Midwest Electric members donate $11,500 to 7 local causes
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Crossroads Crisis Center, Allen County, received $1,500 from the Midwest Electric Community Connection Fund to support victims of domestic violence.
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Family Care Options, Inc., Mercer County, received $2,000 from the Midwest Electric Community Connection Fund for a ceiling lift to move clients safely.
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New Knoxville Historical Society, Auglaize County, received $2,000 from the Midwest Electric Community Connection Fund to restore the exterior of its 1845 log cabin.
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United Way of Greater Lima, Allen County, received $500 from the Midwest Electric Community Connection Fund to help people with food, housing, health care and utilities, including senior citizens.
Nominations sought for Jefferson Awards
LIMA Nominations are being accepted for the 2021 Jefferson Awards for Public Service.
The program recognizes those who give their time and effort through volunteering in their community.
Up to eight adults and four youth under 18 years old will be recognized locally, with one of them chosen to represent the area at the national Jefferson Awards dinner in Washington D.C.
Jefferson Award nominees will be chosen from Allen, Auglaize, Hardin, Hancock, Putnam and Van Wert counties.
Local high schools and colleges are encouraged to nominate students for the four youth awards.
Local winners will be recognized during a virtual event the week of April 19, which is National Volunteer Week.
Activate highlights community approach to health
By Josh Ellerbrock - jellerbrock@limanews.com
LIMA Activate Allen County provided an update of its programs, as well as insights into some of its future goals in housing, suicide prevention and children’s health, during an online community stakeholder meeting held Tuesday.
The 45-minute presentation featured multiple local officials from the group’s various members laying out some of the larger problems they are hoping to address in the community in the next few years as part of its Community Health Improvement Plan.
For example, Mental Health and Recovery Services Board CEO Tammie Colon highlighted the relation between suicide and drug use to talk about some of the local efforts to reduce suicide rates. They include recruiting behavioral specialists, increasing the availability of Narcan and trying to target prevention among youth.