at the entrance. Common sense is your guide such
as:
Dogs should have their current shots
The park has little dog and big dog sections, keep
dogs in their own spaces.
Dont leave dog unattended
Do not bring a dog that shows aggressive behavior
Keep small children under close supervision
Clean up after your own dog
Never bring a dog to the park that has an illness.
These are just a few precautions to remember. Check
the rules before entering the park and you and your dog
will have a great time The Park is open daylight to dark
everyday.
Deb Borns prepares to cut the ribbon at the Dedication of the Celina Rotary Club Dog Park. Helping to hold the ribbon
is Darlene Lynskey and John Hunter, assistant chief of the Ohios Division of Parks and Recreation. On left is Craig
Morton, Regional Manager of Grand Lake St. Marys. Right: Jeff Larmore and Bentley. Photo by Roy Hall.
OFF THE WALL
Observations ... by John Bruns
ROADTRIP
Sometimes you are good and
other times youre lucky. The
Bride and I had to move our
midwinter break up a couple
weeks because of some dental
surgery scheduled later this
month. We decided to accept the
colder weather in south Georgia
in late January rather than risk
the perils of pain and infections
800 miles from our dentist in late
February. Go figure. We found
temperatures in the high 60s and
70s with constant sunshine and
air conditioning. It probably is
the best winter weather we have
hit down here in twenty years.
I must have been exceptionally
intelligent to chose the early
option and probably obnoxious
to tell you poor northerners how
great we had it, but I do feel for
you and the constant overcast and
cold.
Long car trips can be an
important growing experience.
For the first four decades of
our relationship, I always had
to be the person behind the
steering wheel in charge of
things. The Bride was in charge
of maps, navigation issues, and
refreshments. Now they have
this computer, satellite thing that
tells you where to turn and what
lane to get into. It even gets all
excited if you stop for gas, or turn
the wrong way. The Bride has
essentially lost her navigators
role to modern technology, but
she still has to locate maps for
me to carry into restaurants and
motels. I am not quite ready to
turn my life completely over
to some Big Brother computer
watching me from above. I have
however, promoted my navigator
to the position of co-pilot. I have
learned to take the right hand
seat for hours at a time without
grabbing the dash and offering
driving suggestions. This may
sound minor, but like retirement
it was a necessary and ultimately
positive adjustment.
Cars are actually similar to
the isolation booths of the old,
old television show, The $64,000
Question. Inside the booth and
car you do not get to watch the
television show and know what
is happening like the rest of
the world. One is just trapped
inside with your own thoughts.
On our recent trip I was giving
consideration to the different
lane drivers on the interstate.
Many left laners must value
each second of their life or
perhaps must find a bathroom
immediately. They live in the
left lane and if you should happen
to venture into that territory to
pass slower traffic, it is similar
to NASCAR; they may draft
your tail or dive below you for
a pass on the right before you
can react. On stretches of three
lane interstates, the middle lane
appears to be for the old, infirm,
or confused. Many actually drive
slower than the posted speed
while the remainder of the traffic
must mistakenly assume I-95 is a
speed limit sign. Middle laners
have eyes focused ahead with
cars speeding by on both sides.
The middlers make no risky
lane changes in their journey
and therfore they find no need
for improper language or hand
gestures for the other drivers.
Middlers are willing to share
their section of the roadway with
out criticism. It does take some
adjustment, but at least some time
in the middle lane may be better
for ones blood pressure than your
lisinopril prescription.
I did give some on the trip to a
couple sporting events happening
this weekend. I will watch the
Superbowl and discuss it with
friends both before and after
the event, but the Superbowl is
just one of the most overblown
marketing events in the western
hemisphere. I hope the Giants win,
but they had to finish the regular
season on a roll just to end up over
.500. New England is good, but
probably not better than three or
four other teams. The Superbowl
would not be a feature match-up
during the regular season and the
winner will not really be the best
NFL team this year.
If one were a pro golfer at
Phoenix this weekend and won
the event, the winners check for
$1,098,000 would be cherished,
but would you place a trophy
on the mantel that said, Waste
Management Open?
West Ohio High School
Bowling Conference action
continues this week at Olympic
Lanes in Van Wert with the
Coldwater girls still atop the
league standings.
The lady Cavaliers, who are
currently 11-0 on the season, take
on Ansonia (4-7) as the orange
and black looks to stay atop the
league standings. Coldwater
defeated New Bremen in action
last week.
Other matches set for this week
will have Marion Local (5-6)
taking on Versailles (8-3), Parkway
(5-6) battles New Bremen (1-10)
and St. Henry (7-4) tangles with
the host Cougars (7-4).
