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OSU Alumni Club sponsoring food drive

VW independent/submitted information

The Ohio State University Alumni Club of Van Wert and Paulding Counties is launching a food drive in conjunction with The Ohio State University Alumni Association’s Volunteer Month of Service.  This food collection will run April 8 to April 30.

Members of The Ohio State University Alumni Club of Van Wert and Paulding Counties (from the left), Emily Tempel, Missie Bowman, and Carl Jeffery, prepare for the Ohio State University Alumni Association's Volunteer Month of Service. (photo submitted)
Members of The Ohio State University Alumni Club of Van Wert and Paulding Counties (from the left), Emily Tempel, Missie Bowman, and Carl Jeffery, prepare for the Ohio State University Alumni Association’s Volunteer Month of Service. (photo submitted)

The club is seeking non-perishable food items in collection boxes located at the following sites:

Van Wert County

  • Jeffery-Mohr Dentistry, 685 Fox Road in Van Wert
  • Stahl, Stoller, Meyer Insurance Agency, 111 N. Washington St. in Van Wert

Paulding County

  • Animal Clinic of Paulding, 1030 W. Wayne St. in Paulding
  • Williamson Insurance Agency, 101 E. Main St. in Payne

The Antwerp Elementary third grade classes will also be participating in the food drive collection.

The Ohio State University Alumni Club of Van Wert and Paulding Counties will be delivering the collected food items and presenting a check to food banks in both Paulding and Van Wert counties at the conclusion of the OSU Alumni Association’s Volunteer Month of Service.

POSTED: 04/01/16 at 7:49 am. FILED UNDER: News