Northwest Ohio Community Shares held its seventh annual Share-a-Glass event on February 23, 2017 at Toledo Bikes (1114 Washington Street, Toledo) to celebrate and honor individuals and workplace organizations that make the fall workplace giving campaign possible. We chose Toledo Bikes because they honor our beloved Dr. Bob Brundage – who rode his bike everywhere [...]
The 2017 Brundage Award was presented to Patrick Tansey, a two-time finalist for the Jefferson Awards. Pat has been a valuable member of Community Shares for a number of years. He has never missed a Shares event! He is the founder of the Collingwood Arts Center and he can be found there almost every day [...]
Northwest Ohio Community Shares presented Sherry Tripepi with the Robert Brundage Award at its annual Share-A-Glass event at Gathered Glass (Downtown Toledo) in February 2016. Sherry is deserving of this recognition for her work with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) communities of Northwest Ohio as well as for her contributions as a Social [...]
Northwest Ohio Community Shares is pleased to host the 2016 Share Our Dreams at the Ward Pavilion at Wildwood Metropark on Thursday June 23, 2016. Join us as we share the stories of our member agencies and the work they do year round for the Northwest Ohio Community. Live and Silent Auctions, Soul Food, and [...]
Community Shares Fundraiser Celebrates Work of 26 Toledo Area Nonprofits Toledo, OH – June 5, 2015-Northwest Ohio Community Shares celebrated the community work of the 26 nonprofit agencies in its federation on Thursday, June 4, 2015, with its annual Share Our Dreams fundraiser held at St. Clement’s Hall on Tremainsville in Toledo. Share Our Dreams [...]
Northwest Ohio Community Shares has named Jennifer Jarrett, Deputy Director of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo as the recipient of the 2015 Robert Brundage Award. The Award honors local advocates who exhibit dedication, integrity, and honorable service and have had a significant and longstanding effect on our community. Steve Wagener, Community Shares Board President, [...]
The Fifth Annual Share a Glass recognition event -- where we lift a glass in salute to our workplaces, donors and agencies -- is scheduled for Thursday, February 5, 2015, at 5 pm in the Lois M. Nelson Theatre at the Collingwood Arts Center (2413 Collingwood Boulevard, Toledo Ohio). Appetizers, desserts and a cash bar [...]
Giving Tuesday is a national day of giving back. Here at Community Shares, it is a day to show how thankful we are for the many unsung heroes that work in our community everyday providing warm socks for cold feet, mentors to provide guidance, reclamation and recycling for a cleaner world, shelter and rehab for [...]
A steamy night in northwest Ohio saw another successful Share Our Dreams fundraiser for Northwest Ohio Community Shares. Over 200 folks came out to celebrate and support the work of our member agencies. Toledo Harley-Davidson once again hosted us at their showroom and parking lot on West Central Avenue on Saturday, June 28, 2014. Shaun [...]
Hundreds of folks took a break from winter - - and a very snowy January day - - to celebrate our 4th Annual Share-a-Glass event, held on Saturday, January 25th, 2014 at the UAW Local 14 Hall. This is always a fun beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres event that showcases our northwest Ohio-based nonprofit organizations, and [...]
