Author: themaplecity

The Norwalk Area United Fund has been a crucial player in our community since 1877. The non-profit organization impacts Huron County not only by funding a safety net of services for people needing short-term assistance, but also by working with other agencies and organizations to identify the underlying causes of our most critical local issues. They also fund solutions to address those issues through local programs making positive, long-term changes in people’s lives. In short, they give people the tools necessary to move towards self-sufficiency, building a brighter future and a stronger community. One of the group’s biggest annual...

Gaymont Nursing Center and Firelands Local (formerly CLI) are teaming up with several other local businesses for a canned food drive and community art project. Hearts for Hunger is now collecting canned goods through February 12 in the name of community art and feeding those in need. Once all canned goods have been collected, students from the NHS art club will create “can bears” in downtown Norwalk. Those bears will be on display for a week, before being disassembled and taken to the Norwalk Area Food Bank. Local drop-off points include: Amez Boutique, Annette Wilcox – Century 21 Premiere Properties,...