In boys action, Wapakoneta
and Versailles head into the week
tied atop the league standings
at 13-0. The Tigers take on St.
Marys (9-4) this week with the
Redskins playing Mississinawa
Valley (4-9).
Matches involving Mercer
County teams include Fort
Recovery (1-12) against Ottawa
Glandorf (11-2), Minster (3-10)
battles St. Henry (9-4), Marion
Local (5-8) takes on Van Wert
(4-8), Coldwater (10-3) squares
off with Parkway (7-6) and Celina
(2-11) rolls against Lima Central
Catholic (6-7).
Boys junior varsity action will
be hosted by Varsity Lanes in St.
Marys with Wapakoneta (10-0)
currently holding the top spot in
the standings.
Coldwater and St. Henry will
square off in a battle of teams
currently tied for third at 7-3
while Marion Local (1-9) tangles
with Minster (6-4). The other
local match features Parkway
(4-6) against St. Marys (3-7).
Girls junior varsity matches
will have Coldwater (10-0) taking
on Marion Local (3-7) while
Parkway (0-10) plays St. Marys
(6-4).
Junior high action takes place
at Varsity Lanes in St. Marys on
Sunday as Coldwater Orange and
Wapak Red continue to lead the
league at 4-0.
The Cavalier orange squad
takes on St. Henry (2-2) with
Coldwater Black (2-2) battling
Wapakoneta Red.
Other local matches include
Wapakoneta White (1-3) against
Marion Local (1-3), Parkway
Black (0-4) takes on St. Marys
Blue (3-1), Parkway Gold (0-4)
battles Mississinawa Valley (2-2)
and St. Marys Yellow (0-4) rolls
against Celina (3-1).
Bulldogs finish
second at WBL meet
Lady Cavs look to stay
atop league standings
Lima Shawnee swept the
Western Buckeye League swim
and dive championships as
both the Indian boys and girls
squads captured league titles.
The Indian girls posted 285
points compared to second
place Celinas 263 while the
Lima Shawnee boys recorded
276 points with the Bulldogs
second at 210.
Celinas Brooke Mertz won
the 50 yard free style with
a time of 25.47 and Bulldog
sophomore Collen Byer
captured the one meter dive
with a total score of 387.25.
THE MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE February 2, 2012 Page 11
ROSSBURG, OH (January 30)
With the recent staging of Eldora
Speedways Awards Celebration,
and the crowning of the divisional
champions, the 2011 auto racing
season has officially drawn to a
close.
Before a capacity crowd,
championship honors were bestowed
upon Rob Trent (Stock Cars) and
Jerry Bowersock (Modifieds), as
well as Brian Ruhlman and Jon
Henry who shared the Late Model
title as the result of a tie in the final
point standings.
In addition to their trophies
and point fund disbursements, the
champions received personalized
Eldora Speedway jackets from
Oakley and custom driver uniforms
from Simpson Race Products.
Earlier in the evening, a drawing
for drivers with perfect attendance
resulted in David Smith winning a
32 JVC television courtesy of the
Celina, OH Aarons Sales & Lease
store, while Andrew Reaume was
the last driver standing in the reverse
raffle for the Bert transmission.
Specialty awards were the
highlight of the fun-filled evening
with Jeep VanWormer receiving the
most coveted of them, the Chick
Hale Sportsman of the Year Award.
Rookie of the year honors
were bestowed upon Amanda
Smith (Stock Car), John Phlipot,
Jr. (Modified) and Matt Westfall
(Late Model). Named as the Most
Improved Drivers were Dean Pitts
(Stock Car), Josh Morton (Modified)
and J.R. Hotovy (Late Model), while
Hard Luck Awards were distributed
to Casey Barr (Stock Car), Shaun
Smith (Modified) and Andrew
Reaume (Late Model). Voted to
have the Best Appearing Cars were
Eric Sandlin (Stock Car), Nick
Ketterhenry (Modified) and Jon
Henry (Late Model).
The championship drivers, and
their courts, were not alone when it
came to recognition.
Named as the Owner of the Year
was Mike Dirksen, while Allan
Phillippi was awarded the Mechanic
of the Year award. Jeff August of
Plymouth, WI was announced as the
Fan of the Year, while photographer
Nancy Lane-Feldner was the
recipient of the Woman of the Year
plaque.
