E. Toledo Family Center honors youths, volunteers and staff

Juan Garces is the first recipient of the William Carswell Coach of the Year Award from the East Toledo Family Center.

Garces coaches a number of teams at the center and was recognized for his devotion to building strong character while teaching youths to do their best versus being the best.

Carswell, the East Toledo businessman who was murdered in December, is the namesake of the new award. Rodger Dodsworth, spokesman for the center, said Carswell coached youth sports when he was legally blind and had to employ assistant coaches to relay instructions to his players on the court. Carswell’s ability to overcome his limitations and his desire to build strong character in young athletes inspired the staff to name the new award after him.

A number of other individuals were recognized last Wednesday at the center’s annual meeting. They included: Ana Martinez, Reddish Leadership Award, given to the individual who displays the ability to become a future leader in the community by demonstrating sportsmanship, character and setting examples; Shannon Miller, Youth of the Year, for achieving high academic standards and demonstrating the ability to work with and lead others; Kathleen Sheets, the Century Award; Katie Boerst, recipient of the East Toledo Neighborhood House Alumni Scholarship Award and John Szozda, the Dorie Steinmetz Memorial Community Service Award.

Volunteer awards went to Butch Ross, Stacy Baer, Angela Rudnicki, Tonya Rucki and Joseph Moran.

Staff Awards went to Danielle Ankenbrandt and Michelle Gorsuch. Program Awards went to Thomas Baer for athletics and Brian Scott for tutoring. And, senior director awards went to Vince and Jean Donofrio and John and Nancy Fulop.

Service Awards were given to Orchard Villa, Toledo Community Foundation and Paramount Advantage.

Years of service awards went to Karen Cassaubon, 15 years, and Tanisha Pettaway and Mary Pustay, five years.

Gold stars
Three local Chevrolet dealers were among the 17 Northwest Ohio dealers that partnered with local youth soccer leagues for the 2010 season to raise nearly $67,500. In addition to monetary support, the dealers supplied their home schools with equipment donations.

“Chevrolet has a long history with youth sports and we’re glad we were able to bring that commitment to our youth soccer leagues in Genoa where our customers and their families live, work, and play,” said Terry Paul, president of Genoa Chevrolet. “We’ve been part of this community for over 10 years and enjoy supporting our youth sports teams.”

The biggest prize won locally was awarded to Erik Babcock of Berkey. He won a Home Entertainment Package at Genoa Chevrolet.

More than 600 Chevrolet dealers participated in Chevy Youth Soccer and helped raise more than $1.9 million for youth soccer programs across the USA.  Locally, Genoa Chevrolet, Dunn Chevy Buick and Keller Chevrolet teamed up respectively with Genoa High School, Oregon Crew Futbol Soccer Club and Woodmore High School.

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ProMedica has been named the nation’s second most Integrated Healthcare Network (IHN), according to results of the 2011 survey conducted by SDI, the nation’s premier rating system that evaluates IHNs based on performance level and degree of integration. ProMedica has ranked in the Top 10 for the past nine years.

The rating system ranks local and regional, non-specialty integrated healthcare networks to identify critical success factors in the following categories: integration, outpatient utilization, integrated technology, physician participation, contractual capabilities, hospital utilization, services and access, and financial stability. This year, ProMedica earned the maximum possible score in the first five of the eight assessment categories listed above.
 

At the clubs
The Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce elected new board members last week at its annual State of the Communities breakfast meeting. They are: Cody Miller, Alan Miller Jewelers; Rick Jacques, Simply Green Lawn Service; Amy Hilt, HCR Manor Care and Tony Tepper, Mathews Ford. Board members reelected were: Cathy King, National Bank of Oak Harbor; Larry Schaffer, Eggleston-Meinert-Pavley Funeral Home and Bill Mueller, Bay Park Community Hospital.

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The Oregon Economic Development Foundation will meet Friday, February 18, 7:30 a.m. at St. Charles Hospital. Call Linda at 419-693-9999.

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The Oregon/Northwood Rotary meets Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m. at American Table Restaurant on Wheeling across from St. Charles Hospital. Call Steve at 419-698-9917.

City spokesman to speak about Chinese buying The Docks
Brad Peebles, commissioner of the department of development for the City of Toledo, will speak to the public about the pending deal that involves the city selling The Docks.

Peebles will appear before the East Toledo Club Thursday, February 17, Noon at The Weber Block, Front and Main in East Toledo. The public is invited.

Peebles has been working closely with Toledo Mayor Mike Bell and the Dashing Pacific Group, which is negotiating to buy riverfront restaurant complex for $2.15 million.

He recently spoke to the Eastern Maumee Bay Chamber of Commerce trying to allay fears about selling a city asset to foreign investors.

Peebles said the Chinese toured 20 or so communities across the United States before choosing Northwest Ohio. He is encouraged by their approach to investing. They want Mayor Bell to provide an overview of the cultural, industrial and commercial assets of Northwest Ohio and a list of the types of businesses that would be a good fit for our community. The investors would target their efforts to those businesses.

Prior to joining the City of Toledo, Peebles was executive director of the River East Revitalization Corporation, the organization partly responsible for development of The Docks.

Space is limited. Call Andrea at 419-691-7651 for reservations.

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