Gennesaret Inc.’s 27th annual Home Run for the Homeless will take place Thursday, Nov. 22, at 9 a.m. in west Akron, with the one-mile fun run/walk at 8:30 a.m. Cleveland Clinic Akron General is the title sponsor. Butch Reynolds, Olympic track gold medalist and former world-record holder, will do the one-mile run/walk and start the four-mile race. The race features an … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Day race raises funds, donations for area homeless
Cleveland Clinic Akron General is Title Sponsor for 26th annual Home Run for the Homeless -- Gennesaret Inc.’s 26th annual Home Run for the Homeless will take place Thursday, Nov. 23, at 9 a.m. in west Akron, with the one-mile fun run/walk at 8:30 a.m. Butch Reynolds, Olympic track gold medalist and former world-record holder, will do the one-mile run/walk and start the … [Read more...]
Turkey Day football game continues 30 years of tradition (Working Class Vegan Man)
It’s nearly time to take to the field Thanksgiving morning. Thirty years ago, driven by the excitement of the playoff-bound 1986 Cleveland Browns, my family decided to organize a football game the morning of Thanksgiving. Our inaugural game took place at Herbrich Elementary School on Smith Road. That game marked the beginning of a Thanksgiving Day tradition. Over the years, … [Read more...]
Full Circle Storytelling – Bart Sullivan – She Worked Until the Day She Died
Open to the public, Full Circle Storytelling events revolve around a theme and the idea: everyone has a story. By encouraging community members to tell their own true tales, each storyteller is placed at the center of his or her own life journey. We use narrative as a way to promote understanding between diverse peoples, building bridges – not walls – within our … [Read more...]