Roger Slack was introduced
to the crowd as the new General
Manager and released the exciting
2012 slate of events for Eldoras
famed one-half mile clay oval. The
schedule, which is also available
online at www.EldoraSpeedway.
com, includes all of the traditional
major events, including the Feed
The Children Prelude to the Dream
(June 6), Dirt Late Model Dream,
(June 8 & 9), Kings Royal Weekend
(July 13 & 14) and the World 100
(September 7 & 8)
Championship awards among multiple
honors at Eldora Awards Celebration
Capacity Crowd Cheers On Recipients
Sports Sports
Four Mercer County rivals will
square off in Midwest Athletic Confer-
ence action this week to highlight the
area schedule of games.
The southern part of the county will
tangle with neighbors Fort Recovery and
St. Henry hooking up with the Indians
hoping to stay towards the top of the
league standings.
Meanwhile, Marion Local also is
involved in a key county rivalry as the
Flyers battle Parkway with conference
championship hopes on the line as well.
On the girls side, the lady Flyers
(12-3, 6-0) stand alone at the top of the
conference race with Parkway (6-9, 0-6)
making the trip to Maria Stein.
Second place Fort Recovery (12-3)
travels to St. Henry (8-8, 2-4) where the
Redskins hope to pull the upset.
Other games in MAC action include
Coldwater (9-6, 3-3) at New Knoxville
(12-3, 5-2), New Bremen (4-9, 0-6) at
Delphos St. Johns (10-5, 2-4) and Ver-
sailles (11-4, 4-3) at Minster (11-3, 4-2).
In Western Buckeye League play,
Celina (11-3, 5-1) and Lima Shawnee
(12-3, 5-1) square off in a battle for sec-
ond place behind league leader Lima
Bath (13-2, 6-0).
Non-league play on Saturday has
New Bremen hosting Covington while
Fort Recovery makes the trek to Mis-
sissinawa Valley. New Knoxville is at
Sidney Lehman as well with Versailles
travels to Miami East in non-league ac-
tion as well.
Tuesday night, Marion Local visits
Lima Shawnee in a non-league contest
with Coldwater hosting Wapakoneta and
New Bremen traveling to Spencerville.
Celina also hosts Crestview in a non-
league battle.
In boys action, the home squads are
reversed in MAC action as conference
leader Fort Recovery (13-1, 5-0) hosts
St. Henry (10-4, 2-3) and Marion Lo-
cal (6-6, 1-3) makes the trip to Parkway
(1-13, 0-5).
The rest of the league features New
Knoxville (6-7, 1-3) at Coldwater (4-9,
1-4), Delphos St. Johns (8-6, 4-1) at
New Bremen (9-4, 4-1) and Minster
(7-7, 3-2) at Versailles (10-2, 3-2).
Celina (6-7, 1-4) hosts Lima Shaw-
nee (1-4, 4-11) in a Western Buckeye
League matchup as well.
Saturday evening, Coldwater hosts
Covington while Versailles welcomes
in Franklin Monroe and Lima Temple
Christian visits New Knoxville.
Other games have Lincolnview at
Delphos St. Johns, Marion Local at Fort
Loramie, Minster at Jackson Center,
New Bremen at Botkins and St. Henry
at Eaton.
Mercer County rivalries
highlight weeks action
Pinochle Results
K of C Pinochle Results
1. G. Thieman & D. Schmit ................... 55-35
2. P. Elking & F. Schwartz ...................... 51-39
3. C. Moorman & B. Rutschilling ........... 50-40
4. J. Niekamp & P. Niekamp ................. 50-40
5. C. Bettinger & T. Lefeld...................... 48-42
6. D. Huelsman & D. Rindler ................. 47-43
7. R. Rindler & S. Poling ........................ 47-43
8. P. Backs & A. Kaup ............................ 47-43
9. V. Schulze & D. Thieman .................. 45-45
10. M. Bruns & B. Mueller .................... .45-45
11. R. Evers & S. Jutte .......................... 45-45
12. J. Dippold & K. Leugers .................. 44-46
13. J. Abels & J. Kunkler ....................... 43-47
14. M. Bruening & T. Liette .................... 43-47
15. J. Kleinhenz & J. Niekamp .............. 42-48
16. A. Albers & D. Schulze .................... 42-48
17. J./D. Wuebker & G. Niekamp ......... 42-48
18. J. May & K. Kunkler ......................... 40-50
19. M. Hein & D. Kaup........................... 37-53
20. L. Braun & B. Lefeld ........................ 37-53
Post #470 Pinochle Results
1. J. Steinke & H. Hartings63-39
2. G. Koesters & M. Steinbrunner .........61-41
3. E. Thomas & K. Selhorst ....................60-42
4. S. Wilker & M. Wilker ..........................58-44
5. S. Wourms & J. Weigel & T. Stammen .56-46
6. L. Stammen & J. Stammen ...............55-47
7. G. Stelzer & E. Wuebbeling ...............54-48
8. P. Wynk & K. Eyink & V. Wynk ..........54-48
9. D. Dues & C. Woeste .........................53-49
10. A. Post & J. Overman .......................52-50
11. D. Ahlers & G. Braun & J. Bruns......51-51
12. D. Schwartz & V. Muhlenkamp ........51-51
13. W. Wolters & J. Shane .....................50-52
14. J. Staughler & B. Ebright ..................50-52
15. G. Stammen & R. Heyne .................50-52
16. O. Wendel & N. Hoying ....................48-54
