Almost 4,500 pounds of food donated.
Editor's note: Martin O'Donnell is also the president of Avon Lake City Council and helped organize the food drive. To the Editor: A very special thank you to the residents of Avon Lake and Avon for their support in the second annual March Away Hunger food drive benefiting CRS. The month long food drive collected 4,493 pounds of food valued at $7,459.40. This surpassed last year’s total by over 300 pounds! With summer fast approaching, a major food drive is just what CRS needed to stock up their pantry. With efforts from the Avon Lake Community Council organizations and all the businesses, schools and city buildings that received donations, March Away Hunger was a huge success. Thanks to the following donation sites: Avon Lake Safety …
Avon Lake Community Council will take nominations through March 15.
The Avon Lake Community Council is accepting nominations for the Citizen of the Year and Project of the Year awards for 2012. The Citizen of the Year nominee must be a resident of Avon Lake and should have provided a significant amount of volunteer work to the community. The Project of the Year can be any service, school, city or citizen project that made a significant contribution to the community. In 2012, Linda Moyse was honored as the 2011 Citizen of the Year for her longtime service to Avon Lake, including her help with homecoming festivals and helping pass the pool levy. Assistant Library Director Gerry Vogel and Eagle Scout Connor Musial both earned 2011 “Project of the Year” honors. Vogel authored the book Images of America: Avon …
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