Monthly Archives: February 2014

Healthy Summit 2020 (Part One)

By Katie Sobiech

Healthy Summit 2020

Building up a “Good Place”, or a good city, is something that we are very passionate about. So any time that we hear about an organization working to improve our city, we want to report on it. Especially if it includes collaboration, which we believe is the best way to get things done.

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Love Akron Unites with Community, Makes Dreams Come True in Local City School (Part Two)

By Katie Sobiech

Findley Community Learning Center

Though Love Akron is off to a wonderful start with their Findley Community Learning Center (CLC) Project, they’ve realized it is going to take an enormous amount of effort in many different areas to make this a success.

It truly will take a village, or community, to touch these children’s lives.

To realize their dreams and create a model that works and can be of lasting impact, it needs to create change in measurable ways.

Though the task ahead is great, they aren’t backing down when it comes to the future of the kids at Findley.

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Love Akron Unites with Community, Makes Dreams Come True in Local City School (Part One)

By Katie Sobiech

Love Akron

Have you ever imagined what it would look like if members of the community stepped in and made a meaningful difference in our schools?

A beautiful transformation could occur, as portrayed in the documentary “Undivided”.

This past September, Love Akron held a special breakfast, sharing clips of “Undivided”. It captivated many hearts while introducing them to an inner city school in Oregon, transformed by the love of their community.

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