17. E. Speck & O. Schwieterman ..........47-55
18. D. Elking & L. Kessen ......................46-56
19. P. Braun & R. Stachler .....................44-58
20. J. Knapke & L. Brunswick ................41-61
21. R. Homan & M. Homan ...................40-62
22. W. Bruns & J. Penno ........................38-64
Photos by Roger Grevenkamp
Tie for 1st place in Late Model (L) brian Ruhlman and John Henry
Winners in all divisions (L) Jerry bowersock (Modified), brian
Ruhlman and John Henry (Late Models) and Rob Trent (Stock)
L-R Larry boos, Larry Kemp (outgoing track promoter) and
Roger Slack (New track promoter)
THE MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE
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Coldwater Baseball
Regional Highlights
THE MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE
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P H O T O S B Y B U C K H A L L & F R E D K R E M E R
Coldwater Baseball
Regional Highlights
THE MERCER COUNTY CHRONICLE February 2, 2012 Page 13
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nounced today that they will
begin a new public education
program entitled Mercer
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first one will be held at Mer-
cer County Community Hos-
pital on Monday, February
13, in Meeting Room 1 from
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The topic of the first pro-
gram is Heart Healthy Eat-
ing. It will be presented
by Julie Hemmelgarn, Reg-
istered Dietitian at Mercer
Health. She will be showing
simple techniques that can be
used to improve your health.
There will be time available
for questions throughout the
presentation.
Lori Shellabarger, Mercer
Healths Patient Advocate and
organizer of the event, says,
After offering our Dine and
Discover Program for nearly
5 years, we felt it was time
to make some changes. These
changes are reflected in our
new name.
Persons wanting more in-
formation about the program
or who would like to register
in advance can call 419-678-
5615. The program is held in
Meeting Room 1 at Mercer
County Community Hospital,
800 West Main Street, Cold-
water, Ohio.
Mercer Health
Begins New
Public
Education
Program
Ag Solutions, a farmer
partnership from the Grand
Lake St. Marys watershed is
working to find solutions to
our nutrient and water quality
issues. The group is meeting
monthly to evaluate and review
the possible solutions for
nutrients in the watershed.
At the January meeting,
the group had updates on over
10 different technologies,
businesses or products that can
help the farmers handle their
nutrients. These technologies
included manure digesters,
manure to bioresin by the
company NuVention that is
taking hog manure to asphalt
in test pilot. In addition, they
discussed lagoons-treatments-
different construction options
and converting manure to
organic fertilizer by the
company Amiran Technologies.
The group is working with
these companies on test studies
and trying to find the most cost
effective and workable option
for our area.
The group also received
updates from the Mercer
County Economic Development
office and from local
agriculture agencies such as
OSU Extension, Mercer Soil
and Water District and the
Ohio Department of Natural
Resources-Division of Soil and
Water. Upcoming opportunities
for educational opportunities
with OSU Extension on manure
management were brought
forward. The group was
informed that the Marion Local
Ag Ed boosters have scheduled
Hinda Mitchell CMA farm
advocate to speak at the Maria
Stein Legion hall at 7:30 on
February 7.
As a reminder the group
meets on the first Monday
of each month at the Marion
Township Library at 8:00 pm.
We welcome anyone interested
in helping find positive
solutions in our watershed.
Next meeting is February 6,
2012
Ag Solutions
working to find
solutions to
nutrient and water
quality issues
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March 4 at Plaza Lanes in Celina
and Olympic Lanes in Van Wert
and on Friday, March 16th at
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Pattys Day Weekend then with
Bowl for Kids Sake 2012.
This year we are having a
bowling party for all of our
participants. We want to thank
our participants for all of their
hard work and dedication to
the kids in their communities.
How do you get involved you
ask? All you have to do is call
the BBBS office and register
your team. Go out and find 4 or
5 friends, family members, co-
workers to help your team raise
a minimum $125.00. If you raise
$50 in pledges as an individual
then you will receive a BFKS
t-shirt. More information is
provided in our team packets.
If youre a business owner and
would like to get involved, we
have sponsorship opportunities
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Why get involved you ask?
