Our curÂrent serÂvice project is to host a free movie and pizÂza for kids at the West Toledo Branch Library each month. We have had good turn out each time, averÂagÂing about 20 kids and some careÂgivers. We would like to conÂtinÂue this project into 2025. If you can help fund the project please do.
Here is mesÂsage from our President Douglas Berger:
The first place I lived when I moved to Toledo 8 years ago was on Lewis Avenue in the Five Points neighÂborÂhood. The nearÂest library branch was West Toledo in Library Village. This is a clasÂsic Tudor style buildÂing and is busy much of the time.
Our co-founder Shawn grew up in the Library Village area and wantÂed to do a serÂvice project that was focused on the kids in the area. This area is modÂerÂate to low income area and with that peoÂple have monÂey at the beginÂning of the month and by the end of the month not so much. Shawn hatched the idea of showÂing a movie and offerÂing free pizÂza and othÂer snacks for the kids at the end of the month.
We show movies from the Disney library and proÂvide Marco’s Pizza and othÂer snacks like baby carÂrots and bananas. We don’t talk about Humanism or our group since that is what churchÂes tend to do when havÂing free kid activÂiÂties — prosÂeÂlyÂtize. We just want the kids to come to the baseÂment audiÂtoÂriÂum, sit back, and have fun for a couÂple of hours.
Shawn and sevÂerÂal of us have fundÂed the project through September but now we need your help. It can cost up to $100 for each event and we would like to conÂtinÂue the project for a year. We would need at least $300 to finÂish 2024 and $1200 to covÂer the whole of 2025. We will be lookÂing for addiÂtionÂal sources of fundÂing but we hope you can help now.
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