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  • Rotary Club partners with Joe Burrow Foundation and UC Health to help Loveland Learning Garden

    Rotary Club partners with Joe Burrow Foundation and UC Health to help Loveland Learning Garden

    Volunteers can help with invasive honeysuckle tree removal and creek bed cleaning at the Loveland Learning Garden Nature Trail

    Loveland, Ohio – The Joe Burrow Foundation and UC Health are joining the Rotary Club of Cincinnati in an effort to fight food insecurity as part of the annual Rotary Cincinnati Do Days service event October 24 through 26.

    One event task, is working at the Loveland Learning Garden on the campus of the Loveland Primary and Elementary school campus.

     

    Rotary Cincinnati Do Days brings together more than 650 volunteers for a three-day service initiative that intends to complete dozens of service projects for around 35 Tri-State non-profit organizations. The Joe Burrow Foundation and UC Health have committed to packing and delivering 12,000 meals in support of UC Health’s Food is Medicine program.

    “The Joe Burrow Foundation’s mission is to provide support and resources for food insecurity in Cincinnati and Southeast Ohio and we are pleased to put our muscle behind the Rotary Club of Cincinnati’s Do Days,” says Jimmy Burrow, vice president, Joe Burrow Foundation. “It takes many hands to complete an effort like this one, and the Burrow Foundation is ready to deliver in the name of a common mission.”

    UC Health’s Food is Medicine program screens patients for food insecurity during visits to their primary care provider. Those who need support can immediately access an in-office food pantry stocked with pantry staples and hygiene items, as well as vouchers for fresh produce.

    “Food insecurity directly impacts the health and well-being of people in our community, particularly those with chronic health conditions,” says Melissa Martin, RN, clinical manager, UC Health Hoxworth Internal Medicine and Pediatric Clinic. “We appreciate the opportunity to partner with Rotary Club of Cincinnati’s Do Days as a way to help eliminate barriers to food access and give people an important resource to help manage their health and wellness.”

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    Volunteers will help with invasive honeysuckle tree removal and creek bed cleaning.

    The Learning Garden supports the Life Food Pantry by growing and harvesting produce that is distributed to local residents.

    The nature trail is used for school day, afterschool and summer programs to connect kids to nature. Removal of honeysuckle will allow Loveland Learning Garden to restore native wildflowers and open up the creek for exploration.

    Please review the available slots and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

     Date
    10/26/2024 (Sat.)
     Time
    8:00AM – 11:00AM EDT
     Location
    600 Loveland Madeira Rd, Loveland 45140
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    Volunteer groups and individuals may sign up for a variety of service projects to help the Rotary Club of Cincinnati and their call for hundreds of volunteers. Potential service shifts range from organizing non-perishable food at a local food pantry, performing landscaping and outdoor maintenance projects at a local camp for children with disabilities, and packing school supplies for disadvantaged children across the Tri-State. People who are interested in volunteering for Rotary Cincinnati Do Days may visit https://cincinnatirotary.org/events-news/do-days/ to review activities and sign up for a scheduled time. The Rotary Cincinnati Do Days service initiative represents more than 2500 volunteer hours and a financial impact of nearly $100,000. Flynn & Company CPAs is once again serving as corporate sponsor of The Rotary Cincinnati Do Days. The Cincinnati Business Courier is the event’s media sponsor.

    Watch Cassie Mattia’s Tour of the Loveland Learning Garden

  • L.I.F.E Food Pantry news and needs

    L.I.F.E Food Pantry news and needs

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    LIFE is a faith and community supported organization that provides food, financial assistance, and programs to those experiencing hardship.

    Because of generous donations from the community, for the month of May, we were able to serve 228 households with 606 individuals in the 45140 area. The amount of product given to these families equals 12,516 meals. We also provided non-consumable items such as personal care, household products, paper products, and over-the-counter medications – all in addition to food!

                 Thank you for helping our neighbors in need!

    LIFE needs pantry volunteers!

    LIFE is looking for volunteers! We especially need Personal Shoppers to help clients shop for their items in the pantry. If you are volunteering to be a Personal Shopper, you will be trained by the Lead and will shadow another personal shopper before helping clients on your own. Use our online LIFE Food Pantry sign up to view available positions, dates, and times, and register to volunteer.

    PANTRY WISH LIST

    Due to increased activity at the pantry, our stock is getting low on popular items. We are in current need of the following:

    Canned chicken, Canned fruit (all kinds), Canned mixed vegetables, Canned tomatoes, Canned tuna, Cereal, Cooking oil, Ensure/Boost, Flour, Granola bars, Hearty soups, Macaroni and cheese, Manwich/sloppy jo mix, Oatmeal, Paper towels, Salad Dressing Spaghetti Sauce (no glass jars, please), and Sugar.

