OPEN M will host a gala to honor its 50th Anniversary, Friday, Sept. 14, from 6 to 10 p.m. at St. George Family Center, 3204 Ridgewood Road, in Fairlawn. The event will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres, drinks, networking, silent and live auction and dancing, featuring the Northeast Ohio Jazz Orchestra, Tickets are $100. Auction items include lunch with Bill Considine, CAVS … [Read more...]
Gay Community Endowment Fund seeks grant proposals for LGBT programs
The Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation is accepting grant applications for programs that positively impact the local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, along with Greater Akron as a whole. The Gay Community Endowment Fund accepts operational, programmatic and capital requests from 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. It also encourages … [Read more...]
OPEN M hosts ‘Mountain of Food’ event for neighbors in need Aug. 18
Agency plans to distribute more than 7 tons of food in two hours -- On Friday, Aug. 18 , OPEN M will open its doors to its neighboring community in Akron for the monthly "Mountain of Food" program. In partnership with the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank, OPEN M anticipates distributing 7 to 9 tons of food to over 300 Summit County residents in just two hours. While the … [Read more...]
Good Beginnings Fair provides early childhood learning tools to local parents
Free series expands to northern Summit County this summer -- This August, the Good Beginning Fairs celebrate their eighth year as part of the late Summit County Executive Russ Pry’s Summit Kids Month. The fairs, also part of the Summit County First Things First initiative, support one of First Things First’s most significant guiding principles: early learning begins at … [Read more...]
Women’s Endowment Fund awards $114,460 to women’s and girls’ causes
On Friday, the Women’s Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation awarded $114,460 to 19 nonprofit organizations that uplift women and girls in Summit County. This latest round of grants represents the largest amount awarded in a single year in the fund’s 24-year history and brings its cumulative grant-making total to more than $960,000. Among this year’s funding … [Read more...]
Weathervane Playhouse dance class combines musical theater with exercise
Weathervane wants to get Akron moving this fall with Broadway Bodies dance class. Regardless of dance abilities, this energetic class combines the love of musical theater with exercise so that anyone 14 and older can participate. Classes begin Saturday, Sept. 17 and run weekly through Nov.19 (no class Oct. 22) from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Participants can attend for all … [Read more...]
Cleveland native David Anthony brings magic to Weathervane Playhouse
Weathervane is excited to bring David Anthony, a Cleveland-born illusionist, to the Weathervane stage. The winner of several national magic performance awards, Anthony's show combines exciting music and choreography with family-friendly humor and mystifying magic to talk about on the way home. In this special one-night only performance, audiences will experience … [Read more...]
Weathervane Playhouse presents sixth annual 8×10 TheatreFest
Weathervane Playhouse July 15, 16, and 17 at the sixth annual 8x10 TheatreFest. "The beauty of the 8x10 TheatreFest is that it's like a eating from a sampler box of chocolates or participating in speed dating event. You get a lot of variety and if you are watching a play that isn't quite your style - another one will be along in ten minutes," said Brandi Eaton, … [Read more...]
Medina County Women’s Endowment Fund awards $11,250 to nonprofits serving women, children
The Medina County Women’s Endowment Fund, a permanent philanthropic endowment of Akron Community Foundation, announced its 2016 grant distributions Friday. Grants totaling $11,250 were awarded to seven qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving women and children in Medina County. Since its inception in 1998, the fund has awarded 85 grants totaling $136,272 to … [Read more...]
Spring and summer clothing needed for children served by Summit County Children Services’ clothing center
The Summit County Children Services 'Clothing Center' – which provides new and gently worn clothing of all types for needy client families served by the agency – is asking area residents who may be cleaning out closets this time of year to consider donating their unwanted children's clothes. The Clothing Center presently has a special need for: Spring and summer pajamas of … [Read more...]
