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Until we can meet under the pavilion again, we are bringing Fitness in the Park to you! So grab your yoga mat and set up in your living room, backyard, or favorite MetroPark and join us on Saturday’s in May!
Classes will be an hour long and live on Vimeo, led by Tori Reynolds of Speakeasy Yoga. A link to join will be shared closer to the class date. As always, these workouts are FREE!
For the fans and family that have seen us before, welcome back! For those that have not been able to see us live yet, here is a taste of what it would be like to go to our show. We will be live on our YouTube channel on May 9th at 7pm EST. So tune in and be ready to bang your head!
Get ready – Get set – BID!
The Women’s Board of Dayton Children’s Hospital online auction is live! This group of 40 community leaders who support the hospital through outreach, volunteerism and fundraising didn’t exactly plan for their spring fundraiser to be online, but with covid-19, things changed.
Today they have launched their “In This Together, At Home” virtual auction. You can bid on items from the safety of your own home. All winners will be notified when the auction closes at 10pm on May 8. The bonus- all items will be hand delivered within a 30 mile radius or shipped to your front porch, so that you do not have to leave the comfort of your home.
With about 30 auction packages you can bid on, they include
COIVD-19 Survival Baskets
6 months Kids Cooking Class subscriptin
3 Months of Virtual Classes from Speak Easy Yoga
Luna Gifts and Botanicals Gift basket
Front Porch Photo Session
Basket of Wine or Beer
To see the full list of auction items and bid online, click here. So as they say, big high and bid!
Looking for the perfect way to honor the special women in your life this Mother’s Day?
Buy a kit, pour a toast and decorate a treat with the ones you love!
While supplies last: https://rmhcdayton.org/
Each purchase comes complete with:
?a dozen delicious cookies
?4 sets of icing and customized, matching sprinkles.
?A recorded demonstration video will also be provided so you can learn all the decoration tips and tricks from the owner of LinnyLoo’s Cookies herself
?And a split of prosecco for mom!
Additional packaging available for shipping or porch drop offs! Order by Friday, May 1.
Join us for the 26th Annual Walk for Women’s Wellness, just a little different this year. We’re holding Virtual Walk!
As a result of COVID-19, we have decided to prioritize the health and well-being of our healthcare providers and community by moving our Walk for Women’s Wellness to a VIRTUAL event!
The Public Media Connect Board of Trustees has named Dorothy “Kitty” Lensman as the next President and CEO of ThinkTV Network, CET Public Television and SOITA. Kitty has worked in public media for more than 30 years and has been Public Media Connect’s Chief Operating Officer since 2014.
“The Board of Trustees is tremendously pleased to appoint Kitty Lensman as our next president. Kitty brings a commitment to public broadcasting, extensive experience with our organization and others, and a strong connection to the communities that CET and ThinkTV serve,” said Carrie Haley, Chair of the PMC Board. “We look forward to working with her and her leadership.”
Officials of the Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger announced today that due to Coronavirus Pandemic concerns it will postpone the 2020 show until later this summer. The show was originally scheduled for June 27th and 28th.
“The safety of our guests, volunteers and performers is our first and foremost priority, “stated Michael Emoff, United States Air and Trade Show Board of Trustees immediate past chair. “After close consultation with state and federal officials as well as other experts, we’ve determined it’s in the best interest of the community and show if we postpone the event until later this summer. “I want to assure you we will do everything we can to hold a 2020 show,” he added.
Show officials are in close contact with the Ohio Governor’s office, military, performers and other key organizations to determine the best weekend to reschedule the 2020 show. Once a decision on a date is made, a public announcement will be made and posted on the show’s website, www.daytonairshow.com. Our overall objective is to have a safe and high-quality show with top military and civilian feature attractions.
Any tickets or specialty seating that have already been purchased for the 2020 show will be honored on the rescheduled dates. We thank you for your support and patience during this difficult time.
Join us for the 2020 Virtual Superhero C.A.P.E. 5k Walk/Run. April is Child Abuse awareness month. The Superhero C.A.P.E 5K is brought to you by FVPC as we work together to prevent future child abuse and provide trauma informed care for victims.
Being held as a Virtual Race from wherever you are!
Walk/Run anytime on April 25th.
Online Registration by 4/14/20 is $25 to be guaranteed a shirt. Registrations after 4/14 won’t include a shirt, but will go a long way in helping us achieve our financial needs for this fundraiser. Please plan to participate! If you don’t wish to receive a shirt, there is an option during registration to select “No Shirt” and participate for $20.
Let’s all get together, social distancing style of course and enjoy a little Time Warp Prom music from Stranger!
Thanks to Stranger (www.stranger80s.com) and SteadiReadi for making this happen!
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As federal stimulus checks make their way to bank accounts across the country, a grassroots movement is encouraging those who can to donate all or part of their checks to nonprofits and small businesses.
The #StimulusChallenge launched this week with a simple website and hashtag. Anyone can sign up on the site to pledge all or part of their stimulus funds to nonprofits and small businesses. No money is processed through the site; it’s an honor-system method designed to help show commitments for nonprofit and small business support.