    A donation box is located outside for easy drop-off anytime.

    We can also accept donations during regular operating hours:

    Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM until noon.

    Tuesday and Thursday 4 PM until 6:30 PM

    Saturday 10 AM until noon
     
    Back-to-School Supply Wish List:

    We are now collecting supplies for our Back-to-School event. Below is a link to our wish list on Amazon Smile; you can shop from the comfort of your home and purchases are sent directly to the food pantry.  LIFE Back to School supply wish list   Thank you for your support! 
  • Want to Give Back to Your Community? LIFE Food Pantry is in Need of Volunteers!

    Want to Give Back to Your Community? LIFE Food Pantry is in Need of Volunteers!

    Video by RODNAE Productions from Pexels

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – The Loveland community is all about giving back and that’s exactly what your local food pantry needs from you!

    LIFE Food Pantry, located at 541 Loveland Madeira Rd in the Shoppers Haven Shopping Center, is eager to find more members of the community that would love to help those in need. LIFE thrives on bringing fellow neighbors together to volunteer for a great cause!

    LIFE is currently looking for volunteers who can process incoming donations, sign in and shop with clients, and pick up donations from local stores. Volunteers do have the ability to make their own schedules.

    If you would like to start your journey at LIFE Food Pantry as a volunteer please visit their website or you may call them at 513-583-8222.

    Video by Julia M Cameron from Pexels
    Life Food Pantry – Providing food and assistance to the Greater Loveland community
  • Libertarian Party statement on ballot access in Ohio

    Libertarian Party statement on ballot access in Ohio

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    Libertarian Party of Ohio

    Media Statement: Ballot Access July 02, 2018, 14:00 EDT

    For further information, contact:

    Harold Thomas, LPO Chair harold.thomas@lpo.org (614) 581-6832

    David Jackson, Communication Director david.jackson@lpo.org
    (614) 560-1237

    July 2, The Libertarian Party of Ohio filed petitions containing 102,762 signatures with the Secretary of State to regain ballot access taken away from the citizens of Ohio four years ago because of Republican Party politics

    They intended to destroy the Libertarian Party in Ohio.

    But liberty and choice persevered. We have more volunteers and more enthusiasm than ever. Putting us through the political tricks has made us stronger.

    We are stronger knowing that 102,762 voters are signed their names to give Ohio more and better choices to address our economic and social issues. Ohioans want solutions, and sense that the way forward might lie in less government, instead of more. These petitions came from all 88 counties showing support from every part of this state. We are building from a broad base of voters from every economic level; all racial backgrounds; all faiths, and all sexual orientations, helping the ever-expanding diversity of our party.

    We know that establishment trickery will not end here. We have attorneys armed with the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Ohio. We know of some recent federal court decisions in other states that have made challenger party ballot access easier, not more difficult. Our attorneys are ready to deal with any obstacles they throw our way. However, we seek no fight, just open dialog and new ideas.

    The establishment parties will try to convince you that we are “Republicans-lite” or agroup of spoilers whose primary purpose is to throw elections one way or the other. Some will even try to make you believe that we are anarchists bent on social chaos. Don’t believe them. The Libertarian Party has members all around you and is the only party with a consistent philosophy and platform — one we have followed, faithfully, since our inception nearly 50 years ago. Our philosophy is based on this Golden Rule, which call it the “non-aggression principle.” No one, including government, has theright to use force to promote a political or social agenda. Government aggression should only be used to protect our lives, our property, and our rights from those who would kill, rob, and cheat us.

    Libertarians believe that government exists for one purpose, which Thomas Jefferson made clear in the Declaration of Independence. We are endowed with certain inalienable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and that the purpose of government is to secure these rights. The framers of the Constitution reinforced the Declaration when they wrote in the Preamble that government’s purpose is to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.

    It is a government for adults who can make their own decisions, build their own careers, and have values they want to pass on to their children. Our political system is broken because we have forgotten that. We have allowed our politicians – at all levels –to behave like children, focusing on trivial issues, fighting the cultural wars of past generations, and doling out favors to their largest contributors.

    It’s time to stop this madness. It’s time to stop bickering and to start negotiating real solutions for Ohio. It’s time to engage in the politics of hope instead of the politics of fear. In this spirit, we will cooperate with members of the establishment parties and the Green Party on issues of mutual interest. Together, we can form policies designed to benefit all of us.

    On Saturday, July 14, we will introduce our slate of candidates to you and the people of Ohio. You will find that they represent a new generation of leadership with fresh ideas and a new perspective on governing our state.

    I invite you and all Ohioans to embrace the Libertarian Party and its candidates as we represent a true choice. We will not only show how to fix a broken system, and make it robust enough to secure the blessings of Liberty for ourselves and our posterity.

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