Well besides that it is the biggest
bowling party of the yearit is
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and it helps a premier youth
mentoring organization. This
year the Grand Prize is a Laptop
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The bowler that raises the most
money will receive an overnight
stay and tickets to the Columbus
Funny Bone Comedy Club. Last
years winner brought in over
$1,000 in pledges! Other prizes
include an overnight stay at a
local hotel, gift certificates to
various restaurants in the three
county area, and much more.
Bowl for Kids Sake is Big
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COLUMBUS The days may still be
short and the air may be cold, but groups
from across Ohio are not letting the winter
blues damper their ability to ensure Ohio
children have access to nutritious food
this summer. The Ohio Association of
Second Harvest Foodbanks (OASHF),
the Ohio Department of Education, the
Corporation for National and Community
Service (CNCS), The Wendys Company,
the Mid-Ohio Foodbank and the United
States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) welcomed sites, sponsors and
interested community organizations
from across the state to the Mid-Ohio
Foodbank today for the 2012 statewide
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
Summit.
Although thousands of children
depend on nutritious free and reduced-
price meals and snacks at school for nine
months out of the year, only a fraction
of eligible children in Ohio last year
participated in SFSP, a program that
helps children get the nutrition they
need throughout the summer months
when they are out of school. A lack of
adequate nutrition at any time can be
extraordinarily damaging to a childs
health, growth, development and their
ability to succeed during the school
year.
I am proud to stand here with nearly
200 organizations today, representing
such a wide array of communities
committed to the nutritional well-being
of Ohios children, said Lisa Hamler-
Fugitt, OASHF executive director. Last
year, our National Service members
were able to increase participation at
SFSP sites by more than 43 percent
compared to 2010 and meals served by
more than 25 percent during that same
time. In partnership with the Corporation
for National and Community Service,
OASHF Summer Associates worked
tirelessly to support SFSP sites and
sponsors, increase outreach, activities
and community partnerships for this
critical program. We are committed to
ensuring every eligible child in Ohio is
connected to healthy, nutritious meals
during the summer and we know this
group will strive to obtain that goal in
2012.
At the Summit, participants shared
best practices for increasing outreach,
activities and access to healthy meals.
In addition, a new map, created in
partnership by the Ohio Department
of Education and The Cleveland
Foodbank, Inc., was also unveiled. The
map provides the opportunity to better
understand participation rates within
communities and those that are currently
underserved. The map will allow for time
and attention to be focused on areas of
the state where new sites may be needed
and where more outreach could ensure
eligible children and their families know
about the availability of the program.
Joining Summit organizers was
USDA Food and Nutrition Services
Under Secretary Kevin Concannon.
During the Summit, Concannon
energized participating sites and
attendees, and discussed the importance
of SFSP. Low-income children are at
a heightened risk for food insecurity in
the summer months, when schools are
closed and many find it difficult to get the
healthy nutrition they need, Concannon
said. This Summit offers a wonderful
opportunity to educate, energize and
inspire our partners to help the Summer
Food Service Program reach more Ohio
children. Concannon also spoke about
the new school meal patterns released by
the USDA.
A representative from Senator
Sherrod Browns office also provided
remarks encouraging attendees in their
efforts: For many Ohio children,
summer isnt just a break from school
its a lapse in basic nutrition. Every
school day, more than 840,000 Ohio
children receive free or reduced-priced
meals at their schools. These meals
provide them with the nutrition they
need to excel inside the classroom and
outside during afterschool activities. But
when school doors close for summer, the
majority of eligible children no longer
receive nutrition assistance available to
them. Thats why todays summit is so
important. Working together, we have
already increased participation in the
vital Summer Food Service Program.
Our continued efforts will ensure that
fewer Ohio children go hungry during
the summer months.
Summit organizers encourage
interested individuals to visit the SFSP
participation map [hyperlink to map]
to view participation and how they
can be involved in their communities.
To learn more about SFSP or become
involved in the program, visit the Ohio
Department of Education website or call
877.644.6338 for more information.
About the Ohio Association of
Second Harvest Foodbanks
OASHF is Ohios largest charitable
response to hunger, representing Ohios
12 Feeding America foodbanks and
3,300 member charities including food
pantries, soup kitchens and shelters.
In SFY 2011, OASHF and its member
foodbanks were able to acquire and
distribute more than 150 million pounds
of food and grocery items. www.oashf.
org or follow @OASHF on Twitter and
stay connected on Facebook at www.
facebook.com/oashf.
Statewide conversation heats up
around summer food service program
Best Practices and Participation in Summer Food Service Program the Focus
of Statewide Summit