The #StimulusChallenge began as an idea of husband-wife duo Marshall Weil and Gisselle Pereira in Dayton, Ohio. The pair wanted to use their checks to give back to organizations struggling in the wake of COVID-19. They reached out to friends and the entrepreneur community in Dayton, and several designers, writers and developers got to work on creating a campaign.
“We know there are a lot of ways we could personally spend the stimulus money,” said Weil, director of development at YWCA Dayton. “But we also haven’t personally experienced financial hardship in this time. Making a really intentional effort to invest in nonprofits and small businesses was important to us, and we wanted to make an easy way to encourage others to support them, too.”
“The focus of the campaign is US – this impacts all of us, and we’re all in it together,” said Pereira. “Our communities are largely driven by all of the wonderful small businesses and organizations who are changing lives every day. It is on all of us to make sure they make it through this.”
Anyone from any location is invited to make a pledge and share the campaign with others.
Being temporarily closed as a public health precaution in relation to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has not stopped the National Museum of the United States Air Force from sharing the Air Force story with online visitors from around the world.
In addition to continuing its heritage stewardship duties, the museum has also expanded its digital museum experience through the virtual tour. The virtual tour allows visitors to take a 360-degree, self-guided tour of the entire museum by navigating from gallery to gallery either by using a drop-down map or by following navigational arrows connecting the individual nodes. Icons indicate hotspots where the visitor can get additional information such as videos, audio and links to online resources.
Now visitors who are taking the virtual tour can also access online educational activities such as lesson plans, word searches, coloring sheets and other items that can be done at home, along with new videos including first-hand accounts from veterans who served on missions from several different eras. The virtual tour also has virtual reality capabilities (using Google Headsets) and social applications such as the snapshot tool (camera icon) which allows you to screen grab the location you’re at and post to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media sites.
All of these online tools and applications are free and available to the public.
According to National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Digital Curator Bryan Carnes, the virtual tour is not only a great way to learn more about the Air Force and all that the museum has to offer, but also serves as a gateway to many of the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) applications that are available on the museum’s website as well.
“Our virtual tour has always been a great tool for planning a future visit to the museum, but it also offers so much more that those of all ages can access from the comfort of their homes,” said Carnes. “From 360-degree gallery tours, educational content, virtual reality and STEM applications, and social media connections, you can access it all 24 hours a day from the museum’s virtual tour.”
To access the museum’s virtual tour, visit: www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Virtual-Tour/.
Springboro business 937 Ink, a local screen printing company, has created a way that you can support local 45066 businesses that have affected by COVID-19. By purchasing this 45066 t- shirt 1/2 of the price of the shirt will be donated to the local business of your choice. The shirt is offered as a super soft triblend tee, tank and women’s vneck for $20.
937Ink
Ambiance Wine Bar Cafe
Barefoot Girl
Campbell Photography
Crooked Handle Brewing Co
Eve’s Ink
Fan Store
If you are a small business here in Springboro and have been affected by COVID-19 please reach out to [email protected] to be added to list
Residents of Montgomery and adjoining counties are invited to enter the Dayton Metro Library Poetry Contest, April 1 through April 30. Anyone residing in Montgomery and surrounding counties (Miami, Greene, Warren, Preble) in these age categories: Teen (Grades 7-12) Adult (age 18-59 ) Older Adult (age 60+) is eligible to enter. There are also two junior categories: Grades 3-4 and Grades 5-6. This year, due to COVID-19’s impacts on Library service, entries will only be accepted through email.
Entries must be emailed to [email protected] no later than midnight on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Contest details and fillable entry form are available at DaytonMetroLibrary.org/Poetry. Poems can be any subject but must be limited to one page, and only one poem per person. They will be judged by the editorial board of Mock Turtle Zine, an independent, nonprofit collaborative that promotes Dayton area writers and artists in both a print publication and online.
“The Library has hosted the Poetry Contest for many years, but this year we are asking everyone to enter through email,” said Julie Buchanan, Programming Manager. “We hope our contest can still provide a creative outlet for poets while they are spending more time at home. It’s also a great opportunity to fulfill an at-home school assignment,” said Buchanan.
Winners will receive Amazon gift cards. First Place is $100, Second Place $75, Third Place $50 in the Teen, Adult, and Older Adult Categories. Prizes for both junior categories will be Amazon gift cards of $50 for First Place, $35 for Second Place, and $25 for Third Place. First Place winners in all age categories will be published in an upcoming issue of Mock Turtle Zine.
For contest details, a printable entry form, and online entry, visit DaytonMetroLibrary.org/Poetryor call (937) 463-2665.
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Dyer, Garofalo, Mann, and Shultz will be holding a giveaway every week to help provide the Dayton community with fresh produce. Each week, 5 people will win their choice of a fruit or vegetable box & 1 person at the end of the week will be awarded a $100 gift card to Kroger. (Note: each box feeds a family of 4 for 1 week) We will be asking for an address to confirm residence in the greater Dayton area and an email address to contact the winner.
Enter to win here.
