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Around the County (May 14)

Drop-in day care center comes to Akron

The Fun Stop, a new drop-in day care center, has opened inside The Job Center, a facility dedicated to maximizing employment and economic opportunity in Summit County.

The new day care center, at 1040 East Tallmadge Ave. in Akron, is being funded by the Summit County Department of Job and Family Services and managed by Nordonia Hills Daycare and Preschool LLC.

"By implementing this new service, Summit County citizens now have the opportunity to visit The Job Center and focus on their employment opportunities while their children receive care free of charge," said Summit County Executive Russell M. Pry. "This new government service addresses a child care problem many citizens were experiencing while trying to access services at the employment resource facility."

The Fun Stop provides services to children, ages 12 and under, for a maximum time period of four hours per day. The facility is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, contact The Job Center at 330-630-1050, or go to www.thejobcenter.biz.

Stow Township
200th celebration

The Cuyahoga Falls Historical Society will host its monthly meeting May 14 in the Cuyahoga Falls Library, at the corner of Broad Boulevard and Third Street.

The program will be presented by Mary McClure, who will describe the coming events of the Stow Township 200th anniversary celebration. The museum at 2083 Cook St. is open each Monday from 8 a.m. to noon. It also is open the third Sunday of each month from 2 to 4 p.m.

Anyone wishing to visit at any other time or contribute to the museum should call Liz Cross at 330-929-1765.

Akron Marathon
creates new board

The Akron Marathon Charitable Corp., the organizing body of the Road Runner Akron Marathon, has announced the formation of a new board of directors.

"Establishing a board to focus on long-range goals allows the marathon staff to focus on runner services and daily operations, which will ultimately improve the runner's experience with our event," says Anne Bitong, newly appointed president of the Akron Marathon Charitable Corp.

The boardmembers are: Steven Marks, chairman and race co-founder; Jeannine Marks, cace co-founder; Richard Merolla, director of public service for the city of Akron; Kimberlee McKee, president of the Downtown Akron Partnership; David Hunter, partner with Brouse McDowell; J. Bret Treier, partner with Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP; and Tim Quine, director of executive communications for FirstEnergy Corp.

"We're proud to consistently deliver an event that has been well received by the Akron community and race participants," said Jim Barnett, executive race director. "Our new board of directors will allow us to continue to build momentum and reach our goal of being among the top marathons held in U.S."

The new board's immediate goals are to focus on expanding the race's infrastructure in order to take the Road Runner Akron Marathon to the next level.

The Road Runner Akron Marathon is organized by the Akron Marathon Charitable Corp., a nonprofit group dedicated to promoting health and fitness. Additional information on the Road Runner Akron Marathon, Half Marathon and Team Relays is available at www.akronmarathon.org or by calling 330-375-2786.

Blossom Women preview concert season

The State Blossom Women's Committee will host its annual spring luncheon at Fairlawn Country Club May 22. A reception will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch at noon.

State Chairman Peggy Krinsky will review highlights of the 2008 summer season at the Blossom Music Center. There will be musical entertainment following the luncheon.

For reservations, information and directions to the Fairlawn Country Club, call Donna DiBiase at 330-673-8052. Guests are welcome. The cost for the luncheon is $25 per person. Reservations are requested by May 15.

Library cafe to employ people with disabilities

Hattie Larlham has signed a two-year lease with the Akron-Summit County Public Library to operate a 1,400 square-foot café, open seven days a week, at Main Library, 60 S. High St. in downtown Akron. The shop, Hattie's Library Cafe, will open this summer.

The café menu will include sandwiches, soups and salads, coffees and desserts. Hattie's Library Café also will be available for catering meetings and events in Main Library and eventually around town.

The shop will employ five people with developmental disabilities, most of whom will be referred through the Summit County Board of MR/DD. The café will also employ several job coaches to train and provide guidance to the employees with disabilities. For more information, visit www.hattielarlham.org.

Codependents Anonymous to meet

Codependents Anonymous meets Thursdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Unity Chapel of Light, 503 Northwest Ave.

Codependents Anonymous is a nonprofit, public service organization open to everyone. For information or a complete meeting list, call Pat at 330-535-4583 or visit the Web site at www.neocoda.info.

Mobile Meals
needs volunteers

Mobile Meals, a non-profit organization, is in urgent need of delivery volunteers in all areas of Summit and Portage counties.

Meals are picked up at a food base near volunteers' homes and delivered to individuals in need right in the area. Meals are delivered Monday through Friday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. For more information, call 800-852-6325.

Church to host
Angel Food Ministries

The Tallmadge First Church of God will serve as one of the newest host sites that will participate in the Angel Food Ministries program.

Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing grocery relief to communities throughout the U.S.

There are no applications to complete or income guidelines. The program is open to "anyone who eats." The only requirement to participate in the program is to place an order for the food during the specific order period each month.

This can be done by going to the church and placing a prepaid order.

Payment can be made in the form of cash, cashiers check or money order. Angel Food Ministries also participates in the U.S. Food Stamp program, using the Off-Line Food Stamp Voucher system. Orders are picked up at the church on the last Saturday of each month between 10 a.m. and noon.

Angel Food's groceries are sold in a quantity that can fit into a medium-sized box (17-plus items) at $25 per unit, usually consisting of six to eight meat items, as well as canned and boxed items.

Each month's menu is different than the previous month with an average retail value of approximately $60.

Generally, one unit of food assists in feeding a family of four for about one week, or a single senior citizen for almost a month. The food is the same one would purchase at a grocery store.

Additionally, there is no limit to the number of units or specialty boxes an individual can purchase, and there are no applications to complete or qualifications to which participants must adhere.

For more information, call 330-633-4385.

Tallmadge First Church of God is at 464 Northeast Ave.