The Community West Foundation Board of Directors approved $640,500 in fourth quarter grants to nonprofit agencies that are located in Cleveland, Western Cuyahoga and Lorain Counties. An additional $125,000 was distributed through their Community Impact Fund bringing the grand total to $765,500. The Community Impact Fund was established for donors who want to invest alongside Community West’s mission knowing that ... Read More »
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The Season of Giving at O’Neill Healthcare
By: Amy Reinker O’Neill Healthcare is embracing the season of giving by giving back to our surrounding communities in a variety of ways. Notably, our team at O’Neill Healthcare Middleburg Heights is giving back by volunteering their time at a local shelter and adopted a family with The Littlest Heroes Pediatric Cancer Foundation, while our other facilities combined to donate ... Read More »
The Three Griswolds of Avon Lake
Avon Lake is alive with the Christmas spirit! When you are heading out to see the beautiful Christmas displays around the west shore make sure you include Avon Lake. In particular the Three Griswolds of Avon Lake! The three incredible house displays are the brainchild of James Gerrasch, Kevin Devere and Kevin Moore at 194 Fay Ave., 688 Lear Rd. ... Read More »
Fairmont Senior Living of Westlake Achieves Bronze Level Certification as a Montessori Inspired Lifestyle® Community
Fairmont Senior Living of Westlake joins an exclusive group of credentialed senior living communities that have implemented a revolutionary Montessori-based approach to memory care. The team at Fairmont of Westlake is devoted to building a Montessori Inspired Lifestyle® (MIL) for their community, earning them a Bronze Level credential. The MIL program was created by the Center for Applied Research in ... Read More »
North Coast Rotary Blankets for Beds Project
The North Coast Rotary Club and Foundation has gotten off to a great start with their Blankets for Beds project, collecting over 2,000 new and gently used blankets to benefit local people in need. Now that the winter season is upon us, more organizations have requested blankets. Include but not limited to, Neighborhood Alliance, United Way, Lorain County Coordinated Entry, ... Read More »
Joy Fills the Air at French Creek Tree Lighting Festival
Joy filled the air at Avon’s Aquatic Center Park last Saturday as the French Creek Foundation sponsored the community’s Tree Lighting Festival. There was food, crafts, holiday activities and an appearance from the Big Guy with the white beard and some of his 4 legged friends (Actually, they were horses – not reindeer). And they welcomed on the sleigh a ... Read More »
Community West Foundation Announces Socks+ Donation Drive
All donations are distributed locally to people in need Community West Foundation is hosting a Socks+ Donation Drive to collect needed items for people experiencing homelessness. The goal of the drive is to help replenish the supplies at local nonprofit partners who are expecting an influx of need during the winter months. The Socks+ Donation Drive is open to anyone ... Read More »
Avon Gridders Roll to School Record 14 Wins
With their fifth Final Four appearance in the last six years, the Avon Eagles made a great run at Akron Archbishop Hoban at Parma’s Byers Field two weeks ago. Avon eventually fell in the state Div. II semifinal game, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of Eagle head coach Mike Elder for long. “People ask me if I’m sad. There ... Read More »
Great Lakes Honda West Donation Benefits UH SJMC Maltby Breast Health Center
Continuing their partnership for the 4th consecutive year, leadership from Great Lakes Honda West presented a check for $8,000 to University Hospitals St. John Medical Center for the Maltby Breast Health Center. The Elyria based car dealership raised awareness for breast cancer throughout the month of October, and a donation was made for every car sold during the month. Attending ... Read More »
Santa Lives Here!
Santa loves The Normandy Senior Living in Rocky River – that’s why he lives there! Santa and his avatars populate the main corridor at The Normandy’s Breakwater Apartments, enlivening the residences and decor with the warmth and color of the holiday season. The display is an expression of the Normandy’s vision for its residents: to provide a community where residents ... Read More »
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