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Saturday, June 24, 5pm, Columbus Square Bowling Palace, 5707 Forest Hills Blvd.
The Faith Thomas Foundation is hosting our eighth annual bowling fundraiser for Sickle Cell, Saturday, June 24, at the Columbus Square Bowling Palace. We hope to see you there.
• $25 adult bowling ticket: two games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza, and soda
• $15 child (12 and under) bowling ticket: two games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza, and soda
• $20 adult non-bowling ticket: pizza and soda
• $10 child (12 and under) non-bowling ticket: pizza and soda
The Faith Thomas Foundation raises funds and awareness to benefit and provide support to the transitional program, between Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center / James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, to improve the care of patients as they transition from childhood to adulthood. This transition program will provide services that will make for a seamless transition.
Saturday, June 24, 5pm, Columbus Square Bowling Palace, 5707 Forest Hills Blvd.
The Faith Thomas Foundation is hosting our eighth annual bowling fundraiser for Sickle Cell, Saturday, June 24, at the Columbus Square Bowling Palace. We hope to see you there.
• $25 adult bowling ticket: two games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza, and soda
• $15 child (12 and under) bowling ticket: two games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza, and soda
• $20 adult non-bowling ticket: pizza and soda
• $10 child (12 and under) non-bowling ticket: pizza and soda
The Faith Thomas Foundation raises funds and awareness to benefit and provide support to the transitional program, between Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center / James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, to improve the care of patients as they transition from childhood to adulthood. This transition program will provide services that will make for a seamless transition.
Since its inception and especially the time of the layout of the landmark campus The Oval, The Ohio State University senior administration occupied space near the top of the central area. Since 1924, they occupied Bricker Hall, beside the original University Hall of 1873 (demolished in 1970, replaced with the present structure—under renovation now—in 1976.)
The century-old building was named The Administration Building. In 1983, it was renamed for John Bricker, an Ohio racist and segregationist. Ohio Attorney General 1933-1937, Governor 1939-1945, and Senator 1947-1959, Bricker was a 1916 OSU graduate and member of the Board of Trustees for more than two decades.
With no public notice and, so far, signage on the unaesthetic cookie-cutter new structure only for the fast-food spots with outdoor patios that share the space on so-called University Square, the administration departed from The Oval and the OSU campus itself for a disconnected and isolated space on the east side of North High Street across the street from the university itself.
A report by WSYX-Channel 6 TV reporter Darrel Rowland with the title, “Ohio Issue 1 latest example of sliding government accountability, transparency” was published on social media today. Among other things, Rowland wrote, “A 6 On Your Side analysis shows that government accountability and transparency have been crumbling in Ohio for some time.”
The article refers to Gov. Mike DeWine’s refusal to debate Democratic challenger Nan Whaley in last year’s Ohio gubernatorial race. DeWine also rejected numerous interviews from media across the state of Ohio.
Rowland’s story also touches on one-party rule not only on the state-level but the “lack of accountability at the local level in the city of Columbus.”
He writes, “In places like Columbus, where Democrats dominate, incumbents often won’t debate or engage with lesser-known Republican opponents…For example, the campaign spokesman for Mayor Andrew Ginther would not commit to a debate with the Democrat’s GOP challenger this year.”
Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Ohioans from across the state will convene for a large public rally to summon our collective strength and show unified support for prioritizing investments in the real needs of Ohio’s citizens, families, and communities as final state budget (HB 33) deliberations continue among legislative leaders.
Location: West Lawn of the Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, Ohio. More information here.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 4:00 PM
The The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees theme this year reminds us that there is Hope Away from Home for those who are persecuted and forced to flee. This message has never been more critical than now. 103 million people are displaced from their homes, the highest number ever, including 32.5 million refugees, and 4.9 million asylum seekers.
This World Refugee Day, with unprecedented and growing forced displacement around the world and ongoing efforts from the Biden administration and Congress to limit asylum protections at the border, it is more important than ever to support refugee inclusion and celebrate the resilience of those who have rebuilt new lives in the U.S. Register here.
Saturday, June 17, 12-6pm
Mt. Vernon Avenue between 17th Street and St. Clair
Juneteenth is celebrated annually, usually on the 19th of June to mark the date when some of the last enslaved people in the Confederacy were notified of their freedom following the Civil War. Juneteenth on the Ave is set to take place on Saturday, June 17, 2023 from 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm in the heart of Bronzeville Columbus with a the city-wide, family-friendly celebration and commemoration of Freedom.
You need to get involved.
Members of the Black Mauritanian community – in Ohio and beyond – have been opening their homes to young men and women applying for asylum in the US. The situation in their native country is growing worse, and more young people are making the dangerous journey to the US.
Immigrant Mauritanians in the US like to debate what Ohio city has the largest Mauritanian community in the US, and while Columbus won out not too long ago, a growing number are calling Cincinnati home.
As Abdoul Mbow wrote in the Columbus Dispatch: “What future is there, when you have no present?”
Desiree Tims, President/CEO of Innovation Ohio announced the official launch of the Ohio Voter Guide, a comprehensive resource designed to empower voters for the upcoming August 8, 2023 special election.
This tool gives voters the ability to learn about Ohio Issue #1, check and update their voter registration, provide early vote options, and allow Ohioans to sign up for election reminders. This initiative is part of Innovation Ohio’s ongoing commitment to foster informed and engaged citizenship in Ohio.