Yom HaShoah

Please Join

The Honorable Ted Strickland, Governor of Ohio
And
The Board of Trustees of
Ohio Jewish Communities

For the
GOVERNOR’S TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL
Holocaust Commemoration

Observing the Days of Remembrance 2008

Remarks by Holocaust Speaker Renate Frydman, Dayton
Benediction by Rabbi Hillel Fox, Beth Jacob Congregation, Dayton

Presentations of Resolutions by:
Governor Ted Strickland
Honorable Bill Harris, President, Ohio Senate
Honorable Jon Husted, Speaker, Ohio House
Senator Shirley Smith, President of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus

Also Participating:
Honorable Lee Fisher, Lt. Governor & Director, Ohio Department of Development
Honorable Eric Fingerhut, Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents
Chairman Alan Schriber, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Senator David Goodman
Representative Armond Budish
Representative Stephen Slesnick
Greg Landsman, Director, Governors Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
Hon. Uriel Palti, Consul General of Israel to the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States


Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Statehouse, Rotunda

Sustainable Worthington

Check them out:

http://www.sustainableworthington.org/

finally!

I'm finally doing what I have been waiting for: drinking a morning cup of coffee on the patio. The neighbors are working in their yard, the cat is hunting sparrows, the tulips are about to burst and I'm getting a pretty strong wireless signal.

Why is this matzo different from all other matzo?

With Passover fast approaching, I thought a post to ease the consumption of all that matzoh would be appropriate.

Check out this interesting podcast from the great folks at NextBook.org.

Healing Garden Event

Healing Garden Event: In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and National Crime Victim's Rights Week, the Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio (SARNCO) offers an annual event, “Healing Garden" which will be held on April 17 from 6-8p.m. at North Bank Park Pavilion near Scioto River in downtown Columbus. This event is designed for survivors/co-survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence in central Ohio as a forum to honor their strength and courage.

The Healing Garden event is a safe space where survivors can celebrate their healing process and remember that they are not silent by taking back the control and power over their lives.

The Clothesline Project will be displayed. Survivors, co-survivors, and community supporters are invited. For more information, please contact Stephanie Smith-Bowman, Central Ohio Sexual Assault Taskforce Coordinator at sbowman@ohiohealth.com or via 614/566.3933.

fianchetto!

Ever Saturday morning through the early afternoon in my neighborhood coffee shop, while I take advantage of free wifi and bottomless cups of coffee, Worthington's young and old gather to play chess. I love it.



This photo was snapped long after most of the crowd dissipated, but you get the idea.

Similarly, one evening each week, a dozen or so gente gather here to practice their Italian and sip cappuccinos.

I wish there were more things like that back home in Youngstown. Developing sense of community is so vital in reviving our city. Informal gatherings like these are such an easy way to cultivate it, too. Maybe we can all get together for a little Scrabble the next time I'm home...

bad blogger

I'm a bad blogger. It's been a month since I've updated. I don't know how these other bloggers do it. At any rate, guilt has got the best of me so here a tiny update until this weekend when I tackle the mountain of information I've collected for you. (I apologize for the errors in grammar and spelling and typos, etc. I am blogging via phone on the bus in to work)

Last week the Ohio Departmentof Natural Resources released the receipients of their spring litter clean up grants. Mahoning County organizations(including the city of Youngstown) received 6 grants out of the 50 total awarded. Each organization received the full amount requested. The only county that received mre grants was Columiana with 7. The Valley is gonna get her clean on.

The local clean up efforts that these grants fund are required to take place in April and May and must involve the work of volunteers. Does anyone have the dates or details of these local projects?